 Excellent camera for the price |
| Review Date: May 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Johnny, Connecticut |
I bought this camera a couple of weeks ago and it is small. Smaller than I expected, but that is not a terrible thing, it is simple to carry around in a vest pocket or coat pocket. I didn't download or use any of the software provided with the camera, I have Sony Vegas on my computer. One thing that I do recommend is downloading the free SDCOPY software you can find on the net. Check the widescreen box and it will convert your .MOD files to mpg files lightning quick. Now you should be able to work with them in just about any editing software. Use a card reader for the SD card instead of connecting the camera to the computer, makes life simpler. I use a cheap one that came with my SD cards.
Zoom is excellent, and a steady hand or tripod is highly recommended for longer shots. Quick to start up, the auto lens cover is fantastic, battery life also fantastic.
I really see no problems with this fantastic small camera, other than low light filming could be better, but not many of these cameras are fantastic in low light. |
Exactly what I wanted
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| Review Date: June 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mika R. Hutchison, Wherever the military sends us! |
| I ordered this so I can record our vacation to the beach on my husband's leave from Iraq. I'm not terribly familiar with various camcorders but after much research I chose on the Canon FS200 and I'm quite pleased. I Like that it has flash memory as I can easily carry extra cards and swap them out as needed. It didn't take too long to charge and has a fantastic battery life. The picture quality is fantastic, mic picks up sounds well and the zoom is fantastic. I like how small and lightweight it is. The price is excellent too. I'm very pleased with this camcorder. |
Best Camcorder so far
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| Review Date: May 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kenny Su, San Diego, CA |
This camcorder has significant improvement over the previous version (FS10/11/100) which I also own. I am very pleased after two weeks of use. I had also tried the Samsung camcorder. FS200 is much more superior in all areas: simple of use, comfort, auto lens cover, software, basic & advance shooting modes, zoom control(better, smoother by a very large margin).
If want to take standard definition videos and burn them easily to DVD at will, this the one to buy. I don't believe there is a better camcorder with better value on the market today that serves the needs of average user like me. |
Best Of Breed. Brilliant Value. Video Tour
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| Review Date: December 3, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jack Olmsted, Port Townsend, WA |
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RUJRILMJIXTFP 10-year-ancient TIME For Kids Reporter, Brennan LaBrie, and I bought Canon FS200 camcorders on sale a couple of days before Thanksgiving. As a budding journalist that is plotting to cover the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Games, Brennan's basic requirements in his second flash based camcorder were:
- external mic for interviews
- headphone jack to monitor audio levels (handheld mic to close, not close enough, background noise to loud, etc.)
- optical zoom to capture action that far away
- battery monitor in real time
- quick battery charge (20 minutes charging a depleted FS200 battery yields 60 minutes of recording time)
This video tour around the FS200 was recorded with my FS200 and edited with Microsoft's Windows Movie Maker (the free program imports .MOD files). It was recorded at the Port Townsend Library (no special lighting was required). We were very pleased with the picture and audio (internal mic) quality in this video. Part two of this tour will be published on YouTube soon. Search: Canon FS200
For price/performance, the FS200 is the "best of breed" on the market today. It is the perfect portable pocket camcorder for a KidReporter that has to get their reports online ASAP.
Brennan LaBrie's Winter Olympic coverage using the FS200 can be accessed through a Google Search on his name.
NOTE: The background music is one of the tunes that is on the FS200 CD. |
A fantastic camcorder for a fantastic price
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| Review Date: October 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Andrea M. Hamilton, Virginia Beach, VA |
My husband and I recently bought this camcorder because we are expecting our first baby, and we wanted to be able to capture the first moments on video. We did not have a lot to spend. After a lot of research, we settled on the Canon FS200 (we bought it in a kit with extra accessories). We knew that this was not an HD camera, and we didn't expect HD picture quality. For the class of camcorder, and the price we paid, we are VERY pleased with the value and quality that we received.
The camcorder is simple to use and set up. We are beginners, therefore we have not delved into the advanced features available. We just wanted to be able to shoot video with ease. We did not buy this for the ability to take pictures, as we have a very excellent camera for that. But, the pictures are simple to take and the quality seems excellent.
The auto focus works well, the battery life is brilliant, and I was surprised at how much video can fit on an 8gb card. The battery has about 2 and a half hours (and the remaining battery life is showed on the screen in minutes remaining, not just an icon) and the card holds just over 2 hours of video (also showed as remaining minutes available on the screen).
The only thing I would change is to add a viewfinder - the only way to see what you are recording is via the LCD screen. But, we knew we were not getting a viewfinder when we made the buy.
My largest complaint is the software. It took a while to figure out the software and how to transfer files to the computer. I read other reviews that complained about the .MOD file format, and the necessity of converting it. I installed my software on XP (I have the service pack 3) and my files downloaded automatically in .mpeg format, so I did not have to convert. But, I use a laptop, so it is simpler to me to use the card slot than to hook the whole camcorder up via USB cord. To use the card slot, I took another reviewers advice and downloaded the SDcopy program to convert my files (when I used the card slot they came up as .MOD file format). I liked this transfer even better, because I could select the widescreen format before transfering my files, and the videos looked much better. When compared, the regular screen seemed a small squished or compacted, but the widescreen was much more natural.
Overall we would highly recommend this camcorder. You can't beat the options for the price. |
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