Canon HF200 Camcorder Review and Canon HF200 AVCHD Converter

Posted by admin on August 6, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

You may find Canon Vixia HF200 and Legria HF200 while referring to Canon HF200. However, the Vixia HF200 is NTSC mode for America, and the Legria HF200 with similar specifications in UK, or other European countries. Canon Legria HF200 is the PAL counterpart of Vixia HF200.

Canon Vixia HF200 delivers brilliant video and still photos through a Canon exclusive 3.89 Megapixel CMOS image sensor. The pocket-sized Canon HF11 HD camcorder is ultra lightweight for easy carrying and shooting videos anywhere. Comparing to Canon HF20, the HF200 camcorder has no internal memory, but you can record crisp HD video directly to a removable SDHC memory card and save about 200 bucks.

Canon HF11 provides recording profiles like FXP and MXP for recording full HD 1920×1080 videos. And with MXP profile, you can record 24 Mbps for high quality images. The HD videos are stored in .mts format and even in 30p progressive mode. It is much easier for moviemakers to make film-look videos with the 24p cinema mode.

Specifications:
- Video recording: MPEG4-AVC / H.264
- Audio: Dolby Digital 2 channels (AC-3 2 ch)
- Recording media: SDHC Memory Card
- Frame Rate: 60i, 24p progressive (records at 60i), 30p progressive (records at 60i)
- Image Sensor: 1/4-inch CMOS
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 2.8 x 2.4 x 4.9 in. (70 x 62 x 124mm)

Transfer Canon HF200 MTS Videos:
Pixela ImageMixer 3SE is supplied in the box with Canon HF200 AVCHD camcorder. You can transfer and download videos from camcorder to computer hard drive with the Windows or Mac version of the software. However, some users also report that it’s easier to just copy the files from a card reader to your hard disk using Windows Explorer.

Edit Canon HF200 AVCHD Files:
There are comments saying that the bundled software Pixela ImageMixer 3SE is tricky and takes long time editing video. It is recommended that you have a good computer with an HD video-card for editing the footage on your computer. You may also use Canon HF200 MTS converter to convert .mts files from the AVCHD camcorder and bring them to Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer.