Canon FS11 Digital Flash Memory Video Camera
Hi guys,
When looking to purchase either the Canon FS10, FS100 or FS11 I was unable to find any reviews of the products to get an idea if they were right for me. So after deciding to go for the FS11 here is my own personal review below. These are my own personal opinions, and I am looking at it from my own experiences. My last camera was a Canon MV5i.
On receiving the camcorder the unit comes in the Canons normal small square glossy box, straight away without even taking the unit out of its box you can tell its going to be light. In the box you get the usually multi language manuals, two software CDs, AC adapter, with UK mains cord and two pin euro power cord, a usb lead, TV lead, wireless remote, remote battery, rechargeable camera battery, wrist strap and of course the FS11 camera.
The camera itself feels very small in the palm of your hand, Ive heard these cameras described the size of a red bull can and I would have to agree with this, to be honest I wouldnt be surprised if it weighted the same too..
The battery slides into the bottom of the camera under a little plastic door, on the FS11 this is also where the additional memory card is installed. Even with the battery installed the camera still feels very light weight. When looking around I didnt realize the camera had a light for low level light filming which is a nice feature for such a small camera. The lens is covered with an automatic cover when off.
In my large hands the camera feels comfortable to hold however it is a little awkward reaching for zoom buttons and record button. The switch to change the camera from Photo, video, and play video, play photo is huge for the size of the camera odd to why Canon made it smaller for such a little camera. The LCD screen looks great, nice and bright and clear. With all the function buttons easy to use. The LCD has a little joystick attached which is a nice little feature when navigating menu s.
The camera turns on very quickly and you can begin recording within seconds, which I find a real plus point. While recording you get no camera noise which is a nice change from hearing the noise of a tape rotating, the joys of a camera with no moving recording parts I guess. The wind noise cancellation feature also works well.
Video quality, when I first transferred the video onto my notebook I was a little disappointed, when recording moving objects you seems to getting strange digital lines round the objects which causes a blur, However when I played the same video through my 50 plasma the video was great quality with non of the lines. I know the camera is only SD however for the price I think the quality is very good. I can hear you all asking what the camera is like in low light.. Well I did some filming this evening when the sun was going down and the picture becomes grainy in dark low light, however the light works well for up close content.
The camera does not appear to have a very wide lens for up close content, people & objects appear very close and its hard to get everything in, you find yourself moving backwards to try and get everything into the shot. This is one part of the camera which I think really lets it down, however when filming at parties and out and about it will be fine.
All in all I think its a great little camera, very small, compact, lightweight, good battery life for a great price.
Hope this helps anyone looking to buy one. Give me a shout if you have any questions that Ive missed..
Cheers
Knobby.
Hi guys,
When looking to purchase either the Canon FS10, FS100 or FS11 I was unable to find any reviews of the products to get an idea if they were right for me. So after deciding to go for the FS11 here is my own personal review below. These are my own personal opinions, and I am looking at it from my own experiences. My last camera was a Canon MV5i.
On receiving the camcorder the unit comes in the Canons normal small square glossy box, straight away without even taking the unit out of its box you can tell its going to be light. In the box you get the usually multi language manuals, two software CDs, AC adapter, with UK mains cord and two pin euro power cord, a usb lead, TV lead, wireless remote, remote battery, rechargeable camera battery, wrist strap and of course the FS11 camera.
The camera itself feels very small in the palm of your hand, Ive heard these cameras described the size of a red bull can and I would have to agree with this, to be honest I wouldnt be surprised if it weighted the same too..
The battery slides into the bottom of the camera under a little plastic door, on the FS11 this is also where the additional memory card is installed. Even with the battery installed the camera still feels very light weight. When looking around I didnt realize the camera had a light for low level light filming which is a nice feature for such a small camera. The lens is covered with an automatic cover when off.
In my large hands the camera feels comfortable to hold however it is a little awkward reaching for zoom buttons and record button. The switch to change the camera from Photo, video, and play video, play photo is huge for the size of the camera odd to why Canon made it smaller for such a little camera. The LCD screen looks great, nice and bright and clear. With all the function buttons easy to use. The LCD has a little joystick attached which is a nice little feature when navigating menu s.
The camera turns on very quickly and you can begin recording within seconds, which I find a real plus point. While recording you get no camera noise which is a nice change from hearing the noise of a tape rotating, the joys of a camera with no moving recording parts I guess. The wind noise cancellation feature also works well.
Video quality, when I first transferred the video onto my notebook I was a little disappointed, when recording moving objects you seems to getting strange digital lines round the objects which causes a blur, However when I played the same video through my 50 plasma the video was great quality with non of the lines. I know the camera is only SD however for the price I think the quality is very good. I can hear you all asking what the camera is like in low light.. Well I did some filming this evening when the sun was going down and the picture becomes grainy in dark low light, however the light works well for up close content.
The camera does not appear to have a very wide lens for up close content, people & objects appear very close and its hard to get everything in, you find yourself moving backwards to try and get everything into the shot. This is one part of the camera which I think really lets it down, however when filming at parties and out and about it will be fine.
All in all I think its a great little camera, very small, compact, lightweight, good battery life for a great price.
Hope this helps anyone looking to buy one. Give me a shout if you have any questions that Ive missed..
Cheers
Knobby.