I've had this camera for over a week now. I tried the tape-based HV20 and the hard-drive based HG10 and I've decided on the flash-based HF10. IMO flash storage is the wave of the future for camcorders.
Video quality is excellent and even approaches HDV standards with the increased AVCHD bitrate - now at 17Mbps.
It has 16 GB of onboard flash memory and I added a 16 GB SDHC Class 4 card - sufficient for most users. I also upgraded to the BP-819 battery pack for an additional 3 hours or so of power.
The AVCHD footage is easy to export to a PC although you need a pretty beefy machine to work with these files. I use ULead Video Sudio 11.5 which works natively with m2ts files and editing is a snap. The AVCHD discs can be burned to DVD5's (30 mins) and DL-DVD9's (1 hour) - no need for a BluRay burner. These play flawlessly on my PS3 and Panny BD player.
Bottom line - this is the best AVCHD camcorder in the market so far.
| Media | Flash memory |
| CF | No |
| SD | Yes |
| MS | No |
| Built in memory | 16384MB |
| Resolution | 3,31 Mpix |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Min illumination | 0,2lux |
| Aperture | 1,8 - 3 |
| Focal length | 4,8mm - 57,6mm |
| Optical zoom | 12X |
| Digital zoom | 200X |
| Stabilizer | Optical |
| FireWire | No |
| Connectors | USB , HDMI , A/V output , Mic input , Headphone out , LANC |
| Screen | Rotating 2,7" |
| Viewfinder | None |
| Measurements (WxHxD) | 73mm x 64mm x 129mm |
| Weight | 380g |
| Additional info | 1920x1080 in FXP mode.
1440x1080 in XP+, SP, LP modes. |
| Manufacturer product code(s) | 2574B004 / HF10 |
| UPC / EAN code(s) | 4960999573328 / 8714574516127 |
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Rating: 5 / 5
Value for money: 3 / 5
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