DISQUS

Chad · 1 year ago

Your Youtube video was stalling every few seconds when I watched it. This occurred even though the video was completely loaded.

The idea that we should have to do anything extra to make the files usable is just completely annoying. I can't believe that they have such a great camera, yet in order to actually use the files I have to spend a ton of time that I don't have converting files and potentially loosing quality. Does the HF 100 have these same issues?

Terry · 1 year ago

Thanks for the great information. I just purchased the FS100, and have a question. I want to make a DVD. With my miniDV camera, I just plugged the DV cord into my Sony DVD-recorder, and made a DVD. However, there is no DV output, only the VCR type RCA plugs (which I assume are analog) and the USB connected to the USB that goes into USB on computer. I do not want to copy to computer. I just want to go directly from my 8 gb SDHC card in my FS100 to my DVD recorder and record a one hour DVD. Is there any way to do this? I also do not want to have to purchase the Canon DVD maker, as I already have a perfectly good DVD recorder that works great except there is no way to get my movie on it except using the analog wires. What am I missing? Do they make mini-USB to DV and would this work on my DVD recorder (which only has DV input and analog RCA plugs. I am dissapointed that I cannot easily make a high quality DVD with my FS100. Otherwise, it is great! Thanks for any info you can provide. Terry

RobinGood · 1 year ago

Hi Terry,
unfortunately you either go to the computer and then master the DVD or you
need to use Canon's own DW-100 DVD mastering unit.

Richard Ogima · 1 year ago

Hello there I really enjoyed your review and thankful that is available, had some moments of loopiness over the (.mov) and wondering why video doesn't display accurately. Good thing there is other tools on the web that we can use to make this process easier and bearable. Good think CANON CO. allows us to become our own tech-video junkies where we have to spend hours searching for tips in order to get the most of out our money...thanks again for the article..this response may have slight sarcastic tonnes, lol

Peter G · 1 year ago

I just purchased the Canon FS-100 myself to use for red carpet events and interviews to post on the web. I love this camera and didn't get much laughs from professional video crews on the press line. It definitely was a great buy for the price. The only drawback as mentioned was the fact I couldn't play the .mod files on my mac. I even purchased Quicktime's MPEG-2 plug-in. That was a waste of time as the video played but the audio didn't. However, I found a great program at http://www.squared5.com/ that has allowed me to play the mod files and convert them easily.

Check out my first vid I took of a dance crew (SoReal Cru) from the MTV Show "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew."
The original file was crisp and clear on my computer. However, when exported from imovie, it pixelated it a bit. Still have to figure it out. I'm a bit new to this.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dn0C-DHO4L0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dn0C-DHO4L0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

RobinGood · 1 year ago

Searching on google it seems that many people have this same problem. Many
of them suggest that they use streamclip to convert MPG to DV or
Mac-friendly format, and then use QuickTime or iMovie for their conversions.