| After I bought my HF200 camcorder, I decided to go | | | | external video light and connecting it via hot shoe |
| on a well deserved vacation in the beautiful Bahamas. | | | | connector. |
| I loved shooting videos with it as it is so light and | | | | I love to tinker with the many adjustments on the |
| portable. I could take it virtually anywhere! When I | | | | HF200. I am thrilled with the Sound quality. A great |
| got home, I connected the camcorder via HDMI | | | | tool enables users to control the level of sound |
| cable to my HDTV, and I was delighted! Picture | | | | recorder during recording. This is truly a professional |
| quality from the Vixia HF200 was superb, possibly | | | | tool not normally found in machines in this price |
| BETTER then my blu ray DVD. | | | | category. |
| The camcorder really shined when shooting outdoors | | | | A pleasant surprise was the quality of still shots. |
| scenes. I actually thought I was watching | | | | People place WAY too much weight on the number |
| professionally produced movies. | | | | of pixels on this camera, especially when they don't |
| Colors were true to life and gorgeous, and thankfully, | | | | know what they are talking about. This unit has a 3.3 |
| not too saturated. They were natural, and precise. | | | | MP chip, more than enough to reproduce superb still |
| I couldn't believe how sharp they were. And because | | | | pictures up to about an 8x10. |
| of the superfast auto focus you don't lose the first | | | | If you are in the poster business, than additional |
| few important seconds of your video or video | | | | mega pixels would be necessary. It is so small and |
| footage. Indoor footage was slightly grainy, but who | | | | lightweight that I can put it in my camera bag that I |
| spends much time inside when they are in the | | | | carry on my belt! |
| Bahamas, anyway? | | | | In conclusion, My family had a wonderful time on our |
| Frankly, in dimly lit conditions, I didn't expect better | | | | vacation in the Bahamas! And, we were able to |
| results. I took advantage of the built in video light to | | | | preserve those memories as they occurred, thanks |
| improve the video image when I was shooting up | | | | to the Canon HF200! |
| close, and it helped. Actually, I intend on getting an | | | | |