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Canon HF10 Hi-Def Camcorder Review by Jefferson Graham
3 months ago
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8. Canon HF10 Hi-Def Camcorder Review by Jefferson Graham
3 months ago
USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham reviews the tiny Canon HF10 camcorder on the Talking Tech web video show. The HF10 records directly to memory cards, and bypasses tape. It uses the new AVCHD video format, which doesn't work with many editing programs. Graham demos the camera on the Talking Tech shows, and discusses video editing solutions for working with AVCHD video.
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You stated:
"HD footage looks great on DVD but on the web it looks terrible"
Can you explain this?
My experiences with this camera so far have been great regarding online footage. And I'd argue the point further if you're using this video as your reference point as it suffers GREATLY from interlacing issues!
The HF10 records in 30P which works SUPER well for the web.
Regarding AVCHD and editing software, yeah that is an issue. However there is a great solution, try using VoltaicHD:
shedworx.com/
(They make a PC and MAC version of this software) It will allow you to take the raw .mts files you copied directly off the camera (ie dumped) and it will decompress them to an uncompressed format most any program (including crappy movie maker) can use.
In Mac land it will prepare the footage (or Decompress to AIC) for either iMovie or Final Cut Pro, you specify.
The great part about this is you can just copy the .mts files to your drive (quickly dump them) and let them all sit then do the decompression any time, not requiring your camera to be attached and on to "ingest".
This also allows you to backup the raw footage to any media and re-edit later on.
Regarding iMovie 08, I agree the new version is dumbed down, it works well enough that I could teach my wife to do basic stuff, but compared to the previous version, it's not a good step forward.
However, if you legally ow iLife 08 apple still allows you to legally download iMovie 6 HD:
apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
Thanks for taking the time to review, please check your facts next time.
You seem to know alot about codecs. I have a question as a newbie. I'm looking at the Canon HG-10 which records to AVCHD format. The wiki site statest that the AVCHD format saves the files in 720p or 1080i .
Should'nt I look for a video camera that has a codec capable of saving in 1080p?
The Canon says it's a 1080p camera, but it can only save the files in 1080i is how I understand it.
If you have a moment can you explain some of this to me please? I'd hate to buy a so-called 1080p camera then realize later it only outputs in 720p or 1080i.
Thanks
Very well presented but I agree a few loose ends:
- video is a bit shaky but that can be worked out. The real reason is not the size but the steadyshot correction (which is same as bigger HV20/HV30). It's not easy to fix that in PP but you could use a tripod.
- Few programs missing: Video Studio 11.5 and tmpgenc xpress (which is very easy to use, just install the free k-lite codec pack)
You will only notice with deep blacks and bright whites. Sony acknowledged that they only tested Sony/Panasonic AVCHD. A 2nd workaround that will render faster is to add the Color corrector (Secondary) and choose the preset 'Desktop to computer RGB'.
Vimeo has a couple of tutorials for different editors how to encode, but I use these settings for vimeo:
Format WMVHD (v9 AVC), VBR peak/average with bit rates: 7M and 10M for peak. Also enable deinterlace (if you shoot in 60i with the Canon) and choose blend fields.
Also Eugenia has a few tutorials: vimeo.com/forums/topic:3671
Do you think maybe you should have asked this question before you recorded a review bashing AVCHD's performance with video for the web? And why would you convert the footage to 4:3 instead of leaving it letterboxed? You should have asked us about deinterlacing, too...
Look, I don't mean to be rude, but people might actually base their purchasing decisions on this review. If you don't have a strong grasp of what you're reviewing, you should probably wait until you're more familiar with the material or pass it off to someone more informed.
AVCHD is supported by Sony Vegas 8, Pinnacle studio 11, Ulead Videostudio, I editing my video with my Acer dual core 2Ghz laptop like a charm
Furthermore, it's a little hard to take video advice from someone who can't be bothered (or who has not figured out how) to de-interlace video for showing on a computer: this video review has terrible interlacing artifacts!