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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $278.97
You Save: $121.02 (30%)
New (24)
Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 39
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Monitor Size: 270
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 48
Digital Zoom: 2000
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Resolution: 710000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 2.4 x 2.3
nv:Sensor: 1.07 Megapixel
Size: 1/6" CCD Sensor
Image Resolution: 1152 x 864
Movie Resolution: 640 x 480
Storage Media: SDHC Memory Card
Optical Zoom: 37x
Digital Zoom: 2000x
Focal Length: f= 2.6 - 96.2mm
Focus Mode: Auto
Focus Mode: Manual
LCD Monitor: 2.7 inches
LCD Pixels: 123,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Maximum Aperture: F 2.0 - 5.2
Shutter Speed: 1/6 - 1/2000 sec.
White Balance Control: Automatic
White Balance Control: Daylight
White Balance Control: Tungsten
Shooting Modes: Sunset
MPN: FS100
Model: FS100
UPC: 013803092530
EAN: 0013803092530
ASIN: B00114LG7U
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good "beginner" camcorder, and a little more January 6, 2009
I got the cheaper Aipteck "HD" camcorder for Christmas, and it just didn't cut it in any way. My previous experience has been with a good, but old, Sony mini dv recorder. I still like it, but it's comparatively big and heavy and uses tapes, which are a pain to store, rewind, etc. The Sony is easy to edit with, using Adobe Premiere, and produces very good video. But, I wanted a kickaround camcorder that was lightweight and small that I would use in more casual, spontaneous situations. The reviews for the FS 100 were good enough so I got one, a little cheaper elsewhere. I liked it right out of the box. It has limited but adequate functions, so it was easy figuring out all of them pretty quickly. The manual is ok. I had no trouble navigating the menus with the joystick, and found it quite responsive and easy (and quick) to use (easier than navigating the multiple layers of menus on my Sony). The biggest appeal of the FS-100 is the light weight, and how it fits in the hand--you almost forget you are carrying it around. Simple on and off--click one button and flip out the viewfinder--the shutter cover opens and you're instantly ready to shoot. This was my first flash disk camcorder, though I have other flash disk equipment. I was concerned about the speed of the card needed so I bought an Extreme III 4 GB card, and being satisfied with that, tried a couple Kingston 8 GB class six cards. All have performed well so far. Just for fun, I took a 2 GB class 2 Kingston card out of my still camera and tried it in the camcorder. It worked just fine. The flash disk operation makes transferring files a snap. I have a card reader built in to my laptop and the transfer of files is lightning quick. It's a little slower using the USB cable to my desktop, but not bad. So once I could see the DVD produced from the footage on my 42" plasma TV, I noticed what others have mentioned--this is not a great camera for low light. You will get grain. I haven't fooled much with the manual settings, and I think I could get better results with some experimentation. I shot some band footage in dark clubs and noticed that some of the blurriness was the result of the autofocus not quite knowing what to focus on--I'm going to experiment with using manual focus and see if that improves things. Where this camera shines is in daylight outdoors. When the camera is still, you can get excellent crisp video of outdoor objects. The camera is a bit slow to refocus in the modes I've used it in, so movement of the camera produces some blur--not too bad. Once again, I think some experimentation with the limited manual settings could improve that. If the camera is on a tripod, or very still, the zoom is absolutely incredible. You can control the zoom speed with a great deal of precision, with a little practice, and the video stays in focus through the zoom as long as the camera isn't moving a lot. You can get excellent closeup shots of small objects with this camera using manual focus. The stereo mics on the camera are very good-- you get crisp clear sound, as long as it's not too loud. A loud band will kick in the compressor, but it takes a lot to distort the sound. Normal everyday sounds come through brilliantly. I haven't tried using any of my external mics yet, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes. As for the editing software that comes with the camera--it's not too bad. You can import the MOD files directly from the camera, arrange them in a timeline, add titles, transitions, etc and produce an ok movie, and burn it to DVD. The rendering takes a while, but it all works. For those who said there were no help files, you need to access the pdf file on the program CD. The program is pretty adequately explained. People who want to use Premiere to edit, as I tried to do, will have to do some file conversion, or they may run into problems. I wanted a program that would work directly with MOD files, run a little faster than the program that came with the camera, and work on Vista 64-bit. Some research turned up Corel Video Studio, and I downloaded the free trial. It works great as a basic editor, probably similar to Adobe Premiere Elements. It renders video quite a bit faster than the camera's editing program and gives a greater and more convenient selection of file formats to export to. I've created several standard DVDs complete with nice menus that were simple to put together, and I'm happy with the results. I'll most likely buy the Corel program with my educational discount. Bottom line for this camera: it's a pretty good entry-level camcorder, extremely easy to use, and convenient to carry with you. With the right editing program you can produce adequate DVDs that look pretty good in a minimum amount of time. With some care and time spent practicing with manual settings, I think the quality in lower light situations might improve. I'm happy I got this camera. It won't be the last or best one I buy, but it serves the purpose I got it for--speed, convenience, and fun.
 great camcorder January 2, 2009
got this for christmas works great with image maker to see the files
got online videothang.com to edit them free download with those two programs OUT OF THIS WORLD !!!!!
 Not for low light. . . January 1, 2009
. . . unless you like grainy, smeary pictures. My kid's Flip camcorder is a better choice for low light.
Good for the price December 30, 2008
I wanted to have a good experience with this camera, but it was complicated and took me a while to figure things out. The menu functions are complicated, the little "joystick" sucks and the still image function isn't great.
The video does look nice. Daytime videos look crisp and clear, I've had little issue with movement and ghosting. Indoor video is a bit fuzzy sometimes, but using the proper function and the LED light help a lot. My husband hates the LED light, so do my animals, it is rather bright.
I love the remote control, and I love being able to hook the camera to my tv and play the video back, it transfers to TV nicely and looks great!
The video quality really saved this camera because otherwise I would have returned it.
Canon Camcorder. December 27, 2008
First of all, I just want to say that this camera is TINY/SMALL. I was surprised at how small it actually is, not that it's a bad thing. I know I read reviews that this was a small camera, but like most people, I just didn't understand that it was this small. BTW, I really like the size. I'm a big guy, 6'3" , my hand dwarfs this rig. But I'm still able to reach and use all the buttons and controls. I sometime forget I have this camcorder attached to my hand. I've only shot a couple of hours of recording with the camcorder, and the playback was OUTSTANDING. The download to the PC was a snap, viewing was beautiful. I have not tried to copy to a DVD yet, but I will in the next couple of weeks. I'll write more after that. Overall, love this camcorder. Small, easy to hold and control,AND the quality of the picture is AWESOME. Very satisfied with this purchase. For the money/price........what's not to like!
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