The Canon Legria HF S100 HD PAL Camcorder boasts lightweight design and a generous 8.59Mp CMOS sensor. The camera can record up to 6 hours of HD video to a removable SDHC card as well as 8Mp digital stills. Working with the HD sensor to help make all your memories beautiful would be the 10x HD Video Lens, 2.7" Multi-Angle Widescreen LCD and SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, while features such as Face Detection and Pre-record mode, among others, help the casual shooter get the shot.

Features The Canon Legria HF S100 HD PAL Camcorder boasts lightweight design and a generous 8.59Mp CMOS sensor. The camera can record up to 6 hours of HD video to a removable SDHC card as well as 8Mp digital stills. Working with the HD sensor to help make all your memories beautiful would be the 10x HD Video Lens, 2.7" Multi-Angle Widescreen LCD and SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, while features such as Face Detection and Pre-record mode, among others, help the casual shooter get the shot.

The HF S100 goes beyond home movies with features specially included for the aspiring film-maker. The camera has microphone and headphone terminals and a Mini Advanced Accessory shoe for holding external lights and mics. Not only that, but 25p Cinema mode gives your video a film-look.

The HF S100 is a lightweight, convenient camcorder that gives you great quality images and then some.

Record HD Video to SDHC Memory Cards

Record up to 6 hours of high definition video to removable SDHC memory cards. Recording to SDHC flash memory cards keeps things simple and frees you up from carrying around bulky media

Image Sensor & DIGIC DV III

Capture vivid color and clean images with the 8.59Mp Full HD CMOS sensor. Along with the DIGIC DV III Image Processor you'll see excellent color reproduction, reduced image noise and great low light recordings

Canon 10x HD Video Lens

The 10x HD Video Lens captures landscapes and tight shots easily, while providing 4 fixed zoom speeds for fluid transitions. The Super Spectra Coating keeps flare and ghosting at bay while the lens' aspheric design cuts down on aberration and boosts resolution

2.7" Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD

The multi-angle widescreen LCD gives you a generous display on which to compose and playback your shots, not to mention the ability to shoot from more angles. The hard coat Anti-Reflection surface reproduces color accurately with reduced glare and enhanced contrast

8Mp Digital Stills

Capture 8Mp digital photos to SDHC memory cards and enjoy special functions that make shooting easier, like the Histogram Display, scene modes and auto focus. You can also simultaneously capture still images while shooting video or capture stills from already recorded footage

SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization

Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer corrects for hand shake, moving subjects and the inevitable slight bump. SuperRange Gyro and image sensors also correct for a wider range of incidents such as body sway and recording in a moving car as well as ensuring no loss in image quality

Creative Control & Workflow Features

Microphone and headphone terminals

Built-in flash for stills indoors or in low light

HDMI for watching videos on HDTV with just one cable

Pre-record: Camera records 3 seconds of video before you press record

Mini Advanced Accessory Shoe for attaching Canon lights and microphones

24Mbps recording allows for recording of the highest quality AVCHD video

Face Detection: sharp focus and accurate exposures of everyone in the scene

Video Snapshot Mode: Capture a series of 4 second video clips - add music background

25p Cinema Mode gives your videos a "film-look" - enhanced when used with the CINE setting

Optics

Sensor 8.59Mp 1/2.6" CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter Lens Canon 10x HD Video Lens

Focal length=6.4-64mm

F/Stop=1.8-3.0

Zoom 10x Optical

200x Digital

Filter Size 58mm

Recording

System PAL

Format MPEG4-AVC / H.264

Audio Dolby Digital 2 channels (AC-3 2 channel)

Image Stabilization SuperRange Optical (lens shift)

Lux 0.3 lux (Night mode)

Recording Media SD/SDHC memory card (up to 32GB, not included)

Recording Time 32GB SDHC Memory Card

LP: 12 hours, 15 minutes

SP: 9 hours, 35 minutes

XP+: 5 hours, 45 minutes

FXP: 4 hours, 10 minutes (allows 1920 x 1080 full HD recording)

MXP: 2 hours, 55 minutes (allows 1920 x 1080 full HD recording)

Display

Display Type Multi-Angle Vivid widescreen color LCD (Approx. 211,000 dots)

Display Size 2.7"

Viewfinder N/A

Camera Features

Manual Controls Exposure, White Balance, Focus

Built-in Speaker Yes

Built-in Mic Yes

Accessory Shoe mini Advanced

Built-in Flash yes

Digital Still Mode

Still Recording Media SDHC memory cards

Resolution 16:9=Approx 6.01Mp (3264 x 1840)

4:3=Approx 8.02Mp (3264 x 2456)

Input/Output Connectors

Inputs 3.5mm stereo mini-jack

Output USB 2.0

HDMI Mini

Component

Composite

3.5mm 4 pole mini-jack

Microphone Input Yes

Headphone Jack Yes

General

Languages Not specified by manufacturer

Compatible Operating Systems Not specified by manufacturer

Power Requirements Not specified by manufacturer

Dimensions (WxHxD) 2.8 x 2.7 x 5.4" (70 x 69 x 136mm)

Weight 0.99 lbs (450g)

This is a "PAL" product and CANNOT be used in the USA. It is designed for use with video products built to PAL TV standards