I Didn’t Buy That Canon Camera!


Which camera am I talking about?

A couple weeks ago I made a post about the Canon FS100 and HF100, one of which I reviewed. Read about it here:

After going back and forth I was undecided on which camera to purchase. Here’s what I had going for each camera when compared head to head:

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Canon FS100 Pros:

  • Cheap! Close to $300
  • I could add extra accessories like the Steadicam Merlin and Lavaliere Microphone for the extra cash
  • Easy editing

Canon FS100 Cons:

  • No manual audio gain control
  • No HD (not really a con at this point in time)
  • No lens attachment feature (I fixed this with a lens adapter)

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Canon HF100 Pros:

  • Has HD (but wont be using it really)
  • Had manual audio gain control
  • Can add lens to it without and fiddling

Canon HF100 Cons:

  • $600+ causing me to go out of budget with other accessories

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So what did I purchase?

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Canon FS100

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Transcend 8GB & 16GB SDHC Flash Cards

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Lens adapter with 52mm to 37mm step down ring

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Audio Technica ATR-35S Lavaliere Mic

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Tiffen Steadicam Merlin Camera Stabilizer

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I’ll be posting about my experiences with this camera and how well the steadicam merlin performs after this weekend. I’m also planning on doing a head to head comparison of the Merlin with the $14 steadycam I built and tested here: http://www.leechon.com/14-steadycam-9.htm

If you have any questions of comments to share go ahead post them before the end of the weekend. :D

 

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11 responses for this post

  1. Request Says: 12.07.08 at 1:10 am

    Hi, so i see you have purchased the camera, i will eagerly await some video samples.
    PS: i hope you remember me?

  2. AlBaraa Says: 13.07.08 at 2:11 am

    Indeed! stay tuned :-)

  3. waleed Says: 22.07.08 at 12:21 pm

    salam
    i saw u with this camera the other day at the evening of inspiration playing around with it….its pretty nice mA

  4. AlBaraa Says: 22.07.08 at 1:29 pm

    walaikum asalam

    thanks for the props. I’ll be putting up the footage online soon with a challenge for people to work with inshaAllah.

  5. Basil Mohamed Gohar Says: 23.07.08 at 5:54 am

    Maa shaa? Allaah walhamdulillaah! I’m so glad that you finally got something. We’re still waiting for some sample footage. ;)

    Incidentally, I disagree with your assessment that HD is not something you’ll be using (and therefore, isn’t a notable feature for your comparison). Cost, of course, is always a factor, so I won’t argue that point. But EVERYTHING is going in the direction of HD. Having just discovered Vimeo, they are now featuring HD, and the results are great - even allowing people to download the ORIGINAL HD videos that were uploaded.

    Moreover, sites like YouTube and others are, at a dinosaur’s pace, moving in the direction of HD. And, with HD, you get awesome SD quality videos if you just scale it down.

    Yes, editing AVCHD video is still a pain, so any MPEG2-based video will be an order of magnitude easier to edit due to its existing legacy.

    Finally, I’m really interested in knowing how the lapel mic works out for you - any HQ samples, say, Qur’aan recitation or speeches you’re willing to share? I was looking to buy from the AT822 condenser mic family, but at around $100, that probably is way beyond your budget at this stage. My purpose is for recording the audio only (of course!), not really for video.

  6. AlBaraa Says: 23.07.08 at 6:50 am

    HD is something I PERSONALLY won’t be using soon. Its not MY bread winner :-)

    As for Vimeo, commercial aspect is missing. I can put up HD video for the purposes of getting a video out there to share, but for commericialization its not really good. With YouTube if one is a partner, they have the commercial option available to them (but only in sub-SD for now). YouTube is a good indicator of how fast the regular joe is accepting HD.

    I haven’t really gotten to use the mic extensively yet, so no real samples for now.

  7. Haidar Says: 04.08.08 at 4:48 pm

    Assalam aleykum

    Thank for this short review. I just got FS10 and can’t wait to test it.

    I’m very glad to have found this site and glad to see muslims doing e-d3waa ;), exactly what I’ve had in my head for a long time.

    Keep up the good work!

    Salam

  8. request Says: 03.09.08 at 9:22 pm

    http://rapidshare.com/files/142451308/MOV009.MOD.html

    sample footage from a fs100

  9. Final Thouhts And Conclusions On Canon FS100 | Media With an Islamic Framework | Leechon Films Says: 05.10.08 at 1:09 am

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  10. Wowo Says: 29.03.09 at 2:40 pm

    HI! I’ve got a big request - could you tell me in what video format does Canon FS100 records??? Please…

  11. AlBaraa Says: 29.03.09 at 2:57 pm

    see this post:
    http://www.leechon.com/canon-fs100-review-and-process-421.htm

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