Canon FS200 test in 16:9 widescreen

[TeamAguilar]

Can someone please tell me how they recorded in 16x9? I can only seem to record in 4x3.

[vwestlife]

@TeamAguilar As I have already mentioned in the comments here (did you read them?), please see my video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders".

[TeamAguilar]

@vwestlife Yes Yes Yes, I read them and just tested my first video with SDCopy. It worked really well and was much easier than I thought. I thought SDCopy would be a longer upload / export process and make the quality of the video worse but it didn't. It seems to work very well.

[reeferchiefer91]

I have this camera and I can never upload quality videos like this...

[vwestlife]

@reeferchiefer91 Please watch the video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders".

[stauney123]

What do you think about the sound of this camera?

[vwestlife]

@stauney123 There is some background hiss in the audio, but the external microphone input is a huge advantage. That is the #1 reason myself, and a lot of other people, bought the FS200.

[stauney123]

@vwestlife Oh, okay. Well, i'm looking for a camera with an awesome built-in mic. I don't want to have to buy any 'extra' things like an external mic :) Thanks. It helped a lot!

[vwestlife]

@stauney123 When it comes to the built-in mic, I think JVC sounds a little better than Canon, because there is less background hiss in quiet scenes.

[stauney123]

@vwestlife Thanks! I was actually just reading a review of a JVC videocamera :)

[elmysterio777]

Horrible

[HDTVfilms]

does this camera work with sony vegas pro 9???

[vwestlife]

@HDTVfilms It should, but you may have to use SDcopy to convert the video files from MOD to MPG format. See the video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders."

[vyisashe7]

I tried editing it on Sony Vegas, and it turns out all skinny, like I filmed myself and I look all skinny. Do you know why? I have no idea. I'm no good at this.

[vwestlife]

@vyisashe7 Use SDcopy before importing widescreen videos into Vegas. See the video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders" for details on where to get and how to use this free, simple program.

[vwestlife]

What do you mean? Every camera has a certain depth of field, either large (deep) or small (shallow). This Canon has a rather large depth of field, so when it focuses on an object, the surrounding scenery does not go too much out of focus.

[grayblacknblue]

but MOD. files dont work with movie maker or vegas. solution?

[vwestlife]

Use a free program called SDcopy. Look up my video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders." I show you how to use it.

[TheGeneLightShow]

file converter

[AnthonyRandomVideos]

how do you make it widescreen

[vwestlife]

See my video "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders." I'll send you the link.

[wilsocn]

I was trying to decide between this camcorder and the sony Sony SR47. The zoom isnt as good on this camera but the quality seems a LOT better.

[abuboss1]

You disabled the ratings. I was going to give you five stars just like I do with any other good youtube video.

[vwestlife]

I recently had to deal with some haters who were downrating my videos. Ratings are now re-enabled for this one.

[angerpainhappy]

you shouldn't zoom into makro arrays, doesn't help so much

[Thehoverboard23]

Does it come with a cord that can let you upload your files onto a computer?

[vwestlife]

You need to provide your own USB cable.

[PivotBloodRain]

I just bought it how do i convert the video file for free?

[vwestlife]

See my video entitled "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders." I have the FS200 and a JVC camcorder with both save video in the .MOD (MPEG2) format and that video explains how I make my YouTube videos using them.

[ipod9889dopi]

I don't know, if I should buy this camcorder. I want to put the videos on my laptop and edit them with Adobe Premiere Elemets 7 or 8! So is it really a good cam to make movies inside, for example load them up to youtube?

[vwestlife]

The Canon FS200 is an excellent camcorder for the price, and does well in indoor low lighting conditions.

[kink247]

Do you think this would be a good camcorder for making movies? I mean like, writing, filming, and editing it? I'm 14 and am on a LOW budget, and this seems to be good.

Thanks!

[vwestlife]

The Canon FS200 is an excellent, high quality camcorder for the price. If you can't afford it, look for the JVC GZ-MS100 camcorder on Newegg . com. They have it on sale for $144.99 right now, which is over $100 less than what a new Canon FS200 would cost you.

[mchou2002]

The JVC GZ-MS100 at Newegg is a refurb.

[gamedude407]

Thanks for doing this! the manual focus is great once you get the hang of it! I played with it at a best buy today myself but the sd card slot was blocked :-(

[UsefTV]

how did you handle the MOD type file ?

[vwestlife]

Please see my video: "How to edit/upload from SD camcorders"

[joshyboy152]

You should have interviewed someone with it usually cameras are used on people?!

[vwestlife]

Not always. There are plenty of YouTube channels devoted to things other than people.

[Rikharthu]

People are such boring subjects.

[fenderman21guitar]

you need to learn how to use focus

[vwestlife]

I know full well how to use manual focus, but these modern camcorders bury it deep within the menu system and make it nearly impossible to use.

[Stratocasteph]

How do you get the 16:9 mode ?

[vwestlife]

Please read the full video description and the other comments below.

[nighthawk006]

Picking mine up this week - can't wait!

[prestonmorrill]

can you put a fisheye lens on it?

and can you put it in windows movie maker?

[SLEEPYHEADEDPANDA]

can u put a fisheye on it

[Euvisio]

I got one and fully satisfied

[dayboyy24]

ughhh i cant decide which one is better the fs200 or the fs100?

[vwestlife]

They're both about the same. The FS200 is just a newer and slightly cheaper version of the FS100.

[dudeman10280]

buying one tomorrow!

[ryan88485]

great quality just bought one

[coreyd79]

would you say this camera is much better than the samsung mx20

[vwestlife]

I don't know; I haven't tried out the Samsung. They are probably comparable in performance, except if you really want the Canon's external microphone/audio input.

[ditlev007]

i have the mx20 (but not this one) its a ok camera not the best but alright

[UmbaFlicks]

Hey I need help with this camera if you could offer me some. I get those vertical black bars whenever I try to upload a video to YouTube, I've tried to many things to fix this to get it into a nice 16:9 format, but nothing seems to work. Can you help me at all? Much appreciated.

P.S. When I am editing the video in Windows Movie Maker or Vegas Movie Studios, these black bars are not present.

[UmbaFlicks]

And I tried SDCopy, however the widescreen works in all of my media players on my computer, but I'm STILL getting the black box outlines around the ENTIRE video when I upload to YouTube. Ugh.

[vwestlife]

Are you using some kind of video editing program? The video you see here was a direct upload of the MPG file generated by SDCopy. If you still can't get rid of the windowboxing, add "yt:crop=16:9" (without the quotes) to the tags section of your video info and YouTube will "zoom in" on the center part of the image to remove the black border.

[UmbaFlicks]

Ah, I most certainly will try that! Thanks so much!

[UmbaFlicks]

You are my hero! It worked!

[faux1337]

How did you get widescreen onto youtube?

[vwestlife]

The SDCOPY program adds the 16:9 aspect ratio tag onto the MPEG-2 files so that YouTube properly displays them in widescreen format.

[pdmillar]

Looks like it has decent optics and a CCD sensor, which most solid state camcorders seem to lack. (You know CMOS "jellovision", it's caused by the pixels being read out sequentially with no light integration period)