Canon Vixia HFR200 Raw Footage 1.MTS

This is raw footage from a Canon HFR200 HD camcorder. I shot the video, then sent the the data to YouTube straight off the memory card. The file was not changed in any way on my computer. The only changes would be done by YouTube computers. YouTube compresses it thus there will be a drop in quality. But what you see now is as good as the video quality will get from YouTube. You can watch it on here at 1920x1080 (i'm not nsure if it is P or I).

The camera was set to AUTO, this means the camera chose all of the video parameters. I thought it would be the best way to show its quality. If I had set the controls manually it would not be a fair test because I'd run the risk of setting something wrong.

In AUTO mode the image stabilization is turned on, even though I had it on a tripod. Normally when mounted on a tripod I would turn off image stabilization.

In full zoom you can see the picture move around a bit on the screen even though the camera is perfectly still on the tripod. This movement happens because Image Stabilization is turned on. I have seen this happen in other cameras. The cure is to switch to manual mode and shut off Image Stabilization and use a tripod.

There was a lot of wind noise in the audio, and to reduce it, I placed my hand about 2 inches away from the microphone and that reduced the noise dramatically. Thinking back on it, I should have moved my whole body to block the wind too. (The camcorder has a wind noise reduction setting too, but I don't know if the camera turns it on when it is set to AUTO.)

The file size is 558 megabytes on the memory card (and that's what I sent to YouTube). It will be interesting to see what size file YouTube sends back as the 1920x1080 video.

UPDATE: I downloaded the 1920x1080 video that YouTube rendered and it is 141 MB. This means YouTube threw away 75 percent of the file I sent.

The YouTube video quality is very good compared to the raw footage off my hard drive. There is some visual quality loss in the YouTube file but it isn't a lot.
END OF UPDATE

RAW FOOTAGE DATA
The file format is MTS AVCHD Blu-Ray.

HIGH@L4.0
CABAC YES
ReFrames 2 Frames
Scan Type: Interlaced
Bit Rate: Variable

This file shows it is 29.970 FPS interlaced. I think i can set it to 60i when I shoot. I forgot to check that.

My browser says it will take 91 minutes to upload it. So far it is on track for that.


UPDATE
DATA OF THE FILE THAT YOUTUBE SENT BACK

MP4 container
FORMAT: AVC
HIGH@L4.0
FORMAT SETTINGS, CABAC: YES
FORMAT SETTINGS: ReFRames 1 Frame
Bit Rate Mode: Variable
Bit Rate: 5,834 Kbps
Maximum Bit Rate: 11.8 Mbps
Frame Rate :30.000 fps
Minimum Frame Rate :29.412 fps
Maximum Frame Rate: 30.303
Scan Type: Progressive

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Canon
• Vixia
• HFR200
• Raw
• Footage
• Test
• camcorder
• camera
• quality
• 1080
• interlaced
• 60i
• MTS
• R200
• R20
• 1080p
• digital

[LooksOrange]

I think u r right. The original footage on the memory card is recorded as 1080i. I have a program that gives me that information. The program also said the 1920x1080 file I downloaded from YouTube is 1080p. In other words Youtube changed it from 1080i to 1080p. Weird. The program is free and it is called MediaInfo.

[REVAMPtheindustry]

great video. i was thinking about getting this cam but i was skeptical about the zoom, now it overall seems like a good buy

[iamsarp26]

wow its a good example

[VArailfan89]

@DreadfulControversy Not sure. There are some from Sony and JVC that are between $300 and $400.

[DreadfulControversy]

@VArailfan89 Do you know any camcorders 1080p that's 250 or less? I found this on Amazon, 4 1/2 stars.

[VArailfan89]

@DreadfulControversy No, don't think so. Only 1080i. There are some cameras/camcorders that can shoot 1080i and 1080p, however. There are even some that can do all three HD formats: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.

[DreadfulControversy]

@VArailfan89 So does this came have 1080p?

[VArailfan89]

It's 1080i. There is a way to tell 1080i from 1080p. The 1080p is smoother and clearer. The 1080i shows "lines" when you pan the video. Note around the 1 minute 36 second mark when you pan the camera and the lines show. That is what the "interlaced" part comes from. 1080i is good, but 1080p doesn't have the lines when you pan. Still, great quality and video. Looks great! :)