Canon XA10 and Canon HF G10 high-end semi-pro camcorders

Buy for $1299: http://amzn.to/yFvMQX Close look at Canon's new high-end consumer or semi-pro camcorders. The XA10 has XLR inputs and the HF G10 is basically about the same but minus the XLR inputs. I took some sample video footage using the HF G10 which you can find on my website http://armdevices.net/2011/01/15/canon-vixia-hf-g10-sample-recordings/

24mbitps@1080p@24p Sample:
On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuEMUKlREWE
Download sample on Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BzVsbZCTO4l3ZDI4ODAxNjMtMTc4OC00NjE5LThiNDgt... (96MB for 34 seconds)

12mbitps@1080p@24p Sample:
On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kz45LoBz3k
Download sample on Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BzVsbZCTO4l3MWVlYmQ2ZTgtZmQ4YS00OWU0LTliNWYt... (52MB for 35 seconds)

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[hooterboy12345]

can this camera do smooth slow recording? I like the quality but I need something that will play back smooth when its put in slow motion since i film a lot of sporting events. So can someone tell me the MAX frames per second on this camera? Is it like Sony's smooth slow record and will do 240 fps? Please reply, Thanks.

[Charbax]

@hooterboy12345 30fps. Get a Panasonic if you want 60fps. Red camera much more expensive and can do hundreds of frames per second in full HD.

[TheMoo1231]

@instigatorstudios VERY wrong, a DSLR sensor is much more superior as they are much larger, e.g, a canon 550d has a 24x16mm sensor and a 5d mark II has a 35x24mm sensor, whereas this has a TINY sensor, so DSLR's outperform this and just about any other professional camcorder in video..., thats why they use a 5d mark II to make movies and programs like house, but of course these are more convenient as they do record for much longer and are made for video, but dslr has better quality.

[Charbax]

@kazmanic I am using a Seenheiser MKE400 Shotgun microphone. Easier to use than wireless lapel microphones as you can't ask everyone you interview to wear them. Fo you want me to ask everyone else to shut up when I film an interview? Trade shows are always noisy places with bad lighting, there isn't much that can be done to improve.

[CocoaDrinker12]

Wow! That is small! I am wishing for a pro camcorder when I am older!

[Charbax]

@TheMoo1231 Canon argues that the sensor being exactly 1080p, it means much more information is being sent to each pixel, it means no real-time downscaling is going on in the camera, it's just native 1080p directly from the sensor, they argue this makes for better video quality. Pictures are obviously not going to be as good, but video should be better.

[Charbax]

@JediFarce I don't do post. I film about 100 videos per 4-day conference. You can sponsor me hiring someone to do post if you want.

[JediFarce]

@Charbax Hmmm, instead of using the acutal audio from the trade show, there would've been nothing wrong with placing a narration over the video in post when you got back home.

[JediFarce]

@shompy12 No, I don't think so. I own both the Canon HF G10 & Canon 5D Mark II. While the image quality on the G10 is good, it is not better than what a 5D can capture with the right lenses & in-camera settings. The DOF that the 5D can achieve blows the G10 out of the water. Reason I purchased the G10? It can autofocus for fast moving subjects, the 5D cannot even with a follow focus & external monitor. Extreme low light? the G10 struggles while the 5D can literally see in the dark.

[AGC828]

Who's the idiot speaking over you? Salesman? No respect. :)

[hohlasae]

The red thing you saw in the second camera, it calls peaking and it shows you what is in focus.. a super useful function that dslr's don't have, except buy external monitor...

[SiggyProductions1]

I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen from this camcorder XA10. Can anyone tell me if the movie files import SEAMLESSLY to Mac applications? iMovie 11, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and the newest Final Cut Pro X. Appreciate your feedback.

[TheMoo1231]

@MrBladeCrash thats exactly what i meant! of course if you can afford a super 35mm video camera like a RED you would rather have that but for low-budget DSLR's are much better than standard (small ensor) video cameras.... unless you want to film your children at the park or something...