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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Colour & Noise Performance
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03.Motion & Sharpness Performance
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04.Low Light Performance
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05.Compression & Media
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06.Manual Controls
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07.Still Features
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08.Handling & Use
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09.Playback & Connectivity
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10.Audio & Other Features
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11.Panasonic HDC-TM700 Comparison
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12.JVC GZ-HM1 Comparison
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13.Canon HF S100 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Specs and Ratings
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17.Comments
Canon Legria HF S21
This review is organized into 17 parts
Next: Part 1
Product Tour
Introduction
Canon's new flagship model, the HF S21, has a lot of exciting new features and controls. Its 64GB of internal flash memory, two SD/SDHC memory card slots, and the touchscreen LCD make the HF S21 one of the most appealing camcorders of 2010.
The HF S series from Canon has 3 models: the HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 (all three are new models for 2010). More...
| Compared to: Panasonic HDC-TM700 |
Compared to: JVC GZ-HM1 |
Compared to: Canon HF S100 |
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| Section | The Good | The Bad |
| Product Tour | Automatic lens cover |
Just a 10x zoom (optical) |
| Colour & Noise Performance | Customisable colour settings | performance worse than that of competitors |
| Motion & Sharpness Performance | Very good sharpness-result |
None |
| Low Light Performance | Decent low light colour and noise |
Low light sensitivity was worse than last year's Canons. |
| Compression & Media | 64GB internal flash, 2 SD/SDHC card slots, SDXC compatibility | No standard definition recording option |
| Manual Controls | Good variety of manual controls, auto mode works good with touchscreen | Shutter and aperture can just be set in priority modes |
| Still Features | 8 megapixels stills |
A little too much noise in the stills |
| Handling & Use | Control dial, large LCD screen, and electronic viewfinder | Right side bulky, menu navigation frustrating |
| Playback & Connectivity | Possibility to downconvert HD to SD; LANC terminal | Playback options difficult to figure out; poorly placed HDMI and USB ports |
| Audio & Other Features | Connection for microphone and headphone, audio level controls | No protection for microphone jack |
| Canon HF S21 Comparisons | ||
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| Panasonic HDC-TM700 | JVC GZ-HM1 | Canon HF S100 |
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