Difference between revisions of "AVCHD Camcorders"
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 3 May 2009
AVCHD camcorders record directly to files on SDHC memory cards. For the longest time the only way to get acceptable video resolution and quality was with tape. AVCHD is a codec developed by Soyn and Panasonic and compress in AVC/H.264, maximum bitrate for High-Profile@Level-4.1 is 24Mbit/s.
Requirements
- AVCHD and SDHC
- Good low light performance
- Manual controls
- Bitrate 24Mbit/s (for greenscreen dropout)
- Under 1100 USD price point
While AVCHD is still 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, the resolution will make up for it when keying out the background on a greenscreen scene.
Candidates
In order of approx. product introduction date.
2008:
- Canon HF10 (16 GB onboard + SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com
- Canon HF100 (SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com
- Canon HG20 (60 GB harddrive + SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com
- Panasonic HDC-SH100 (60 GB harddrive + SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com
- Panasonic HDC-SD100 (SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com
- Canon HF11 (32 GB onboard + SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com - trustedreviews.com - provideocoalition.com
- Canon HG21 (120 GB harddrive + SDHC) - trustedreviews.com
2009:
- Panasonic HDC-HS300 - (120 GB harddrive + SDHC) - trustedreviews.com
- Canon HF S100 (SDHC) - camcorderinfo.com
- Canon HF S10 (32 GB onboard + SDHC) - trustedreviews.com
The evolution is as following:
- HF10 → HF11 → HF S10
- HF100 → HF S100
- HG20 → HG21
- SD100
- HDC-SH100 → HDC-SH300
The most of the 2009 Canon models (HF20, HF200) has a smaller cmos sensor and the low light performance takes a hit. The 2008 models are still perferred when image quality is important.
JVC and Sony also has a few models, but none of them are of any interest.
Peferred
- Canon HF11 - Great low light and overall image quality, 32 GB onboard, SDHC, 24Mbit/s
- Canon HF10 - Same good low light and image quality, 16 GB onboard, SDHC, 24Mbit/s
- Canon HF100 - Same great image, SDHC, 17 Mbit/s
- Canon HG21 - 120 GB harddrive, 24Mbit/s
- Canon HG20 - 60 GB harddrive, 24Mbit/s
- Canon HF S100 - Too pricey but impressive image quality
- Canon HF S10 - Also too pricey
Accessories
- SDHC 16 GB memory cards
- Fast card reader
- Extended battery
- Wide angle lense
- UV filter
- External microphone
