Among the large AVCHD camcorders market 2011, Canon is doing an excellent performance and especially its VIXIA series, it stands out by the features of perfect design, superb performance and lower price comparing to its strong opponents. Here list the most popular and outstanding types for you.
1. Canon Vixia HF G10
Price: $1269-$1499
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Pros: The Canon Vixia HF G10 delivers great video quality and a lot of useful features for advanced shooters.
Cons: Design issues that affect frequently used adjustments may annoy the very people the camcorder is designed to attract, and for the money it should ship with a double-capacity battery.
The bottom line: While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 still feels a bit expensive for what it offers.
2. Canon Vixia HF S21
Price: $835-$1299
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Pros: Excellent set of manual features; dual SDHC slots; generally well-designed interface.
Cons: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode; doesn't support SDXC; relatively expensive.
The bottom line: Though they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are significantly more expensive than their respective competitors, especially since the S20 and S200 lack electronic viewfinders. If you can forgo some of the subtleties of the manual controls, you can probably get what you need with a cheaper camcorder.
3.Canon Vixia HF M400
Price: $559-$749
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Pros: With a nice set of features for home-movie-type shooters and pleasing video quality, the Canon Vixia HF M400 series has lots to like.
Cons: A small, coarse LCD that's hard to view in direct sunlight and touch-screen-impaired menu system hamper an otherwise solid design.
The bottom line: A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented videographers despite its relatively high price. If you don't need the EVF, the M400 is your best buy, but if you'll be shooting a lot in sunlight, it's worth it to step up to the M41.
4. Canon Vixia HF M300
Price: $349-$559
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Pros: Very good video at highest quality setting; nice lens performance.
Cons: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode.
The bottom line: At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal.
Relative link:
How to play and edit Canon VIXIA videos with Mac Canon Vixia Video Converter
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