Canon FS, S, M and R series VIXIA HD camcorders hands-on

Wondering what the slew of Canon's new camcorders announced earlier this week look like in the flesh? Err, plastic? We went to find out and while the full suite of model numbers is far too extensive to possibly include in this post -- three separate series of camcorders, three models in each, one with lots of internal storage, one with a little, and one that relies entirely on SD-based storage -- we did at least include lots of pictures in the gallery below, and you can read all the specs from the official release here.

Canon FS, S, M and R series VIXIA HD camcorders hands-on

[hajj3 Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:09PM]

i want the viewfinder on my hf s11 :( Might upgrade in 6 months, shame that haven't increased the optical zoom from 10x :(

[TheBum Posted Jan 8th 2010 10:59PM]

@(Unverified) The main reason for the 10x zoom is the relatively large size of the sensor.

[drewcp Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:17PM]

Shouldn't it be "Wondering what the slew of Canon's new camcorders announced earlier this week look like *~*~IN~*~* the flesh?"

[TimStevens Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:17PM]

@drewcp Indeed, thanks. Fixed.

[majortom1981 Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:31PM]

I just bought a vixia hf200 and they announced the M series to repalce it. The specs state they didnt change the sensor wich makes me happy.

[Hexydes Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:06PM]

So which one has interchangeable lenses?

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