Digital Trends

Canon Vixia HF10

April 4th, 2008 | by David Elrich

Power Consumption
3.9 W (SP Mode)

Image Sensor
1/3.2" CMOS Sensor, RGB Primary Color Filter

Total Pixels
Approx. 3.3 Megapixels

Effective Pixels
Movies: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920x1080)
Still image: Approx. 2.76 Megapixels (1920x1440)

Maximum recording time
16 GB Internal Flash Drive
LP (5 Mbps) 6 hours 5 min
SP (7 Mbps) 4 hours 45 min
XP+ (12 Mbps) 2 hours 50 min
FXP (17 Mbps) 2 hours 5 min -Allows 1920x1080 Full HD Recording
Greater Capacity is Possible by Adding an SDHC Memory Card.

Lens
Zoom Ratio 12x Optical/200x Digital
Focal Length f=4.8 - 57 mm
Zoom Speed Variable/3 Fixed Zoom Speeds
Max. F/Stop f/1.8-3.0mm
Filter Size 37mm

Focusing System
Instant AF, Through the Lens/Manual Focusing Possible

Manual Exposure
Yes

Programmed AE
Auto, Program, Av, Tv, CINEMA, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks

Max Shutter Speed
1/2000
1/500 (card)

Auto Date/Time
Yes

Record Search/Review
Yes

Minimum Focusing Distance
10 mm (wide)/1m (tele)

White Balance
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Auto, Manual

Image Stabilization
SuperRange Optical (lens shift)

LCD Screen
2.7" Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD (Approx. 211,000 pixels)

Recording Media
Internal Flash Memory (16GB) or SD/SDHC Memory Card

Audio
Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3 2 ch)

HDMI Terminal
Type C 480i/480p/1080I Format Supported

Microphone Terminal
3.5 mm Stereo Mini-jack

AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
3.5 mm 4 pole Mini-jack

Dimensions
(WxHxD) 2.9 x 2.5 x 5.1 in (73x64x129mm)

Weight (not including lens and battery pack)
13.4 oz (380g)