Take a view at Canon Vixia HF G10 AVCHD camcorder

The VIXIA HF G10 Flash Memory Camcorder is Canon's high-end offering for 2011. Packed with so many mouth-watering features and functions it doesn't seem to right to call this model a 'consumer camcorder'. Yet, still at a consumer price-point the HF G10 brings professional capabilities to those who seek to do more while staying within the means of their budget.

The Vixia HF G10 uses the full AVCHD format for 1920 x 1080p high definition recording. It supports 24Mbps recording, the highest bit-rate available in the AVCHD video format. The HF G10features a 1/3-inch HD CMOS image sensor. This sensor comes courtesy of Canon's professional camcorders and it has far fewer pixels than conventional HD camcorder sensors. That's a good thing - fewer pixels mean larger pixels and larger pixels are capable of capturing more light, leading to improved low light performance and better color reproduction.

It's pricey, but testers say its footage looks so superb -- even in very dim light, such as birthday-candle scenes -- that it's like shooting with a professional video camera. Actually, this camcorder uses the same CMOS Pro image sensor as Canon's entry-level pro camcorders, and it's one of the few camcorders that can shoot true film-like 24p video. An excellent image stabilizer keeps footage rock-steady.

Canon Vixia HF G10 Pros:

Class leading image quality in bright and low light, Native 24p, Bountiful manual controls, High quality glass, Improved built-in microphone, Gaggle of in-camera customizable shooting filters available, Exceptional build and design, including dual SD card slots and focus ring, Mini HDMI cable included in the box

Canon Vixia HF G10 Cons:

Powerhouse computer and software needed to handle large video files, Limited battery life requires the purchase of additional packs, Basic editing software included, Touchscreen LCD is stubborn at times

For Mac guys, if you want to edit Vixia camcorders record in HD M2TS file which is not supported by Mac you will meet some problems. I.e. iMovie'11 doesn't support Canon HF M2TS for video stabilization or Mac with an Intel-based Core Duo processor limitation. Focus on playing and editing Vixia HF HD video on Mac, we'd better convert canon vixia camcorder video to mac iMovie MOV, Mp4, FCP(X) DV formats.

Mac Canon Vixia Converter is a shareware for Canon AVCHD to iMovie conversion. With Mac Canon Vixia Converter installed on Mac, you can convert canon vixia AVCHD to mac easily. If you do not expect to lose the HD quaility, then you can choose iMovie MPEG-4 H.264 as the output video format.

Import canon vixia hf R100 video to mac iMovie for editing

When you import you canon vixia camcorder video to mac, maybe you will meet the problem below:

"Help with a Canon Vixia Camcorder?

our school bought two canon vixia HF R100 video cameras for our a/v class. We use mac computers and primarily iMovie'06 (and'10) to edit our videos. we can figure out how to import the video into iMovie'10 but not any other program. is there any way to find the video and directly import the files into our computers?"

"How can I make my Canon Vixia HF R100 import to my Mac?

Canon insists its Vixia HF R100 camcorder works with Mac and iMovie. I have not found success with it. What do I need to do to import movies and photos from it to use in iMovie?"

Normally, you can follow the follow steps to backup a video from camcorder to Mac.

1. Turn on your camcorder and make sure your camcorder is set to the right mode to import videos or photos.

2. Connect camcorder to Mac with USB cable(a 6 pin or 4 pin cable).

3. Your Mac will automatically launch iMovie, So you can review your video or select "Import All"

However, it is not that easy to backup video from Canon Vixia camcorder to iMovie for playback and editing. iMovie can not even read Cannon Vixia clips. Because videos from AVCHD Camcorder such as Cannon Vixia are AVCHD format with .m2ts or .mts extension, which is not welcomed by Mac software iMovie, Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express.

How to edit AVCHD video from Canon Vixia in editing software iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express? The effective way to backup footage to iMovie/FCP/FCE from Canon Vixia handycam is converting AVCHD to iMovie before import footages from Canon Vixia to iMovie/FCP/FCE.

Canon Vixia Camcorder to Mac Converter is a shareware for Canon AVCHD to iMovie conversion. With Mac Canon Vixia Converter installed on Mac, you can convert AVCHD to iMovie as a piece of cake. If you do not expect to lose the HD quaility, then you can choose iMovie MPEG-4 H.264 as the output video format.

Steps to convert Canon AVCHD to iMovie with program Mac HD Camcorder Video Converter are as follow.

Step1 Download the Mac Canon Vixia video conversion program, then connect Canon Vixia camcorder to Mac. Click "Add File" to load .mts or .m2ts shootings into the application.

Step2 Choose the output video format in the drop-up list of "Profile". If you intend to edit the recorded clips in iMovie, select iMovie video->iMovie MPEG-4 H.264 video format as the target format.

Step3 Hit "Start" to begin the Canon Vixia to iMovie conversion.

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