Canon Legria HF S200

28 reviews

Nov, 2024

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portability (18)
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durability (4)
price (3)
image quality (2)

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battery (10)
usability (10)
reliability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 reviews of Canon Legria HF S200. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Views about the viewfinder and image quality are on the whole positive. The design and durability are also appreciated. There are mixed comments on the size and price, while the reliability and usability get critical views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon Legria HF S200 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Legria HF S200

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 user reviews of Canon Legria HF S200 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the price and image quality. The design and durability also get good views, whereas there are some less positive comments about the usability. Comments are divided on the battery.

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77% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Canon LEGRIA HF S200

If you are looking for a really great camcorder that is full of features and provides everything you need to take fantastic quality video and so much more, then look no further than the beautiful new Canon LEGRIA HF S200.

Overall as you can see this camcorder has all the features and specification you would expect from a high quality camcorder but the cost does reflect the number of different features that this camcorder has. The Canon HF S200 does in fact prove to be...

May, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HF S200

Custom dial, set it to Focus, Aperture and Exposure. Records up to 24Mb/s (3MB/s). Functions well in low light, little noise though contrast is compromised. Snapshots while recording (1920x1080 - 16:9) and even better when not recording (3264 x 2448 -...

Zooms only with the dial at the top. "Take photo" button is a little out of a perfect reach. Auto-switch mode is useless. Touch screen isn't fully fluent, but is very responsive compared to many others. No infrared vision. Microphone jack is same size...

Apr, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HF S200

Custom dial, set it to Focus, Aperture and Exposure ; Records up to 24Mb/s (3MB/s) ; Functions well in low light, little noise though contrast is compromised ; Snapshots while recording (1920x1080 - 16:9) and even better when not recording (3264 x 2448...

Zooms only with the dial at the top ; Take photo" button is a little out of a perfect reach ; Auto-switch mode is useless ; Touch screen isn't fully fluent, but is very responsive compared to many others ; No infrared vision ; Microphone jack is same...

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HF S200

Lightweight and simple to use, just flick to AI and let Artificial Inteligence sort itself out. You can also alter everything manually if you really want to.

touchscreen interface takes a little getting used to and you really need to read the manual first, then again to make sure you follow.

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Video, Bad Software

I'm pretty certain the bad software and conversion issues are not limited to this brand as they all seem to be playing games with consumers right now.

Records great quality video. Flexible storage

The battery takes forever to charge and dies very quickly. Canon charges two arms and half a leg for another battery ; They wasted money on legacy SD cables (RCA,component) when they could have given you a superior HDMI cable instead ; Software is...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Its Good. Its a Camcorder.

No EVF which I am sure few care. Camcorders have evolved and EVF's were on VHS camcorders because LCD screens were very expensive to manufacture. People complain about no evf and no sdxc support. Since a Firmware update sdxc is now supported. there is...

I purchased this because I had sold my older HF S10 and later regretted not having the same quality video camera. This camera supports SDXC memory cards with the firmware update at the canon website. Two SDXC cards when available/affordable would make...

I had to wait a year before it went on sale and shaved off $300 from retai, I paid under $600 but i'm sure before its no longer available they'll go as low as 500-550. If the screen breaks you lose control of the camera this would be a sad day for...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Canon VIXIA HF S200 1/2.6" CMOS 3.5" 922K Touch LCD 10X Optical Zoom HD Flash Memory Camcorder

Note that this model does not have a viewfinder. You need to step up to the Vixia HFS21 to get a viewfinder. This point can be easy to miss. Make sure that you consider the requirement for a fast, late model PC to handle high definition video. Make...

All the advertised features work as advertised, and work well ; Large, 3.5" touch screen ; I am very happy with this product

Included software has minimal functionality. Plan on purchasing better 3rd party software ; Records in AVCHD format only, high definition only. Conversion to standard definition ("DVD" or "WEB" MPG) can be done in camera from SD card "A" slot to SD...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review (rakuten.com)

Mike Calhoun

For beginners in film, or home-movie making, this is EXCELLENT. Works flawlessly Many different settings. Extreme high quality. Does not have night vision, and make sure you have software to edit the MTS (AVHD video file) because most software will not...

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