Pros: Lightweight, small, uses flash memory, good battery life
Cons: Major focus and white balance problems make videos sometimes unwatchable
Other Thoughts: I got this to record our children’s activites. Testing the camcorder, ergonomics are good and it’s mostly easy to use. I say mostly because the flip-out lcd screen has buttons that are invisible in a theatre. Unless you know where they are and what they do, you’ll likely not be able to operate them.[tubepress mode=’tag’, tagValue=’Canon FS200′, resultsPerPage=’9′]General
Brand Canon
Model FS200
Type Flash Memory Camcorder
Color Misty Silver
Image Sensor
Image Sensor 1/6″ CCD
Lens
Optical Zoom 37X
Digital Zoom 2000X
Recording Media
Recording Media Flash Memory
Memory Card SDHC Card
SPEC
LCD 2.7″ 123K
Shutter Speed Movie: 1/2000, Still Image: 1/500
Focusing System TTL (through the lens)
Focal length f=2.6 – 96.2mm (35mm equivalent: 45.8 – 1695mm, Advanced Zoom OFF, 16:9)
Minimum Focusing Distance: 10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)
Image Stabilization Electronic
Minimum Illumination 1.3 lx (Night Mode)
Programmed AE Auto, Program, Tv, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Manual
Video Recording MPEG-2
Maximum Recording Time
32GB SDHC Memory Card (not supplied)
LP (3 Mbps): 20 hours, 50 minutes
SP (6 Mbps): 11 hours, 05 minutes
XP (9 Mbps): 7 hours, 20 minutes
Audio Recording Dolby Digital 2 ch (AC-3 2 ch)
Connectors USB
Composite (output)
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
3.5 mm 4-pole mini-jack (video/audio output only), Headphone (input)
Dimensions & Weight (W xH x D) approx. 2.2″ x 2.3″ x 4.8″
10.1 oz. (fully loaded)
Features
Features Ultra-Sleek, Compact and Lightweight Design (7.9 oz.)
Canon Exclusive 41x Advanced Zoom
Canon DIGIC DV II Image Processor
Video Snapshot Mode
Quick Start
Widescreen HR Recording
Quick Charge