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Which camera is better, Sony HDR-SR11 or Canon VIXIA HG20?
I can not choose between these two camcorders, which one is better? What are the main specifications I should consider? Here are the links: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291500 http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller? act = ModelInfoAct & fcategoryid = 177 & modelid = 17,382 Thank you in advance.
Sony: Strengths: Size, HD Picture Quality, High Res LCD, viewfinder, battery charge level Info, Quick On, Manual Focus, Built-in Flash, Zoom Mic With 5.1 Dolby, 60GB Hard Drive (7hrs HD Storage) Weaknesses: Editing Software, Price of Pro Duo Cards, No External Charger, File Transfer to External Hard Drive requires PC Fade to black or white hard to use. Summary: (Edited May 08th by Cipresso) I researched HD Camcorders for over 2 years and finally bought it Sony. In my opinion, money is the best HD camcorder on the market today. It has most all the features you need and gives you a recording in 1080i HD. The picture quality when watching on my 50 "plasma is excellent using either the AV or component cables HDMI. Some of these features include a "quick on" standby, saves battery and you can switch to recording mode in 1 second. A zoom option for the microphone that does a good job of picking up votes. All sockets you need are on the camcorder (Power, Mini HDMI, USB, A / V components, external microphone and head set), so you do not really need the base. Has a built-in speaker. Ability to change quickly of video images and capture still images from the video. It is one of the few HD camcorders with both a viewfinder and a flip out LCD panel. Viewfinder is nice for outdoor video or pictures in bright sunlight. It has a high resolution LCD, but it washes out in the sun. The touch panel on the screen LCD works well. Able to use icons with your fingernail, if you do not get fingerprints on the screen. Another interesting feature is the LCD shows you the remaining minutes of recording. In addition, when the camcorder is off, you can press the "DISP / BATT" and it shows you the% remaining charge. When you watch the video on the LCD, you can press the same button to hide icons / indicators. There are some disappointments. 1) Wish to include editing software was more robust. The best software for AVCHD appears to be Sony Vegas Pro ($ 300 +) 2) the power cord for my Canon camcorder could be used to charge a battery w / o the camcorder. So you could still be charging a spare battery. Sony power cord requires the battery is attached to the camcorder to charge it. You can spend $ 45 + for a external charger. 3) Hot, you can move video files directly from the camcorder to a portable hard drive via the USB port w / oa PC. You can make a laptop on a trip or buy a Memory Stick Pro Duo or portable DVD burner to save the video on the fly. 4) a camcorder is a little heavy for its size, have to adjust the strap just right to get a good balanced grip. 5) 8 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo cards are expensive ($ 100). 6) Fader option is virtually useless, have to turn to fade in. Then while recording, you must go through menus to activate fade again, to disappear. Canon: The good: Excellent video quality, rapid development, compact design, attractive and comfortable. The bad: pop filter not as dependable as previous Canon models; manual focus pretty useless. Conclusion: Like his brother, the HF10, Canon's flash-based Vixia HF11 offers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny enclosure. However, the HF11 offers a bit more value for its lower price The Little HF11 weighs 15.1 ounces with SD card and battery and measures 2.9 inches wide by 2.5 inches high 5.1 inches deep – small and light enough to fit in a large jacket pocket, which is just almost as good as it gets on the horizontal designs. At about the same as its main competitor, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 and more compact than his cousins, the hard disk-based Vixia HG20/HG21 or MiniDV-based Vixia HV30. The plastic body feels quite solid, too. The HF11 incorporates 32GB built-in flash memory and a slot for SDHC removable flash. (His Little Brother and least expensive, the HF100, lacks only the built-in memory.) It records AVCHD Video bit rate up to 24Mbps (about 3 hours of video), and can contain up to 12 hours and 28 minutes of video at the lowest bit rate of 5Mbps. So what I feel is that both aeng equally good and almost the same price tag as well, but Sony is a little more advanced Canon.
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