Review: Canon HG10 Camcorder - Camcorder Info
A review of the Canon HG10 camcorder has been posted over at Camcorder Info. 'The first element to lunge forward on the HG10 is its 10x optical zoom lens. The lens has a focal length of 6.1 – 61mm (35mm equiv. = 43.6 – 436mm in16:9 or 40 – 400mm in 4:3) and an aperture range of f/1.8-3.0. Like the HV20 and Sony HDR-SR7 (Specs, Recent News, $1399), the lens has 43mm thread for an add-on, such as a fish-eye or telephoto. Lurking beneath the massive lens is a mic input, housed by a thin plastic cover. To the left of the mic input lies the neighboring remote sensor. Along the left side, a vertical strip contains the flash, Instant AF sensor, and video light. This is a sibling of the HV20’s front end, no bones about it. The HG10 features an identical layout—something Canon is apparently not willing to toil with.'