Testseek.com have collected 30 expert reviews of the Canon Vixia / Legria HF S21 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon Vixia / Legria HF S21.
March 2010
(82%)
30 Reviews
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The Canon VIXIA HF-S21 is a great camcorder for the home movie maker to the pro. Use it just as it comes out of the box to capture great footage of the family and favorite events or add a few accessories and turn up the heat and capture some really st...
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Published: 2010-06-07, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Excellent set of manual features; dual SDHC slots; generally well-designed interface
Poorly designed touch-screen menu system, short battery life, defaults to low-quality video mode, doesn't support SDXC, relatively expensive
While they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are significantly more expensive than their respective competitors, especially since the S20 and S200 lack electronic viewfinders. If you can forego some of the subtl...
Excellent video quality, Decent still picture quality, Easy to use, but with advanced options, Touchscreen LCD, Crisp, clear LCD, Dual memory options, Seems well made
Limited battery life, No HDMI cable, No carrying case
The Canon HF S21 might be considered a consumer grade camcorder, but it’s more prosumer. It’s a camera that’s as close as you’ll get to a professional grade camcorder without spending ten thousand plus dollars.The Vixia HF S21 is a truly an excellent ...
Native 24p, Component and HDMI output, Ultracrisp focus, Effortless video transfer to computer
Grain in low light, Colors are a bit dull
This camera makes a great little tool for video creators of all levels. Handy, compact and takes great HD footage. A definite buy.Luke Scherba is a video producer and small business owner. Canon USA One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 ...
While Canon spent a good deal of effort improving the features for the HF S21, it didn't do much (if anything) to improve the video performance of the camcorder. In our testing, the HF S21 actually did worse with color accuracy than last year's HF...
Excellent HD picture quality; large touch-screen display makes shooting video and user interface more usable; good range of manual controls
Limited battery life at the highest-quality setting; user interface can still be tricky to navigate; manual control wheel is no substitute for a proper lens ring
Stunning picture quality, Expertlevel manual controls, Plenty of storage options, Large, highresolution screen plus viewfinder
Slightly unresponsive touchscreen, It's a shame there's no 50fps progressive mode, No HDMI cable included
The Canon Legria HF S21 sets new standards for home-video image quality. The camcorder is large, expensive and complicated to use, but if you're after the best, you're unlikely to hold any of these factors against it....
Fortunately, the most important thing the Canon Legria HF S21 doesn't have in common with the HF S10, at launch, is price. It's still on the costly side, coming in at around a grand. But this is much closer to the competition, making the HF S21 a much kee...
