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joepa150
28th of October 2009 (Wed), 09:47
I just purchased a Canon FS100 camcorder 9 months ago. Overall the video is decent outdoors and just ok indoors. My canon sd870is P&S takes actually clearer videos which is very odd.

My question is how does the Canon FS100 video quality compare to the Canon 500D/T1i? I know the T1i is HD but is it that much better than a dedicated standard definition camcorder?

I was thinking of just getting the Canon XSI/450d and using my camcorder for video. If I buy the 500d it is a loose loose situation. I am either going to really like the video quality and not use my camcorder I just bought (wasted money) or I will spend the extra $180 for the 500d/T1i and not like the video quality (could have saved money and bought the 450d/xsi).
Trey T
28th of October 2009 (Wed), 12:07
the quality is exactly like canon 5D mark II and very good in low lighting but not as great as 5D mark II.

the down side to the t1i is no sort of exposure control which will frustrate you. however if you invest in manual lenses, there is a lot of control over exposure. The exposure control is a lot better than the 5D mark II when it didnt have the firmware update.

the bottom line is that, will I ever go back to consumer camcorder? NOT A CHANCE. shooting in low light and DoF is the main selling point for me.
Bruce Foreman
17th of November 2009 (Tue), 23:41
Joe,

The FS100 is standard definition. The T1i is hi def. Provided your computer and software will edit it without problems (computer should be either a very fast dual core or a reasonably fast quad core) you will probably either put the FS100 up for sale or give it away.

Log onto vimeo.com and do a search for t1i, check out the videos you find there. Some are very stunning. I wasn't going to "fall" for the T1i due to no manual control in video mode but once I saw some of the better ones on vimeo I went for it. There are some "workarounds" for manual aperture and ND filters give some shutter control.

Less than four months later I "fell" for the Canon 7D but chose to also keep the T1i. It's quite good.

I have a pair of Canon HF100's (hi def version of your FS100) and supplement what they do best by using the T1i (or now 7D) for what the DSLR does best (low light work, shallow DOF for selective focus) so you might sell your FS100 and put that towards an HF200.