Canon Vixia HF S10 & S100 Pricing Unveiled, Financing Maybe Required

Canon's yearly debutant ball has come and gone and the belles are here for you to adore.The two top models, Vixia HF S10 & S100 strut 24p and 30p photo modes for movie like appearance and crisp action. They both also pack full 1080p HD video recording and 8MP stills with O.I.S. image stabilization for highest quality recording. Focus assist can also be enabled that super imposes colored identifiers onto the viewfinder marking the parts of the video that are in focus to allow for better control of subject focus. Both also have a 10x optical zoom lens and a 2.7 inch LCD.

While both models support recording to SDHC memory cards the S10 has 32GB of memory built into it while the S100 relies on SDHC cards for all of its data storage, no cards are included with the camcorder. 32GBs of storage will allow for 3-12hours of video to be captured, depending on the resolution. There's no word on how long you can record per battery charge but reviews should start showing up in early March after they are released to the public. MSRP for the S10 with built-in storage is set at $1,299 and the SDHC only S100 will still set you back $1,099. Pretty steep for hobbyists but right in line for the prosumer market they are aimed at.