The Canon FS100 and FS11 are standard-definition hand-held camcorders developed by Canon. The company marketed both camcorders toward amateur videographers looking for decent video quality in a compact package at an affordable price. The two cameras are nearly identical in terms of specifications, with the FS11 being slightly more advanced overall. Canon released both devices in 2008. It has since discontinued both camcorders.
Identification
The Canon FS100 and FS11 are identical in terms of size and weight. Both camcorders measure 2.3 inches wide, 4.9 inches deep and 2.4 inches tall at their tallest points. Both camcorders weigh 9.2 oz. before optional upgrades and accessories. An identical removable, rechargeable Canon BP808 lithium-ion battery pack provides onboard power to both camcorders. Both camcorders are housed in rigid silver plastic chassis.
Storage
The primary difference between the FS11 and the FS100 has to do with the way the camcorders store video and photo data. Canon outfitted the FS11 with a 16GB onboard flash hard drive. The FS11 also has a built-in memory card slot compatible with MultiMediaCard and Secure Digital memory cards. The FS100 doesn't have any onboard hard drive space. Instead, it stores data solely to MultiMediaCard and Secure Digital memory card slots inserted into its integrated memory card slot.
Imaging
Canon equipped the FS100 and FS11 with identical integrated zoom lenses with 37X optical zoom, 2,000X digital zoom and an equivalent focal length range of 2.6 to 96.2 mm. Both camcorders were built around 1/6-inch CCD sensors with effective sensor resolutions of 1.07-megapixels. Both camcorders have lens aperture ranges of f/2.0 to f/5.2, nine autofocus points, widescreen video capture support, electronic image stabilization and through-the-lens contrast detection autofocus. Both camcorders use the DIGIC DV II video codec and save still images to the JPEG file format.
Additional Features
The FS100 and FS11 have maximum shutter speeds of 1/2,000 second; built-in, automatically retracting lens shields; automatic and custom white balance presets, program and automatic exposure modes. Onboard shooting modes available on both camcorders include sports, portrait, sunset, fireworks, snow, beach, night and spotlight. Canon sold both camcorders with one-year limited parts and labor warranties.
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