This is a nice, feature-rich, future-resistant camera for the price. There are a vast array of features on the camera, some of which I will likely never use, and many of which I will not use for months or years - until my familiarity and understanding of the camera catches up or I have an explicit need.
I have one minor whine and one substantial complaint. My whine is that the camera must be placed into playback mode when attached to a computer in order to be recognized. My complaint is with the software bundled with the camera. For such an excellent camera, the bundled software is among the poorest video management applications I've ever encountered. A note on burning DVDs that may save you considerable time if you're attempting to do so from the included software: it does not even recognize a DVD+R, and you -MUST- use DVD-R discs (which I'm not sure about the functionality of, I ended up using a different program). I ended up using "Free AVCHD Converter" from www.koyotesoft.com to convert from high definition to burn to DVD. PLEASE NOTE: this would probably not have been mandatory had I recorded using one of the settings that matches DVD requirements. However, I wanted the high definition recording available when I move to a Blue Ray or hi-def TV. For the time being, I'm resampling to a lower bitrate.
I will try to provide updates to this information as I become more familiar with the camera.Get more detail about Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom.
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