OT: New Canon HD cameras..

[xmanflash]

Just saw these..

http://www.t3.com/news/canon-launches-legria-hf-s10-and-hf-s100?=37668

Looks interesting from the point of a quality small camera.. it downsamples the video picture to 1080P from the 8mp sensor using a 58mm lens! (from what I can gather..)

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Claiming to be the ‘best-ever’ Canon HD camcorder, with its 8.0 Megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor, the Canon LEGRIA HF S10 and LEGRIA HF S100 are certainly handy.

The Canon HD Video Lens (with a 58mm filter diameter) has 10x optical zoom and Super Range Optical Image Stabilizer. A digital tele-converter allows Full HD recording at up to 17x zoom - which in a nutshell - enables you to take premium quality Hi-Def images whether your capturing precious moments or ‘sweding’ your favourite movies Be Kind Rewind style.

With Dual Flash Memory the LEGRIA HF S10 shoots to 32GB of internal flash memory, which can be expanded. The HF S100 records only to memory cards.

And because of Canon’s trusty Face Detection Technology – which allows you to locate up to 35 faces in every single frame – you’ll be sure that even the ugliest ducklings look their best.
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[BillShedoudy]

I've heard it is difficult to focus quickly with these cameras if you're shooting something like an event with continuous movement. But for certain jobs, like if you are getting b roll for a montage you can get some really cool DOF with the SLR lenses that are available. Of course, Canon glass (especially L glass ain't cheap). I'd love to get my hands on one.
Bill

[GrassValley_BH]

They record to flash memory in AVCHD format. I don't have specific info on EDIUS compatibility at this time.