This problem is exacerbated by the lack of an optical image stabiliser instead, an inferior digital stabiliser is offered. This makes it an ideal companion for habitual videographers, although at barely 300g its lack of heft may take some getting used to. With the exception of Panasonic's SDR-S7, the FS100 is probably the smallest fully fledged camcorder we've laid our hands on. Its benefits over digital tape and DVD are numerous, including the ability to hot-swap between camera and computer, less power consumption (and thus longer battery life), almost no sound during operation and much smaller camcorder sizes. Removable flash memory is currently the 'new black' of the camcorder industry, with all major vendors supporting a version of this format. Feature-rich and user-friendly, it will mainly suit beginners and casual users. Otherwise, it delivers an identical performance to its 16GB-equipped sibling. Unlike the FS11, the FS100 lacks an inbuilt hard drive, which means you'll need to purchase at least one memory card to make the product work. In fact, the only thing that separates these two cameras - apart from a slightly different colour scheme - is onboard memory. Like its bigger brother, the FS11, it records standard-definition video to SD/SDHC memory cards and it comes equipped with many of the same modes and features (including a 37x optical zoom). The FS100 is the entry-level model in Canon's new range of flash-memory-based camcorders.

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