Canon DW 100 DVD Burner for Canon Hard Drive and Flash Memory Based Camcorders
records high-definition and standard-definition video to DVD from select Canon camcorders * viewing high-definition recordings requires connecting DVD burner to camcorder and camcorder to TV * playback of high-definition recordings requires an AVCHD-compatible Blu-ray Disc player — not possible on a standard DVD player * records digital photos to DVD from select Canon camcorders * high-speed USB interface (USB cable not included) *
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars canon dw100 dvd burner
false advertising by canon. I have an canon hd camcorder adn can burn hd disc on the canon dw-100 burner, but they can only be played back on the burner but not directly to your tv. they have to be played back through the camcorder. Canons web site decribes this unit as making dvd’s that can be played back on regular dvd players. This only works if your cam corder is a standard def type, not HD type. If canon had fully described there burner I would not have wasted my money.
5 Stars HD video on DVD
Makes retrieving the video you have captured simple. Too old to learn new tricks, but young enough to travel and get more. Now I have them on disc forever.
4 Stars Will not record video shot in MXP onto disc
I have a Canon Vixia HF20 and decided to order the DW-100 so I could easily transfer video to disc. It does this task quickly and rather simply. Our computer does not have a blu ray burner so this was a great way to maintain a hi def transfer and much cheaper than buying a new computer with a blu ray burner with all of the power needed to run and edit these videos. The problem I ran into was that I bought the camcorder first and shot the highest quality video option. MXP on my HF20. When I received the burner, there was an insert that said that the unit could not burn MXP content. If you even try, it gives you an error message. I then switched my recordings to the next highest setting, FXP and was able to burn these recordings no problem. But, as far as I know (as of now), there is no way to down convert the video I had already shot. So, if you’re looking at this unit for an easy way to make DVDs with hi def quality, just make sure that you know ahead of time that it is not capable of recording 24mbps. For me, it’s a non issue now because I have switched to recording in only FXP (17mbps) and can transfer to discs and the quality is still very good. But if you want to transfer the best quality available, you might consider adding a blu ray burner to your computer instead.
5 Stars AWESOME FOR MAC USERS!
I own a Mac and before I purchased this burner to use with my Canon HF20 I had to……
* plug my camcorder into the computer and import videos into IMOVIE.
* Import Imovie video into ILIFE and make a DVD menu.
* Then burn which took around 2 hours……might I mention the quality is not HD after all this.
NOT ANYMORE!!!!!
Select videos I want on the DVD and put into the playlist….hook up to burner…..25 minutes later I have an HD DVD copy….. another 25 later my parents have a copy.
4 Stars Just what I wanted !!!
I ordered this burner to back up my videos. I received it opened it and within 15 minutes had burned a DVD of some test video to see the quality. The quality was great and very easy to operate the WD-100. I do not think replaying the DVD’s for my family will be a problem as most of them have BLU-RAY players that are compatible with AVCHD,so if you purchase a BLU-RAY player make sure that it is AVCHD compatible. Not all DVD players will play AVCHD! The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was the lack of editing and not being able to download direct from flash drives or memory cards. For the price on Amazon it is a great bargain and works great as well as being very simple to use.
