Canon HG20 - Black

Canon HG20 - Black

Camcorder - Format: HDD - Weight: 465 g - LCD Screen Size: 2.7 " - Optical Zoom (Ratio): 12 - Digital Zoom (Ratio): 200 - Recording Format: 16:9 / 4:3 - HDMI

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Canon VIXIA HG20

As high definition content is fast gaining popularity, we review this new HD camcorder from Canon.

Pro:

Compact, Stylish, Excellent build, Ergonomic, Swivel LCD, 60 GB hard drive + SD HC, Crisp image quality, Smooth and silent optical zoom, Good battery life, Remote control, Optical image stabilization

Contra:

Awkwardly placed USB port, Not very light, No carry pouch, No optical viewfinder

Conclusion:

This particular model uses a 60 GB internal hard drive as well as a SD-HC card slot for more capacity. It features 12x optical zoom and also 40x digital zoom, which can extend to 2000x. In this review, we'll find out how well this camcorder performs ...

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70
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One of the best camcorders of the year

THE HG20 is an excellent HDD camcorder that easily matches anything else on the market.

Pro:

Unsurpassed image sharpness, 60GB hard drive, lots of manual control

Contra:

Slightly oversized, questionable build quality

Conclusion:

The HG20 is an excellent high-def HDD camcorder that easily matches anything else on the market. Although the build quality could be better, its video performance more than makes up for any shortcomings. Highly recommended.

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80
of 100 points

Canon - HG20

Canon's current crop of camcorders has been gathering a clutch of plaudits, with its flash memory-based HF10 and HF100 leading the way, the DVD-based HR10 and the MiniDV-centred HV30 catering impressively for other storage formats. The ...

Conclusion:

In virtually every way the HG20 is a significant improvement on its predecessor, the HG10, with larger storage capacity, higher zoom capability and superior quality HD recording at 24Mbps. It's worth noting too that online prices have appeared up to ...

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Canon HG20

canon hg20 review: Canon's rapid ascent up the high-def, hard-disk camcorder totem pole continues with the HG20 and HG21 twins. Both share optical image stabilisation, 12x optical zoom and a CMOS sensor. The HG20 comes with a smaller 60GB hard-disk ...

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Canon HG20

The Canon HG20 ($949 MSRP) is an HD camcorder that records to an internal hard drive, replacing last year's HG10. In addition to a new black paint job to set them apart, the HG20 also has a 60GB hard drive (up from 40GB on the HG10), a few design ...

Conclusion:

The 60GB internal hard drive on the HG20 is its most prominent feature. It bulks up the camcorder's size (the HG20 is 30% larger than the HF11, which records to solid state memory), but it's capable of holding approximately 330 minutes of footage at ...

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Technical specifications (summary)

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Camera Features
Format HDD
Resolution Full HD
Maximum Pixel (in Megapixel) 3.31
Memory Capacity in GB 60
Handheld Position Horizontal
Optic
Optical Zoom (Ratio) 12
Digital Zoom (Ratio) 200
Lowest Focal Length in mm 42.9
Highest Focal Length in mm 514.8
Maximum Aperture Wide 1.8
Maximum Aperture Tele 3
Shortest Shutter Speed in s 1/2000
Longest Shutter Speed in s 1/2
Recording
16:9 Recording Format 16:9 / 4:3

SANYO Xacti VPC-FH1

SANYO Xacti VPC-FH1

Camcorder - Format: Memory Card - Weight: 299 g - LCD Screen Size: 3 " - Optical Zoom (Ratio): 10 - Digital Zoom (Ratio): 16 - Recording Format: 16:9 / 4:3 - HDMIScreen... more

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SANYO Xacti VPC-HD1010 - Black

SANYO Xacti VPC-HD1010 - Black

Camcorder - Format: Memory Card - Weight: 268 g - LCD Screen Size: 2.7 " - Optical Zoom (Ratio): 10 - Digital Zoom (Ratio): 10 - Recording Format: 16:9 / 4:3 - HDMIScreen... more

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