The stylish Canon HV20 gives you the ultimate in HD video and digital photo quality with advanced features for the knowledgeable and demanding videographer. Its 10x optical zoom lens, 2.96 Megapixel CMOS image sensor and Canon's advanced DIGIC DVII image processor ensures meticulous detail and superior color reproduction. 24p Cinema Mode brings "film-look" options to the HV20 owner- as never before in this class. And, with its HD and Standard Definition recording modes, you can make the move to HD without making your SD equipment obsolete. Check out TigerDirect.com! Follow the link below directly to our product page: www.tigerdirect.com
Ive had this camcorder since it first came out….dont believe the hype…this thing does not take crisp in focus video…it sucks. Today I almost threw it against the wall, im that pissed that i wasted the money on this piece of crap.
He mentions that the camera shoots at 1920×1080, but that’s incorrect—MiniDV is limited to an HDV format, max resolution being 1440×1080. Yes, it can be stretched to reach full HD, but keep in mind that’s stretching it, diminishing quality. 720p is nicely achieved with this camera, but 1080p could only be seen if you were capturing directly to a computer and bypassing the MiniDV tape.
The same way as you get video from any tape camera to the PC. Usually through a firewire cable.
You record it in a way. Then the video will be saved on your PC as a preferred video file.
no lies just the truth. I got a Vixia HF S11 and the truth is in the puddin. By comparison the HV20 sucks. I still have mine and when you compare the two, the HV 20 is a toy.
The HV290 is a great cam. It represents a great leap forward in video and filmmaking. look at our pretty butterfly music video done on the hv20 and a 35mm jagpro 35mm adapter. Now we have moved on to the Pentax video dslr. but the HV20 was awesome and can take anyone with meager skills and make them look great!
can you record in HD straight to the Mini DV tape and just pass it to the computer through firewire and get that HD effect? or do you have to pass the videos to the computer through the HD port? someone please answer
I’m looking for a camera myself. Canon seems to have a lot going on. I recently tried out a Panasonic HDC-SD10. I seen great shoots here on You Tube of out door scenes. But when I got the camera indoors, the colors were washed out. Thanks God for 10 day return deals. LOL
Do you or anyone else know the deal about the different camera chips? I know what ever’s in Panasonic is not what I want.
Thanks.
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no way the sensor can beat CCD!
Ive had this camcorder since it first came out….dont believe the hype…this thing does not take crisp in focus video…it sucks. Today I almost threw it against the wall, im that pissed that i wasted the money on this piece of crap.
actually cmos is much better then ccd
nope, i have the ccd and my friend has the cmos, my camera rocks his:-P
how come you aint got this vid in hd wide screen, not a good add
maby its because his camera is not as good as yours
@steviesuperstar This was before YouTube went HD.
its from 2007
lies!!!
because youtubbe wasnt widescreeeen in 2007
He mentions that the camera shoots at 1920×1080, but that’s incorrect—MiniDV is limited to an HDV format, max resolution being 1440×1080. Yes, it can be stretched to reach full HD, but keep in mind that’s stretching it, diminishing quality. 720p is nicely achieved with this camera, but 1080p could only be seen if you were capturing directly to a computer and bypassing the MiniDV tape.
ok…so does this thing recodr on a self containde hard drive inside the camera, or do you have to fricken use a SD card. ?????
tape or sd
HDV Tape. Not Hdd. You can also record to SD, but then you get lower quality.
ok…..so how would you get HDV tape on to an editing system like Sony Vegas or something?
The same way as you get video from any tape camera to the PC. Usually through a firewire cable.
You record it in a way. Then the video will be saved on your PC as a preferred video file.
get mine on friday! can’t wait!
no lies just the truth. I got a Vixia HF S11 and the truth is in the puddin. By comparison the HV20 sucks. I still have mine and when you compare the two, the HV 20 is a toy.
The HV290 is a great cam. It represents a great leap forward in video and filmmaking. look at our pretty butterfly music video done on the hv20 and a 35mm jagpro 35mm adapter. Now we have moved on to the Pentax video dslr. but the HV20 was awesome and can take anyone with meager skills and make them look great!
Thanks for the review. Now Im definitely going to buy this camera!
can you record in HD straight to the Mini DV tape and just pass it to the computer through firewire and get that HD effect? or do you have to pass the videos to the computer through the HD port? someone please answer
Do realize the is almost a 3 year old review?
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Yes I do. I meant that Im going to get HV40
I’m looking for a camera myself. Canon seems to have a lot going on. I recently tried out a Panasonic HDC-SD10. I seen great shoots here on You Tube of out door scenes. But when I got the camera indoors, the colors were washed out. Thanks God for 10 day return deals. LOL
Do you or anyone else know the deal about the different camera chips? I know what ever’s in Panasonic is not what I want.
Thanks.
he reminds me of car sellers.