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Title: Canon HV20 - camcorder - Mini DV (HDV)
Pros: The Canon HV20 high-definition camcorder has excellent video quality, nice features, HDMI output, and an accessory shoe.
Cons: Can't change white balance while shooting; night mode doesn't help poor low-light performance.
Verdict: Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Excellent video quality; handy features; HDMI output; accessory shoe
Cons: Can't change white balance while shooting; night mode doesn't help poor low-light performance
Verdict: Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better
Summary: The HV20 boasts quite a feature list, including a 3-megapixel sensor, optical image stabilisation, 24p recording, 10x optical zoom, an HDMI output and a long-lasting battery -- all in a horizontal design that's very comfortable to use
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77/100 |
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Title: Quick Review Camcorders: Canon HV20
Summary: Here it is! The king of castle. The Canon HV20 ($1099 MSRP). This camcorder packs in a beautiful image, superb ease of use, and a hearty cluster of manual controls. If you can look beyond its imperfect design and awkward handling, you will be treated to t
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder Review - Canon HDV Camcorders
Summary: Review of the Canon HV20 high definition camcorder. The Canon HV20 won camcorder of the year - read the review here.
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86/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Improved graphics card, Takes RAM up to 4GB, Santa Rosa chipset, Longer battery life, Competitive pricing, Crisp picture, Clear sound, Wide range of features, Very stylish design, Solid build quality, Lightweight, Strong performer, Robust build, Fair pric
Cons: No antiglare screen option, High price, Flat virtual surround, Processor not up to scratch, Poor connectivity, Not the most attractive to look at, Audio quality can be hampered by upwards-facing mic
Verdict: If you're looking for great value high definition without sacrificing functionality, the HV20 is a great place to start. Comprehensive connectivity coupled with fantastic user-friendliness and superb playback quality make it the leader in its class.
Summary: The unstoppable popularity of high definition has ushered in of a wave of affordable HD camcorders for home users and Canon's HV20 is no exception. In an effort to grab some of this lucrative market, Canon released the HV20.
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder
Pros: buttah-smooth video, crisp and vivid in bright light.
Cons: Cheap-feeling plastic, stuck with miniDV tapes.
Summary: Old-school HDV shines and stumbles at the same time.
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70/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Summary: Canon grabs the crown for the most fully featured HDV camcorder for under $1500
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83/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Verdict: Canon grabs the crown for the most fully featured HDV camcorder for under a grand.
Summary: Although HD broadcasting is slow in coming to the UK, HD camcorders are arriving thick and fast, and prices are dropping. Sony had the first few generations of the consumer HDV market to itself, but Canon has now joined in, with the HV20 representing its
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83/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 Review - Camcorders
Pros: Excellent video quality, Good feature set, HDMI output, Accessory shoe
Cons: Can't change white balance while shooting, Night mode doesn't help poor low-light performance
Verdict: Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
Summary: canon hv20 review: Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Amazing image. Works with external mics. Smallish form-factor. Footage works with all video editors. Great value for price. Tape will soon be obsolete.
Cons: Tape will soon be obsolete.
Verdict: . Ready to take the dive into HD video? You won't go wrong with the HV20.
Summary: The consumer HD camcorder to beat.
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100/100 |
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Title: Review: Canon HV20 digital camcorder
Pros: Stunning picture, Stunning picture, Optical image stabiliser, Ultimate connectivity, 25p cinema mode, SD card slot
Cons: Camera is on the bulky side, Camera is on the bulky side
Verdict: £700 might seem expensive but you won't find a better camcorder for anything less than twice that.
Summary: Canon's attempt to create an HD movie star
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100/100 |
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Title: HV20
Pros: High capture quality for a sub-£1,000 camcorder. Wide range of accessories.
Cons: Few manual controls. No pro audio inputs.
Verdict: If you're looking for an HDV camera to complement your XL A1 or H1, or for Web or motion-graphics projects, the 510g HV20 is the best sub-£1,000 model on the market
Summary: The HV20 records 1920-x-1080-pixel interlaced (1080i) HDV video (or standard DV) footage to MiniDV tapes. It offers a 24p mode to simulate the look of film...
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90/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 - HDV Camcorder
Verdict: After a slow start with HDV, Canon is back on the form it had when the market was predominated by DV. Not only does the company now produce the best professional HDV camcorder currently available, the HX-A1, it has the most successfully realised HDV model
Summary: After a slow start with HDV, Canon is back on form with this prosumer offering.
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90/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Super clear, super clean, super colorful 1080i video quality. Tapes eject quickly and cleanly. 10x zoom and rapid auto focus. Compact size and light weight (1.3 pounds!) make transporting the cam second nature. Top mounted mic cancels out ambient noise li
Cons: Holy design flaw! The electronic lens cover sputtered and failed to open right out of the box; we had to prop it open with our fingers. Poor menu configuration - especially with playback functions. Image stabilization has its limits: 10x zoom requires a t
Summary: When it comes to HD cameras, call us hopeless romantics. We'd love to find a shooter capable of taking beautiful footage but without the bulk of a professional cam. Canon's new HV20 got close, but eventually it just broke our hearts. Here's why: We took t
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70/100 |
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Title: Canon's HV20
Pros: 1080/60i quality in a small package; Excellent image quality and colour; Certified for Windows Vista; Surprisingly good still photo capture.
Cons: Small, awkwardly-placed zoom control; No exposure adjustment/override; Ridiculous that no Firewire cable is included; Spartan out of box experience.
Verdict: Canon's HV20 video camera is an impressive piece of hardware - getting true 1080i video in a small package, all for under $1000 USD, is an impressive feat. When paired with Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate, the Canon HV20 really shines
Summary: Canon's HV20 is a breakthrough video camera: it hits a trifecta of high quality, reasonable price, and small size that will make it a winner in the consumer market. The video quality is excellent, and while it lacks an exposure control to help with those
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Excellent cinematic mode, plenty of different modes, great picture quality.
Cons: Finicky interface, a little bulky for our tastes.
Verdict: The Canon HV20 offers an affordable introduction to high-definition video. While not particularly outstanding, it performs solidly in every area and will satisfy the majority of users.
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70/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Excellent HDV video, OIS, nice form factor
Cons: Bulky tape-based format; editing software is not included
Summary: The Canon HV20 is the company's second HDV model, following on the heels of the HV10. Note: the HR10, the company's first AVCHD camcorder using mini DVDs, will be introduced...
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85/100 |
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Title: HV20 Mini DV HD DVD Camcorder
Pros: Many features, including accessory shoe, Very good battery life
Cons: Some tiny controls, A bit bulky and heavy
Verdict: Since the HDV format demands less computing power than the AVCHD format does, I would steer clear of AVCHD models unless I had an extremely powerful PC. And the HV20 one of the better HDV models on the market, at a pretty good price to boot
Summary: This high-definition camcorder is a bit heavy and bulky, but it's a good performer with lots of features.
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85/100 |
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Title: CanonHV20
Pros: Captures in 24P. Stunning image quality. Good manual controls
Cons: Feels cheap. Ugly design
Summary: Canon's second HD camcorder sticks with the old-school DV tape but brings film-like 24P movie shooting to the masses
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Pros: Good lens; Strong audio; Easy to handle; Impressive performance
Cons: Bulky; No lens rings
Verdict: If you're looking for great value high definition without sacrificing functionality, the HV20 is a great place to start. Its comprehensive connectivity coupled with fantastic user-friendliness and superb playback quality make it the leader in its class
Summary: A lot has been packed into the HV20, but it's far from bulky
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 HD camcorder
Verdict: Since the HDV format demands less computing power than the AVCHD format does, we would steer clear of AVCHD models unless we had an extremely powerful PC. And the Canon HV20 is one of the better HDV models on the market, at a pretty good price to boot.
Summary: Compared to Panasonic's sleek HDC-SD1, the Canon HV20 HD camcorder looks a bit ungainly, mostly because it has a large MiniDV tape mechanism grafted onto one side.
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Title: Canon HV20 camcorder
Pros: Video quality, options, 10x optical zoom
Cons: Size, limited cables in the box
Verdict: When it comes to video performance the Canon HV20 is very impressive. As we start to live in a HD world this is on the very cutting edge.
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20 camcorder
Pros: Video quality, options, 10x optical zoom
Cons: Size, limited cables in the box
Verdict: When it comes to video performance the Canon HV20 is very impressive. As we start to live in a HD world this is on the very cutting edge
Summary: - With the world going high-definition, is only fair to expect any footage you shoot should be too.
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80/100 |
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Title: Review : Canon HV-20 HDV Camcorder
Verdict: At the moment, prices are all over the place. I paid £699 at Equipment Express but was quoted £999 at Jessops. Potential buyers should also be prepared to budget for a mini SD card, leads for HDMI and computer IEEE 1394 connections and, if required, a set
Summary: Canon's new HDV camcorder. Presented with all the "hype" of a film star. Is it an "Oscar" or a "Razzer"?
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Title: Canon HV20 Mini DV/HDV Camcorder
Pros: The Canon HV20 high-definition camcorder has excellent video quality, nice features, HDMI output, and an accessory shoe.
Cons: Can't change white balance while shooting; night mode doesn't help poor low-light performance.
Verdict: Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
Summary: When Canon first showed us the HV10, we were surprised that the company chose a vertical form for its first compact HD camcorder. In our review, we found that the vertical design brought with it some irksome ergonomic issues. Canon's follow-up, the HV20,
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77/100 |
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Title: SimplyDV Review: Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder
Verdict: Let's cut straight to the chase. This is a very, very good camcorder! There's nothing at all missing from the feature list and the comprehensive connectivity really is something to write home about. Not only is its HDV/DV recording capability a boon, but
Summary: It records and plays back HDV and DV video. It has loads of inputs and outputs and accomodates a mini-SD card too. In fact, is this just about the most perfect consumer HDV camcorder out there?
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Title: Canon HV20 HD Camcorder Does 1080p with 24p Cinema Mode
Verdict: You don't have to rely on those big budget Hollywood studios to get your 1080p fix, because you can make high-resolution videos of your own with the all-new Canon HV20 HD camcorder. Equipped with a genuine Canon CMOS image sensor, this camcorder will do t
Summary: You don't have to rely on those big budget Hollywood studios to get your 1080p fix, because you can make high-resolution videos of your own with the all-new Canon HV20 HD camcorder...
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Title: SimplyDV Review: Canon HV20 HDV / DV Camcorder
Pros: Great body styling & handling, lovely pictures and sounds, multiple inputs and outputs and more features than you can throw a stick at
Verdict: Fantastic piece of kit that newbies and upgraders will both like - the ability to shoot and share both HDV and DV in such great quality coupled with excellent value for money makes this a winner.
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon HV20
Verdict: This high-definition camcorder is a bit heavy and bulky, but it's a good performer with lots of features.
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