Camcorder HDR

Canon's new VIXIA HF20 Dual Flash Memory camcorder packs so much excitement and high-quality imaging power into its small, lightweight body, you'll be inspired to keep it close. Capture vividly colored, realistically detailed, high definition video and photos with a Genuine Canon 15x HD Video Lens with SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer, 3.89-megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor, and Canon's latest DIGIC DV III Image Processor. The VIXIA HF20 lets you record up to 12 hours of HD video to a 32GB internal Flash drive, and also lets you enjoy the option of recording directly to removable SDHC memory cards.You'll love shooting with the user-friendly layout and switching seamlessly between shooting video and photos. The Canon VIXIA HF20 is packed with innovative new features like Pre-Record that captures the action 3 seconds before you press the record button, so you never miss a memorable moment, Video Snapshot Mode that lets you set 4-second video vignettes to music, and Genuine Canon Face Detection that perfectly focuses and exposes selected faces--anywhere in the frame and even in profile. All this in one compact camcorder! Canon USA 1-year limited warranty included.

Technical Details

-Capture up to 12 hours of HD video to a 32GB internal Flash drive as well as directly to removable SDHC memory cards
-Genuine Canon 15x HD video lens; DIGIC DV III image processor
-3.89 MP Full HD CMOS image sensor; 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording
-SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer; Genuine Canon Face Detection
-HDMI terminal for easy, one-cable connectivity to your HDTV
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 "Sweet dael" 2010-07-11
By Angela M. Parziale (Naples, Florida)
This HDv is better quality than any DV camera out there. dont be fooled by the size of this badboy it packs a punch. a 150 watt Light and a directional mic and clip-on microphones and a bigger battery are a NEED when u buy this!! if you got the money buy the 150GB version of this exact camera if your planning on doing movies or anything sersious.


 "An Video Camera Big on Features but Tiny in Size" 2010-07-02
By Stephen Kovac Jr. (San Diego, CA, USA)
I purchase this camcorder from Amazon.com last year. It has a lot more features that I will every use in my life time. The video from this video camera is nothing but outstanding. The colors are just out of this world. The camcorder is so tiny that it fits just right in the palm of my hand. I am using a 16G SDHC Class 6 memory card with this camera. Also using Sothink Movie DVD Maker Pro (29.95 USD) to create great looking video that I play in my Blu-ray player and it also can be play in my SD video player. The video looks outstanding on a Samsung 55" LCD HDTV television. I needed to turn the Canon HF 20 camera's volume down a little because it would pickup some wind noise. I do not miss a viewfinder on a camcorder. I use the LCD on the camcorder to view what I am recording and for me it works just fine. This camcorder is going to last me a very long time, it has features that would last a life time. I like the idea of using SDHC memory cards, very nice. I purchase a BP-809 battery from a third party for very little cost. It is the size of the Canon BP-809 battery but when using the third party battery, the camcorder does not show the remaining time on the LCD display. And the third party battery has to be recharge using the Canon's AC power adapter. The third party battery seems to last as long as the Canon's BP-809 battery. There are a lot of Video Converter software that can convert AVCHD (mts, m2ts) format to any other video format that can be play on almost any type of video player. I burn my videos onto a DVD to be play on my Samsung 55" LCD HDTV. No problems. I would recommend the Canon's HF 20 camcorder to my friends.


 "Works great" 2010-04-24
By S. Mina
Love the camera, takes a great video. Its very easy to operate and transfer files to your computer.


 "Canon camcorder" 2010-04-03
By W. Nunn
Great product sent from the seller. No problems and arrived in mint condition. Takes flawless video. Haven't tried the pictures yet, but I have not complaints.


 "Probably the best HD video camera in it's price-point, great video... but..." 2010-03-23
By S. Swanson (Chicagoland)
First, I'm not a camera techie person. I don't understand what half of the stuff is that this camera will do, but I'm expecting a new baby and some friends and I do some amateur acting/video producing and we needed another camera. I read the reviews and this seemed to be the best deal in the price-range I was willing and able to spend. All in all, I'm extremely happy with how the camera works. The video is phenomenal. Yes, in low-light it's a bit grainy even in the low light setting, but otherwise it's really fantastic video quality and blows away my friend's Sony Handicam by leaps and bounds. It comes with the wireless remote, which needs some accurate aim for whatever reason, but it's extremely handy for the kinds of videos we shoot. The size is great, very compact but still comfortable (and I have pretty big paws). The camera is relatively easy to use once you familiarize yourself with the menu and various settings. I would suggest not using the "cinema" mode as it seems to amplify the low-light graininess factor, unless you're in sunlight.

What I dislike about this camera is (other reviews address this and so maybe it's just my lack of technical knowledge) that I can't actually USE the AVCHD format that the videos are recorded in. I download them to the computer for editing/burning to a disk, and they don't work!! The video is extremely choppy on my computer (which is brand new, latest and greatest Dell Studio running windows Vista ((ugh, Vista!!)) and AMD Turon X2 with 4gb Ram, ...made for video?!) and they're not compatible with Windows MovieMaker. From what I understand, this choppiness is very common with AVCHD video and it needs to be converted in order to be useful. So, I paid $40 for converting software and after much aggravation figured out how to make it work. So now my HD video's are being converted to windows media format (non-HD) in order to be useful... so I'm questioning why I bothered to get an HD camera when I can't actually USE the HD videos and I have to convert them to non-HD? Again, this could just be me not really knowing what the heck I'm doing, but it's a hassle none the less. However, I still say that my converted videos look fantastic and I'm still very happy with the camera. Maybe someday I'll figure out how to use my HD videos and maintain the HD format.

Oh, and battery life is awful. I got an extended life battery (the cheap Chinese knock-off, not the more expensive Canon battery) and I'm extremely glad I did!


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