Canon HV20 High Definition (1080i) Camcorder

Canon HV20 High Definition (1080i) Camcorder
HV20 BODY DIG CAMCORDER CINEMA PROMO UK

Customer Review: Good picture, but ergonomics not so hot
I bought this after reading the warm reviews and seeing a friend’s footage. And no complaints there — in the right conditions results are superb.

However, the HV20 has controls all over, making adjustments in the field hit-and-miss to say the least, and the image stabiliser doesn’t seem to do much!

General advice (as for all HDV) is use a solid tripod or monopod where possible, and use higher shutter speeds for pans.

Customer Review: top camcorder
I have only had the camera for 24hrs but is enough time to know that its something special. i did my homework before buying and saw some of the fantastic clips on the web filmed with this camera. I know a lot of the new camcorders record on memory card etc but HDV still gives the best quality. The canon records a fantastic pictures and colurs are vivid and bright. It is easy to use both for recording and playback on your HD set. the only downside is that there is no HDMI cable included. thoroughly recommended

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Zennox Jupiter Digital Video Camera 2.0″” TFT Display. Features Digital Video Camera - Video Recording with Sound MPEG4 Video Format 10 Mega Pixel Output Digital Still Camera with 3.1 Mega Pixel CMOS Sensor 16MB Internal Memory MP3 Recorder / Player Web Camera Macro Mode 8x Digital Zoom SD/ MMC Card Compatible TV/ VCR Output with Sound Flash with Red Eye Reduction Inbuilt Microphone and Speaker Self Timer - 10 Sec Delay Colour TFT 2.0″ TFT Screen USB 1.1Plug-in-Play Performance Calendar Power - Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Contents in Box Jupiter Digital Camera CD-ROM USB / TV-OUT Cable Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Wrist Strap User’s Manual Earphone AC Adaptor Also Includes: Zennox Digital Imaging Disc. PC-CDROM. Technical Details photo studio, photo printer, panarama maker collage creator, greeting card creator photo montage, make presentations, make cds & dvds Edit videos
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60GB Hard Disc Drive. 1.7 megapixel CCD. Carl Zeiss? Vario Tessar lens.
Amazon Price: ?354.20
Used Price: ?289.99
Customer Review: DCR-SR72
Ordered the camera on Sunday arrived at my home on Tuesday. Easy to order and good service from Amazon. Have taken some videos and photos and plyed them back on TV. They are good quality and setup is very easy. I’m having difficulties with viewing the videos on the computer, the photos are visible but the video clips dont seem to be playing on Microsoft media player. It probably something I’m doing wrong but if anyone can help, id appreciatr it.
Customer Review: Seems a decent camcorder
Easy to use, compact, excellent image quality. My only problem is that i can’t figure out how to get it to work on windows movie maker. I would recommend and amazon was cheapest when i bought it a few weeks ago.
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Widescreen Megapixel camcorder with powerful optical zoom and DV-in for editing. 35x optical zoom camcorder ready for true widescreen video. While DV input is provided for video editing, user friendly controls include Canon’s Quick start and a joystick interface.
Amazon Price: ?198.80
Customer Review: cannot download video without a firewire connection
Is it just me then that didn’t realise this!? I’ve had a sony dv camcorder for a number of years but when it went wrong, I decided to change to this highly recommended camcorder.I read all the reviews and it sounded great BUT when I tried to download my first tape using the included usb cable-nothing. Tried my sony firewire cable connected my sony laptop-bingo. But my laptop has too small a screen to edit movies. Got in touch with Canon support to be told the usb cable is for downloading stills and movies from the memory card only. I have no firewire connection on my pc, so I will now have to go and buy a pci card. I know that the firewire will give me faster transfer speeds but I just think more emphasis should be given to the fact that this is a camcorder that will not work out of the box for downloading a movie without-1.buying a firewire and 2.-making sure your pc has a firewire connection. Anyway, still rated it 4* because what I have seen so far, the results are very good. Oh and sorry Amazon-that camcorder I sent you back the other day-I don’t think it has a problem!! But very good customer support in getting me another one delivered so quickly.
Customer Review: KNOCKS THE HELL OUT OF A SONY I HAD
Frikkin A is all i can say ,just superb in every way. Initially bought a Sony like because of the name i guess and a previous fantastic camcorder they made but wait, the latest ones are useless compared to this machine very very recommended don`t get the Sony DCR-HC45 ?200 camcorder what ever you do, it sucks and had to send it back well not up to the job or just plain faulty i don`t know . By the way can`t beat Amazon for Customer Services very professional THANKS!
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30GB Hard Disc Drive. 1.7 megapixel CCD. Carl Zeiss? Vario Tessar lens.
Amazon Price: ?302.20
Used Price: ?260.99
Customer Review: Terrible software and user docs
Camcorder looks Ok and it’s easy enough to record footage to the camcorders HDD. The problems start when you want to transfer the files to computer. As seems to be the norm these days: The software is poor, the user documentation even poorer. It doesn’t work straight out of the box and so you are left hunting through numerous web sites and forums looking for support. I run Windows Vista and still haven’t got the Camcorder working. It will be going back if I have to waste much more time on it.
Customer Review: poor tech support
The camera itself is superb and i cannot fault it…however the software is a different matter. As soon as i loaded it onto my desktop it wouldnt work, so i loaded it onto my laptop.(both running windows xp home edition(genuine))..on my laptop it worked perfect so i knew it was a set-up problem.When iu eventually got through to sony technical support i explained everything to them and was told that the problem was “your desktop computer isnt a manufadtured model, the problem is because it is a custom build”…..What a load of rubbish, but they would not change their opinion and offered no more assistance. i eventually had to take my computer to local pc shop where it was established that the sony software will not work if you have samsung mobile phone software installed as well…simple as that.. I have also now notices aproblem with my nero software since installing the sony software..
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