What do you think of Canon HV20 ?

[mzkhadir]

What do you think of Canon HV20 ?

 

[corkyg]

Looks like it gets positive marks as a HD Camcorder.

HV20

If I were in the market for a mid-range camcorder, it would definitely be a candidate.

 

[gsellis]

It is a good to great camera. The video is slightly better than the Sony's in its range. It does not have audio line-in like the Sony HC7. It should not be used for extreme point of view footage (helmet cam - Sony's HC5 may be the best solution with its EIS - the HV10/20 OIS creates really bad video in high vibration environments).

At $750 from B&H, it is hard to beat. Note that most CMOS video cameras are not spectacular in low light. If you shoot a lot of dark locations, consider a hotshoe video light.

Fun note, there are indie filmers using the HV20 with a mini-35 (attachment to allow real lens to be used) as a production camera. It kicks butt and does 24p (but Canon did screw up the pull-down, so you need another tool to get the 24p signal into most editors.)