Well howdy
HV20, we've been expecting you. Not too much of a surprise to find Canon's high-def iVIS HV20 camcorder loosed after the
inadvertent appearance on Circuit City's web site the other day. Instead of an upright form factor like Canon's
HV10, they've gone long-and-lean this time which should help bring a bit more stability to your videos. As we hoped, low light shooting has indeed
been improved from a 5 to 3 lux sensitivity at 1/30 second shutter speed or from 0.3 to 0.2 lux at 1/2 second shutter speed. Everything else is just like we heard on this HDV 1080i MiniDV recorder: 2.96 megapixel CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, miniSD slot and new HDMI out, accessory shoe, and jacks for your headphones and mic. The HV20 is expected to hit Japan sometime in March, priced at about ¥140,000 ($1,154) to go head-to-head with Sony's
HDR-HC7. No guarantees mind you, but we expect this to come west before summer.
Update: As Zandr notes in the comments, the HV20 hits US stores in April for $1099.
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posted Jan 31st 2007 7:47AM
I prefer canon hv20 over SD card camcorders like the sanyo vpc-HD1000.
mini d.v. tape is best for editing compressed video is not good for editing.
it take to long to render and the quality drop frames when d.v.d is made.
H.D d.v.d or blue ray disk.
Nice improvements Canon! Better form factor (IMO) mic and headphone inputs better low light sensitivity and 24p cinema mode. I really like the specs on this camera.
I still prefer HDV over AVCHD and other proprietary codecs(JVC Everio). Can't wait to see what discounts this camera offers by years end or early next year. It'd be a great gift to myself.
"No guarantees mind you, but we expect this to come west before summer."
The Canon press release http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20070131_hv20.html says "In stores in April" and "$1099"
And I'll be buying one on day one. The HD Everio looks promising, but I know and trust Canon, having spent lots of time driving GL-1s.
I will take the Sony Hi-Def Cam with the Hard Drive.
look the HV20 in action on this videoblog http://extremehd.net