Testseek.com have collected 45 expert reviews of the Canon Vixia / Legria HV20 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon Vixia / Legria HV20.
January 2008
(84%)
45 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
76 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
84010045
The editors liked
Great Image Quality
24P Mode
Good value
Good image
Excellent autofocus
Light
Good image stabilizer
Price.
Amazing image. Works with external mics. Smallish form-factor. Footage works with all video editors. Great value for price.
Buttahsmooth video
Crisp and vivid in bright light.
The Canon HV20 high-definition camcorder has excellent video quality
Nice features
HDMI output
And an accessory shoe.
Much improved ergonomics
Gorgeous 1080i video
OIS
2.7-inch widescreen LCD
HDMI out
The editors didn't like
Cheap construction
Handling
Almost too small and light
And missing many "professional" controls. Low light is not its strong suit.
Tape will soon be obsolete.
Cheapfeeling plastic
Stuck with miniDV tapes.
Cant change white balance while shooting
Night mode doesnt help poor low-light performance.
Menu system could be more intuitive
Uses bulky tapes
No editing software
Abstract: Canon grabs the crown for the most fully featured HDV camcorder for under a grand. 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 cons...
Abstract: Compared to Panasonic’s sleek HDC-SD1, the Canon HV20 looks a bit ungainly with its large MiniDV tape mechanism grafted onto one side. The HV20 records 1920-x-1080-pixel interlaced (1080i) HDV video (or standard DV) footage to MiniDV tapes. It offer...
Abstract: Canons HV20 is the first consumer HD camcorder to provide a progressive scan option. This means it captures complete frames, just like a traditional film camera, rather than interlacing, which splits frames into a series of fields, each consisting ...
Good lens, Strong audio, Easy to handle, Impressive performance
Bulky, No lens rings
Ease of use: 4/5. Lovely ergonomic design with well-placed buttons and superb manual control. Fixed viewfinder a bit of a pain though.Features: 4/5. Lots of great features and excellent connectivity. Full inputs and outputs plus 25P a definite advantag...
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...
Abstract: Sales of high-definition camcorders are increasing rapidly and provide the clearest evidence yet that older, established formats such as MiniDV are approaching obsolescence. Its no surprise when you consider HD-ready TV sets are sweeping aside their a...
