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Canon Vixia HG20
$950.00
Released October, 2008
The Pros:Has a microphone input. 60GB of internal storage (up to 22 hours of video). Records video in full 1080p high definition.
The Cons:Does not have a viewfinder. Noisy zoom motor. Construction quality isn't the best - plastic and hollow feeling.
The Canon Vixia HG20 is the lower-end model of the company's Vixia Series HD camcorders. It features a 60GB hard drive (which can hold up to twenty-two hours of HD video), 12x optical zoom along with a 3.3-megapixel full HD CMOS sensor (1920x1080) and a DIGIC DVII image processor.
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The Vixia HG20 records at 24Mbps (which is the highest AVCHD bit rate currently available) and is equipped with Canon's SuperRange Image Stabilizer and Instant AutoFocus for reducing blur.
Features
- 60 GB HDD
- 22 hours of HD video
- 12x optical zoom
- 3.3-megapixel full HD CMOS sensor (1920x1080)
- DIGIC DVII image processor
- 24Mbps recording
- SuperRange Image Stabilizer
- Instant AutoFocus
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60GB of internal storage (up to 22 hours of video)
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records video in full 1080p high definition
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unparalleled video performance
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can record video to external SD/SDHC media (cheap, capacious and easy to find)
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good amount of manual control
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does not have a viewfinder
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construction quality isn't the best - plastic and hollow feeling
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uses a mechanical hard disk - heavier, uses more power and is more prone to physical damage than flash based storage
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