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Canon HV20
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HV20
European name ?HV20
US name ?HV20
lowest US price 460 $
On the market since April 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canon
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x480/24p
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  
Weight (with battery) 535 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity  
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 80 mm
Width 88 mm
Depth 138 mm
Relative Size ?9
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?210000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?No
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials  
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory
Resolution ? Excellent
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Poor
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Sufficient
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348
Pros + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Compact
+ Very good price / performance ratio
Cons - small wide angle
- slight problems with reds
- over-simplified operation
Conclusion Thanks to the excellent resolution of its CMOS the Canon HV20 makes almost full use of the HDV-system in brightness as well as color.Noticeable is the high resolution in diagonals.With enough light the HV20 makes a very clean picture, only in low light there is visible image noise.The optics has very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review HV20 Review
external reviews/tests www.videomaker.com
www.camcorderinfo.com
Comparison Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Canon HF200
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-TM60
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit JVC GZ-HD30
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Canon HV30
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sony HDR-XR155
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sony HDR-CX155
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sony HDR-CX116
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sony HDR-CX115
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-SD10
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-TM20
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-SD20
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sanyo Xacti HD2000
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit JVC GZ-HD320
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-HS9
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Samsung SC-HMX-20
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-TM30
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Panasonic HDC-TM10
Canon HV20 im Vergleich mit Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
Forum posts Firewire under Windows7 and HV20 shows artifacts
A question of storage media - used or new HF10 Canon HV20
In Memoriam Canon HV20 - HDV long-lived
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Canon HV20 and Final Cut Pro Log and Capture problem
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Test - Sin City Effect with a Canon HV20
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