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Model
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| Canon HG20 |
| Picture ? | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
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| Name | HG20 |
| European name ? | HG20 |
| US name ? | VIXIA HG20 |
| lowest US price | |
| On the market since | September 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 60 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3,2 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
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| Histogram ? | Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
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| HD-SDI ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 465 g |
| Weight (with battery) | |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L13
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| Battery capacity | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 80 mm |
| Width | 77 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 8 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | 25 P-Mode |
Product Shots
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| View 2 | |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | |
| chrominance resolution | |
| lens distortion | |
| test small ISO image | |
| noise / internal microphone | |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? | |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good |
| Resolution ? | Good |
| 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
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 342 |
| Pros | + sharpness and colors practically at the upper limit of AVCHD
+ Many manual controls
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| Cons | - No zebra function
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
- manual focus control badly implemented
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| Conclusion | Like its predecessors this cam satisfies with its very good image sharpness and the good manual controlsThe small wide-angle and missing zebra-function must be critizised.In comparison some competitors have notably better displays (Sony SR11/12) and more external manual controls (Sony SR11/12, CX11, Panasonic HS100, SD100). |
More information
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