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models compared on this page: Canon HF20 and Canon HV40

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Canon HF20Canon HV40
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Name HF20HV40
European name ?Legria HF20Legria HV40
US name ?VIXIA HF20VIXIA HV40
lowest US price 699 $585 $
On the market since April 2009 April 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Canon
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium SDHC card
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?32 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Canon
Optical Zoom ?15 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?39,5 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2990000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Cinch
Headphones ?also AV-output
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 340 g535 g
Weight (with battery) 400 g 
Battery type Canon BP-809
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 62 mm82 mm
Width 70 mm88 mm
Depth 124 mm138 mm
Relative Size ?59
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
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
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
MiniSD
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?2304 x 1296 - Max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		367 
Pros + Many manual controls
 
Cons - fiddly operation
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
 
Conclusion Compared with the older models of the same series the smaller sensor, the picture problems and the exaggerated sharpness offer no real advancementsAdd to that the bad low-light sensitivity with some bright pixel noise, the missing histogram and zebra-displays and the manual focus problems.On the positive side: the low price and the fact that the pictures in the automatic mode (assumed there is enough light) are sharp and generally good. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF20Canon HV40
slashCAM Review
HF20 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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