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models compared on this page: Canon HF20 (Legria HF20/ VIXIA HF20) and Canon HG10 (VIXIA HG10)
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
Picture
?
Manufacturer
Canon
Canon
Name
HF20
HG10
European name
?
Legria HF20
HG10
US name
?
VIXIA HF20
VIXIA HG10
lowest US price
699
$
920
$
On the market since
April 2009
October 2007
Manufacturers URL
link to Canon
link to Canon
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
slashCAM rating
?
Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
Video formats
?
AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU
?
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US
?
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate
?
24 Mbit/s
15 Mbit/s
Compression format
?
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory
?
32 GB
40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer
?
Canon
Canon
Optical Zoom
?
15 x
10 x
Wide Angle 16:9
?
39,5 mm
43,6 mm
Filter diameter
?
37 mm
43 mm
Image Stabilization
?
optical
optical
ND Filter
?
No
No
Exchangable optics
?
No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors
?
1
1
Size of image sensor
?
1/4 inch
1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9
?
2990000 Pixel
2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type
?
CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance
?
auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
Focus
?
auto
manual
auto
Minimum shutter time
?
2.000
2.000
Maximum shutter time
?
1/6
1/2
Apperture control
?
auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording
?
No
Yes
Expanded Focus
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Yes
Yes
Peaking
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No
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra
?
no
Off
Histogram
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No
No
adjustable sharpness
?
Yes
Yes
Adjustable color
?
Yes
Yes
Cinegamma
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Yes
Yes
Black Strech
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No
No
Knee
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No
No
Colorbars
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No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition
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No
No
Custom Presets
?
Yes
No
Set Time Code
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No
No
Configuration
Connections
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
FBAS
?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC
?
synonymous: S-Video
No
No
YUV
?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI
?
Out mini
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire)
?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
-
USB
?
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input
?
Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones
?
also AV-output
Mini-jack
Lanc
?
No
No
Time-code interface
?
No
No
Genlock
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No
No
Accessory shoe
?
Advanced Mini
No
HD-SDI
?
No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)
340 g
505 g
Weight (with battery)
400 g
Battery type
Canon BP-809
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity
890 mAh
Charger
?
internal
internal
Remote control
Yes
Yes
Size
Height
62 mm
81 mm
Width
70 mm
75 mm
Depth
124 mm
129 mm
Relative Size
?
5
7
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 Inch
2,7 Inch
Display format
?
16:9
16:9
Display pixels
?
211000 Pixel
211000 Pixel
Touch Screen
?
No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom
?
Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus
?
Menu
Joystick
Manual Aperture
?
Menu
No
Focus switcher
?
No
No
ND Filter
?
No
No
Exp Lock
?
No
No
Gain
?
No
No
White balance
?
No
No
Push AF
?
No
No
Audio Levels
?
No
No
Custom Keys
?
synonymous: User buttons
No
No
Audio
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
Audio Formats
?
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone
?
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control
?
auto
manual
auto
Audio levels
?
Viewfinder
Screen
No
Still
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
Recording Medium
?
SDHC card
MiniSD
Medium included
?
No
No
Effective pixels
?
2760000 Pixel
Resolutions
?
2304 x 1296 - Max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard
?
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash
?
Yes
Yes
Misc.
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
Specials
25 P-Mode
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Canon HG10
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Canon HF20
Canon HG10
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test small ISO image
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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.
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