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models compared on this page: Canon HF S20 and Canon HG10

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Canon HF S20Canon HG10
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Name HF S20HG10
European name ?Legria HF S20HG10
US name ?VIXIA HF S20VIXIA HG10
lowest US price 848 $920 $
On the market since April 2010 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?Yes
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
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 ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 470 g505 g
Weight (with battery) 520 g 
Battery type Canon BP-807
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 75 mm81 mm
Width 74 mm75 mm
Depth 140 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?77
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 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
No
Focus switcher ?Yes
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		1No
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon 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 ?Screen
No
Still

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
MiniSD
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
Specials 2 SDHC slots25 P-Mode
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348 
Pros + Many manual controls
 
Cons - small wide angle
 
Conclusion The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF S20Canon HG10
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