HD Shots, Canon Vixia HG20

[angryyoungman121]

Was this 60i or progressive?

[mempey]

60i

[JuliusHuizing]

great video!

What shutterspeed did you use in the last shot on the highway...? thnx

[Beolex]

That Pink Floyd is awesome :D

[RailroadExpeditions]

Well I love this camcorder, but I can't find out where to buy this. I went to Canon and it was sold out or didn't show it. Where did you get it?

[mempey]

I got it from B and H Photo Video, I don't think it is available anymore.

[veraso1]

@RailroadExpeditions Hey I'm selling mine. I post on craiglist for local.

If still need it send me a message to post on ebay for you.

[RailroadExpeditions]

@veraso1 Oh no I got one.Thanks though!

[adamrtownsend]

does this camera have a good Manuel focus?

[mempey]

Yeah, its on the lcd screen.

[michaelc2204]

Mempey-Great video! You say NOT to buy this model due to the AVCHD. What would you buy?

[johnsomnia]

@michaelc2204 I wouldn't eschew this camera based on the "no AVCHD" rule alone. Software is getting better and better at supporting it. Adobe Premiere has supported it natively since CS4. So really, you'd just drag the files over and start editing.

[fixierider97]

I'm almost sold just because of this video

[mempey]

I'm glad you liked it, but I would get a different model. Something not AVCHD. It is a pain for me.

[ipathbryansk8]

@mempey why os it a pain

[daledheyalef]

@mempey

why is it a pain?

[mempey]

I have to transfer the footage into Final Cut Express and then import it into Premiere Pro. Just takes a little longer.

[increator1]

amazing quality!

I think I'm gonna buy this camera as soon as possible.

[TheKaylem]

I took hg20 on a cross country rally to test fast movement. I taped it to my helmet but the stability is rubbish. i got rid and bought action cam from maplins problem solved.

[esponert105]

is it safe to keep canon hg20 recording nonstop? i want to make a time lapse

[mempey]

It will be fine, it will be a huge file though, but thats part of it.

[egrewing74]

@mempey Does it do time lapse? I have this camera and am unaware of this feature. Did you record real time and then speed it up?

[Jabbajawz4life]

@esponert105 Also as long as your computer can handle how big the file is I say go for it.

[ALLINKNOTS]

Very nice, I'm planning on getting this camera soon.

[jschwind435]

I'd like to find a good way to mount the camera to the vehicle to get some cool car shots.

[mempey]

I tried that with the HG20, thing is, it doesn't like vibrations at all. So I got a GoPro HD Hero. Problem solved.

[evertlund]

Oh god, you are really that stupid ?

[mempey]

wtf is that supposed to mean. It isn't like I was doing 60 down the street.

[evertlund]

These two cameras are absolutely two different things. You can't compare them. It's like comparing a cat with a fucking dog.

[mempey]

Don't be an ass.

[evertlund]

Apparently you are ugly and also dumb, and that's quite sad actually...

[enizagam12]

@mempey

Or A Horse

LOL

[JDSpiderman3]

@evertlundcrap dude what's your problem? This video is awesome btw!

[spojrzenie]

I very like 1:35 (-:

[mempey]

Did you see the reflection of the hawk flying above?

[angryyoungman121]

do you use final cut express? if so what settings do you use to get these results? I have just got FCE and finding it difficult to use, especially music tracks which just end up as a series of beeps????!?!? any advice you have would be appreciated. thanks

[mempey]

I used to use FCE. Watch my tutorials on it. I posted 2 of them, hopefully it will help. Also watch other youtube tutorials on FCE, it helped me a lot. i have never really done much with music tracks, just putting a song in the timeline.

[lowtone10]

0:50 is really nice

[mempey]

Thanks!

[lowtone10]

shame youtube didnt support 1080 when you uploaded

[mempey]

No kidding. I wish I still had the file, i would upload it again in 1080p.

[IDISLIKEYOU6]

how do put all the clips u toke together in one video? does the cam come with some edit software?

[mempey]

I use Final Cut Express and Adobe Premiere Pro for editing. The software that came with the camera isn't worth loading up.

[lowtone10]

@IDISLIKEYOU6 i saw on argos it came with software, but i thought "it wil be crap and unnecesary), also, i use linux (if you dont know what that is, in short, it probably wont work)

[turbofx10]

wow just amazin i think about getting one of these and some nice music in the video too hehe

[mempey]

Thanks!

[CaperHarnessRaces]

I have the same camera...but I'm not getting the same quality...what were your settings in the camcorder for this video ? Your reply will be greatly appreciated.

[mempey]

I have it set on MXP, and I have the shutter priority as high as lighting allows.

[cowmoomoo99]

great job....... really

[mempey]

Thanks you, I need to do another one, but the weather is nasty here. Maybe in the spring.

[VanGThieu]

@mempey Nasty as in snow? If that's the case then you do snow? I want to see the white balance between dark, grey and light shades. I want to know if it can pick up shades of the snow rather than over contrast and goes bright white. By the way, I think youtube degrades the quality quite a bit. I'm sure the original file would be much better.

[mempey]

No just cold and rainy :( Yes YouTube degrades the quality a little, but you can upload in 1080p now so that helps a lot.

[imjustthesexmacine]

hv20 or hg20? what's the better?

[mempey]

I don't know what the difference is.

[Erixonmen]

I wont this camera to christmas.. it cost 15000 kc - 600 euro..

[Sache0190]

wow, that looks better than reality! ;D

[mempey]

Wow, thanks!

[Sache0190]

what software would you recommend for editing?? I'm not sure atm which one to get...:S

[mempey]

Well I edit on a Mac so i have been using Final Cut Express. It is a little limited but a good program. You can do a lot with it but I wanted more. I have lately been using Adobe Premier Pro. I love it! It is quite a bit more expensive but well worth it. It is overwhelming at first but i ave learned a lot from tutorials on YouTube. You can always download the 30 day trial from Adobe. Try it an see how you like it. I just think you can do a lot more with it.

[Sache0190]

Yeah I guess the macs are best for video editing & stuff... so, I have to get a mac first! I was thinking of getting a mac mini together with the final cut express to start with! I'm a beginner so it should just fit my needs ;)

Thx alot man! :)

[mempey]

I just use the built in mic. i might get an external mic at some point though.

[elkenwelt]

which settings did you use shooting this? Awesome vid by the way

[mempey]

Thanks! I always shoot in MXP mode, with a shutter priority as high as possible. On a sunny day I keep it at 2000.

[xtazysv]

I have a HG20 also. Doing that is NOT a good ideea (CMOS rolling shutter).

[mempey]

Why is it not a good idea?

[xtazysv]

The CMOS rolling shutter.. if you don't know what that is try this: put it in 1/2000 and move it left and right real fast. You will see that the image will be like a jelly following the motion. That's how CMOS sensors on these small cams work, and when you pan real fast the image gets distorted. When on 1/50 or 1/120 for example.. the effect is very well diminished. Test it, I'm not talking randomly :P

[mempey]

Calm down, I didn't think you were talking randomly. I just didn't know what you were talking about, I havent noticed that issue.

[xtazysv]

I am calm, I have better things to do rather than trolling on YouTube :-).

[InTheNewzENT]

Please anybody im desperate for help on import and export setting into final cut pro and the right setting to put the video on youtube in hd message me or video thanks in advance

[mempey]

Watch both of my tutorials and you will be set.

[kink247]

Where did you buy this camera?

[JackTraven2525]

Great looking footage here. I hope to get this camera this week. Can I ask what the music is? It sounded nice.

[mempey]

Thanks! It's "Cluster One" by Pink Floyd.

[GetOutSideMoreOften]

do you think i should buy the Canon Vixia HG20? cause right now i have one camera that doesn't have a charger and one charger that doesn't have a camera. oh yeah and a cell phone. So i really need a new camera but I'm a kid so this would take a lot of saving...

[mempey]

I love my HG20, you will need something to edit with, so you need a computer and software that will handle AVCHD format. You might want to look into a Canon that records to a mini dv tape.

[angryyoungman121]

nice vid, what editing software you use? going to get a hg20 but i've read that you can't use a mac to edit with Imovie etc.

[mempey]

I use Final Cut Express. I am pretty sure iMovie 08 will handle AVCHD. I have not really tried iMovie with my footage from my HG20.

[firion03]

i use if anyone cares adobe after effects and adobe premiere pro

i love them both i would shot of them if you can

[mempey]

I am currently trying both of those. It is a pretty big learning curve from Final Cut Express. The output quality of Adobe is way better.

[GetOutSideMoreOften]

is final cut express free or do you have to pay for it by the way nice video

[mempey]

No, it's around 140 to 160 bucks, and it only runs on a Mac, fyi

[Kevohgotskills]

What is basically the main difference between the HG10 and the HG20? Anyone care to inform? Looking to get one of the two.

[mempey]

I'm not sure.

[CheapHomeFilms]

The HG10 has a smaller HDD (40GB as opposed to the HG20's 60GB). It also has a slightly less powerful image sensor (2.96 Megapixels as opposed to 3.33) , and... it's maximum bitrate is 15Mbps, as opposed to 24Mbps.

The HG10 is silver; the HG20 is black.

Also, the HG10 has a viewfinder, while the HG20 does not (however, the HG21 does have one).

I'm sure there are more, minor differences, but those are the main ones.

[NYCBiGDEAZ718]

do u think i can record like music videos with the camera and look good?

[mempey]

I would think so.

[schmitzNET]

Hey,

what is the output format? I have the hg20 too and the rendered video haven't so much colors. Nice vid, nice colors, nice sound, nice macbook. I'm a PC :(

Greetings,

schmitzNET

[mempey]

Thanks a lot! I use a Quicktime format it's .mov I have no idea what it is on a PC.

[schmitzNET]

Thanks, yeah, i know .mov in sony vegas. Now I use mpg2, nice colors and a lot of brightness.

[yodathedeathshadow]

I have a camera magazine and it only says Canon HG 20 and not Vixia, is it still the same ?

[mempey]

It should be, don't see why not.

[TastyToxic]

Wha specs does your computer have I'm editing mine in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and it's just being really slow and jumping if im playing it back

[mempey]

To be honest with you, I am not really sure the specs on my computer, I use a MacBook Pro, I know it can handle about anything. i think it may be Adobe, I have heard it is like Sony Vegas, it is slow and glitchy the first few times you play it back. After, that it should speed up and smooth out. I guess, not really sure though. I use Final Cut Express and I can render it before I play it back so there is no problems.

[TastyToxic]

yeah i mean i can adda few videos in and then render them to pla before playback but it just takes a while and i just want to be able to add them and preview it so it plays smoothly thanks for the help

[KillerKreate]

simply WOW

[mempey]

Thanks!

[KillerKreate]

btw you need to blur out the no. plate at 4:10

put an annotation there or something

[mempey]

Nah, Government vehicle, who cares. If anyone did anything they could figure it out. It was a crime lab truck. rofl.

[NoGravityTrauceur]

annotations can be closed from the player so that wouldn´t help ;) and yea who cares ;P

[KillerKreate]

can i buy that cam off u :P

[mempey]

Have you hit your head or something? Get your own camera! lol

[42pigs]

so how did you make out with recording to the SD card? i'm really considering this camera as a purchase, but if it cant take a small vibration that could get annoying quick. also, i noticed when you were quickly panning across the dogs it got very blurry, does that happen much?

[mempey]

Have not tried the SD card yet. It does take more than a simple vibration to cause an error. Keep in mind I had it attached to a remote control monster truck. The only reason it got blurry is that I didn't have it on the highest quality settings or the highest shutter priority. Editing software and YouTube have a little to do with it also. Not the camera.

[TastyToxic]

okay i need help i bought this camcorder the other day and i went ot to film a few things and i've installed ImageMixer3 and i'm trying to copy the files onto my computer but it is being so slow it says it's going to tke over an hour to copy a 6 second video can anyone help? thanks

[mempey]

I assume you are using a PC, right. i use a Mac so I am not sure of the process on a PC. My first though is the software. A friend of mine has the same problem of super slow transfer. I recommend Sony Vegas, another great friend of mine has no problem with his HG20 and transfering the files.

[TastyToxic]

yeah i worked out that it was a dodgy USB cable haha i did so much updating and uninstalling and reinstalling and searching things but i just changed the cable and it worked fine! i was in such a stress over it! thanks anyway! and this is an amazing camcorder!

[mempey]

Man, i am so glad you figured it out, sorry i wasn't much help. The more you play with this camera, the more you will like it. The only thing i am not wild about is that it does not do well with vibrations.. It can't write to the hard drive and gives a buffing error. i am going to try recording to a memory card and see what happens. Other than that, it is a great camera.

[iMagineThis1]

awesome video, do you know the song name?? great clips though!

[mempey]

Thanks! The song is "Cluster One" by Pink Floyd off of the Division Dell album.

[mempey]

I am not sure the difference. You could go online and do a comparison.

Thanks for the comment.

[ateicher]

just for everyone to know: what you're watching isn't the camera's full HD potential as it needs to have quality loss to be upladed to youtube, so the camcorder films even in better quality than what is shown in the video. its truly amazing.

[mempey]

Truly amazing is right. If you hook the camera directly into a HD TV, you will have to sit down. No kidding, it is better than the HD cable channels we have.

[ateicher]

Man, I can't wait to get my HG200 (I'm getting it only cause it has more zoom and cause its cheaper).

[mempey]

You will love it!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

I've just bought an HG20 myself, but that .MTS format is driving me mad, I can't find any program that likes it, and when I try to convert it to something else, it's all jerky.

Have you got any advice at all? :D

[mempey]

What are you using to edit with?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Videostudio 12,

But I've also tried converting the files using Total Video Converter.

[mempey]

I use Final Cut Express so outside of that I dont have any Idea how AVCHD works on anything else, sorry.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Is AVCHD that .MTS format?

But Final Cut Express is a Mac program isn't it?

[mempey]

Yes

[mdlannin]

I'm not sure if you have already answered this question. I have an HG20 and FCExpress and I was wondering what you use to export? H.264, MPEG-4? Quality? Also, you mentioned you shoot in 29.75 FPS. Should I export using 29,27 if I'm shooting 30P? Thanks. Awesome video by the way.

[mdlannin]

I meant 29.75 if I'm shooting 30p...

[mempey]

Check out my two tutorial videos on how to upload with FCE onto youtube in HD. It will walk you through everything you need to know. Start to finish.

[Stringgirl90]

Thanks! Great demo. You were able to show the awesome steadiness with your driving as well as the clarity with the zoom function. Canon owes you one because you will definetly help thier sales. Nice video as well. Kudos

[mempey]

Thanks, judging by the comments and friends of mine, I believe I have sold about 20 of them, lol. I should get royalties for sure.

[pjtesar101]

wow

5/5

[mempey]

Thanks!

[korbanj08]

Planning on getting the HG20 to film a wedding, thanks for the vid. just makes me more sure that its the right choice

[mempey]

Good deal, I really like it a lot! Very simple, inexpensive, and unreal quality of video.

[RetardStudios3]

Gucci underwear...

[mempey]

What in the hell are you talking about?

[RetardStudios3]

lol Its from Fight Club.

[mempey]

I LOVE that movie, but where is that line? I can't remember.

[ItsYourLifeSoLiveIt]

i just got the canon hg20 camera same as yours...now in order to film in the hd exact setting so i can get same picture as you have Please Please tell me the exact settings and first thing i should do before i film...just took camera out of box. thanks so muchh!

[lom68]

man I'm so jealous lol i can't get the same quality as you do, i guess i gotta keep working on the settings

[Idle566]

dam i think i gonna buy this ,that's an awesome quality

[mempey]

I love it. Just used it at the beach, great footage!

[soul499]

29.75 frame rate? where i can change this setting in my canon? i can use only 24 or 25 frame rate!

[locometalstar]

WOW Great video. I have this cam. and I freaking love it.

[RoganR]

did you use an adapter to hook up to another lens at all?

[soul499]

hi guy, i'm italian boy, sorry for my english.

what kind of setting do you have use for this video? 24 mpx?and 25 framerate? AE?

[mempey]

I usually shoot in full 24 MXP and 29.75 frame rate, and in shutter priority mode of 2000, or as high as lighting allows.

[bgtubber]

The video quality of this camcorder looks outstanding!!! This video looks amazing too. I liked the music composition.

[macintoshtipz]

any cons with this cam? is the HDD space enough? low light...?

[mempey]

Not really any negatives at all. Although I am not really fond of the fact that you have to have the power supply plugged into it to import the video. That's trivial though. Other than that I love it. The 60g hard drive is plenty enough space. And it does well in low light too. But you cant bead a Canon anyway.

[MichaelsWorth]

Nice! Thanks for posting this video. I was looking to buy this camera and now im pretty sure i will.

[mempey]

Thanks, and you are welcome. If you get it, you will love it. Canon rocks!

[crzywizard77]

Awesome video, enjoyed watching..

[mempey]

Glad you liked it, Thanks for watching.

[jomesband]

hey at 2:21, is the camera making the picture choppy or is it just the website or my computer ?

[mempey]

It must be your connection or computer. On the other hand it may look like it is choppy because of the scene, sometimes water looks funny in HD as it flows.

[jomesband]

Thanks man you inspired me and I got one

thanks for your help

[ruilolada]

how much money it costs?

[croft88]

Awesome footage, l soundtrack too!!!. Thank you for sharing. I want this cam so ad, but I'm afraid I won't be able to figure it out properly... =) Is 2GHz 4200 Dual-Core w/3 GB RAM & 4500MHD graphics acceletor enough to process this kind of video? What software would you recommend for PC? THANK YOU!

[mempey]

Thanks. Your computer should be fine. I would use Sony Vegas for PC editing.

[croft88]

Thank you!!! =)

[ferozmovie]

What sort of Video editing software did you use?

[mempey]

Final Cut Express on a MacBook Pro.

[Bonesone4]

do you convert the mts files from the camera with another piece of software? Im really interested in this camera for editing in Final Cut Pro but I hear you need to convert the files before you can really do anything.

[Zanthyrdv7z]

Omg I was looking at the Birds and wondering why the focus wasn't coming in and it looked a little pixelated and then it zoomed out... just Amazing! 5*'s

[mempey]

Yeah it does get a little pixelsted that close in. But to be honest it wasn't zoomed in all the way. I had it all the way in and could only see the birds eye, but it was too much.

Thanks for the stars

[paintballkidd07]

the video quality is amazing but can anyone tell me why it seems laggy especially the dog scene 1:56

[mempey]

I filmed it at a real slow shutter priority, wont make that mistake again. I think it was on 60, I usually film at 2000 if light permits. It was also before I dialed in my compression and save settings. My newer videos don;t lag like that.

[firstcybermind]

your video looks really artistic. Make me want to buy this cam right now, been wondering for days. Thanks

[mempey]

Thank You!. I love the HG20

[hummiemd]

Ahh, pink floyd, right?

I have HG20 myself and I think its an excellent camera for the money! I only wish there was 720p recording and other format than AVCHD which is some 3 years ahead of today. I now have to convert everything to MPEG2 720 in order to have reasonable editing even for a new computer.

[mempey]

Bummer you cant enjoy full quality.

Yes it is Pink Floyd.

[hummiemd]

Yeah, unfortunately thats the only way I can do it. Don't even think of doing AVCHD without a quad core, but even then its tough. Also, do you have a small hissing sound coming from the hard drive?

Either way, for youtube purposes 720p is all you can do.

[mempey]

Actually I use a Mac with Final Cut Experss and it is designed areound AVCHD. It handles full 1920 like a champ. I upload all my videos in 1280 for Youtube HD though.

[hummiemd]

Well, thats news to me. I guess thats one place where having a mac might be advantageous.

None of the editing programs on PC can handle 1080p AVCHD well, at least on a dual core processor. Even playing it without the right codec is impossible. FFDshow causes massive audio-video mismatches, while coreAVC codec (which is not free!) makes file viewing more or less possble.

[ruilolada]

Sony Vegas Can ...

[mempey]

Yeah, Vagas is really good, A friend of mine uses it, jetlag2222. Check out his channel.

Canon HG20 or Canon HF20 please help can't make up my mind - baby on the way in the next 5 days!!!! Many thanks for the killer vid