spider canon hg20 hg-20 having fun with dof

[evertlund]

LQ 4:3 with wrong white balance

[TheNav05]

xtazysv ...thankz a lot

[BstarBjornstad]

how do you film in the dark (the night mode) it says it has 0,2 lux :P plz tell me :P

[BlueVihtic]

I can't find out how to use manual Depth Of Field. How do you do it?

[xtazysv]

Shoot in AV mode, with the largest opening f1.8~2.8 and zoom in a bit, and then use manual focus to go from one visual plane to another.

[jcama24451]

Did you use a 35mm adapter with this or is this with the stock lens? If you used an adapter, what kind of lens did you use?

[tkunk]

no adapter, just the camera

[edsonpessoa]

please, I need one information...

Have this cam the dv function?

It makes video in 720x480 too?

[badcunuk5]

hey man, u do know that this isnt imported in hd, u can do that easily with ur editing system, ive got an hg 20 andi find them fantastic

[Geoffy426]

when importing your footage on imovie did you choose the large setting or full setting

[tkunk]

it was so long ago, I don't remember for certain but I don't believe I imported in the full quality.

[fresnoskaters22]

no im using a dell sony vigas movie studio platuim 9.0

[tkunk]

search for "sony vegas youtube high quality" in videos here on youtube. There are some great tutorials.  Good Luck!

[fresnoskaters22]

hey i have the canon vixia hg20 and my two newest vids r with that camera and the quality turned out really bad whats up with that

[tkunk]

If you're using a mac don't use the "youtube" export settings. They suck. Search youtube for "mac youtube export settings" or something like that, there are people on here who have posted tutorials on how to set your export settings for great quality. I personally haven't kept records.

[mhelpdesk]

What settings are you using when you produce to upload to YouTube? The quality is amazing. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[tkunk]

I always experiment, I don't keep track of my settings. I will tell you that I always err on too high of quality and let youtube "dumb it down". They look better that way. This particular video is actually stretched vertically a bit.

[fresnoskaters22]

i cant find the focus seeting to put manual on

[tkunk]

push in the joystick, you'll see a menu pop up on the viewscreen..........click downward on the joystick until you see focus.........click up on the joystick and it will be in manual focus........push left and right to adjust focus........when you want to return to auto focus just puch up on the joystick again

[bitetobreakskin]

are u using the auto focus or manual focus? i heard the manual focus is kinda useless for the hg20

[tkunk]

manual focus, it's adjusted by toggling the menu joystick, there's no focus ring, not the most convenient but still usable, as you can see here.

[aheartofblack]

hi! how did you change the format to upload it here in youtube?

[tkunk]

i don't remember the settings, this was one of my first and the aspect ratio is wrong, it's stretched vertically, now I use FCE

[joiscoolio15]

i just got the canon vixia hg20 yesterday and wenever i plug it in to get the video clips on my computer none of the show up only the pictures i took i have a macbook do u think u no y if u have a macbook :D

[spioraid]

Only the latest versions of FCP/FCE and iMovie support the ACVHD format. I personally haven't found any other software that allows a mac user to import ACVHD files, certainly nothing from Canon.

[steveandlee]

iMovie '08 supports it. I just got my HG20 yesterday and had to run to the Apple store to buy iLife '08 because the version I had (iMovie HD 6) did not support AVCHD.

If you have iMovie HD '08 it will recognize your Canon HG20 just like any other camera.

[tkunk]

thanks, it's a great camera, you'll be glad you chose the hg-20, congrats

[9caps2hell]

great video to post! this was the first and only hg20 video sample i could find via google and its shows a lot in such a short time.

[tkunk]

Thanks, another vid on youtube I filmed with this camera...... "Lazy day river fishing". Check it out, the camera is phenomenal.

[lothahustla]

What type of lens/adapter are you using?

[tkunk]

actually, no adapter, no effects in edit, just the camera zoom, manual focusing.