Canon VIXIA HG20 HD Video Camcorder

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[LifeBloodMarketing]

Not recorded in HD

[MegaKaer]

what do u mean unattractive family?? haha

[kidschannel1]

Nice.. But this camcorder is downgraded compared to my brother's camcorder..

[DesertSmeagle]

wuts the difference between this and the hf20

[EliteXtasy]

5:32 - LOL! You have no watch!

[lowtone10]

trying to convince my dad to buy one (my income is £2.50 a week!)

[Leadrunner]

I have one of these, and it rocks

[cooldude2410]

can i attach my 35mm adapter to the lens?

[RoboHamster26]

wat is the lens size

[moneymakinZ]

37mm

[CharlieBriggsUK]

Got a question, what kind of spec. PC do you need to be able to edit HD footage?

My PC has a single-core Athlon 64 processor @ 1.8 ghz, 2 GB RAM, Geforce 6600 card.

Not sure if it will be able to handle it...

Thanks!

[Zecifer]

That's enough for HDV probably.

For AVCHD, which this camera uses, forget it. A quad-core cpu and an HD-accelerated gpu and 4-6GB of memory is the ideal for fluid editing and playback.

[CharlieBriggsUK]

Thanks for the help, understood

[mrjunior41]

haha no wayy at least 2 core & video card

[AlexiBexi]

no, i have the same specs. cannot edit hd footage... well, i can, but its kinda slideshow... -.-

[CharlieBriggsUK]

ok thx

[GetOutSideMoreOften]

is this shockproof in anyway?

[carlitozik]

Disappointed only because of AVCHD! Why not HDV? ((

[yodathedeathshadow]

I still have a cassette camera for the moment, ill be getting this one soon. Just a question, the quality on my current camera is exellent when I watch it from the camera but for some reason the quality gets very bad once I put it on my computer. Is this because of the fact its a cassette camera ?

[makeamovie94]

I have the same problem... Powerful colors when I play it on the camera and a bad qualitiy when I play it on the PC.

[hitm4n04]

dude my teacher told me that tapes>hd,cuz tapes produce better quality overall

its basically same just a tape, when u trasfer to pc its digital anyway

[Zecifer]

If you use Quicktime to watch videos, it automatically downgrades to Low Resolution, since Apple thinks we have jurassic computers.

I guess it's just the player.

[TheFXGuy]

i would love to have this camera

[thesponge11]

and is there a white balance?

[thesponge11]

my question is, what format does it record in? because i would need it to be able to edit on sony vegas on my computer and so it better be a compatible format

[KinglyTurnip]

The Canon VIXIA HG-20 Records in AVCHD. Some versions of Sony Vegas will support it, but it has fairly steep system requirements.

[TheFXGuy]

I dunno what format, but u could always convert the file.

[GFlipsH]

should i get this or an hf200?

[meecrob99]

No, better off getting a HG20 as the CMOS sensor preforms much better in low light. Also has a bigger HDD

[akseljensen]

What was that bitrate again? 24 megabytes per second? ;-)

[polarbear60]

24 Mbps. I was laughing since it's a computer store. Poor company. LOL

[vaqueton]

also does anyone know what software will edit these avchd files. i want to edit video in premiere and it doesn't reconize it. can some help

[vaqueton]

i bought this camara to record my band and every time i record a live show the camara turns off with a buffer error code. i think it doesn't like bass vibration or something. does anyone know why.

[akseljensen]

vaqueton, did you try recording to SD instead of to the hard drive?

[MrXxxgedxxx]

Do you have it on a tripod or are you holding it? Is there any other situation where it has the same problem?

[intheranz]

thank u very much for this precision

[camfre4k]

does this camera have night vision ??

[KimTmD]

yes it have......

[ZeliOtt]

Hum what about if i buy this cam in USA then i use it on Euro Computer and tv ? any issues ?

[InfamousStax]

You'll probably run into problems with region codes/coding just like with DVD's and DVD players from different regions.. I dont know FOR SURE... but I just wanted to say something before you bought the camera. ASK someone at the store first. But then again, people who work at the store arent always useful or correct.

[ZeliOtt]

Thanks for your fast answer ! :) I fell in love with the Canon HF S10, apparently there's no major compatibility problems with European Stuff. People say NTSC/PAL doesn't change something. I'll see ^^

[InfamousStax]

Cool, I just wasnt sure if Camcorders had region codes as well and I wanted you to be aware that they might have region codes but I dont know for sure... I'm looking at getting myself a Sanyo Xacti Waterproof High Definition Flash Camcorder(VPC-WH1). It has awesome picture and is waterproof up to 3 metres under water. So i dont have to worry about the camera if I film in the rain, snow or even underwater!

[ZeliOtt]

ahah i agree that a waterproof camcorder is very attractive :D I think It's more than a portable camcorder for filming action stuff or sport. Looks awesome too o_o

[meomarte]

Region codes are designed to prevent illegal copying of the contents of f.e. DVD:s. There are no region codes in cameras. You can find the differences of NTSC- and PAL- systems in Wikipedia. The Bauer speaks about different resolutions. In fact the different quality-settings have more to do with compression or something. Only two resolutions available when shooting video: 1920x1080 and 1440x1080. These correspond with the five different quality-settings. BTW, am I retarded or is that an HG21?

[ZeliOtt]

Thanks for this precision ! And no it's a HG20, apparently it exists in 2 colors.

[adigitalb]

haha "you can see our camera guy back there! Isnt that.....cool?"

wow haha this is really really bad

[DiviniD]

Does anyone know how to get this camera to read video files? My Mom got this camera last year The computer is not recognizing the camera and there do not seem to be any downloadable drivers! The only thing that's driving is my BRAIN - driving it nuts!

Thanks! :D

[xiongba]

have you called Canon Support?

[V8Team]

how many fps?

[andrewberge]

You can set it to: 24p, 34p or 60i if i remember correctly.

[anonberlinalfpic]

in europe: 25p or 50i

[rcabbage789]

oooooo SOOO GOOD

hey I do parkour and want a camera that would be good for filming it (ie fast actions n stuff)

will this camera do the trick??

[AntifaPion]

ooo I am doing parkour,too.And I will buy this camera is perfect.....!!!

It is so cool....And good colors,too...!

[imkoolkid]

same with me

[TimmytheTinyTurtle]

I do PK, and my HV30 comes tomorrow!

[ASecondAhead]

how different is this from the canon hg20, i know alot of people probably ask this but can someone please explain to me?

[rcabbage789]

no dif

[badcunuk5]

yes, actually it does work with mac, i use mac and what u want to do is import through imovie, then go look for it through finder, just type in "clip" and all ur files of ur hd will come up. Hope this Helped

[044sammler]

vixia Wixia haha LOL

[durres21]

Does it have firewire 800 cus with USB 2.0 its gonna take days to upload videos with 60 GB harddrive.

[airtronics300095]

nah i have one it doesnt take that long well i have the newest one they are extremely good camcorders but it takes awhile to learn everything on it but much better than any other camera u can get and u can edit video on it too

[sunnysidedown04]

it actually doesn't take too long at all. it comes with some software that is from an outside company that really helps with downloading. it's a great camera, highly recommended.

[esponert105]

is it possible to attach a lens on hg20?

[filmsallday]

yah it 37mm

[veraso1]

Hi I just but my Canon-HG20 and cant get to export the video files from camera hard drive. I have a Macbook pro with Final cut pro. I tray to install the sofware tha came with camera but only the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISC was succefully intalled. The image mixer 3 does not give me and intall icon...

Q. can I tranfer the mivies files to computer or I need to capture?

Thanks in advance.

[beersexandmetal]

why the hell does 1080i even exist? i mean all HD tv's are flat! what the hell is interlase still being marketed for??? just plain stupid...

[tsunbawey]

can someone please tell me which is better VIXIA hg 20 or VIXIA hv 30

[superchristian89]

Based On All The Research I have Done I would Say The HV30.

[beersexandmetal]

If you want to use it for professional and broadcast use, the hv30 is better coz most hard drive based camcorders record on compressed signals such as mpeg2 loosing a considerable amount of quality

plus compressed signals have a lot of issues on editing and most professional editing programs dont even accept the format. However the hg20 will save you allot of time money and hassle buying cassettes and real-time capturing.

[tsunbawey]

i don t know if you received my message about what i think so tell me if you did

[dhalgo]

I have that camera, but I can´t use the ImageMixer software coz the instalation asks me for the serial number of my camera, i put it but it say that is incorrect, what can I do?

[PaulianMint]

What are the advantages of shooting in 24p on the HG20? I know its supposed to give it a cinematic feel, but what does that do in terms of movement? I have a sample video i took in 24p with the HG20.

[Ersovideo]

24p means that your video contain 24 images per second and thats how the real cinema movies are shooted! After they downgrade it at 23.97 for DVD or somethin like that

[BJDGames]

it takes up less space

[numbblow]

I want this!!!

This guy has a great voice tone.

[Ersovideo]

That's an amazing HD camcorder

[CoasterChick22]

yeah and the price is wayyyyy down right now. I saw it like 300-400 range.

[striker300southpaw]

where are you seeing them at that price range?

[CoasterChick22]

I googled it its a fakey price range though. I ordered one but you have to do it in a package and get all this crap like cleaning stuff. But, I got alot of freebies + an extended warrenty and still under 800 bucks im happy. Basically I got it for 600 but a 3 year extended warrenty with it. 700 bucks total and I got a free 8 hour battery and 5 gb sd card so yeah good deal.

[yarden620]

xsparkage has this

[salsad]

what file format does it record on.? - does anyone knows

[Christonimore]

does anyone know of a converter or player for an MTS file? I tried everything and nothing plays it!!!

[mranderson122019]

i use prism video converter to convert my M2TS FILES to Mpeg 4 and Mpeg 2. Google prism video converter. You can use the trial then purchase the full. So far it works flawless.

[Lesli2]

what VIDEO EDITOR supports .m2ts files

OR:

WHAT IS A GOOD CHEAP/FREE CONVERTOR for these files?

[mrjunior41]

game over for mac users

[agumon12]

could i use this to make a feature length film ??

or is the quality going to look like shit on the screen ?

[forthenguyen]

it's an HD camcorder, you can make a feature length film and the quality is amazing.

[deathwisk99]

"look no further" you wanker you didn't even know the name of the camera you fucken liar!

[m2dff]

thats hes job man. Hes job is not to know the name, just to make publicity.

[joiscoolio15]

i have a macbook and none of the videos on it like show up when i plug it in do you know why cause u said u have it :)

[09tech]

im having the exact same problem...

[scattass]

read above

[scattass]

your a mac user, there is no helping you.

[TigerSlashX]

Im sorry I didn't know that.

[phoenixsavior]

Very nice. Been looking at this camera for awhile and this review was the final thing I needed to hear before buying it!

[TransfusionFILMS]

Yeah this is a good review/advertisement, but i'm not buying from CompPOS(piece of shit.) They suck.

[mikecamp6969]

One more comment to the clown with the 1600p statement. The next standard is going to be 2180p and currently, there is no HD Ready 2160p "Quad HDTV" format until 2015. (3840×2160) 1600p is upscaling garbage.

[bleezy650]

i have this cam and its great!!!

[fresnoskaters22]

you said u have the canon vivia hg20 well does it pick up fast moving objects pretty well

[fresnoskaters22]

Does this camcorder have threads on it to put a fish lens on it

[Victorweb]

Thanks for the video. Advice though, ditch that background music you have playing when talking about the product. It is VERY distracting. We don't need you to be creative, just state the facts about the product. Thanks!

[mikecamp6969]

1600p? There isn't a format standard for 1600p. No source players for 1600p which then = Rescaling = lame! Get a clue tool! You're talking out of your arse!

[dmglouis]

you tool, the 30 part has nothing to do with resolution! its the frame rate!

[LETHLSS]

Canon makes some good stuff

[nepul]

bauer rocks:P