Unboxing the Canon Legria HF20 HD camcorder

[skateboard19952006]

nice video man!

are you happy with the cam, and what dont u like about it ??????

[brendanklass]

Where did you get it? I can't find it anywhere.

[BWEChannel]

can U manual focus on the canon?

[jedimdan]

@BWEChannel Check out the full review. Search for "Legria HF20 Gear65". There is a full demo of manual focus

[swimmerge]

Iwill get a Legria HF20 and I ask you if do and " adapter" for additional filters exist for this camera.

Excuse my poor english,

thanks!

[Noebaco]

Can you tell me the diference whith legria and vixia

[65bits]

Legria is the PAL model while Vixia is the NTSC model. Other than that there are no differences.

[AlexPanacro]

what is pal and ntsc???

[oooooooi]

ok thanks alot jediman,really appreciate it :D

[oooooooi]

hi 65bits,may i know what video output format does it produce??thanks alot =D

[jedimdan]

It's recording in AVCHD (h.264 / AVC, MPEG-4), up to 1080p.

[princeNabil1998]

Where did you got that from, Courts Store or the Canon Asia website??

[65bits]

It's a review unit. We get review units straight from companies and return them after the review period ends.

[princeNabil1998]

@65bits omgee, how you guys git them?? I hope when i start my new tech series, hopefully, I got a review unit.

[65bits]

You're in Singapore, right? Why don't you visit our website at tech65 [.] org and you just might be able to catch our ever increasing crew during our meetings in Singapore!

[princeNabil1998]

@65bits do you have a like RSS for me to subscribe to? or just make a video when there is a gathering because i subed you.....

[65bits]

You can follow us on Twitter (tech65), but all our episodes are filmed during our meetings. :) You're quite young to start your own net show! ;) Do let us know if you need help. The team here are all volunteers. Oh, and check out iPhoneguy01 on youtube! He's about your age and is in Singapore too.

[Leadman1989]

you play guitar :P

[redwa094]

whats the difference between the Canon Legria HF20 and the canon vixia hf20 ??

[65bits]

One is PAL the other is NTSC. I believe the Legria is PAL while the Vixia is NTSC

[CasualLuxuries]

Which camcorder is better, Sony or Canon?

I want something thats HD and has has lots of MP. Is 3.1MP enough?

I am new to the camcorder world.

Thanks

[HARMONICA777]

Do not focus to close to the camera and then the focusing will be much better.Also don't put it too close to the camera and then the focusing will be improving.

Good camera though............

[eksentric]

Good job, keep up the work. Love from Pakistan!

[halo2pc]

Very nice Camcorder, but Dude ... honestly, you need to calm down more.

You act like someone with epilepsy, lol .....

Maybe you do some meditation befor you start shooting next time ?

Thx anyway.

[homieluis]

So as you mentioned two different video formats on which HD camcorders encode the video files, mp4 and as of the hf20 uses avchd, which one is better?

I have the vixia hf20 and it won't play using media player on windows but after rendering on vegas pro is all good =)

[65bits]

I don't think it's about which one is better. AVCHD surely has better quality than mp4, but as you discovered, you can't play your video clips as easily as a camera that just records into plain mp4 files. You need to extract them using something like vegas pro. With a camera that records straight into mp4 files, you can just play the clips straight from the memory card on any video player that plays mp4s.

[dudeman10280]

Does the HF200 have a built in flashlight??? If so, how well does it work?

[65bits]

Yes it does. You might want to check out our full review. Search for "Gear65 #21" on youtube, or you should see it on the "Related Videos" list or at our user profile page.

[TechTalkr94]

how much was this

[65bits]

It was selling at S$1999

[smalltownkid2004]

$2,000? Seriously?

[65bits]

2000 Singapore dollars. not US dollars.

[smalltownkid2004]

Oh ok man I was like geez haha

[batmayn123]

Do you know if you can use a Fisheye lens on this camera? Sorry if its a dumb question, but i'm kinda new into all these camera things

[65bits]

It's not a dumb question, cos honestly, I don't know the answer to that question neither! I checked the official website, and of the accessories you could buy, I didn't find any lenses, so it's most likely not possible to attach lenses to this camera.

[kieranhenshall]

Hey, would you get the Canon HF20, or the Canon E0S 500D and shoot video on there instead? Thank's for any advice..

[kieranhenshall]

Thank's, really great and informative video.

Thinking about getting two of these VS's two Canon HV20 or 30's.

[swiv2d]

What is macro, and is their gonna be any price cuts in the next month

[65bits]

It means super close ups. No idea about price cuts.

[swiv2d]

I'm going on Holiday to Cananda soon (ugh) so I was thinking of buying this camera over there I'm from the UK so would the tv format NTSC and PAL or any other detail be an issue say if I wanted to use that camera in UK. Sorry about the questions it's just I'm sure I can get one cheaper in Canadian currency

[65bits]

I don't know much about PAL vs NTSC since I usually do web stuff, but I think it will matter if you hook it up to the TV or plan to make DVDs etc.

According to the guy who commented below, if it's NTSC, it's called the VIXIA instead of LEGRIA, you might want to take note of that.

[swiv2d]

Thanks

[Tracksider216]

Is it possible that you can post some test footage in HD? That would be great. Thanks.

[65bits]

Right ahead of you :) Check out the video response. Did some macro tests in HD.

[Edsta713TX]

What's the difference between Canon VIXIA and LEGRIA?

[65bits]

Haha, I've honestly no idea. First camera we've received from Canon.

[9ALLEN9]

VIXIA is for the US (NTSC) market, etc, and LEGRIA is for the PAL market. Otherwise the same. Kinda like how Sony does this: HDR-HC9 for USA, and for PAL, they do; HDR-HC9E