Quick test of my HV20

This is a short biketrials video I made with my Canon HV20 stuck onto a tripod. It is shot in 25p mode, with neutral colour setting.

Everything is set to auto. The camera has issues with autofocus and exposure which is clearly noticeable in the video. So as long as you control the features manually, it will give an astonishing image. I was tempted to use the Cine Mode, unfortunately you can't set the shutter speed under it which is crucial when filming sports.

You can view 6 high definition stills from this video here:
http://www.bikepoznan.com/foxracer/brak/still/

I'm aware this video doesn't do the camera justice. It was my first attempt, shot without a wide angle lens which meant the camera had to stand a good 10 meters from the object filmed.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• HV20
• canon
• biketrials
• bike
• hdv

[FADEproductions]

What kind of wide angle lens would you recommend for the HV20?

[inurkiewicz]

The Raynox HD6600 is good for every day shooting since it has little distortion and unnoticable CA. If you're looking for something to shoot sports with, you'll probably be better off with a Raynox 0,3x lens. I've already tried the HD4500 which was useless, the HD5050 (or something similar) and that was fairly bad and also vignetted.

[Maz1989]

what wide angle lens u got?

[inurkiewicz]

Now using a Raynox HD6600 lens or something with a similar name. 52mm thread with reduction ring. Very good lens, but not wide enough.

[inurkiewicz]

The clip is 1920x1080 at 25 progressive fps, compressed in MPEG2 with a data rate of 3,55MB/s. Don't know about the audio, sorry.

Music is Where Would I Be by Adani and Wolf from a Cafe Del Mar album.

Ratings are disabled because i thought the video was a bit crap. Look out for a proper one with a downloadable link in my profile within the next few days.

[inurkiewicz]

adobe premiere pro 2.0

[dkthemovie]

then what is pro?

[NESIANSKILLZ]

some slow mo shots wouldve been good mun! wish i could do that wit my bike

[MissKeyszz]

DAYUM.

[H34DB4NGER]

true when you have 35mm adapter...

[nicazeman]

HV20 can change lenses? Just like SLR digital cameras? WoW is this true or i miss something.

:)

Hv20 is home use camere, not pro.

[praisehisawesomename]

Wow! Incredible!!

[FADEproductions]

Thanks man. Cool video, by the way. Wish I could do that. :)

[sidehop]

Good stuff! It's funny, I ride trials also and about to pick one up tomorrow! Great riding as well :)

[Maz1989]

u think i should get? i heard the cannon wide angle has some barrel distortion :/ can you use a filter with the raynox and reduction ring on?