Canon HG20 Expert Reviews

The Canon HG20 ($949 MSRP) is an HD camcorder that records to an internal hard drive, replacing last year's HG10. In addition to a new black paint job to set them apart, the HG20 also has a 60GB hard drive (up from 40GB on the HG10), a few design ...

The 60GB internal hard drive on the HG20 is its most prominent feature. It bulks up the camcorder's size (the HG20 is 30% larger than the HF11, which records to solid state memory), but it's capable of holding approximately 330 minutes of footage at ...

The Canon HG20 ($949 MSRP) is an HD camcorder that records to an internal hard drive, replacing last year's HG10. In addition to a new black paint job to set them apart, the HG20 also has a 60GB hard drive (up from 40GB on the HG10), a few design ...

The 60GB internal hard drive on the HG20 is its most prominent feature. It bulks up the camcorder's size (the HG20 is 30% larger than the HF11, which records to solid state memory), but it's capable of holding approximately 330 minutes of footage at ...

Canon Vixia HG20 Camcorder Review

Canon Vixia HG20 Camcorder Review

It combines the ease of recording video directly onto an internal Hard Disk Drive with the advanced AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format. Its 60GB Hard Disk Drive allows...

SD card-based ; 1080i video featuring 3 CCDs and optical image stabilization

Expensive ; HDMI cable is not included ; no accessory shoe

Canon U.S.A. introduces three new additions to its Vixia high definition camcorder line-up. New high-definition camcorders offer consumers superb HD image quality and expanded recording capacity.

Lake Success, N.Y., August 7, 2008 - Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging technology, announces the Vixia HF11 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder, and the Vixia HG21 and Vixia HG20 Hard Disk Drive camcorders, providing greater internal storage ...

The VIXIA HG20 boasts 1920 x 1080 Full HD, and has a CODEC capable of recording 24Mbps -- the highest AVCHD bitrate --through Canon's own Full HD CMOS

We're loving the Canon HG20 HD camcorder, if not just for its bigger 60GB hard drive compared to Canon's comparable HF11's 32GB of internal flash memory. But that's just where it starts -- the HG20 is cheaper at around £720 and has excellent lens ...

Excellent video quality ; 60GB hard drive ; attractive, understated design

Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon models ; manual focus pretty useless

Like its cousin, the flash-based HF11, Canon's Vixia HG20 delivers excellent HD video quality and performance albeit in a slightly larger, heavier package. But you do get more storage space at a lower price, which we think makes it entirely worth it

As high definition content is fast gaining popularity, we review this new HD camcorder from Canon.

Compact, Stylish, Excellent build, Ergonomic, Swivel LCD, 60 GB hard drive + SD HC, Crisp image quality, Smooth and silent optical zoom, Good battery life, Remote control, Optical image stabilization

Awkwardly placed USB port, Not very light, No carry pouch, No optical viewfinder

This particular model uses a 60 GB internal hard drive as well as a SD-HC card slot for more capacity. It features 12x optical zoom and also 40x digital zoom, which can extend to 2000x. In this review, we'll find out how well this camcorder performs ...