Canon HG21 Expert Reviews

Canon’s Vixia HG21 is a feature-filled high-definition camcorder that acts and feels like a workhorse. And for such a small camera, it produces great video image quality. Alex Lindsay thinks it's one of the better HD camcorders he's seen.

24p and 30p video support ; large sensor and high data rate result in great image quality ; good audio quality

Manual control difficult to use ; requires power connection when transferring video to the Mac

Why should you care about the bit rate? The imaging sensor in this camcorder captures data at nearly 1Gbps. To get that data squeezed onto the little hard drive in the camera, the video needs to be compressed. The more compression used on a video, the ...

Canon's new VIXIA HG21 is a high-definition hard-disk-drive powerhouse, with 120GB of hard-drive space and a ton of exclusive Canon-only features. Prosumers rejoice: the HG21 is the perfect fit for family events, weddings and entry-level professional ...

Extremely user-friendly Great picture quality 45 hours of shooting time

Manual controls difficult to control, due to toggle

The VIXIA HG21 is ultimately a very easy-to-use, highly-advanced and very intelligent camera. It can fit the needs of almost any type of shooter and produces great HD-quality video.

As we reported in the recent JVC GZ-HD40 review, high-definition hard disc drive and flash memory-based camcorders are arriving fast and furiously. One of the newest on the scene is...

Terrific video ; fast and accurate focusing

LCD display could be better ; no face detection ; poor battery life

Among our latest products is the Canon VIXIA HG21 Hard Disk Drive Camcorder. It combines the ease of recording video directly onto an internal Hard Di

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 ...

Our main issue with the HG21, Canon's high-class, high-definition camcorder, is that it may be too good for its own good. Now that should tell you something. The HG21 comes with a whopping 120GB hard drive, a vast array of high-end features and ...

Enormous 120GB hard drive ; ravishing video ; optical image stabilisation

Sound could be better ; frustrating joystick menus

The Canon HG21 is an excellent camcorder that does so many things right and hardly anything wrong. Our only concern is that it might be a victim of it's own success. Its flexibility means more more potential outlay on accessories, its huge hard drive ...

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Full HD, capture still images at the same time, quick to focus on subjects

Needs to be connected to a power source to transfer footage to PC, mic isn't that good

The Canon HG21 is a good option if you are looking to shoot Full HD, however at almost £1000 it's not for the occasional user

The Canon Vixia HG21 is a small, feature-filled high-definition camcorder that produces great video and image quality, and acts and feels like a workhorse.

Despite a few missteps, the Vixia HG21 is one of the better consumer HD camcorders that we've seen. The overall video image quality is very high, and the features and usability are there. If Canon could include the more advanced manual controls from ...

Sporting a viewfinder and a 120GB hard disk, is Canon's HG21 HD camcorder a better buy than the HG20? James puts it through its paces.