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Canon HV20 Reviews Analysis
Camcorder - High Definition - widescreen - 2.96 Mpix - optical zoom: 10 x - supported memory: miniSD - Mini DV (HDV) More product details
520 reviews
November, 2009
- OVERVIEW
- EXPERT REVIEWS (62)
- USER REVIEWS (458)
- REVIEW ANALYSIS
- PRICES
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What people think about the Canon HV20: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 520 reviews from across the web.
The Canon HV20 is very good. Although there were worries about the fragile build quality and troublesome design, reviewers are pleased with the clear video quality, hd quality, and low light performance. If you can handle the build quality and product design, give this camcorder some consideration.
build quality
2
- cheap plastic
- disappointed with the build quality
- build quality physical use battery fit
- improve on the build quality
- build quailty looks good
- disappointing build quality
- poor build quality
- build quality in general is disappointing
- build quality and how awkward
- cameras have a flimsy
- lackluster build quality
- horrible build quality
- well built
- solid build quality
- excellent build quality
price
3.5
- great price
- cost of the good
- low price
- cost that much so easy to
- extra dollars on hv is well
- reasonable price
- pretty good price
- available costs
- not really worth the asking price
- excellent camcorder for the money
- best camera in this price
- amazing camera for the price
- willing to spend extra money
- quality at a consumer price
- price difference i can complain
user interface
2.5
- controls small and not
- controls awkward
- button is quite difficult to manipulate
- control for those who like
- not like that the control
- good manual controls
- buttons easy to reach and logical
- control that is relatively easy to
- button and a way joy
- beautifully for the most part
- slider is awkward and not
- disappointed for the most part
- hearty cluster of manual controls
- button is a bit small
- lacks a few manual controls
video quality
4.5
- great video
- excellent video quality
- clear video
- image quality is excellent
- stunning video quality
- excellent image quality
- best results
- great picture
- great picture quality
- good picture quality
- great video quality
- stunning picture
- image quality isn all that great
- sharp image
- stunning video
audio quality
3
- low quality mpeg audio
- miserable audio
- good sound
- sound is good
- quality of image and sound
- sound problem
- crisp clear video and sound
- sound is very good
- exceptional but the sound is not
- audio jack allows for great
- audio monitoring is not automatic
- no problems with the audio
- audio it gets a miserable
- incredible picture quality and sound
- unwanted noise from the audio
battery life
3.5
- longer battery life
- extra battery
- battery and not even worry
- good with the stock battery
- battery sloppiness is an issue
- able to use my battery
- battery life it gets an average
- battery life is pretty good
- sloppy fit of the battery
- battery that last longer
- recommend a second battery
- extra bp l battery
- battery life was shorter
- very good battery life
- batteries should cover well
zoom
2.5
- zoom control too jerky
- zoom noise even worse
- awkward handling when using zoom
- zoom slider is awkward
- zoom button isn ideal
- zoom control are not well
- zoom control is not very well
- zoom wheel on top
- zoom button feels awkward
- zoom are both horribly
- zoom is the best
- good place the zoom
- manipulate the zoom
- like the hg's zoom
- zoom and rapid
low light performance
3.5
- amazing shooting in low light
- low light performance could have been better
- low light have been pretty good
- better low light
- great low light performance but i have not
- great in low light
- poor low light performance
- low light quality
- good low light
- low light just ok but good
- low light it didn fair well
- low light footage is much better
- low light levels is very good
- better image quality in low light
- poor low light capability are not
hd quality
4
- good hd
- great hd
- love the hd
- appreciate this cameras hd
- quality video in hd
- hd happy
- best hd
- hd camcorder is a great
- new canon hv hd
- beautiful hd
- excellent hd
- hd monitor is quite amazing
- nice for your first hd
- like the discovery channel hd
- hd is incredible easy to
design
2.5
- awkward handling
- ugly design
- design engineers did it right
- layout is quite good
- form factor is good
- poor ergonomics
- design is nothing special
- like the overall design
- not design it better
- design that's very comfortable
- handling is quite awkward
- nice form factor
- issues with handling
- well thought out layout
- quality and handling
focus
3.5
- fast focus
- great auto focus
- kind of manual focus that's not
- focus is in an awkward
- issues with the auto focus
- fast focusing
- manual focus was easier
- focusing i have found useless
- great things about manual focus
- auto focus works pretty
- focus is not intuitive
- manual focus is important
- auto focus and automatic
- auto focus is fast
- great job with focus
microphone
3
- stereo microphone
- external mic will eliminate this problem
- external mic input as well
- sound from my external mic
- mic attenuation are good
- sound better using an external mic
- microphone and have no problems
- external mic will be helpful
- external mic ohm for best
- horribly loud the mic
- microphone to get best
- poor internal mic
- better mic
- decent external mic
- detached mic
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