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Canon HG20 Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - widescreen - 3.3 Mpix - optical zoom: 12 x - HDD : 60 GB - flash card More product details

$649.99

Excellent video quality ; 60GB hard drive ; attractive, understated design (cnet.com)

The Canon HG20 ($949 MSRP) is an HD camcorder that records to an internal hard drive, replacing... (reviewed.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon HG20

We have collected and analyzed 22 expert reviews and 96 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is February 25, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 103552 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 94/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 94

940100

118 reviews

November, 2009

80 / 100

22 Experts

Product Age

old
new

87 / 100

96 Users

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Rank  21

$649.99

Expert Reviews (22)

US

Review summary for the Canon HG20

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 118 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the zoom. The design also impresses, but many are less positive about the viewfinder.

Zoom, Design, Color, Memory

Viewfinder, Control panel, Battery

Experts rate this product 80/100 and users 87/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders, the Canon HG20 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

alaSCORE 94

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Canon Vixia HG20

By (cnet.com)

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. However, you do get more storage space and a lower price.

The Canon Vixia HG20 is an excellent HD camcorder that's reasonably easy to...

Rating

80100

Partner Source
cnet.com
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Canon HG20: Canon Vixia HG20 Camcorder Review

By Jeremy Stamas (reviewed.com)

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 ...

No rating

reviewed.com

User Reviews (96)

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"Big fan of this camcorder!"

By dooge12 (cnet.com)

Big fan of this camcorder

Big fan of this camcorder

US

"Excellent quality and value for money"

By ilikegadgets (cnet.com)

Have had the camcorder for about 6 months now... 

Very high quality HD videos. Plays very well on my 42in HDTV through my playstation 3

None at all

US

"10% off All Canon VIXIA HG20 Neck Strap & Hand strap"

By carloss1973 (cnet.com)

I found this 10% off All Canon VIXIA HG20 Nec... 

High Definition

Price is too high

Manufacturer's Description

Continuing Canon's industry-leading reputation for technology and product quality, Canon's latest high definition camcorders deliver the optical excellence, advanced image processing and superb performance found in the photographic and broadcast television lenses. With Canon Exclusives, you get more advanced features, enabling to more easily take your video to a higher level than ever possible before. Canon VIXIA HG20 Hard Disk Drive Camcorder combines the ease of recording video directly...

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