Typical price: £720
What is it: HD camcorder with 60GB hard drive
What we think: It's an improvement from previous Canon models and excellent for hard-disk-based HD recording
Canon HG20 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | Hard drive |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 79x76x137 mm |
| Weight | 465 g |
| Included accessories | Stereo video cable, Battery pack, USB cable, Component cable, Compact power adapter, Wireless controller |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CMOS |
|---|---|
| Min shutter speed | 1/2 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2000 s |
| Shooting modes | Digital photo mode |
| Shooting programs | Sunset, Spotlight, Beach, Portrait mode, Night mode, Sports mode, Snow, Fireworks |
| White balance | Custom, Automatic, Presets |
| White balance presets | Shade, Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Fluorescent light (warm white), Cloudy, Daylight |
| Exposure modes | Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual |
| Min illumination | 0.2 lux |
Lens System
| Focal length | 4.8-57mm |
|---|---|
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
| Optical zoom | 12 x |
| Digital zoom | 200 x |
| Image stabiliser | Optical (SuperRange) |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
Connectivity
| Microphone | Yes |
|---|---|
| Headphone | Yes |
| Composite video/audio | 1 x Composite video/audio output |
| USB | Yes |
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