Canon product details have been leaking like a sieve of late. First the accidental Hong Kong listing of their
EOS 40D, now what appears to be their HV20 high-definition camcorder thanks to a "coming soon" placement on Circuit City's site shown above (and subsequently removed). According to the CC site, it'll pack a 2.96 megapixel CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD and feature high-definition recording to regular ol' MiniDV tapes just like daddy used only, presumably using the
HDV format preferred by the kids and their own
HV10 this model would be following. In fact, all those specs are the same as the HV10. On the face of it, the only difference is the introduction of an HDMI jack. Let's just hope they've improved upon the "
terrible low-light performance" and other nits called out by reviewers of the previous model. No pictures posted but we do know that it's "coming soon" for $1100 which is righteous pricing for their second gen, compact HD camcorder.
[Thanks, Michael E]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
KC @ Jan 25th 2007 10:47AM
It's cool to see the supporitng the IEEE 1394 "Firewall" spec!
Dan F @ Jan 25th 2007 12:17PM
well by putting it up there, its obviously not ever even going to be announced! You know how silly circuit city is with their shipping. they probably have 1.2 million units heading to sealand or something as we speak.
(my humor isnt great at 7:30 am...or is it?)
shugs @ Jan 25th 2007 12:40PM
I have the HV10- as of right now, you have to hook up two separate cables that run to the tv for high def video and sound. Then after plugging in the power supply, you wonder why they just add an hdmi... Great choice for Canon. It is true. When filming in low light or at night time, the picture looks absolutely horrible. I'm suprised that it passes for 1080i. Oh- and the software they give you sucks. Luckily I just got free pinnacle software so I hope that works.
Rob Speed @ Jan 25th 2007 12:43PM
Let's hope they add an 1/8" microphone port!
A shoe would be nice, too.
leiby @ Jan 25th 2007 4:48PM
the camera is going to have mic jack and a hot shoe
will be a horizental design bigger than the hv10
it will boast a 2.96mega pixal censor and optical stabilization and shoot "24p" minimum lowlight 7 lux
Oystein @ Jan 31st 2007 7:00AM
Finally announced!
HV20:
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-13212-iVIS+HV20%2C+the+new+Canon+HD+video+camera.html
Ersatz07 @ Apr 26th 2007 11:53AM
This is a great little camera. HDMI, firewire, GREAT video, definitely the best in it's price range. To see some video shot with my camera visit http://www.canonhv20.com