adywan said:Octorox said:adywan said:i just realised that it is the HG-20 and not the 10 model that i tested out. the 10 doesn't film in 1920x1080p but 1440x1080 instead. i just rang up the shop that i tested it at and although their website lists the 10 model they assure me that its the 20 and they no longer stock the 10.
This is the lowest price i've been able to find for the Uk version
http://www.camerabox.co.uk/product.asp?ProductID=6388&gclid=CLGb6ZSf4ZgCFQHHGgodIGfYdQ
Its just over £100 more in the shop i tested it at but i'm still a couple of hundred quid off getting this baby.
I've been checking out some of the HD videos shot with this camera on youtube. This is definitely the camera to get.
Here's a review that might be helpful
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HG20-Camcorder-Review-35510/Performance.htm
And I still have to recommend the tape-based HV30 of the hard drive based HG20. Hard Drives are a hassle to work with. Of you can even get the AVCHD footage into your editor render times will be excruciating. HDV is much more time tested. Also 1440x1080 vs. 1920x1080 doesn't really make much of a difference. One is anamorphic and one isn't. 24p/25p is important though
i was just reading that review then read what you wrote. spooky. lol
i prefer the hard drive cameras over any tape based ones. i do all my editing on the PC and transferring the footage from a hard drive camera is so much easier and faster than tape based ones. rendering times don't bother me as i've been working with Hd for a while so i'm use to that.
yeh i agree that the 24/25p feature is a very important factor with a camera i would be using to film the elements to fit in with the movie . many seem to do 30fps or 60fps so this feature on the canons is the selling point for me.
interestingly i saw some comparisons between the American 24p cine mode and the UK 25p cine mode and the results for the 25p in motion scenes were so much smoother whereas the 24p mode seemed jerky. having the 25p setting will enable me to change the framerate to 23.976 and the very slight slowdown will help with the feeling of weight and size so the PAL version is perfect for me. do you find that the cinemode on your ntsc version suffers with the jerky movement?
It can be a bit jerky but it generally looks good. This video I shot in the American 24p mode, the "rapping" clips are speed up 2x, the others are mostly normal speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhTTNMjTdXU
Also disregard the color because my CC is a little off on some shots. Auto White Balance is not your friend :(