Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Camcorder of the Year: Canon HV20

The "SharpZero Camcorder of the Year" award goes to the Canon HV20 High Definition video camera.

In our opinion, this camera represents the best value for the lowest price.

Distinguishing features are:
- support for 24p (cinema mode)
- excellent optics
- superior ease of use

Notes:
- the media is miniDV tape
- the video file format is HDV

If you want a great consumer video camera the HV20 is it.

In second place is the Sony HDRCX7 High Definition video camera.

Distinguishing features are:
- light weight
- excellent optics
- superior playback/search functionality

Notes:
- the media is memory stick
- the video file format is AVCHD

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