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Product Name Canon HV10

Canon HV10

 Canon Vixia HF200

Canon Vixia HF200

 Canon Vixia HV30

Canon Vixia HV30

 Canon Vixia HF100

Canon Vixia HF100

 Canon HV20

Canon HV20
Release Date 09/01/2006 04/01/2009 03/01/2008 04/08/2008 01/31/2007
Price Range Check latest prices » $1200 Check latest prices » $549-$770 Check latest prices » $600-$1500 Check latest prices » $500-$1729 Check latest prices » $1300
Review Summary An excellent HD video camcorder with some annoying quirks, the Canon HV10 delivers almost everything a technophile wants for making home videos. While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver a more extensive feature set for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking. An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
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Basic Specs

Product Type Camcorder - 1080i Camcorder - 1080p Camcorder - 1080i Camcorder - 1080p Camcorder - 1080i
Digital Zoom 200 x 300 x 200 x 200 x 200 x
Effective Sensor Resolution 2.96 megapixels 2.99 megapixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.7" 1/4" 1/2.7" 1/3.2" 1/2.7"
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS CMOS CMOS CMOS
Min Illumination 1 lux 0.4 lux 0.2 lux 0.2 lux
Special Effects Art, Sepia, Black & White Art, Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Skin Detail, Black & White, Low Sharpening Art, Soft, Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Skin Detail, Black & White, Low Sharpening
Image Stabilizer Optical Optical (SuperRange) Optical (SuperRange) Optical (SuperRange) Optical
Digital Scene Transition Wipe fader, Black fader Wipe fader Wipe fader, Black fader
Min Shutter Speed 1/2 sec 1/2 sec 1/2 sec
Max Shutter Speed 1/500 sec 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
Shooting Modes Digital photo mode Digital photo mode Digital photo mode Digital photo mode Digital photo mode
Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode
White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic Custom, Presets, Automatic Presets, Automatic Custom, Presets, Automatic Presets, Automatic
Exposure Modes Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted
Camera Flash Built-in flash Built-in flash Built-in flash Built-in flash
Widescreen Video Capture Yes Yes Yes Yes
Total Pixels 3.89 megapixels
Analog Video Format NTSC
Digital Video Format AVCHD, MPEG-4 AVCHD
White Balance Presets Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white) Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white) Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white) Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white)
Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Features AF illuminator
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