HD camcorders: Compare features & prices Canon HF20 review
The Canon HF20 is a light and compact high definition camcorder that's reasonably priced. It is feature packed including a healthy 15x optical zoom lens and a built-in flash memory of 32GB (enough for around three hours of footage at the highest quality setting) and also gives you the option of recording to memory card. We have been impressed by previous Canon camcorders and so we were keen to see if this is a model worth considering.
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Artificial light video
Video quality under artificial light recording
Dim light video
Video quality under dim light recording
Overall video quality
Total video quality under various light conditions.
Image stabilisation effectiveness
How well the image stabilisation feature compensates for shaking hand motions.
Still photo quality
Receives "n/a" if no still photo function, or still photos recorded to tape. Image quality, shutter delay and other convenience rated
Features
How useful the camcorder's features are - a colour viewfinder gets a higher score than a black and white one, for example.
