High Definition Video on Hard Disk Drive

Continuing Canon’s industry-leading reputation for technology and product quality, Canon’s latest high definition camcorders deliver the optical excellence, advanced image processing and superb performance found in our photographic and broadcast television lenses. With our Canon Exclusives, we bring more advanced features to our camcorders, enabling you to more easily take your video to a higher level than ever possible before.

Among our latest products is the Canon VIXIA HG20 Hard Disk Drive Camcorder. It combines the ease of recording video directly onto an internal Hard Disk Drive with the advanced AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format. Its 60GB Hard Disk Drive allows you to record up to 22 hours and 55 minutes of crisp, high definition video (LP Mode). It also is a dual system camcorder, with the capability of also recording video and still images to an SDHC card as well.

The VIXIA HG20 boasts 1920 x 1080 Full HD, and has a CODEC capable of recording 24Mbps -- the highest AVCHD bitrate --through Canon’s own Full HD CMOS Image Sensor and advanced DIGIC DV II image processor. Other exclusives are a new Genuine Canon 12x HD video lens, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization and Instant AutoFocus and a host of other advanced features including an HDMI™ Connector. Enhanced and simplified controls give you more choices and easier operation. Remarkable image reproduction and advanced features are yours in this compact AVCHD Format Hard Disk Drive camcorder which easily goes along with you, wherever you are, to capture those unforgettable moments in life- in true HD.

Product Features

• 60GB Hard Disk Drive
• Record HD Video Directly to SDHC Memory Cards
• Genuine Canon 12x HD Video Lens
• Canon Exclusive: 3.3 Megapixel HD CMOS Image Sensor
• Canon Exclusive: DIGIC DV II Image Processor
• 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording
• Canon Exclusive: SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization
• Canon Exclusive: Instant AF
• 24Mbps Recording
• 24p Cinema Mode
• 30p Progressive Mode
• Superb Shooting Control
• Mini Advanced Accessory Shoe
• Intelligent Lithium-ion Battery
• Capture Razor-Sharp 3.1 Megapixel Photos- Advanced Photo Features
• HDMI Terminal
• Microphone Terminal with Manual Audio Level Control
• Includes Pixela ImageMixer 3SE Video Editing Software
• Additional Features
  

Product Specs

Canon HG20’s Review

picturecorrect.com

10/21/08

The Canon Vixia HG20 is a full HD camcorder with an internal 60 GB hard disk drive. It is designed to offer optical excellence, advanced image processing and superb performance. The Vixia HG20 features a 12x HD video lens, the Digic DV II image processor, SuperRange optical image stabilization, instant AF, and 1920 x 1080 full HD recording. It is available now for about $949.

Canon Vixia HG20 News Release Summary: Canon U.S.A. introduces three new additions to its Vixia high definition camcorder line-up. New high-definition camcorders offer consumers superb HD image quality and expanded recording capacity.

Lake Success, N.Y., August 7, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging technology, announces the Vixia HF11 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder, and the Vixia HG21 and Vixia HG20 Hard Disk Drive camcorders, providing greater internal storage capacity, enhanced High-Definition image quality and added versatility for preserving life's most precious moments.

The newest members to the Vixia HD camcorder family incorporate Canon's core expertise in optics and image processing, and further raise the bar of High-Definition image quality by offering 24Mbps bit rate recording - the highest possible bit rate in the AVCHD format. The 24Mbps recording provides consumers enhanced detail, finer tonal gradation and improved reproduction of moving subjects. What's more, the new camcorders have higher internal memory capacity. The Vixia HF11 Dual Flash Memory camcorder can record up to 12 hours of High-Definition video to a 32GB internal Flash drive, as well as record directly to a removable SDHC card for expanded recording time. The Vixia HG21 and Canon Vixia HG20 camcorders feature 120GB and 60GB Hard Disk Drives, respectively, for recording up to 45 or 22 hours of HD video, and also offer the ability to record directly to an SDHC card.

"The upgrade to 24Mbps enables consumers to capture the highest quality of video in the market today, providing the best High-Definition experience on an HDTV" said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. "This increase, as well as dual recording options on all three Vixia camcorders, is just another example of Canon's commitment to understanding the marketplace and helping to lay the groundwork to lead the market for the current and next generation of High-Definition camcorders."

Vixia Core Technologies All Vixia camcorders feature Canon core technologies to create HD video that possess the highest level of image quality – a Genuine Canon HD Video Lens incorporates over 70 years of optics experience in professional broadcast and photography; a Canon designed and manufactured HD CMOS Image Sensor for Full HD (1920 x 1080) image capture; the Canon-developed DIGIC DV II Image Processor for superior color and clarity; Instant AutoFocus for fast and accurate auto focusing, which is crucial for HD; and SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization, which corrects a wide range of camcorder vibration for virtually shake-free images.

The ability to shoot video directly to an internal drive or to a removable SDHC memory card allows Canon camcorders to deliver a new level of performance, style and flexibility. Internal memory enables consumers to record video to the camcorder's built-in drive even if they do not have an SDHC card handy. When the internal drive becomes full, footage can be easily transferred to an SDHC memory card, and when it comes time to view their video, the card is simply inserted into a memory card reader in a computer or HDTV for instant viewing. Furthermore, having an SDHC memory card slot allows for expandability, since greater capacity can be added in the future by purchasing additional cards.

Availability and Pricing Available in September, the Canon Vixia HG20 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder, and Vixia HG21 and Vixia HG20 Hard Disk Drive camcorders will have a suggested selling price of $1199, $1299, and $949, respectively. All models come bundled with Pixela ImageMixer 3SE video editing software, which now supports Blu-Ray disk burning.