Canon HV20 and HV30 HD Samples
Searching for a camcorder? Or just looking to upgrade? You just might be surprised at the quality of camcorders now. With the popularity of High Definition television’s, more and more camcorder manufacturers are bringing out camcorders capable of recording High Definition video.
And it’s almost unanimous that the Canon HV20 was the ultimate consumer High Definition camcorder from last year ; and the Canon Vixia HV30 released this year, while a minor upgrade, still retains the amazing image quality of its predecessor, and is still one of the best bang for the buck camcorders currently available.
And just how good is the video quality? Here are 3 video’s to give you an idea:
*Note that the video’s embedded here are not HD quality ; unfortunately the host does not allow embedding of HD quality videos - but you can hit the links below the videos to jump to Vimeo and view the higher quality videos. (Warning - fast internet connection and fast PC required!)
Italy - Brisighella e Modigliana HD - Dec. 2007 from myksto on Vimeo
“Day at Alligator Creek” (HD version) from Mark O’Byrne on Vimeo
Night and Day with Tuco from Gustavo Seabra on Vimeo
You can check out the Canon HV Channel on Vimeo for hundreds of high quality samples from the HV20 and HV30.
So what if you don’t have an HD TV set yet? Well, what about within the next 3 years? You sure you still won’t have one? And if I’m taking a trip of a lifetime, or shooting video’s of my kids, I’d definitely want it in the best quality I can afford - and at prices in the sub-$1000 range, the HV20 and HV30 are hard to beat.