Canon HV20

rawfa said:
Canon has a joystick to control the focus?
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No, for focus it's a scroll wheel/button assist.
The joystick is for activating other menu related settings.

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Focus control has improved immensely from the HV10 with the inclusion of a scroll wheel located on the left side of the lens barrel (similar to the multifunction dial on Sony’s latest HD camcorders). Focus enhancement features like Focus Assist (which performs an one-touch digital zoom and peaking) will be carried over from the HV10, along with zebra patterns and Guide Markers. Aperture and shutter priority modes are also available.
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This will be a rediculously good value. I am still impressed with the quality of my Hv10, and this is leaps and bounds better. This is probably the best value for a camcorder ever made. For professional applications, it is almost disposable. It can be used as a POV cam, and it doesn't matter if it gets damaged. I am amazed at Canon, fabulous job.
 
phd said:
Why canon at DVXuser????
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Because dvxuser.com is wider than a commercial brand.

I'm a former Panasonic customer but never was a DVX one, almost was a HVX one. However, I'm proud to be a Jarred's friend and a distinctive dvxuser.com member (sorry me, my faux humbleness). So, this website is also for the Jarred's friends. And he has so many! And not all are consuming the same Pana fuel. :D
 
How might the Canon HV20 compare to the Panasonic DVX100. Anyone have an opinion on this? As I do not own the Panny, and nobody has the Canon, I know this is next to impossible to probably comment on. But I'm hoping that any folks with experience with an HV10 and the Panny might be able to make an educated guess.

Thanks,
 
It will not be as good in lowlight, yet probably a cleaner image. Not as wide of a lens, but goes a bit longer. HV20 looks like a consumer cam, no XLRs. Less manual control, but a better image. It is kinda a like a consumer DVX100, in high def.
 
will the hv20 record the 24p onto the tape in the same way the canon A1 does

if a frame is stopped anywhere on the timeline, will you ever see those interlaced lines, or is all that happens that a couple of frames show up twice instead
 
There will definitely be interlace pulldown to contend with, ( except for our rational PAL users once again) but the savvy user can easily get around it.

With CineForm supporting the HDMI Intensity card from Blackmagic, it will extract the native 24p for you and give you pure 24p material to edit on a 24p timeline. I've heard they're coming to the Mac soon also, so there will be options for folks like me too.

It may be a bit of a hassle, but to get real 24P in HD from a $1K camera (limitations of the cam notwithstanding) is mind-blowing. Whatever hoops you have to jump through are probably worth it.


--side note: Barry, since you mentioned this cam in the fest possibilities poll thread, and now the thread is closed, I just wanted to give you props for your take. I totally agreed with it.

I'd like to see more inclusiveness, but for it to only go so far. It is all about community; witness that a lot of dvx owners have moved on to other gear...but they still stick around. I think that's a great thing and should be encouraged. I still say 1/3" HD or SD. Nothing beyond that, except for NC.
 
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I know what you're saying -- I want the fest to be where we're at; if we get a big influx of HV20 users then we should definitely consider opening it up. I could see 1/3"-and-smaller, 24p cams being allowed. But there's always gonna be someone or something; if we say "$5,000 and below" then G1 owners are going to wonder why they're excluded when A1 users are included, and I could see their point. If we say "any 1/3" HD/HDV", then we'll have kids with $1,099 HV20's competing against guys with $9,000 XLH1s with optional lenses too. It's a difficult thing to balance, and I just hope the decision that's made is in the best interest of the community and the fest. It's hard to rock the boat when the boat seems to be steaming along so well! But if the community changes, the fest should change with it.
 
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