Canon launch Canon HD Camcorder HV20

Upgrade to the HV10 announced


31 January 2007 14:00 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Canon has announced the launch of a new digital HD ready camcorder - the Canon HD Camcorder HV20.

The new camcorder is a companion to the HV10 and features Canon’s high performance 2.96 megapixel 1920 x 1080 True HD CMOS sensor. Providing full HD resolution capture for HDV1080i recording, the HV20 is also the first consumer HDV1080i camcorder to offer the option of genuine, cinema-like progressive recording.

Available from early April 2007, new features also include a Canon HD Video Lens with 10x optical zoom and the Super Range OIS, the inclusion of Canon's DIGIC DV II processor, with additional advanced digital photography functionality and a HDMI terminal, mic input with manual audio controls and Advanced Accessory Shoe.
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Cameras, Video And Editing, Camcorders, Canon, HDTV

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