Digital Trends

Canon HV20

June 4th, 2007 | by David Elrich

Power Supply (rated)
Supplied CA-570 Compact Power Adapter
Supplied BP-2L13 Battery Pack

Image Sensor
1/2.7" CMOS Sensor, RGB Primary Color Filter

Total Pixels
Approx. 2,960,000

Effective Pixels
Movies: HDV/DV (WIDE): approx. 2,070,000
DV (NORMAL): approx. 1,550,000
Still Images: 16:9 still images: approx. 2,070,000
4:3 still images: approx. 2,760,000

Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)
SP: 80 min.

Lens
Zoom Ratio: 10x Optical/200x Digital
Focal Length: f=6.1-61mm
Zoom Speed: Variable/3 Fixed Zoom Speeds
Max. F/Stop: f/1.8-3.0mm (when tapes are used)
Filter Size: 43mm


Focusing System
Manual Focus Assist Functions: Magnifying, Peaking

Manual Exposure
Yes

Programmed AE
Auto, Program, Av, Tv, CINE, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks

Supported Playback Modes
1080/60i, 1080/24P, 1080/30F, 1080/24F

Max Shutter Speed
1/2000 1/500 (card)

Auto Date/Time
Yes

Record Search/Review
Yes

Minimum Focusing Distance
10 mm (wide)/1m (tele)

White Balance
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H

Image Stabilization
SuperRange Optical (lens shift)

AF System
Instant AF, Through the Lens/Manual Focusing Possible

Viewfinder
Widescreen 0.27" Color Viewfinder/(Approx 123,000 pixels)

LCD Screen
2.7" Widescreen LCD (Approx. 211,000 pixels)

Recording Media
High Definition miniDV (recommended) (63min.) or miniDV cassette

Audio
DV: 16 bit (2ch) 48 kHz
12 bit (4ch) 32 kHz
4ch synchronous recording not possible
HDV: MPEG1 Audio Layer II (2 ch)
(4-channel playback of tapes containing 4-channel recordings possible)

HDMI Terminal
Type A (19 pins) 480i/ 480p/1080i Format Supported

Microphone Terminal
3.5 mm Stereo Mini-jack

AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
3.5mm 4 Pole Mini-jack

Dimensions
WxHxD 3.5 x 3.2 x 5.4 in

Weight (not including lens and battery pack)
1.2 lbs


Memory Card
Number of Recording Pixels
4:3 mode: Approx. 2.76 Megapixels (1920 x 1440)
16:9 mode: Approx. 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080)