Simply put: this baby is in the top ranks of 2008 consumer camcorders.
Introduction
As we reported in the recent JVC GZ-HD40 review, high-definition hard disc drive and flash memory-based camcorders are arriving fast and furiously. One of the newest on the scene is the Canon Vixia HG21, a model with a whopping 120GB HDD, a 3.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, potent 12x zoom and optical image stabilization to help eliminate the shakes from your videos. What’s also really great about this one is the fact it records at a very fast bit rate of 24 Mbps—almost the level of many HDV and MPEG-2 TS camcorders. In theory a faster bit rate means better video. Whether this baby delivered the goods is exactly what we wanted to discover…
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by Frank G on October 22, 2008:
“I purchased the HG20. Added an extra 8gb sd card for added storage. The downside on the HG20 is the missing eyepiece - thus 4 stars instead of 5. The menu options are simple and easy to experiment with. Changing the mode, frame rate, and other settings...” More...