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Canon HV20 High Definition Camcorder
Canon HV20 High Definition Camcorder
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HQ Grade: F
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of camcorders.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
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"Canon HV20 great for travel"
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Julius (jdg20111) 0 pts
December 16, 2007 7:41 AM
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I have a canon hv-20, can I use a sony vrd-mc5 to transfer movies to hd dvd?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
December 17, 2007 2:11 PM
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That's what it's designed for. However, if you have a DVD burner on your computer, why go to the extra cost? But if convenience is the case, then sure, you can use the vrd-mc5, but only via USB 2.0
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Julius (jdg20111) 0 pts
December 17, 2007 4:14 PM
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James,
You are right, it is for convinience since I have 2 different camcorder fomat tapes laying around that I need to organize into DVDs.
So I would need USB 2.0 to first store data from my HV 20 then transfer it to the MC-5 to make high def. dvd?
Have you tried this?
Thanks for your answer.
Julius
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
December 17, 2007 4:22 PM
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No. I capture directly to my PC and then burn to DVD using NERO.
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mail2425 0 pts
January 20, 2008 10:43 PM
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1. MC5 takes video transfers through Firewire as well.
2. It cannot record High def. video from HV-20. You will have to downconvert and send SD signal to this. It supports only AVCHD for high def. It clearly says that on the box.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
January 21, 2008 1:05 PM
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I believe the camera may be able to down convert for you. But I agree with Mail, Sony hasn't released a HD version of this yet and I don't know if they even will. Only time will tell.
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amrichkay 0 pts
September 29, 2008 7:23 AM
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Do you know if dw-100 can also transfer hv20 tapes to dvd?
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mariachi 0 pts
August 3, 2009 11:20 PM
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With what everyone has been saying is true, the Sony VRD-MC5 only does AVCHD for high def support, So since I have the Canon HF S10 HDD I can just connect it up to this Sony VRD-MC5 and have it burned to a DVD player in HD quality? or do I need special DVD's that are AVCHD compatible?
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