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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.
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Chris (chriskaos) 0 pts
February 12, 2008 10:02 PM
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Will the Canon HV30 be worth buying just for the 30p? Let me explain.

Hey guys- canon is saying that with the HV30 you will be able to record in 30 progressive frames a second which they say is great for online video. But in shutter priority, you can shoot in 30fps...meaning it should be the equivalent of 30p, right?

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong. But I shoot pretty good video that goes online at 30fps with my hv20.
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Ungermann (Ungermann) 262 pts
February 13, 2008 6:51 PM
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You are confusing frame rate with shutter speed, but you are not as wrong as some might tell you.

At 1/30 shutter speed the camera will essentially record progressive video, because 1/30 of second is not enough to record two different fields at 1/60 second each. How exactly the HV20 records video at 1/30 shutter speed is not specified. It may either use only one field and double it, halving vertical resolution, or it may use the whole frame, in the latter case you will get full-blown 1080PsF30, just like on the HV30.

If you need shutter speed other than 1/30, then you will not be able to get 30fps on the HV20, but will be able to get it on the HV30.

If all you care about is the Net then forget about the HV30, just shoot in 60i and deinterlace using one field from each frame. This will give you perfectly fine 540p30, 540 lines is more than enough for the Net (YouTube uses only 240 lines), it is even more than needed for a DVD (it needs 480 lines).

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Chris (chriskaos) 0 pts
February 13, 2008 8:50 PM
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I use vimeo, will I still be okay as far as deinterlacing? Most of my HD videos are usually shot in 24p, 60fps or 30 fps.

This is my site: vimeo.com/chriskaos

and this is the page that vimeo gives you to help with hd problems: http://www.vimeo.com/help/hd

The snow video and the two bird ones were shot in HD.
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