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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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"Nothing is out there better than this video camera"
  • 4 out of 5
"Canon HV20 great for travel"
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Bill rae Cyrus (subaru) 0 pts
June 23, 2008 7:13 PM
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recording to camcorder from hard disk- cant get the party started!

Hi,

No fun watching my immaculate HD footage in SD burned to a DVD.

I have a canon Hv-20. Using the instructions provided I cannot copy edited footage from my PC ( Windows Movie Maker software) to the camcorder. I want to playback on a Plasma Tv.
I have a quad-core 2.43, 4 gigs of ram and run Vista. I use firewire ports. The best available hardware.

Movie Maker recognizes the camera, even rewinds the tape and tells me to press start. When I do I get a connection error everytime. Whats up.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
June 25, 2008 1:30 PM
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First thing I would think, is that it's Vista and Movie Maker. Face it, you get what you pay for and WMM is free in Vista, and users are so frustrated over Vista, they are downgrading back to XP! (sorta the devil you know). Have you upgraded your Vista to SP1? That may address the connection issues.

Microsoft also recommends this procedure:

1. Remove all the drivers or utilities for HV20.

Note: Backup important personal data before removing them.

2. Install DV TWAIN Driver 6.6.7 and ZoomBrowser EX 6.0.1c Updater for Windows. Then check the issue again.

http://alpha02.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?RQF=MENU&RQS=WWUCA910&LA=1199339525360&SV=WWUCA900&menu=DR&TRF=MAIN

3. Perform a clean boot and connect the camera again, in case of factors from 3rd party services or applications:

(KB929135) How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;929135
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Scott 0 pts
May 17, 2009 3:28 AM
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use a mac, it just works
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