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Canon Vixia HF20
Canon Vixia HF20
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HQ Grade: A-
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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Dave (daguvry) 0 pts
June 12, 2009 8:08 PM
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It says it has time lapse recording..where is it?

I bought this because I wanted to have a camera that was capable of time lapse recording, but cannot for the life of me figure it out.....much less find it. Anyone know if it's in the camera or in the software that comes with it?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
June 17, 2009 12:29 AM
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I couldn't find anything in the manual, features or specifications regarding Time Lapse. And from what I can gather, you can't ...BUT there are some hacks where one can use a laptop computer to trigger it. Do a Google search for HV20 Time Lapse.
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Todd 0 pts
July 31, 2009 12:51 AM
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It's done with software. They call it undercranking.
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