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Posted at 7:46 AM on Tuesday 11/13/07 by
Ben
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Buy.com through Butterfly Photo has the Canon HV20 High-Definition Camcorder for $709 + $9 shipping = $718 shipped. [BizRate]

  • 10x optical zoom, CMOS technology, true 1080 high-definition video
  • Widescreen 2.7" LCD, 3.1-megapixel digital stills, Image stabilization
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      ChugokuOtaku - Posted 7:50 am PST 11/13/07 (1581 Posts)  Report Spam

      so what does this thing record onto? miniDV? harddrive?

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      jmitchell - Posted 7:54 am PST 11/13/07 (13 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is a MiniDV recorder.

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      ralphk917 - Posted 7:56 am PST 11/13/07 (878 Posts)  Report Spam

      All right, now we're starting to get someplace; the baby-step climb to this level of specs has been tedious. Now I just have to wait a year for the price to drop...

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      billy_bob - Posted 7:57 am PST 11/13/07 (607 Posts)  Report Spam

      true 1080 high-definition video? Does that mean 1080p?

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      n_rohrer - Posted 7:58 am PST 11/13/07 (183 Posts)  Report Spam

      ...and the price for HD continues to drop. It's soon time to upgrade. Excellent camera by the way.

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      elroyerni - Posted 8:00 am PST 11/13/07 (176 Posts)  Report Spam

      Great video camera, still a little pricey.. i was going to get the hv10 maybe i'll get this instead.

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      TheKitty - Posted 8:03 am PST 11/13/07 (1484 Posts)  Report Spam

      I want HD also

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      Spartan - Posted 8:03 am PST 11/13/07 (99 Posts)  Report Spam

      so, I don't feel like looking but how much HD content can you record on a 60 minute MiniDV tape? I have to assume it's less than 60 minutes.

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      amcfly22 - Posted 8:04 am PST 11/13/07 (308 Posts)  Report Spam

      how sturdy is this? I need one for a high school broadcasting class. The kids can be a little rough on minidv cameras.

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      uk2n - Posted 8:07 am PST 11/13/07 (18 Posts)  Report Spam

      Price is dropping for this camera. Right now, HV20 is the best price/specs/performance High Def consumer camcorder in the market. For more info, try www.hv20.com.

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      niro5 - Posted 8:08 am PST 11/13/07 (397 Posts)  Report Spam

      Woah great deal on a great Camera. This won several best camcorder prizes this year. On the other hand, unlike mp3 players and digital camera, these things aren't going to increase much in resolution, capacity or abilities, so prices are likely to fall substantially. If you want one now though, you aren't going to get much better of a deal than this.

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      jamespayne - Posted 8:13 am PST 11/13/07 (89 Posts)  Report Spam

      It was around 1000 when I bought it early this year. However, I end up with returning it because of its poor low-light performance.

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      niro5 - Posted 8:13 am PST 11/13/07 (397 Posts)  Report Spam

      Also, its probably putting the cart in front of the horse a bit if you and people you would show this to don't even have 1080P TVs.

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      turbine216 - Posted 8:14 am PST 11/13/07 (10 Posts)  Report Spam

      bleh. minidv.

      when are the 1080-capable hard disk camcorders gonna come down in price? heck, even the Sony that uses memory sticks would be preferable over minidv.

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      aaa8888 - Posted 8:15 am PST 11/13/07 (421 Posts)  Report Spam

      Sweet!

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      nolonemo - Posted 8:24 am PST 11/13/07 (972 Posts)  Report Spam

      I want....

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      ChugokuOtaku - Posted 8:33 am PST 11/13/07 (1581 Posts)  Report Spam

      while miniDVs probably have some of the best qualities, they simply take too long to stream into the computer

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      dpixel8 - Posted 8:34 am PST 11/13/07 (152 Posts)  Report Spam

      beautiful camera. still a little pricey, but damn on the 1080

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      ohreally - Posted 8:36 am PST 11/13/07 (11 Posts)  Report Spam

      #9 - A 60 minute MiniDV tape hold 60 minutes of HD video.

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