Canon VIXIA HG21 HD Camcorder Review at Videomaker

From the review:

Capturing 1920x1080 high definition, the HG21 provides a ton of space to play in with its 120GB hard drive. Not only that, it offers up to 45 hours and 15 minutes of recording time in LP mode! And it still looks good, capturing 1440x1080 resolution. Videographers are also able to record up to 11 hours and 5 minutes in MXP mode, which captures video at 1920x1080 resolution.

The 12x HD lens offers breathtaking video that we found looked great even when zooming in from far distances. We liked that Canon offered three different levels of zoom control, to ensure clean-looking movement. The digital zoom is very powerful at 200x. Remarkably, it stayed very sharp and didn't get too shaky until close to the 200x mark. The SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization manages to handle the task very well, even under extremely harsh movement. The DIGIC DV II Image Processor adds advanced color reproduction in dark and light scenes, as well as skin tones.

Buy the Canon VIXIA HG21 AVCHD 120 GB HDD Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom.

TECH SPECS

• Format: AVCHD, 120GB HD, SDHC
• Image Sensor: 1/3.2" CMOS sensor, RGB primary color filter
• Video Effective Pixels: Video: approx. 2.07; megapixels (1920x1080); still image: approx. 2.76; megapixels (1920x1440)
• Interchangeable Lenses: No
• Optical Zoom: 12x optical/200x digital
• Focal Length: f4.8 - 57mm
• Zoom Speed: Variable/3 fixed zoom speeds
• Max f-Stop: f1.8 - 3mm
• Manual White Balance: Yes
• LCD Monitor: 2.7" multi-angle vivid widescreen LCD (approx. 211,000 pixels)
• Video In: No
• Video Out: AV cord (S-video, composite, stereo RCA), USB port
• Progressive Scan: No
• Microphone In: Yes
• Headphone Jack: No
• Speaker: Yes
• Wireless Remote: Yes
• Battery Charger: External charger provided
• Battery Type: Lithium ion
• On-Board Video Light: Yes
• Accessory Shoe: Mini advanced
• Dimensions: 3.1"Wx3.0"Hx5.5"W (80x77x139mm)
• White Balance: Daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H, auto, manual
• Recording Media: Internal hard-disk drive (120GB) or SD/SDHC memory card
• Programmed AE: Auto, program, AV, TV, cinema, portrait, sports, night, snow, beach, sunset, spotlight, fireworks

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