I got an email from ZipZoomFly.com this morning advertising the HV20 for $799 with free shipping. I already own the HV20, but this looked like a pretty good deal. I've order computer parts from them before but not consumer electronics and never had a problem.

Just a heads up!

GG

I got an email from ZipZoomFly.com this morning advertising the HV20 for $799 with free shipping. I already own the HV20, but this looked like a pretty good deal. I've order computer parts from them before but not consumer electronics and never had a problem.

Just a heads up!

GG

I am considering getting this camcorder. Have you taken any videos in low light situations and if so how is the quality.

I'm am also interested in this camcorder. I'm currently a filmmaking student (and indie filmmaker) looking to bite down on a new HD camera. While this certainly is not the same as the Panasonic HVX200 (a $6,000 camera), I've seen numerous videos of this camera in action and am rather impressed. This will be used more for movie purposes than home video. I looked at its younger brother, the Canon HV10 and have heard it's not comparable. The HV20 wins hands down.

What interests me the most about this camera is the ability, with the proper adapter, to attach 35mm films lenses. This allows much more control of depth of field (foreground in focus while background is out of focus) and also the more intuitive focus with the focus ring. The only real downside is that this significantly lowers the the light input into the camera by about 2 stops.

The other real cool factor is the ability to shoot 24p. It may or not be true 24p, but the test footage I've seen is rather pleasing and looks more like true 24p (if the HV20 fakes it, that is) than any other camera I've ever seen in that price range.

ontheway, I highly suggest you check out YouTube for test videos of the Canon HV20 in lowlight situations. I was rather impressed by its lowlight performance. While YouTube is certainly not great in terms of quality, I believe that you will find some useful information about performance over there. Check it out!

-Brad

The Canon HV20 performs about as well as expected in low light, which is to say not impossibly bad, but could be better. You image will be noisy. If low light considerations are important, the XH-A1 will give you better performance.