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Got a Canon HV20

1127 Views 11 Replies 5 Participants Last post by scsz, May 23, 2007

scsz

Discussion Starter · May 22, 2007

Finally picked up the HV20. So far it is great. HD is much different then SD to film and edit. The HV20 has tons of potential for such a small camera. Only thing I find disappointing is the OIS. I do in car videos and both my SD cameras (Panasonic GS250 and an older JVC) do much better dealing with vibrations. The HV20's video is pretty much useless. I have to try and put some dampening on the mount and see if it works. I will post up a sample when I can.

Here are some short clips from the day I got the camera. I put up both Flash and divx videos for viewing.

http://www.socalspeedzone.com/HD/index.html

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Cyrano

· #2 · May 22, 2007

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Only thing I find disappointing is the OIS. I do in car videos and both my SD cameras (Panasonic GS250 and an older JVC) do much better dealing with vibrations. The HV20's video is pretty much useless. I have to try and put some dampening on the mount and see if it works.

I'm sorry to hear this. I do a lot of handheld shooting. How is the OIS for handheld. I remember a Canon 8mm (tape) camera from about 15 years ago that did a beautiful job with stabilization. It was a little like a gyro or "floating" effect.

Are you mounting the camera directly to the car or are you holding it?

I might have to reconsider getting this camera. I really want HD but I need smooth handheld shots.

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Ken Ross

· #3 · May 22, 2007

The OIS for handheld shooting (outside of an automotive environment) is excellent. I haven't tried it in a car, but I think I've seen someone else comment that it was tough to hold steady without a mount. But then again I've tried holding my Sony VX2000 steady in a moving car and that wasn't easy either.

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scsz

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 23, 2007

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How is the OIS for handheld.

Are you mounting the camera directly to the car or are you holding it?

I might have to reconsider getting this camera. I really want HD but I need smooth handheld shots.

Handheld is fine, as good as the other cameras I have, no problem there.

The camera is mounted inside the car to a mount in place of the headrest. My car is a 350Z so it gets a lot of vibration. I just think the OIS does not handle that type of vibration very well.

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Cyrano

· #5 · May 23, 2007

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Handheld is fine, as good as the other cameras I have, no problem there.

The camera is mounted inside the car to a mount in place of the headrest. My car is a 350Z so it gets a lot of vibration. I just think the OIS does not handle that type of vibration very well.

I see. Thanks.

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Jake Solnich

· #6 · May 23, 2007

AWESOME VIDEOS, THANKS!! Nice to see the HV-20 in action.

You think the OIS on the HV-20 is bad??? LOL!! You ought to try the JVC GZ-HD7 and then you'd think the OIS on the HV-20 was engineered by NASA!!

Honestly, the OIS on the HV-20 is awesome compared to other camcorders. I have heard that Panasonic is the king of OIS, but I've only tried Sony, Canon, and JVC.

Maybe your camera is defective or your doing something wrong. I had to return my JVC GZ-HD7 because it's OIS did not work at all. I tried the HV-20 and it's OIS rocks as far as I'm concerned.

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scsz

Discussion Starter · #7 · May 23, 2007

Here is video from inside my car. I am going to try and add some rubber or foam to see if I can isolate the camera. I do not think there is something wrong with the OIS as all my hand held footage looks fine. I think that part of the problem might be HD in general. With so much more resolution, everything is magnified.

http://www.socalspeedzone.com/incartest/incartest.html

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Ken Ross

· #8 · May 23, 2007

Hey scsz, get a new pair of shocks and the video will be smooth as silk!

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Blasst

· #9 · May 23, 2007

plus you blew past that 40mph speed limit

I've got some pretty good footage from inside my 65 Chevy truck, with my son holding a HV10 on a steady tracker.

Anybody know where I can post it?

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scsz

Discussion Starter · #10 · May 23, 2007

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Hey scsz, get a new pair of shocks and the video will be smooth as silk!

Don't want my Z to drive like a Cadillac

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plus you blew past that 40mph speed limit

Yep

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I've got some pretty good footage from inside my 65 Chevy truck, with my son holding a HV10 on a steady tracker.

Anybody know where I can post it?

That would be cool to see. Post it in HD or SD?

For comparison here are videos I took with my SD cameras.
http://www.socalspeedzone.com/pages/...107/index.html

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Blasst

· #11 · May 23, 2007

HD all the way!!

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scsz

Discussion Starter · #12 · May 23, 2007

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HD all the way!!

The only place I have found so far for hosting/stream HD quality video is http://stage6.divx.com/ . I have found that DivX works good for the HD videos, much better then Flash. I have my own server so I can do my own. If you want I can put yours up on my server.

Here is video of a local car show this past weekend that I taped with the HV20.

http://www.socalspeedzone.com/HD/scs052007HD.html

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