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CamcorderInfo Jul 2, 2009

Since it is $300 cheaper than last year's Canon HF11, we didn't expect the HF20 to put up the kind of numbers we saw from its award-winning sibling. What did shock us, however, was how steep of a downgrade the HF20 really is. Sure, it's smaller and lighter than the HF11, but it simply...

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PhantomPhixer PhantomPhixer

I love this camera. I am by no means an expert or even a prosumer in the video camera world. I just wanted a good camera that would let me shoot videos of Trains. This does just that, and it does it very well. My only complaint is the wind noise problem with the built in Mic. Of course, all...

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