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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Colour & Noise Performance
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03.Motion & Resolution Performance
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04.Low Light Performance
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05.Compression & Media
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06.Manual Controls
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07.Still Features
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08.Handling & Use
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09.Playback & Connectivity
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10.Audio & Other Features
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11.Sanyo VPC-HD2000 Comparison
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12.Panasonic HDC-HS20 Comparison
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13.Canon HF S100 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Specs and Ratings
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17.Comments
Canon Legria HF20
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Panasonic HDC-HS20 Comparison
Canon HF20 versus Sanyo VPC-HD2000
• The Sanyo VPC-HD2000 performed better in every video performance category, except video resolution
• The VPC-HD2000 has a wide variety of frame rates, including native 1080/60p
• Some may be put off by the HD2000 upright, pistol-grip design
• The VPC-HD2000 doesn't include any internal memory, so a better comparison may be with the Canon HF200 (also records solely to SD/SDHC cards)
Being the first consumer camcorder to offer native 1080/60p video recording, the Sanyo VPC-HD2000 is full of surprises. It wowed us with excellent overall video performance, and its achievements in our low light testing have so far been unmatched by any other consumer camcorder. With a price of around £450 to top it all off, the VPC-HD2000 sounds like a steal. Of course, the camcorder also has an upright, pistol-grip design, and many of the features may be too quirky to win over traditional camcorder enthusiasts. It doesn't have optical image stabilisation, includes no internal memory, and its navigation joystick is second-rate. Still, it is a good camcorder—and if you're basing solely on video performance, the VPC-HD2000 is hands-down better than the Canon HF20.
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| Canon HF20 | Sanyo VPC-HD2000 | |
| Price | £799 | £449 |
| Primary Recording Media | 32GB internal flash memory | SD/SDHC memory card |
| Secondary Recording Media | SD/SDHC memory card | None |
| Image Sensor | 1/4-inch CMOS | 1/2.5-inch CMOS |
| Effective Pixel Count | 2.99 Megapixels (video) 3.31 Megapixels (stills) |
5.31 Megapixels (video) 8.0 Megapixels (stills) |
| Mic Input | Yes, 3.5mm | Yes, 3.5mm |
| LCD/Viewfinder | 2.7-inch LCD with 211,00-pixel resolution |
2.7-inch LCD with 230,000-pixel resolution |
| Weight | 400g (including battery) | 311g (including battery) |
| Dimensions | 70 x 62 x 124mm | 90 x 112.6 x 54.4mm |
| HD | Yes | Yes |
| Optical Zoom | 15x | 10x |
| Frame Rates | 1080/50i, 25p (not natively progressive) |
HD: 1080/60p, 1080/50i, 1080/30p, 720/30p SD: 240fps (448 x 336), 600fps (192 x 108) (native progressive) |
| Image Stabilisation | Optical | Digital |
In our performance testing, the VPC-HD2000 beat out the Canon HF20 in every category—except video resolution. The VPC-HD2000 did particularly well with low light performance, which is where the HF20 performed very poorly.
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| Canon HF20 | Sanyo VPC-HD2000 | |
| Colour | 8.37 | 10.06 |
| Noise | 5.65 | 9.53 |
| Video Resolution | 12.78 | 10.59 |
| Low Light Sensitivity | 1.16 | 7.70 |
| Low Light Colour | 6.18 | 9.79 |
| Low Light Noise | 3.63 | 9.83 |
| Battery Life | 97 min, 37 sec | 111 min, 36 sec |
| Low Light Comparison at 60 lux | |||
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| Canon HF20 | Sanyo VPC-HD2000 | ||
| Video Resolution Scores |
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