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dingdongbubble · 06-04-07, 12:01 PM

How about listing out the major differences that are noticeable to the untrained eye, in the Hv20 and HC7?

Luke · 09-04-07, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dingdongbubble

How about listing out the major differences that are noticeable to the untrained eye, in the Hv20 and HC7?

I think specs are very similar except for the 24p mode. You can compare the reviews on camcorderinfo which I think are quite representative of the diffs.

I've had Sony camcorders all my life but since they switched to touchscreen I'm definitely considering Canon... The Sony might be better built but it's so annoying (to me at least) to use for every little thing a touchscreen.

lovehateHDV · 10-04-07, 07:16 AM

HC7 has a better zoom rocker.
It looks better.
Has less plastic in the body.
Has a seemingly softer picture.
A lot more noise in dark.
The ugly Sony color palette.
Unnatural color reproduction.
It has the horrible Sony image processing.
Average mic.
ANNOYING picture quality

HV20.
No LANC
Bad zoom rocker
Bad LCD
Cheap plastic build
Cheap batteries
Manual focus to trash
24p mode
EXCELLENT picture quality

vstudio3k · 09-09-07, 05:59 AM

I tested both camcorder at Fry (www.frys.com). HC7 is much better on treat with shaking video way better than HV20. I also purchased one for myself.

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10-04-07, 07:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
lovehateHDV Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Earth, Milky Way, the 4D Universe Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	HC7 has a better zoom rocker. It looks better. Has less plastic in the body. Has a seemingly softer picture. A lot more noise in dark. The ugly Sony color palette. Unnatural color reproduction. It has the horrible Sony image processing. Average mic. ANNOYING picture quality HV20. No LANC Bad zoom rocker Bad LCD Cheap plastic build Cheap batteries Manual focus to trash 24p mode EXCELLENT picture quality

09-09-07, 05:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
vstudio3k Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I tested both camcorder at Fry (www.frys.com). HC7 is much better on treat with shaking video way better than HV20. I also purchased one for myself.