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The 2.7" Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD fitted to the HG10 is a Canon Exclusive and new kind of widescreen viewfinder.
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Is it different from HV20's LCD screen?
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An enhanced gradation neutral density (ND) system also provides better exposures in bright shooting situations.
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A-ha! They confessed at last. Why did not they advertise built-in ND filter on the HV20?
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The 24p Cinema Mode enables all aspiring moviemakers to achieve a professional "film-look."
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Is it known already whether fields are properly flagged for 3:2 cadence or not?
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The HG10 has an advanced Histogram Display which lets you fine-tune the exposure of your still images by viewing the brightness of your photos as you shoot
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So no histogram for video mode?
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By pushing the Quick Start button in between shots, your HG10 goes into stand-by mode.
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Seems like a pseudo-feature. Judging by Canon's QuickStart demo, it seems that regular start takes 7-8 seconds, too long imho. Realizing that this is a serious problem, Canon created QuickStart. They rather shoudl have installed a fast write-through buffer. Let's calculate: 15Mbps ~ 2MBps. Multiplying by 8 seconds, resulting in measly 32MB. Is this too much to ask? Instead they saved on memory, but added this stupid QuickStart mode and another button. Watch demo on Canon website. It seems that to start recording you need to press QuickStart button if the camcorder was in sleep mode, and regular Power button if it was properly turned off. Now one has to remember was it turned off or put to sleep. Poor design.
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Portrait mode ensures shallow depth of field for a flattering and undistracting background to portraits. Sports mode stops the action with faster shutter speeds.
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Definite improvement in documentation. Expectations of customers' IQ is definetely rizing steadily in the last couple of years. Compare to the HV20 docs: "Portrait: the camcorder uses a large aperture, achieving a focus on the subject while blurring other distracting details. Sports: Use this mode to record sports scenes such as tennis or golf." Now compare to the Elura 80/85/90 docs: "Portrait: Use this mode to give accent to your subject by blurring background or foreground. Sports: Use this mode to record sport scenes (such as tennis or golf) or moving objects (such as roller coasters)." The next step would be to limit the description of, say, Portrait mode to simply "ensures shallow depth of field", and to explain notions of DOF and shutter speed in a separate how-does-it-work chapter and bingo! you will get a proper user's manual from 1970-ies.
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Canon has included an easy to use Corel Application Disc
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I wonder does it include VideoStudio 11, VideoStudio 11 Plus, MovieFactory 6 or MovieFactory 6 Plus. Not that big a deal, but anyway, they should have been more specific.
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USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Terminal: Allows for DV streaming
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Catching up with Panasonic? Good news nevertheless, it is always hard to understand for newbies why Firewire for video and USB for audio.
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In addition to the 2.7" Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD screen, the HG10's EVF lets you see exactly what your camcorder is recording, and what your TV will display later.
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Does this mean no overscan? Or 3% overscan? My TV has 2%-5% overscan depending on the mode, and my Canon camcorder has larger overscan than my TV, this really hurts in tight shot situations.
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Directional Stereo Microphone DM-50. Get near-professional quality sound for your movies with this shotgun stereo mic.
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This may be a good mic, but attached to HG10 the whole thing does not look nice. Why the mic is fully black, while Canon continues making silver-painted camcorders?