anyone seen HV20 for less than $925 as of 7-24-07 ?

[helicam]

looks like i will be purch next couple of days,,

thanks

[Ten Ounce]

looks like i will be purch next couple of days,,

thanks

$899.99 or less depending on what you choose at the link below. Still have over 20 in stock.

http://www.alphaelectronics.com/showpages.asp?pid=1020

[Galleddrim]

$899.99 or less depending on what you choose at the link below. Still have over 20 in stock.

http://www.alphaelectronics.com/showpages.asp?pid=1020

Whoa. How long is that coupon offer going to last?

[Ten Ounce]

Whoa. How long is that coupon offer going to last?

July 29th, or while supplies last, whichever comes first.

[xucg]

I just purchase from circuit city last night. The last price is 916 $ when get the 2% cash back from fatwallet. You need to use the 10% coupon. By the way, I use the 2 days shipping which cost >10$. However, if you choose the basic shipping, only cost about 3 $. So you can save 7$ more..... The final price is 910$.

Charges for this order:

Total coupon savings

$96.50
Subtotal

$868.49
Shipping

$10.65
Tax

$54.28
Total

$933.42
Charge to your credit card

$933.42

[nrgotenks]

I am so mad I didn't pull the trigger yesterday on one ( total at CC was 920 and today its not on sale anymore and even with a 10% off it comes up to 996$... how do you use that fat wallet?

[xucg]

Yes, the sale price for 965$ is dead. For fat wallet, you can go www.fatwallet.com. Apply an account and link though the cash back link.

I am kind of lucky that I buy in time.

[Nate]

I was lucky enough to get a hv20 from best buy today for $845. I had a CC ad from when it was $935 (with 10% AAA) and they wanted to make their goal for the night....woot!

also helped that i use to work at that BB a few years back....

[xucg]

the sale price for 965$ is back from circuit city.

[twoneil]

I just got my HV20 purchased last week for $850USD, it's a Japanese model though. Some of the camera labels are in Japanese but the menu can be set in English. But hey, it's still the same camera.

I got it from ebay; cyber-japan store.
http://stores.ebay.com/Cyber-Japan

it's not a bidding so you can buy it right away.
shipping should be about 59$

hope this helps.

[tokyo_ren]

NTSC HV20 Japanese model

$790 shipped from Japan to the US, insured and trackable
£390 shipped from Japan to the UK, insured and trackable

check the link below for details

cheers,

Ren

[nrgotenks]

YES!! I'm getting my camera this week sweet !

[sajid]

I followed Pascal Browns advice (or was it someone else?) here on HV20 and ordered an NTSC unit from CyberJapan on Ebay. Just got mine today, at Scotland for 898$ (NTSC) alltogether. No extra VAT charges upon receipt.
Not bad at all, considering the language can be changed in the menu, and the outside buttons can be memorized in a few minutes (How many times do you look at the buttons after getting used to them anyway?). The only issue is perhaps the pull-down, which can be dealt with after its all edited, in one shot. Not bad for the price at all.

[dotorg]

Cheapest place I found was Circuit City. Its on sale for $970 or so, and you can either buy a 10% off coupon from eBay for a buck or two, or if you have a AAA membership you can get one from AAA. Out the door, $865 yesterday.

[ebury]

The only issue is perhaps the pull-down, which can be dealt with after its all edited, in one shot.

The Cyber-Japan offer looks quite appealing (especially because the HV-20s seem to retail around CDN $1300 here in Toronto), but the comment above gives me a little pause. Could you please clarify what the "pull-down" issue is? Is it different than the North American version of the camera?

I guess this is also a good time to introduce myself. I've been lurking here for a while and I'm blown away by the breadth of knowledge and willingness to share information on this forum. I've learned so much already and I haven't even held one of these cameras in my hands yet!

[tokyo_ren]

Could you please clarify what the "pull-down" issue is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24p

put simply your camera takes your 24 frames of video and massages them into a 60 field video signal before dumping it to tape.
all standard stuff that has been around since the showing of movies on tv - nothing new at all.

so you want to edit in a 24p timeline?
its not an issue - most NLE software packages will remove the 3:2 pulldown (extract 24p from the 60i) for you with zero fuss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...iting_software
(visit each NLE manufacturers page for details on their support of 24p)

you just want to do basic edits in a 29.97 timeline (60i)?
not an issue either - you don't need to remove the 3:2 pulldown, just treat it as 60i all the way.

3:2 pulldown - its not an issue
however the resulting video you get after extracting the 24p from the 60i varies between the various implementations and price ranges out there (canon/sony/panasonic etc) .... for its price the Canon HV20 gives as good as the rest.
If you have 5000USD to spare then maybe get Panasonic HVX200 - if like me you don't, then you're gonna get the Canon HV20

[ebury]

...

Thanks Ren! I had read about the pull-down stuff in the forum and thought I was pretty up to date with it, but when I saw Sajid's post I thought that maybe the Japanese version of the HV-20 had extra complications that the North American doesn't. Is it safe to say then that the only difference in the two cameras is that one has Japanese text on the body and the other doesn't?

Thanks again!!

[tokyo_ren]

Thanks Ren!

your welcome

Is it safe to say then that the only difference in the two cameras is that one has Japanese text on the body and the other doesn't?

yes

you can easily select ENGLISH from the on screen menu - now if the body changed as well that would be wild

p.s. I have decided to go into competition against pricejapan

cheers,

Ren

[twoneil]

there's absolutely no difference between them. only the printed text.
Let me list down the printed text on a Japan Model HV20.

Text that are in Japanese on a Japan Model HV20
1. Camera
2. Play
3. Off
4. Start/stop
5. Func
6. Light
7. BLC
8. Focus

Text that are in English on a Japan Model HV20
1. Hi speed AF
2. CMOS
3. Optical Image Stabilizer
4. Still image recording
5. mega pixels
6. advanced accesory shoe
7. HD Video camera
8. Card/Charge
9. Canon HD video lens

Well, we get the point. That's why I got mine shipped from japan instead of future shop.

[tokyo_ren]

there's absolutely no difference between them. only the printed text.

Text that are in English on a Japan Model HV20
1. Hi speed AF
2. CMOS
3. Optical Image Stabilizer
4. Still image recording
5. mega pixels
6. advanced accesory shoe
7. HD Video camera
8. Card/Charge
9. Canon HD video lens

Well, we get the point. That's why I got mine shipped from japan instead of future shop.

It's crazy isn't it.
I was rolling around in a fit of laughter for a while after your post

You'd think they could speak English over here... so misleading!

[JoeInBH]

I picked mine up when Amazon and Tiger Direct had it for $783 a month and a half ago. I'm surprised to see that the price of the HV20 actually has been going UP. If I had to buy soon, I'd keep my eyes on Amazon and Circuit City (with the 10% coupon). On both sites, the price seems to vary quite a bit, so when it's low, grab it!

[lwm99]

p.s. I have decided to go into competition against pricejapan

I understand that if I buy from pricejapan and want to send the camcorder back to Japan for servicing, I can send to pricejapan who will help me to send to Canon Japan. I will need to pay shipping charges though. Is that similar arrangement if buy from cyber-japan?

[tokyo_ren]

I understand that if I buy from pricejapan and want to send the camcorder back to Japan for servicing, I can send to pricejapan who will help me to send to Canon Japan. I will need to pay shipping charges though. Is that similar arrangement if buy from cyber-japan?

seeing as you are quoting my post...

I can only answer for kakaku.deviantforest.com
in which case the anwser is yes, we look after the 1year Japanese warranty for you
and yes, you would need to pay shipping charges but we only need the camera - bubble wrap it an inch thick and find a suitably small box - include one fully charged battery NOT attached to the camera - it will ship a lot cheaper (body and battery boxed at about 1.2kg).
(we will provide more details as how to package your camera compactly and safely in the event of a support issue)

if you have an issue after the 1 year warranty is over you may well be able to get your camera serviced locally - just say you purchased while on holiday/business in Japan a good while ago - if they offer to help you it will work out cheaper than sending back to us - you don't need to divulge serial numbers just call a local service center and tell them your situation - you may get lucky depending on the make and model (the HV20 would appear to have a universal software build)

but most importantly, if you do send it back to us out of warranty we will of course support you all the way
shipping and any repair fees due will of course need to be payed by the customer

[j118418]

$899.99 or less depending on what you choose at the link below. Still have over 20 in stock.

http://www.alphaelectronics.com/showpages.asp?pid=1020

Just ordered hv20+videomic
The ad for the package price is 999.98. Though there is no coupon code for the package. So I called alphaelectronics, VERY friendly. He told me to put in the coupons and the mic separately, which come up to ~$1029.98, and he will take care of the ~$30 difference when he receives the order. He also said the video mic just sold out and he is waiting new shipment, probably next Monday. So I will receive two shipments, one for hv20, and one for videomic.

Finger crossed.

[white_2kgt]

Broadway Photo - $879 (Plus some free stuff),
http://www.bwayphoto.com/product.asp?id=cnhv20

They had it advertised in HDVideoPro for 699, I knew it had to be a misprint though. I have NEVER ordered ANYTHING from this place, nor have i EVER heard of this place, so I make NO claims they are legit.