HV30 announced (and other new developments in the world of [moving] picture taking)

[FLIMACKGOD]

your right!

[Lunchbox]

your right!

his right?

[Davidaase]

but -your- left...

[Lou van Wijhe]

I think you mean this:

Ya had a good home but you left
YOU'RE RIGHT

You're momma said stay but you left
YOU'RE RIGHT

Sound off
One Two

Sound Off
Three four

etc.

Lou

[Ian-T]

I think you mean this:

Ya had a good home but you left
YOU'RE RIGHT

You're momma said stay but you left
YOU'RE RIGHT

Sound off
One Two

Sound Off
Three four

etc.

Lou

BRING IT ON BACK!!

[Lunchbox]

You're momma said stay but you left
YOU'RE RIGHT

You are momma said stay ?

[Lou van Wijhe]

You are momma said stay ?

That's soldier talk. Never been in the army?

[Lunchbox]

No.. I was never been in army. But soldier will say "your momma" as "you're momma" ?

[Ian-T]

Ha...he meant..."your"...not "you're (you are)."
...but I'm ex-Army here Lou...I gotcha....

[Erik Bien]

That's what I love about the Internet ... a Dutchman and a guy from Hong Kong busting each other's chops over English contractions ... you people need a hobby!

(Whoops! Too late!)

[Lunchbox]

I thought I have a hobby by owning an hv20.

heheh

[Lou van Wijhe]

What's a HV20?

Lou

[VideJo]

See?! Navy men have always been much brighter! A HV20 is a camera!

[redman042]

Like a few others here, I have a baby on the way (due in August), so I've decided to pull the trigger and get an HD videocam. Looks like the HV20 or HV30 are still the best values. I was also thinking about the Sony HDR-SR10 or 11 but those will start at $999 and the jury's out on whether they will match Canon's low light performance. Plus there's the whole issue of AVCHD compression still not being up to snuff.

Anyway, of course I'd like to get the camera right now, but I could stand to wait a few months. The HV20 at around $600 is very appealing. That would leave me more cash for accessories and a new computer to edit the video. My question is, does anyone have a guess as to what the price situation will look like around May-June? Any chance the HV20 will get cheaper in the next few months, or alternatively, the HV30 will drop to the $700 price range by then? I know I'm asking people to see the future, but perhaps the price history of the HV20 will be telling (I'm not sure how much it was when it first hit the street, and how long it took to drop in price).

[bluegrass]

the prices on the hv20 & 30 3 or 4 months out is the 64k$ question that a lot of us are wondering.

my prediction is that you won't see much lower prices than the $600 range for the hv20 in may or june and the hv30 will not sell for much less than $100 under retail at for the first 6 months they become available.

i don't get paid for predictions though.

[Chicken Warrior]

See?! Navy men have always been much brighter! A HV20 is a camera!

An HV20.

[bluegrass]

USS Rockbridge - APA228 - gator navy - Norfolk - 61'-63'.

[AntiquePhotons]

Like a few others here, I have a baby on the way (due in August), so I've decided to pull the trigger and get an HD videocam. Looks like the HV20 or HV30 are still the best values. I was also thinking about the Sony HDR-SR10 or 11 but those will start at $999 and the jury's out on whether they will match Canon's low light performance. Plus there's the whole issue of AVCHD compression still not being up to snuff.

Anyway, of course I'd like to get the camera right now, but I could stand to wait a few months. The HV20 at around $600 is very appealing. That would leave me more cash for accessories and a new computer to edit the video. My question is, does anyone have a guess as to what the price situation will look like around May-June? Any chance the HV20 will get cheaper in the next few months, or alternatively, the HV30 will drop to the $700 price range by then? I know I'm asking people to see the future, but perhaps the price history of the HV20 will be telling (I'm not sure how much it was when it first hit the street, and how long it took to drop in price).

My guess is that as the supply of Canon HV20's dry up it will soon go the way of the Panasonic PV-GS400. Just try to find one of those for anything less than an arm and a leg! Better to get it now while the price is relatively cheap.

Of course that's just the opinion of this former US Army Troop & ROK Ranger, I could be wrong.

[redman042]

My guess is that as the supply of Canon HV20's dry up it will soon go the way of the Panasonic PV-GS400. Just try to find one of those for anything less than an arm and a leg! Better to get it now while the price is relatively cheap.

Of course that's just the opinion of this former US Army Troop & ROK Ranger, I could be wrong.

Thanks for the advice, and I agree, so I just pulled the trigger. HV20 from Abe's for $630, no tax or shipping. Can't beat that, and I can't imagine a better deal for an HD cam like this coming along for quite a while! It's more likely the HV20 will run out of stock everywhere at this price, then I won't have a deal like this available to me for a while.

I was a little tempted by the HG10, going for $599. The build quality and convenience factors were very tempting, but image quality ended up deciding it for me, and for that, it's the HV20 all the way. Macroblocking in moving scenes is just not what I want to see.

Based on various feedback on this forum, I also picked up a Merkury 58mm black wide angle lens with a 43-58mm adapter ring, Canon DL-50 external mic, Canon Video Light for Adv. Acc. Shoe, and a spare 2000mAh battery. I'll pick out my own bag from a local Wolf Camera once I have everything.

Going 58mm on my filters also allows me to use the UV filter and circular polarizer that I already have for my Canon Digital Rebel SLR.

The camera plus all these accessories for under $900 total is a steal!