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Canon HF20

From the manufacturer's website:

" The VIXIA HF20 delivers brilliant video and photos through a Canon exclusive 3.89 Megapixel CMOS image sensor and the latest version of our advanced image processor, DIGIC DV III. It is ultra lightweight - our smallest and lightest HD camcorder, and brings the ease and convenience of Flash Memory. This technology, the same used in advanced laptop computers, MP3 players, PDAs and cell phones, allows the VIXIA HF20 to record to both its large 32GB internal memory for over 12 hours of crisp, high definition video as well as to a removable SDHC card. You have extended available recording space and more flexibility in file transfer and playback. "

This camera is also known as (or is very similar to):

  • HF S21
  • HF S20
  • HF S200
  • HF S30
  • HF R32
  • HF M52
  • HF S11
  • HF21


Testing

Our testing confirms that EditReady successfully converts Canon HF20 footage. This means that files from the Canon HF20 can be converted and transcoded, and played in applications like Quicktime Player, iMovie, Avid, and Final Cut Pro.

Our testing confirms that ClipWrap also successfully converts Canon HF20 AVCHD (mts) footage. This means that files from the Canon HF20 can be converted and transcoded, and played in applications like Quicktime Player, iMovie, Avid, and Final Cut Pro. If you're using a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7, ClipWrap is a great solution for working with these files. If you're on a newer Mac, we recommend using EditReady.


EditReady works with Canon HF20 files

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EditReady works great with the video files recorded by the Canon HF20. You can easily preview the files, edit their metadata, apply LUTs, and transcode them to formats like ProRes, DNxHD or H.264. It's the fastest and easiest way to get from capture to edit.

Supported HF20 Formats

Frame Size Framerate Supported
1920 x 1080 60i
1920 x 1080 30p
1920 x 1080 24p

We've done our best to include all of the formats this camera supports, but if we've missed any, please let us know.