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Posted by Smarty on 11/06/07 16:34
David,
My apologies for offending, and it was / is not my intention to get into any
debate over which is indeed better. Some people prefer the Sony HC-7 and
some prefer the Canon HV-20, and the last thing in the world I want to do is
start a barrage of newsgroup debate here. Having used both here, I know
which one I personally prefer but my preferences may not be the same as
yours or others.
Smarty
<david.cams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 1, 9:32 am, "Smarty" <nob...@nobody.com> wrote:
>> The website certainly does cater to the consumer market rather than
>> professional buyers. In the past year this website did review both the
>> Sony
>> FX-7 and the Canon XH A1, both of which sell for several times the price
>> of
>> the HV-20, but I too find it hard to imagine that the "best HDV
>> camcorder"
>> award includes comparisons to such prosumer products. I certainly prefer
>> the
>> HV-20 to my older FX-1 but have no idea how well the FX-7 actually
>> compares
>> to the HV-20. I gotta think that the award was not considering these
>> higher
>> end cameras, but not really sure. I am sure from my own experience that
>> Sony
>> was handed a pretty obvious defeat for its HC-5 and HC-7 alternatives,
>> both
>> of which clearly lose in comparison to the HV-20 from my own experience
>> and
>> use.
>>
>> PTravel........Has your HV-20 arrived, and if so, any initial opinions of
>> it?
>>
>> Smarty
>>
>> "PTravel" <ptra...@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> news:5os42mFntk2rU1@mid.individual.net...
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > "nappy" <n...@n.n> wrote in message
>> >news:6h4Wi.9784$Pv2.5365@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...
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>> >> "Smarty" <nob...@nobody.com> wrote in message
>> >>news:fT%Vi.8449$8R1.7716@trndny02...
>> >>> Announced yesterday:
>>
>> >>>http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/CamInfo-Selects-2007-33545.htm#HDV
>>
>> >>> "Best High Definition" - All Media and the review states:
>>
>> >>> "The HV20 has the best looking picture we've seen all year, and
>> >>> serves
>> >>> the
>> >>> needs of almost any type of shooting a consumer is likely to come
>> >>> across.
>> >>> The fact that it can be purchased for less than $1,000 is remarkable,
>> >>> and
>> >>> only one of its many compelling features."
>>
>> >> Just curious.. don't they mean the best consumer camcorder? That's a
>> >> little broad!
>>
>> > It's camcorderinfo.net. Though the quality of the site has improved
>> > over
>> > the years, it still has a clear consumer focus.- Hide quoted text -
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>
> Smarty, you say that:
>
> "I am sure from my own experience that Sony was handed a pretty
> obvious defeat for its HC-5 and HC-7 alternatives, both of which
> clearly lose in comparison to the HV-20 from my own experience and
> use."
>
> Some reviewers did not consider that Sony was "obviously" defeated by
> the HV-20. For example, CNet's Lori Grunin awarded a score of 7.7 to
> the Canon HV-20 and 8.0 to the Sony HDR-HC7.
>
> http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6530_7-6548292.html
>
> All this shows is that both cameras are excellent, and that there is
> not a clear worldwide consensus in favour of either the Sony or the
> Canon. But I am not interested in pushing the Sony in a big way
> against the Canon, I'm merely pleased that the HD technology has
> arrived at a point where there are at least two camcorders which can
> be purchased at a reasonable price which take great movies! We could
> argue at length over whether the HV-20 is better than the HC7, but in
> the end it comes down to individual preferences and perceptions (even
> when professional experts are involved).
>
> Regards, David C
>
>
>
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