Good Things Come in Small Packages
You’ll be amazed at just how small the Canon Vixia HF20 is. It’s so compact and lightweight that it fits easily inside you bag or in your jacket pocket. Moreover, it’s hard to imagine that something so small can pack in so much technology. Camcorders have definitely evolved so much over the years. When you first take it out of its box, you’ll see that it is almost as small as a cellular phone. It weighs only 12 ounces and sized at 2.4 x 2.8″ x 4.9 inches. Now you know just how it is to carry around.
Despite its puny size, it comes with an unbelievable 15x HD video lens. How can something this small capture great videos? To start with, you have the 3.89-megapixel HD CMOS image sensor. The sensor’s main job is to prevent quality reduction from video noise and shooting in low lighting conditions. Try and shoot in dark areas and you’ll still see the colors separated in clear detail. The on-board light sits right next to the lens and is one of the brightest and most vivid LEDs you have right now. This is perfect for dark scenes.
The extremely small size may take some getting used to. Nonetheless, once you’ve gotten the hang of it, you may find how you’ve managed with other cameras in the past. You will soon find it extremely simple to maneuver your way around tricky high- and low-angle shots. You will see that everything comes naturally with this little bugger in your hand.