There were a few issues, such as occasional colour casts from the automatic white balance, and the electronic stabilisation wasn't as effective as Canon's electronic or Panasonic's optical stabilisation. The quality of this video is much better than we expected at this price, with details that were closer to Canon's pricy FS200 than Panasonic's disappointing SDR-S26. This allows the MX20 to fit 200 minutes of top-quality video on an 8GB SDHC card. Video is recorded in H.264 format, which gives better quality at low bit rates than the MPEG2 format used by Canon's and Panasonic's standard-definition cameras. Battery life is excellent, lasting just short of three hours. They're included on the other standard-definition models, too, but they're unusual in such an inexpensive camera. We were impressed to see the full complement of manual shutter speed, aperture (labelled exposure) and focus controls. There's no photo capture mode, but photos from the other two standard-definition cameras are mostly poor so this isn't much of a criticism in practice. The buttons look a little cheap and the zoom moves at a fixed rate rather than speeding up the harder it's pressed. There are a few signs of cost-cutting, however. The bulbous design looks smart and durable, and the swivelling handgrip makes it easier to shoot from waist height. The VP-MX20 is the cheapest camcorder here, but it feels like a serious camera rather than a novelty gadget.
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