Canon HG21 HG21 is surprising for several reasons. This model AVCHD HDD and SDHC card makes the first to claim a maximum speed of 24 Mbps, with a total of 5 recording modes! It also offers a storage capacity of 120 GB, leaving a margin of 11 to 16 hours of battery life if we filmed in one of the first two modes. Not content with these attractive features, it also extends all the little extras that appeal to amateurs: viewfinder, microphone and headphone taken, multi-angle screen and even a manual setting of audio. Manual focus, a little behind, however, is easy to use. Compared to Sony SR12 (like DD 120 GB), the HG21 to dispute a manual setting of audio, 25p and a higher bandwidth. In contrast, Sony is famous with its touch screen, particularly suited to revisionnage sequences, and manual settings assignable, via a handy button on the front. Read the rest of this entry »