I have the HV20, and I like at a lot so far (at least for its price).
I don’t really do gigs, but narratives, but the HV20 is a pretty capableconsumercamcorder.
It has a hot shoe, microphone input, headphone output, graphic audio level bar, manual audio gain, shutter speed/iris priority, and a little LED light on the front. In my opinion the LED is pretty useless.
The camera can also record in 24p, but embeds it into a 60i stream. When you’re recording in 24p, though, it works pretty well in low light.
In my opinion, its a really good deal for its money, but the A1, if price weren’t a point, is a little better.
