In Windows 8, there are two easy ways to transfer your images from the computer to a memeory card or USB flash drive: Copy and Paste Plug the your USB flash drive into an available USB port or insert your memory card into an available slot or memory card reader.
The VIXIA HV20 and HV30 use Mini SD type memory cards. This camcorder has been tested with Mini SD cards up to 2 GB capacity. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all Mini SD cards.
In the USA as well as many other countries the Canon HV20 as well as the Canon VIXIA HV30 offer a selectable shooting mode which uses true 24 Frame progressive shooting to give your video a more cinematic look. These frames of video are recorded onto the tape or output via the HDMI, IEEE1394 or composite terminals by adding a " 2 :3 pull-down" to convert the 24 Frames in 30 Frames to be compatible with Televisions and monitors.
The CMOS sensor used in the HV10, HV20, and VIXIA HV30 are a 1/2.7 inch 2.96 megapixel sensor with true 1920 x 1080 HD sensing capability for 1080i HDV format video. 1080i HDV format video is an industry ratified MPEG 2 video encoding standard with an interlaced resolution of 1440 horizontal anamorphic pixels by 1080 vertical pixels and uses a color sampling rate of 4: 2 :0 with a 25mbps data rate.
1. Lower the exposure enough that the brightness of the lights eliminate smearing. 2 . Controlled lighting can eliminate all traces of smear. Problem: Objects seem to be leaning in the video.