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models compared on this page: Canon HV30 and Sony HDR-CX6

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Canon HV30Sony HDR-CX6
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HV30HDR-CX6
European name ?HV30HDR-CX6EK
US name ?VIXIA HV30HDR-CX6
lowest US price   
On the market since April 2008 July 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
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Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
Memory Stick PRO Duo
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
 
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2280000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/500
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ? Yes
Expanded Focus ?  
Peaking ?  
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  
Histogram ?  
adjustable sharpness ?  
Adjustable color ?  
Cinegamma ?  
Black Strech ?  
Knee ?  
Colorbars ?  
Misc.
Shot Transition ?  
Custom Presets ?  
Set Time Code ?  
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		  Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 via accessories
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?  AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 535 g 
Weight (with battery)  450 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Sony NP-FH60
Battery capacity   
Charger ?  
Remote control   
Size
Height 82 mm69 mm
Width 88 mm67 mm
Depth 138 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?95
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ?  
Manual Aperture ?  
Focus switcher ?  
ND Filter ? No
Exp Lock ? No
Gain ? No
White balance ? No
Push AF ?  
Audio Levels ? No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ? 5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?manual
 
Audio levels ?  
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ? 2280000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		 
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		340 
Pros + excellent resolution in brightness and color
 
Cons - small wide angle
- dull audio section
 
Conclusion Thanks to the excellent resolution of its CMOS the Canon HV30 makes almost full use of the HDV-system in brightness as well as colorNoticeable is the high resolution in diagonals.In lowlight situations the performance is only average.The lens shows little abberations, but offers only a small wide angle. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HV30Sony HDR-CX6
slashCAM Review
HV30 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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