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Canon HV30Canon HV10
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HV30HV10
European name ?HV30HV10
US name ?VIXIA HV30HV10
lowest US price   
On the market since April 2008 October 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Canon
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm43,6 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 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? Yes
Peaking ? Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  Off
70%
100%
Histogram ? No
adjustable sharpness ? Yes
Adjustable color ? Yes
Cinegamma ? No
Black Strech ? No
Knee ? No
Colorbars ? No
Misc.
Shot Transition ? No
Custom Presets ? No
Set Time Code ? No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
  In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
 No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
In
Out
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 ? No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 535 g440 g
Weight (with battery)  500 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Canon BP-310
Battery capacity  850 mAh
Charger ? internal
Remote control  Yes
Size
Height 82 mm56 mm
Width 88 mm104 mm
Depth 138 mm106 mm
Relative Size ?96
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 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 210000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ? Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ? bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ? Yes
ND Filter ? No
Exp Lock ? No
Gain ? No
White balance ? No
Push AF ? No
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
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ? Stereo internal
Audio Control ?manual
auto
Audio levels ? No
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
MiniSD
Medium included ? No
Effective pixels ? 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodVery good
Color performance ?Very goodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?SufficientSufficient
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
340318
Pros + excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Very small
+ Many manual functions
+ 25 FPS-mode
Cons - small wide angle
- dull audio section
- Optics only average, small wide-angle
- No microphone jack
- unergonomic design
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.The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options
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