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Model
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| Canon HV30 | Canon HV10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Canon 
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| Name | HV30 | HV10 |
| European name ? | HV30 | HV10 |
| US name ? | VIXIA HV30 | HV10 |
| lowest US price | | |
| On the market since | April 2008 | October 2006 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV HDV
| MiniDV HDV
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| 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
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| 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
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV MPEG2
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
| auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | | Yes
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| Peaking ? | | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | | No
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| Black Strech ? | | No
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| Knee ? | | No
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| Colorbars ? | | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | | No
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| Custom Presets ? | | No
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| Set Time Code ? | | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | | In Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | | No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| No
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
| In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | | No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 535 g | 440 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 500 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L13
| Canon BP-310
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| Battery capacity | | 850 mAh |
| Charger ? | | internal
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| Remote control | | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 82 mm | 56 mm |
| Width | 88 mm | 104 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 106 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 9 | 6 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | 123000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 210000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | | Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | | Yes
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| ND Filter ? | | No
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| Exp Lock ? | | No
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| Gain ? | | No
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| White balance ? | | No
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| Push AF ? | | No
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| Audio Levels ? | | No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | | No
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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
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| Microphone ? | | Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | | No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | MiniSD
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
Product Shots
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| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| 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 ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Very good |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Very good | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 340 | 318 |
| Pros | + excellent resolution in brightness and color
| + Excellent resolution in brightness and color + Very small + Many manual functions + 25 FPS-mode
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| Cons | - small wide angle - dull audio section
| - Optics only average, small wide-angle - No microphone jack - unergonomic design
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| 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 |
More information
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