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Canon HV30

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Canon HV30
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HV30
European name ?HV30
US name ?VIXIA HV30
lowest US price  
On the market since April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canon
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium 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
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/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ? 
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		 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? 
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 535 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity  
Charger ? 
Remote control  
Size
Height 82 mm
Width 88 mm
Depth 138 mm
Relative Size ?9
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ? 
Manual Focus ? 
Manual Aperture ? 
Focus switcher ? 
ND Filter ? 
Exp Lock ? 
Gain ? 
White balance ? 
Push AF ? 
Audio Levels ? 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ? 
Audio Control ?manual
Audio levels ? 
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
Medium included ? 
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ? 
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials  
Product Shots

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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 ?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
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
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slashCAM Review
HV30 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
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