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Model
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| Canon HV30 | Canon HV20 | Canon HF S100 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Canon
| Canon
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HV30 | HV20 | HF S100 | Name |
| European name ? | HV30 | HV20 | Legria HF S100 | European name ? |
| US name ? | VIXIA HV30 | HV20 | VIXIA HF S100 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | | | 669 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | April 2008 | April 2007 | April 2009 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Canon | link to Canon | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
| Good
| slashCAM rating ? |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | | | test picture 1200 Lux |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV
HDV
| MiniDV
HDV
| AVCHD
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| SDHC card
| Recording Medium |
| 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
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| video resolutions EU ? |
| 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
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
| DV
MPEG2
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | | | | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Canon
| Canon
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 43,6 mm | 43,6 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 43 mm | 58 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
| optical
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | Yes
| Yes
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/2,7 inch | 1/2,6 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel | 6010000 Pixel | image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
| CMOS
| Image Sensor Type ? |
| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
presets
| auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
| White Balance ? |
| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Focus ? |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 2.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/6 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | | No
| | Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | | Off
70%
100%
| 70%
100% | Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | | No
| No
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | | Yes
| Yes
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | | No
| No
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | | No
| No
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | | No
| Yes
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | | No
| No
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | | No
| Yes
| Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | | No
| No
| Set Time Code ? |
Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | | In
Out
| Out
| FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | No
| No
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
| Out (mini)
Out (mini)
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In
Out
| In
Out
| - | DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
| also AV-output
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| No
| No
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
| No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| No
| No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | | Intelligent
| Advanced Mini
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 535 g | | 450 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | | 535 g | 500 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L13
| Canon BP-2L13
| Canon BP-807
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | | 890 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | | internal
| internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | | Yes
| Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 82 mm | 80 mm | 69 mm | Height |
| Width | 88 mm | 88 mm | 70 mm | Width |
| Depth | 138 mm | 138 mm | 136 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 9 | 9 | 6 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
| No
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
| - | Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | - | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | 123000 Pixel | | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 210000 Pixel | 211000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
| No
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | | Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Wheel
Menu
Joystick
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | | No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | | No
| No
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | | No
| No
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | | No
| No
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | | No
| No
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | | No
| No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | | No
| 1 | 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
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | manual
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | | No
| Viewfinder
Screen
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | MiniSD
| MiniSD
| built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | | No
| No
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | | 2760000 Pixel | | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 3264 x 2448 | Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| Standard ? |
| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Flash ? |
Misc.
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| Specials | | | | Specials |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | | | View 1 |
| View 2 | | | | View 2 |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | | | luminance resolution |
| chrominance resolution | | | | chrominance resolution |
| lens distortion | | | | lens distortion |
| test small ISO image | | | | test small ISO image |
| noise / internal microphone | | | | noise / internal microphone |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | | | test picture 1200 Lux |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | | | Test image 12 lux optimized ? |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Very good | Very good | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good | Very good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Sufficient | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Poor | Poor | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Good | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good | Very good | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Good | Good | Good | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good | Good | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Good
| Good
| slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 348 | 348 | 344 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + excellent resolution in brightness and color
| + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Compact
+ Very good price / performance ratio
| + Many manual controls
| Pros |
| Cons | - small wide angle
- dull audio section
| - small wide angle
- slight problems with reds
- over-simplified operation
| - partially the operating procedures are not well conceived
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
| Cons |
| 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. | Thanks to the excellent resolution of its CMOS the Canon HV20 makes almost full use of the HDV-system in brightness as well as color.Noticeable is the high resolution in diagonals.With enough light the HV20 makes a very clean picture, only in low light there is visible image noise.The optics has very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle. | The sensor´s high pixel resolution seems to reduce Canon´s usually excellent sharpness.Some missed functionalities like zebra or a manual control ring are back on bord.The menues are smoothly animated, but for examplethe intricate handling of the focus hinders a fluent workflowA little disappointing is that the big 1/2 sensor size doesn´t result in better low-light performance.So for some users Canon´s 2008 models will be more interesting, especially as these are decidedly cheaper. | Conclusion |
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