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models compared on this page: Canon HV30 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE

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Canon HV30Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Hitachi
Name HV30DZ-BD7HE
European name ?HV30DZ-BD7HE
US name ?VIXIA HV30DZ-BD7H
lowest US price  800 $
On the market since April 2008 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Hitachi
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HD 1920 x 1080i
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
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm 
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/2,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/2 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? No
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  Off
Histogram ? No
adjustable sharpness ? No
Adjustable color ? No
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		  Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 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 ?  Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 535 g630 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?  
Remote control   
Size
Height 82 mm83 mm
Width 88 mm87 mm
Depth 138 mm166 mm
Relative Size ?911
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 200000 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 ?  Joystick
Manual Aperture ? No
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
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ? Stereo internal
Audio Control ?manual
auto
Audio levels ?  
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
SD Card
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		2400 x 1800
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials  never rolled out in germany
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
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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
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slashCAM Review
HV30 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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