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Model
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| Canon HV30 | Sony HDR-XR155 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sony
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| Name | HV30 | HDR-XR155 |
| European name ? | HV30 | HDR-XR155E |
| US name ? | VIXIA HV30 | HDR-XR155 |
| lowest US price | | 424 $ |
| On the market since | April 2008 | March 2010 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Sony |
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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
| AVCHD
SD MPEG2
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
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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
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
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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
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
| MPEG2
MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 120 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 37,4 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 30 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| electronical
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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 | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 1350000 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/auto
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| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | auto
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| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | | No
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| Peaking ? | | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | | No
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| Histogram ? | | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | | No
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| Adjustable color ? | | No
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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 | | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | About Special Equipment
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out mini
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In
Out
| - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0 OUT
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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 | 300 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 350 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L13
| Sony NP-FV50
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | | internal
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| Remote control | | |
| Size |
| Height | 82 mm | 57 mm |
| Width | 88 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 106 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 9 | 4 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 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 | 230400 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | | Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | | Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | | No
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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
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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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
| Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 1570000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 2048 x 1536 max
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| Standard ? | | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| No
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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 | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Good |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Good |
| Portability ? | Very good | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Satisfactory
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 340 | 322 |
| Pros | + excellent resolution in brightness and color
| + good auto modes
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| Cons | - small wide angle
- dull audio section
| - our test model produced unsharp areas at the right image border
- hardly any control
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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 camera shows few dark sides but also no highlights for this price range.The wide angle as well as the sharpness and low light performance are ok for this price.If the unsharp area at the right image border is a problem only of our particular test model and not af the whole series, the camera can be recommended to those who do not value any manual control options. |
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