Canon HV-30 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Part of Canon's success last year in a number of different camcorder categories was a common imaging system: a 1/2.7-inch CCD chip with a gross pixel count of 2,070,000 and the DigicDV II processor. Every camcorder they've produced using this system, ...

Verdict: No doubt some of the HV20 and HV30's allure lies in the option to record in multiple frame rates. While most camcorder only capture at 60 interlaced fields per second, the HV20 also offered a 24P (24 progressive frames per second), coveted among ...

Review summary: The Canon HV30 replaces one of the most popular camcorders in recent memory, the Canon HV20. Winner of multiple awards, the HV20 wowed critics with outstanding video quality and a great set of manual controls, all in an easy to use package that ...

Verdict: In the meantime, the HV30 is a worthy investment. If you can endure under the minor frustrations that come with tape recording, you'll be rewarded with outstanding video quality

Review summary: The Canon HV30 ($999 MSRP) is the replacement model for the much celebrated HV20, winner of our 2007 Camcorder of the Year award, along with three other awards. Canon has decided not to mess with a winning formula too much. The small list of upgrades ...

Review summary: The dramatic Canon VIXIA HV30 is the latest in our offering of HD camcorders, incorporating advanced features to bring knowledgeable and demanding vid

Review summary: The Canon Vixia HV30 HD camcorder provides consumers with the ability to record HD quality video to MiniDV cassettes. It is the upgrade to the Canon HV20 HD released last year. The HV30 HD features a 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor, DIGIC DV ...

Verdict: All Vixia camcorders feature Canon core technologies to create HD video that possesses the highest level of image quality - a Genuine Canon HD Video Lens incorporates over 70 years of optics experience in professional broadcast and photography; a ...