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Canon HV30 review

The camcorder equivalent of the emperor's new clothes is virtually identical to its predecessor

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2008-10-04October 4th 2008

Price at launch £600.00
MPN 2681B006
Dimensions 88 x 82 x 138
Weight (g) 535
Battery Details BP-2L13, Lithium-Ion, approx 4hrs recording time
Connectivity 3.5mm Headphone Jack, Analogue Input, Component Video, DV Input, HDMI, PictBridge, USB 2.0
Digital Zoom 200
Display Size 2.7
Display Type LCD
Effective Pixels 2.76
Filter Diameter 43
Optical Zoom 10

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Product Summary

For

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Superb stills and video

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Tried and tested format

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Better image quality than HDD models

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Faster import than HDD models

Against

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Cumbersome to use

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Last year's HV20 is essentially identical

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