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Canon HV30 review

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

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Last reviewed: October 4th 2008

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Canon HV30 scores 9.0 out of 10 based on 21 reviews

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The 2 most helpful reviews:

10 Jul 2008 Anonymous verified purchaser

9

Good Points

Plenty of features for both DV and HDV production. Menus clear and comprehensive and image quality very high. Conforms well to what may be expected from the Canon stable

Bad Points

Rather a small piece of kit for anyone with big hands! As a result, some controls are a little difficult to operate - particularly for someone accustomed to a larger semi-pro or pro camera. But this is a domestic camera after all. Would work better on a tripod - always a good piece of advice anyway

30 Nov 2008 Anonymous verified purchaser

10

Good Points

Phenominal quality. Outputs galore, component, usb, firewire, HDMI. A Quality product

Bad Points

Not true HD. 1440 (1080i) upsampled to 1080p (1920)

Overall score: 9.0

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Product Summary

Key specs


Weight (g): 535 |
Optical Zoom: 10 |

Full spec

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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