Canon HV30 / HV30E Expert Reviews

Rugged and easy to use, the Canon Vixia HV30 is a great choice for anyone looking for a high-quality camcorder.

High-quality video in most light, Intuitive and sturdy design, Brilliant LCD, MiniDV format means compatibility with lots of editing solutions, Full-size HDMI port

Noise and focus difficulty in low light, No significant software bundle

The Canon Vixia HV30 offers excellent video quality in a wide range of illumination, and we can't discount the proven and fully edit-suite-compatible qualities of MiniDV. The Canon is an excellent camera, and a great choice for a broad audience.

Canon will launch their new three full HD camcorders with dual flash memory in Japan market which is called iVIS HV30. The camcorder which is expected to be

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Canon HV30 is an upgrade to last year's top-notch HV20. This model features a sleeker-looking black body and much longer battery life, making it a well-designed prosumer camcorder with a useful feature set, great performance and excellent video ...

Generally excellent video quality ; solid feature set for its class ; well designed

Tape housing feels flimsy ; fixed eye-level viewfinder needs a better eye cup ; manual focus dial loose

An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues

The HV30 was very easy to use, but felt a bit chunky to us

Superb stills and video ; Tried and tested format ; Better image quality than HDD models ; Faster import than HDD models

Cumbersome to use ; Last year's HV20 is essentially identical

If you want a very good camcorder, then we recommend the Canon HV30. It has a higher quality image than the latest HDD models at the same price. Better still, shop around for last year's HV20. It is considerably discounted now but virtually identical, ...

Not much to tempt you over last year's HV20 but Canon still rules the roost when it comes to raw picture quality

Look closer and you'll see some other giveaway changes. The hot-shoe cover no longer runs the risk of separation from its host, thanks to a handy tether. The ill-advised zoom ‘strip' has been replaced with a far more traditional rocker. And the screen ...