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Canon HV30 / HV30E Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - Widescreen Video Capture - 2.96 Mpix - optical zoom: 10 x - Mini DV (HDV) more product details

Generally excellent video quality ; solid feature set for its class ; well designed ; (cnet.com)

Don't look for any great advances here: the Canon Vixia HV30 is a very minor upgrade from the adm... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon HV30 / HV30E

We have collected and analyzed 43 expert reviews and 204 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 82/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is July 29, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 92379 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 96/100 = Excellent. Last update: July 3, 2009.

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July, 2009

82 / 100

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Expert Reviews (43)

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Canon HV30 / HV30E

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We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon HV30 / HV30E using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Canon HV30 is good. Despite objections to the poor audio quality and small user interface, people like the clear video quality, hd ...

Good display, acceptable features, good hd quality, decent menu system, decent reliability, good video quality.

Mediocre audio quality, below average capacity, below average focus, below average price, below average user interface, meager zoom.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

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Canon Vixia HV30

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

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

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

As of this writing, the Vixia HV20 is still widely available, and costs signi...

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80

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Canon Vixia HV30

By Lori Grunin (zdnet.com)

Don't look for any great advances here: the Canon Vixia HV30 is a very minor upgrade from the admittedly top-notch HV20. It has a sleeker-looking black body, introduces 30p progressive mode, and supports the high-capacity BP-2L24H lithium ion battery, ...

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

As of this writing, the Vixia HV20 is still widely available and costs signif...

Rating

80

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User Reviews (204)

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"Best Camera for movie images but........."

By George*W*Bush (cnet.com)

The camera does what a $3,000 cameras do with... 

Good image quality, nice black design

The Focus ring is annoying

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"Sent me a broken product!"

By SNusbaumer (cnet.com)

Be very cautious about buying this product. A... 

I can not use, so I can't say. If Cannon would have sent me a camera that worked, then I might have found something positive to say about it.

The shoe on the camera does not work. Nor does the desk top charger. How difficult is it to ensure the basic units are working correctly before they send? Maybe it's time to look elsewhere. For me it certainly is.

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"This is the One!!!"

By bubbaseal12 (cnet.com)

You really have to hand it to Canon. They too... 

Amazing HD quality, 24p, great preprogramed scene settings, small, light, sturdy, great ergonomics

The manual focus is a bit small and in a bad spot and the viewfinder could use some work but who really cares when you have such a nice lcd screen!

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