Canon Vixia HV30
Editors' rating
Excellent
8.0
out of 10
Manufacturer: Canon USA, Inc.
Part number: 2680B001
General
- Product Type
- Camcorder
- Digital Zoom
- 200 x
- Optical Sensor Size
- 1/2.7 in
- Optical Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Min Illumination
- 0.2 lux
- Special Effects
- Art, Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Skin Detail, Black & White, Low Sharpening
- Image Stabilizer
- Optical (SuperRange)
- Digital Scene Transition
- Wipe fader
- Min Shutter Speed
- 1/2 sec
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Shooting Modes
- Digital photo mode
- Shooting Programs
- Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode
- White Balance
- Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets
- Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
- Exposure Modes
- Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Camera Flash
- Built-in flash
- Widescreen Video Capture
- Yes
Main Features
- Camcorder Sensor Resolution
- 2.96 megapixels
- Camcorder Effective Video Resolution
- 2.07 megapixels
- Camcorder Effective Still Resolution
- 2.76
- Color Support
- Color
- Still Image Format
- JPEG
- Remote Control
- Camcorder remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner
- None
Memory / Storage
- Floppy Drive
- None
- Image Storage
- JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1440 x 1080, JPEG 848 x 480, JPEG 640 x 480
- Media Type
- Mini DV (HDV)
- Recording Speed
- LP, SP
Lens System
- Type
- Zoom lens - 6.1 mm - 61 mm - F/1.8-3.0
- Focal Length
- 6.1 mm - 61 mm
- Lens Aperture
- F/1.8-3.0
- Optical Zoom
- 10 x
- Lens system type
- Zoom lens
- Min focal length
- 6.1 mm
- Max focal length
- 61 mm
- Auto Focus
- TTL contrast detection
- Filter Size
- 43 mm
- Focus Adjustment
- Manual, Automatic
- Min Focus Range
- 0.4 in
- Zoom Adjustment
- Motorized drive
Additional Features
- DV input
- Yes
- Self Timer
- Yes
- Self Timer Delay
- 2 sec, 10 sec
- Low Lux / Night Mode
- Yes
- Digital Still Camera Function
- Yes
- Search Modes
- Date search
- Additional Features
- Contrast control, Histogram display, Sharpness control, Brightness control, Saturation control, Accessories hot shoe, Progressive scanning, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Takes photos while movie recording, Analog to digital conversion with pass through
- Built-in Light
- Yes
- Remote control
- Camcorder remote control - Infrared
- Software
- Drivers & Utilities
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type
- LCD
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size
- 0.27 in
- Viewfinder Resolution
- 123,000 pixels
Display
- Type
- LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type
- None
Microphone
- Type
- Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type
- 1 x Headphones, 1 x Microphone, 1 x USB, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK), 1 x Composite video/audio (input/output), 1 x Component video output, 1 x HDMI, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s)
- 1 x MiniSD
Audio Input
- Audio input type
- Microphone
- Microphone type
- Built-in
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included
- USB cable
Battery
- Supported Battery
- 1 x Canon BP-2L13 Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included ), 1 x Canon BP-2L24H Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Optional )
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Form Factor
- Rotating
- Display Format
- 211,000 pixels
- Viewfinder Color Support
- Color
Physical Characteristics
- Width
- 3.5 in
- Depth
- 5.4 in
- Height
- 3.2 in
- Weight
- 1.2 lbs
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