Canon Vixia HV30 User manual

VIXIA HV30

High Deﬁnition Camcorder

Item Code: 2680B001

Overview

The dramatic Canon VIXIA HV30 is the latest in our offering of HD camcorders, incorporating

advanced features to bring knowledgeable and demanding videographers the ultimate in HD video

and digital photo quality. The VIXIA HV30 is packed with Canon Exclusive features you won’t ﬁnd

anywhere else. Our own Full HD CMOS sensor and advanced DIGIC DV II image processor deliver

breathtaking detail and the best in color reproduction. SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization and

Instant Auto Focus gives you the shot control High Deﬁnition demands. With the Genuine Canon 10x

HD video zoom lens and a host of other advanced features the VIXIA HV30 is sure to be your choice

in High Deﬁnition camcorders. And, with its HD and Standard Deﬁnition recording modes, you can

make the move to HD without making your SD equipment obsolete.

All this is possible thanks to the vast experience Canon has with photographic and broadcast

television cameras with optical excellence, advanced image processing, superb performance, and the

latest in technological advancements. Canon has long been a leader in bringing advanced features to

its products, taking advantage of our superiority in optics and image processing.

The VIXIA HV30 is easy to use and delivers the high level of performance you’ve come to expect

from Canon. It’s the next step in premium quality High Deﬁnition camcorders for which sophisticated

and discerning videographers have been waiting.

Features

The Image Quality of HD

The VIXIA HV30 is the HD camcorder to go along with

everything else in your HD world. It captures true 1080 High

Deﬁnition resolution video in 16:9 format, using MiniDV

cassette tapes. The VIXIA HV30’s true 16:9 widescreen

HD image is made for your new HD widescreen TV. High

Deﬁnition and widescreen are the future. Be sure you invest

in that future with Canon’s VIXIA HV30.

At the same time, the VIXIA HV30 gives you the ﬂexibility to record in SD (standard deﬁnition) mode,

too. That means you can enjoy the ultimate in HD video and photo quality, and still shoot SD video for

viewing on your non-HD equipment.

Since 1934, Canon has been producing exceptional photographic lenses that are synonymous with

unsurpassed optical performance. Because of Genuine Canon Optics, every Canon broadcast lens,

35mm ﬁlm camera, digital camera and camcorder assures brilliant optical quality - and the VIXIA

HV30 is no exception.

The VIXIA HV30 comes with an outstanding High Deﬁnition video lens - a 10x HD Genuine Canon

Optical zoom. It’s the lens you need to record long shots of your child on the soccer ﬁeld, wide shots

of beautiful landscapes, and everything in-between. And because it comes with three pre-set zoom

speeds, you always get smooth, steady, professional looking zoom shots.

HD Video Lens

Super spectra coating technology results in images with minimal ﬂare and ghosting. Plus, the new

lens’ aspheric design reduces aberration and increases resolution, ensuring crisp, sharp video and

enhancing the HD image quality. Not only that, but a new gradation ND system gives you better

exposures in bright shooting situations.

Canon Exclusive: Full HD CMOS Sensor (1920 x 1080)

The VIXIA HV30 features a Canon designed and manufactured

CMOS image sensor. The CMOS image sensors in Canon’s EOS

Series Digital SLR cameras result in outstanding digital photographs.

In the VIXIA HV30, the CMOS sensor reproduces high-resolution

images at 1920 x 1080 resolution with full HD information in video

images.

Compared to a CCD, the VIXIA HV30’s CMOS’s high color

resolution and advanced color reproduction gives brilliant results.

It is also unique in featuring Canon’s proprietary noise reduction

technologies for crisp, sharp images. Low noise technology also

means that even in dimly lit scenes, the signal from each pixel is as

pure as possible, with minimal noise or other aberrations. It’s the

ideal sensor for HD.

The VIXIA HV30 uses an RGB Primary Color Filter with Bayer Pattern that

separates light into red, green and blue color components. This results in vibrant

images with deep, rich, accurate color and natural-looking tones similar to what

you’d obtain from 3CCD camcorders. In addition, it is the Bayer pattern that

delivers sharp high deﬁnition images without creating false colors. As an added

beneﬁt, the CMOS sensor provides outstanding image capture in low light

conditions.

Canon Exclusive: DIGIC DVII

DIGIC DVII is the next generation of Canon’s exclusive DIGIC DV

signal processing technology. Designed speciﬁcally for HD, DIGIC DV

II ensures optimal image quality. It also ensures optimal image quality

for still images, even though video and still images have different color

requirements. DIGIC DV II is just another one of Canon’s advanced

technologies that make the VIXIA HV30 an exceptional performer.

Thanks to DIGIC DV II image processing, the VIXIA HV30 produces video with improved color

reproduction -- especially in skin tones, and dark and light scenes. It also uses a hybrid noise

reduction system that employs two types of noise reduction -- for high deﬁnition images that are

crystal clear.

Plus, DIGIC DV II enables improved continuous shooting of digital photographs with the VIXIA

HV30. You can shoot ﬁve (3.1 Megapixel) still images per second, and enjoy faster processing of

your images to your memory card (1.4x normal card; 2.5x Hi Speed card). It also helps lower power

consumption for longer battery life.

Canon Exclusive: SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization

Canon’s innovative SuperRange OIS combines gyro- and image-sensors

to give image stabilization through a wider range of camera motions. Some

image stabilization systems correct one type of camera motion or vibration

better than another. But Canon’s SuperRange OIS corrects for a wide range

of camcorder motion: the fast vibration you’d experience while recording

from a moving car; the medium-speed motion of hand-held recording;

and the slower motion of body sway. No matter what you’re recording and

how you’re recording it, the VIXIA HV30’s stabilization design corrects

camcorder shake instantly. SuperRange OIS also delivers steady images

when shooting at long focal lengths.

In addition, optical stabilization keeps your shot steady without a loss in image quality -- something

that can’t be said for electronic image stabilization. And image stabilization isn’t just for video; you can

even use it for taking sharper, clearer digital photographs with your VIXIA HV30. Thanks to Canon’s

expertise, it’s easy to eliminate one of the telltale signs of amateur video and photography.

Canon Exclusive: Instant AF (Auto Focus)

Since it is critical to achieve very sharp focus when shooting in High

Deﬁnition, the VIXIA HV30 camcorder features Canon’s revolutionary

Instant AF focusing system. It offers a dramatic improvement in auto

focus speed and accuracy (compared to traditional autofocus systems).

The Instant AF feature uses an external sensor, in combination with

Canon’s autofocus system, to help signiﬁcantly decrease the time it takes to ﬁnd focus, even in low

light conditions. This system achieves focus instantaneously, reducing focus “hunting.” The beneﬁts

of Instant AF are especially seen in high brightness and night shooting situations. With Instant AF, it’s

possible to get fast, accurate focusing, even when following a moving subject.

Canon Exclusive: 2.7” Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD

The 2.7” Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD on the VIXIA

HV30 lets you see more of what your camcorder is

recording. Using a hard coat AR surface and improved

color reproduction, the scene in the viewﬁnder is more

accurate to what you’re capturing in the camcorder. An

added beneﬁt of this Canon Exclusive is the wider range

of viewing angle possible with this new LCD screen.

With less glare and deeper contrasts, groups of people

can gather around it and see the image displayed more

clearly than ever before.

Brilliant Video

Canon Exclusive - 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS

Canon’s own CMOS sensor reproduces high-resolution images at 1920

x 1080 resolution with full HD information in video images. Compared to

a CCD, the VIXIA HV30’s CMOS’s high color resolution and advanced

color reproduction gives brilliant results. It is also unique in featuring

Canon’s proprietary noise reduction technologies

for crisp, sharp images. Low noise technology

also means that even in dimly lit scenes, the signal from each pixel is as pure as

possible, with minimal noise or other aberrations. It’s the ideal sensor for HD.

In addition, the VIXIA HV30 uses an RGB Primary Color Filter that separates light

into red, green and blue color components. This results in vibrant images with

deep, rich, accurate color and natural-looking tones similar to what you’d obtain

from 3CCD camcorders.

Canon Exclusive - DIGIC DV II

Thanks to DIGIC DV II image processing, a Canon Exclusive, the VIXIA

HV30 produces video with improved color reproduction -- especially in

skin tones, and dark and light scenes. It also uses a hybrid noise reduction

system that uses two types of noise reduction, for high deﬁnition images

that are crystal clear.

Variable Zoom Speed Control

Another sure sign of amateur video is the unsteady zoom shot. But with the VIXIA HV30’s zoom

control, you simply select one of three pre-set zoom speeds for smooth, steady, professional looking

zooms.

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