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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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