Has anyone experienced their 30 to be very, very sensitive to humidity? I am experiencing the cassette be ejected when the camera is moved from a cool environment to an exterior warm one. I have never experienced a camera to be as sensitive as this one. It is only a few weeks old and I would consider returning it, unless this is the norm.
Best, Craig Hollenback

I'm curious to know as well. I'll be taking my HV20 to the Amazon rainforest in Peru in 2 months and would like to know if it is "overly" sensitative. I took a Panasonic GS300 a few years ago and had no problems.

I've had my HV30 for 9 months and have shot in all the conditions that northern New England can generate. It's been flawless, as have my HV10 and XH A1.

I think most would agree that heat cycling any camera should be avoided when possible. You don't want to transit a camera from a heated home to a sub-freezing exterior any more than you'd want to take it from air conditioning to outside in the heat of a humid day any more than you must. You can mitigate the heat cycling through a proper choice of cases. By keeping your HV30 in a foam filled Pelican case, as I do, it will literally insulate your gear from climatic changes.

I've been shooting with mine in wet caves and haven't had any problems.

The temp in the house was 78F outdoors was 79F, however humidity was around 85 percent outdoors. The camera would shut down and eject tape within a few minutes either way. It was under 30 days old and J&R music world took it back along with the Canon WA because they no longer had stock on the 30s. Instead, I purchased a HFS 100 with 32 GB card. It looks to be a terrific camera, super great image but sadly about twice the price of the 30.
Best, Craig