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January 7th, 2008, 08:39 AM | #1 |
Obstreperous Rex
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VIXIA HV30 announced -- pics
Basically it's the black body version of the HV20 with the added capability of 30p (still has 24p as before), a better flip-out LCD display panel (the same as found on the HG10 and HR10), and support for the large BP-2L24H battery (cam no longer shuts off when charging this batt). The zoom control is slightly larger and improved. All other specs are identical to the HV20. Available late Februrary 2008 with an MSRP of $999.
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January 7th, 2008, 08:40 AM | #2 |
Obstreperous Rex
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Some HV30 pics... click to see 'em big...
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January 7th, 2008, 08:53 AM | #3 |
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wow thats much cooler looking. i think ill sit this model out though, but that is sweet. maybe this is a stupid question, but what does VIXIA stand for?
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January 7th, 2008, 08:56 AM | #4 |
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I'll wait to see who'll be the first to introduce 3x1920x1080 sensors and 1920 recording in the same camera to the consumer market...
For now, I'm happy with my HC7. |
January 7th, 2008, 09:21 AM | #5 |
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As an acronym? Nothing yet, unless you care to make something up!
It's just a badge, like Optura, Elura, etc. Why they chose to do it in all caps...? |
January 7th, 2008, 09:34 AM | #6 |
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January 7th, 2008, 09:47 AM | #7 |
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The upgrades are nice, but Canon missed some opportunities with the HV30. I know it's a consumer camera, but for relatively little additional manufacturing cost, pulldown flags, greater manual control, and image flip could've been added. I'm not even suggesting that they might've considered a global-shutter CMOS imager (cheap, high-quality 1,920 x 1,280 global-shutter CMOS sensors probably don't exist yet). Still, the $999 MSRP is $100 lower than that of the HV20.
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January 7th, 2008, 09:50 AM | #8 | |
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The HV30 really offers very little except 30p, and that's only of interest to those producing low-quality webcast material. |
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January 7th, 2008, 09:52 AM | #9 |
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While the shiny black surface on the top may look nice I would bet it shows more dirt/grease than the silver HV20. I have some glossy black electronics devices and I'm always wiping them off where as the HV20 always looks clean.
30p, no pull down... mmmmmm |
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January 7th, 2008, 09:53 AM | #11 |
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see, not only am i not surprised that there aren't more manual controls, i'm wondering if they take out some of the work arounds we've discovered on the HV20 to get more manual functions. it will be interesting to see. I know they said its the same inside, but imagine if they took out the half press photo button thing?
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January 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM | #12 |
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In the German press release they also say that it RECORDS in 1920...
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January 7th, 2008, 10:03 AM | #13 |
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I would hope more that Canon would recognize the success of this camcorder and work on a model that lives in between the HV20 and the XH-A1. It could basically be the HV20 sensor with all the manual controls that we want and a better lens at a higher price point.
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January 7th, 2008, 10:04 AM | #14 | |
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EDIT More... "Canon designed and manufactured HD CMOS Image Sensor for Full HD (1920 x 1080) image capture" They said this about the HV20 which is true but the recorded image to tape is still going to be 1440. |
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January 7th, 2008, 10:17 AM | #15 | |
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Any thoughts on the pros and cons of HF10 vs. HV30, and which has the brighter future? Is tape-based recording going to be obsoleted within a few years? |
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