Canon Vixia HV30 Mini DV Camcorder 2007-2010 Technology

Canon Vixia HV30 Mini DV Camcorder 2007-2010 Technology The Canon HV30 is equipped with a 1/2.7-inch CMOS sensor with a gross pixel count of 2,960,000 (effective pixel count 2,070,000 in 16:9 and 1,550,000 in 4:3). Processing is done by the DigicDV II processor. This is the same system as most of their high definition line, including the HV20, the HV10, the HG10, and the HR10. On the whole, Canon enjoyed a banner year in 2007. Their imaging system proved to produce the best looking picture in whatever media category they entered. No one stays on top forever, but simply duplicating their system for certain 2008 models is not a bad course of action. 1080i At an even 3000 lux, the HV30’s was once again very, very good. The crispness and lack of noise once again impressed us, and serves as a reminder that the AVCHD codec still has a ways to go before it can match HDV for unwanted compression artifacting. Not that the HV30 is artifact-free. HDV has its own issues, particularly with a lot of detailed motion. Even in a static shot, you’ll see some pixel-block groupings around areas of fine detail, but you really have to look closely. In a gross comparison, HDV still has the lead over AVCHD.