Comments on: Canon VIXIA HV30 HD Camcorder Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/08/10/canon-vixia-hv30-hd-camcorder-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Raul http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/08/10/canon-vixia-hv30-hd-camcorder-review/comment-page-1/#comment-41500 Raul Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=18875#comment-41500 Rb both of these are great video cameras. The only real big difference between the two is that the Canon HV40 can capture true 24p whereas the HV30 captures 24 frames via 60i. Everything else is basically the same. I saw at B&H that both are going for $799 each. If you don't really need the true 24p but want the 24p look then go with the HV30 however, if you want the true 24p then go with the HV40. For me, I love the HV30 but I also like new toys so I would go with the newer HV40. Rb
both of these are great video cameras.
The only real big difference between the two is that the Canon HV40 can capture true 24p whereas the HV30 captures 24 frames via 60i. Everything else is basically the same.
I saw at B&H that both are going for $799 each.
If you don’t really need the true 24p but want the 24p look then go with the HV30 however, if you want the true 24p then go with the HV40.
For me, I love the HV30 but I also like new toys so I would go with the newer HV40.

]]> By: Rb http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/08/10/canon-vixia-hv30-hd-camcorder-review/comment-page-1/#comment-41470 Rb Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=18875#comment-41470 i'm gonna buy hv30 or Hv40... plz tell me which of these is good...& whats their price tags??? whats the difference between these two??? i’m gonna buy hv30 or Hv40…

plz tell me which of these is good…& whats their price tags???

whats the difference between these two???

]]> By: Raul http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/08/10/canon-vixia-hv30-hd-camcorder-review/comment-page-1/#comment-40584 Raul Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:49:54 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=18875#comment-40584 blane64 yeah, I love the crispness and image quality of this camcorder. I use it paired with my 35mm adapter to shoot music videos and short films and commercials HD does take up alot of horsepower when editing but memory and hard drives are so cheap nowadays, thankfully. Canon also has a camcorder similar to this with the AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec Hard Drive) if you would like the hard drive format instead of the standard tape. blane64
yeah, I love the crispness and image quality of this camcorder.
I use it paired with my 35mm adapter to shoot music videos and short films and commercials
HD does take up alot of horsepower when editing but memory and hard drives are so cheap nowadays, thankfully.
Canon also has a camcorder similar to this with the AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec Hard Drive) if you would like the hard drive format instead of the standard tape.

]]> By: blane64 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/08/10/canon-vixia-hv30-hd-camcorder-review/comment-page-1/#comment-40562 blane64 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:45 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=18875#comment-40562 I have had one of these cameras for over a year, and I absolutely LOVE it. It does so much more than I could ever ask. The best image quality is directly from the camcorder thru HDMI to your handy dandy HDTV. It is stunning. My only complaints are that capturing from MiniDV tape is slow, not like a flash based, or hard drive based camera. Also, make sure you have some horsepower under the hood of your PC for editing and rendering HD video. One nice thing for us middle-aged folks is that there is the ability to adjust the focal point of the viewfinder (diopter??) that way us folks with short arms can still see through the viewfinder, since we can't focus on the LCD screen anymore....;-) I have had one of these cameras for over a year, and I absolutely LOVE it. It does so much more than I could ever ask. The best image quality is directly from the camcorder thru HDMI to your handy dandy HDTV. It is stunning.

My only complaints are that capturing from MiniDV tape is slow, not like a flash based, or hard drive based camera. Also, make sure you have some horsepower under the hood of your PC for editing and rendering HD video.

One nice thing for us middle-aged folks is that there is the ability to adjust the focal point of the viewfinder (diopter??) that way us folks with short arms can still see through the viewfinder, since we can’t focus on the LCD screen anymore….;-)

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