Camcorder / CAMERA REFERENCE
VIXIA HV30
Canon
Regional names: iVIS HV30 / LEGRIA HV30.
Marketed:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Power Consumption
- 4.3W
- Image Sensor
- 1/2.7″ CMOS Sensor, RGB Primary Color Filter
- Total Pixels
- Approx. 2.96 Megapixels
- Effective Pixels
- HD/DV (16:9) mode: Approx 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080) DV (4:3) mode: Approx 2.76 Megapixels (1440 x 1080)
- Maximum Recording Time (with an 80-min. cassette)
- SP: 80 minutes, HDV, DV. LP: 120 minutes DV
- Lens
- Zoom Ratio: 10x Optical/200x Digital Focal Length: f=6.1-61mm Zoom Speed: Variable/3 Fixed Zoom Speeds Max. F/Stop: f/1.8-3.0mm (when tapes are used) Filter Size: 43mm
- Focusing System
- Instant AF, Through the Lens/Manual Focusing Possible
- Manual Exposure
- Yes
- Programmed AE
- Auto, Program, Av, Tv, CINE, Portrait, Sports, Night, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Spotlight, Fireworks
- Supported Playback Modes
- 1080/60i, 1080/24p, 1080/30F, 1080/24F, 1080/30p
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/2000 1/500 (card)
- Auto Date/Time
- Yes
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 10 mm (wide)/1m (tele)
- White Balance
- Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H
- Image Stabilization
- SuperRange Optical (lens shift)
- Viewfinder
- Widescreen 0.27″ Color Viewfinder/ (Approx 123,000 pixels)
- LCD Screen
- 2.7″ Widescreen LCD (Approx. 211,000 pixels)
- Recording Media
- High Definition MiniDV (recommended) (63min.) or MiniDV cassette
- Audio
- DV: 16 bit (2ch) 48 kHz 12 bit (4ch) 32 kHz 4ch synchronous recording not possible HDV: MPEG1 Audio Layer II (2 ch) (4-channel playback of tapes containing 4-channel recordings possible)
- HDMI Terminal
- Type A (19 pins) 480i/480p/1080I Format Supported
- Microphone Terminal
- 3.5 mm Stereo Mini-jack
- AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal
- 3.5 mm 4 pole Mini-jack
- Dimensions
- (WxHxD) 3.5 x 3.2 x 5.4 in/88 x 82 x 138mm
- Weight (not including lens and battery pack)
- 1.2 lbs. (535g)
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