Canon HV30

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The Canon HV30 is an HDV camcorder manufactured by Canon Inc. It was announced in January 2008 and went on sale in March 2008. In the NTSC version, it is the first consumer-grade camcorder to shoot 1080p30 video in addition to "film-like" 1080p24 mode that was pioneered by its predecessor, the HV20.

The NTSC-region camera shoots in three modes: the standard 60i interlaced video, 24p film-like video with 2:3 pulldown, and 30p PsF-style video. In PAL regions, it can record in 25p mode, which is also recorded to tape in PsF fashion. The camera is capable of recording in both HDV and DV formats, onto MiniDV tape, though it's unable to record 24p in the DV format.

The camera uses a 1/2.7" CMOS sensor, which is shared with other consumer high definition cameras manufactured by Canon, such as the Canon HV10, Canon HR10, Canon HG10, Canon HV20 and Canon DC50.