I am waiting for UPS to deliver Canon Vixia HV30 that I ordered from Amazon.com. Currently I am using Panasonic HDC-SD5, Panasonic HDC-SD9, and Canon HG10 to work on multimedia projects. All three camcorders are AVCHD camcorders, which record on to SDHC or Hard Drive. Canon Vixia HV30 is an HDV Camcorder that records on to HD-MiniDV tapes.
As much as I like the AVCHD format, I found a few advantages using a tape-based camcorder. I will get into that later.
For now, I am waiting for the camcorder to arrive on July 3rd.
Delivery estimate: July 3, 2008
1 “Canon VIXIA HV30 MiniDV High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom”
Electronics; $786.26
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
UPDATE:
The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com:
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Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal
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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC):
1 Canon VIXIA HV30 MiniDV Hi… $786.26 1 $786.26Shipped via UPS (estimated arrival date: 03-July-2008).
Tracking number: ******************
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Item Subtotal: $786.26
Shipping & Handling: $3.99Total: $790.25
Leo Laporte talked about this camcorder a few months back, and he took it to Tasmania for the Adobe Lightroom Adventure.
Canon Vixia HV30 product page @ Canon.com