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Canon Legria HF G30

Canon Legria HF G30
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alaScore 91

485 reviews

Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 485 reviews of Canon Legria HF G30. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the portability and zoom. The price and image quality also get good opinions.

usability, image quality, price, zoom, portability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon Legria HF G30 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Legria HF G30

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 38 user reviews of Canon Legria HF G30 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the durability and size. The battery and portability also get good views. Some have doubts about the viewfinder and usability.

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usability, viewfinder

92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Canon Legria HF G30

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 157 user reviews of Canon Legria HF G30 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Opinions about the image quality and battery are on the whole positive. The portability and usability are also appreciated. Reviews are divided on the durability. There are some critical comments about the reliability.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)

Canon LEGRIA HF G30

 

A pricey but brilliant pro-grade camcorder

Comprehensive manual settings ; Lens ring and assignable dial ; Excellent image quality

Expensive ; Relatively large and heavy

Conversely, in MP4 mode only you can enable a 2x high-speed recording or 0.5 slow recording. Effectively, this means 50p footage is recorded at 25p, giving twice the playback speed, and 25p footage recorded at 50p, for frame-perfect slow motion. You...

Aug, 2013
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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (itreviews.co.uk)

Canon Vixia HF G30

 

The Canon Vixia HF G30 is expensive, but if you're serious about home movies it's worth the money.

The G30 records video in AVCHD or MP4 format at 1080p60, 1080p30, or 1080p24 quality. Even though the camera only has a single 1/2.84-inch image sensor, a departure from the 3-chip design used by the Panasonic X920, the footage looks great. It’s...

Dec, 2013
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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Canon Vixia HF G30

 

The Canon Vixia HF G30 is expensive, but if you're serious about home movies it's worth the money.

20x zoom lens. 1080p60 video capture. LPCM audio. EVF. Wi-Fi. Dual shoes. Mic and headpone connectors. Manual focus ring. Dual SD slots. Includes wireless remote control. Padded handstrap.

Very expensive. Bulky. Limited still resolution. No internal storage.

Video Quality and Conclusions The G30 records video in AVCHD or MP4 format at 1080p60, 1080p30, or 1080p24 quality. Even though the camera only has a single 1/2.84-inch image sensor, a departure from the 3-chip design used by the Panasonic X920, the...

Dec, 2013
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Expert review by : Brendan Nystedt (reviewed.com)

Canon Vixia HF G30 Camcorder Review

 

$1,699.99 buys one heckuva Vixia

If you don't mind paying a $600 premium, the G30 delivers some of the best performance we've ever seen.

Nov, 2013
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

Expensive but good

 

" This is a super little camera that performs well in light and dark. The picture quality is excellent. The only thing not quite so good is battery life. Could be better. "

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HFG30

 

1st new camcorder I've bought in over12 years the last camera was a mini dv the difference is like day & night using micro sd cards is a great difference than using dv tapes I have only used the camera for 10 minutes really just to get a feel for it I...

No bad points to date

May, 2015
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HFG30

 

1st new camcorder I've bought in over12 years the last camera was a mini dv the difference is like day & night using micro sd cards is a great difference than using dv tapes I have only used the camera for 10 minutes really just to get a feel for it I...

No bad points to date

May, 2015
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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Versatile Pro-sumer Camcorder. Superb quality. Excellent outcomes.

 

This is a terrific camcorder producing excellent quality HD recordings that can be quickly played back through a TV. The large lens results in very sharp detail and I have been impressed by both the zoom-in facility and low light results achieved....

Mar, 2015
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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Top quality product

 

I use the Canon G30 in my business to make movies to analyse the operational characteristics of our products. Many of the shots are used in promotional movies that we post on the web.First of all the camera is well balanced and sits nicely in your...

Jan, 2014
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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Canon Legria HFG30

 

Image quality. 20 x Zoom lens.

Very expensive for what it is. Audio quality well below par. ( lots of camera noise and clicking) In camera charging - think before you take it abroad on holiday could become very inconvenient. Canon's own compatible DM100 microphone is expensive and...

Oct, 2013
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