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Here at the Jack Cabbage Camera Battles, we have spent a fair bit of time examining the affordable but effective Canon HV30. In the interests of a more complete survey of the camera and its performance, I have collected several clips of the HV30 being used to capture slow-motion footage. This will naturally be a consideration for many filmmakers, and hopefully the following clips will help illustrate the results that are being achieved by current HV30 users.

The following clip shows tap water in slow motion, passing through a wine glass (also acting as a prism for light).

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Slow Water HV30 Slow motion from Copenhagen on Vimeo.

The clip below shows people diving (with resulting water splashes) and a strong blue color-correction.

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HV30 Slow Motion Cinematography from Brett on Vimeo.

A hummingbird in action...

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Slow-motion Hummingbird from Paul Konopacki on Vimeo.

And some talented soccer that would even look cool at normal speed...

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slow motion test. Canon HV30 from styleload on Vimeo.

I'm not quite sure what to make of this. But I do think I have to say that whatever the filmmaker was going for, it was achieved. It was a combination of sexy-turned-disturbing and bleached-humanoid-something. Anyway, the point is, the filmmaker had a Canon HV30 and a depth of field adapter, and was able to achieve the not-so-simple goal of creating a mood, ambience and character...with the benefit of music but without the advantage of dialogue.

As well, there are some simple but effective editing tricks used in this piece. The filmmaker does a very good job of using post-production to create a sense of progress and motion, even when a number of the shots were locked down on a tripod.

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Birth.Life.Death. from Tadas Svilainis on Vimeo.

Here, we get another glimpse at some of the work being achieved with the Canon HV30. In this instance, the project is "The Shepherd," directed by John Merizalde and David Torcivia. The directors are pre-film-school teenagers who simply had the initiative to "get out there and do it."

While it may not be the epitome of perfection when it comes to the technical side, there are some good moments and at this stage of one's career, just gettin' er done is a significant achievement. The piece has rightfully received some positive feedback.

Below you will see both the trailer and the finished piece.

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The Shepherd HD Teaser from Via Optima on Vimeo.

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The Shepherd HD (Full Film) from Via Optima on Vimeo.

People are achieving some pretty decent key work with the consumer-priced Canon HV30.

I have previously put up a couple of clips by Richie Muniak from his posted ADP work but it is an interesting exercise to look at the variety of clips he has achieved by keying one simple shot (a few seconds of an unusual dance).

Some of the finished products will illustrate the possibilities for matching your keyed image to various backgrounds, including classic 1980s video games. And even if you find a couple of the placed keys aren't color corrected to perfection, the series is still worth it for a laugh.

What the fractal noise?

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ADP: Raw footage from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

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ADP: Multi-Man Marathon from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

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ADP: Leisure Suit Larry 1 (EGA) from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

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ADP: La Muette on a good day from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

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ADP: Billy Blanks from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

In the interests of a comprehensive look at what people are achieving with the Canon HV30, I have rounded up a bit of green screen work that has been produced with this camera.

Note that in the following clip, some color correction to match the lighting of the skin with the background could have produced a reasonable final key product for a camera in this price range.

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First Canon HV30 Green Screen Test from Brett on Vimeo.

And here, we see the raw footage in the first clip, followed by the keyed-out work in the second.

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ADP: Raw footage from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

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ADP: Multi-Man Marathon from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

Kind of reminds me of the opening of Superbad for some reason...

Well, I don't spend a whole lot of time delving into the sub-1,000ドル camera category. And it is slightly an odd situation when your adapter can cost more than your camera itself.

But the fact of the matter is that the Canon HV30 is making a bit of a name for itself as a reasonably useful camera.

So, I thought I would at least show a little bit of what people are getting done with this affordable little puppy.

HV30 and BREVIS 35

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HV30 + Brevis35 - First Footage - HD from Matt E on Vimeo.

HV30 and RNG35

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RNG35 and HV30 test footage from RNG35 on Vimeo.
With a Nikon 50mm f1.8 lens...

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HV30 and RNG35 35mm adapter from RNG35 on Vimeo.

And this next one is just too cool...

HV30 and TWONEIL 35mm ADAPTER

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Canon HV30 Twoneil 35mm Adapter Demon Face Test (VideoCopilot) from David Hays on Vimeo.