HV30 is out...what a joke

If there was any problem with motion, it would be through the use of 24p mode without removing the pulldown and/or not locking exposure on an appropriate shutter speed. When you fix those problems through the pulldown in post and by utilizing the cell phone manual exposure trick, the HV20 is right up there with the top HD(v) cameras in image quality and, ahem, "movement".

That being said, the HV30 will be the same deal by the looks of it. The girl working at the Canon CES booth showing off the cameras even said that the 30p mode was meant more as a way for people to make web videos more easily. If the ability to have slight slow motion matters to you, then the HV30's 30p mode was indeed a well deserved addition. She also said there were some other improvements, I'm assuming those would be the color, LCD, and zoom toggle, all of which have been upgraded or changed.

So, if you have an HV20 already, like I do, don't feel too bad. The only thing that you would be really missing out on is the new LCD which is very nice.
 
The problem is that 24p is not the best for fast motion and neither is interlace 60i. If these formats were the best for motion then sports networks such as ESPN Fox and ABC would use these formats. The fact of the matter is that if you want the best motion possible you have to shoot 720p60. But the problem is that most people do not think that 720p60 is real high definition.
 
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