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More on how we test motion. We're not quite sure why this discrepancy occurred, but we assume Canon must have tweaked the processing slightly on its new camcorder. More on how we test video sharpness. This mode is activated by pushing the switch on the camcorder's right side towards the two green icons of a camera and a camcorder. In this mode stabilization is activated and all of the camcorder's controls are set to automatic.
Normal AF is a gradual focus adjustment, and it is focuses with a similar speed to what we usually see on consumer camcorders. The Instant AF setting produces a more snap-like focus, which may be preferable to some users. Personally, we like the gradual transitions of Normal autofocus, but that's just our preference. Exposure adjustments were occasionally jarring on the HF M31, particularly when we went from very bright to darker scenes.
This wasn't a huge problem with the camcorder, however, as most of the time exposure was adjusted in a smooth, gradual manner. We were impressed with the HF M31's auto white balance system, as it appeared to function very well under all different kinds of lighting.
This is a new feature for Canon now that the company has implemented touchscreens on its mid-range and high-end HD camcorders. Panasonic has a similar tracking feature on its HD camcorders as well. We also like the touch focus and touch exposure options available with the touchscreen interface.
We should say that the Smart Auto feature, which automatically picks a scene mode for the camcorder to shoot in based on lighting conditions, wasn't all that impressive. The camcorder occasionally shifted scene modes too often and created some unwanted changes to the light levels and quality of recording.
We think its best to pick your own scene mode to record in if you can. The HF M31 is one of the better mid-range camcorders when it comes to audio features. It also has a hot accessory shoe that works with Canon-proprietary accessories any Canon accessory that has a mini-shoe fit, that is.
The built-in mic on the HF M31 is positioned well on the front of the camcorder and we never found our fingers accidentally rubbing up against it. The Canon HF M31 also has options for manual audio level control, audio level display, wind cut, and a microphone attenuator for the built-in mic.
For an overview of the software that ships with this and other camcorders, see our article: Video Editing Software For Your Camcorder -Included-Software. The camcorder has a number of quality settings for recording HD video, but it does not have a standard definition record mode. Any of the camcorder's three frame rates 60i, PF24, and PF30 can be used for recording with each quality setting. We must note that the PF24 and PF30 frame rates are not recorded natively.
Recordings made using those frame rates are converted by the camcorder and recorded onto memory as 60i. Read more about the advantages and disadvantages of various high definition compression types. Recording at the M31's highest quality setting should allow you to capture close to three hours of video onto the camcorder's 32GB of internal flash memory. This really isn't that much in the whole scheme of things, so make sure you have a good plan for backing up your footage to some sort of storage device.
Read more about the advantages and disadvantages of various media types. The HF M31 does not interpolated the resolution on any of its still photos. This means the camcorder's maximum photo size option— x —is actually the maximum native resolution offered on the camcorder around 3.
The HF M31 has a dedicated photo mode which is activated by pressing a button on the touchscreen , but you can also take photos in video mode or while you are recording that's why it's called Dual Shot mode.
There's a flash on the front of the camcorder that has red-eye reduction settings, and the camcorder has multiple continuous shooting modes including bracketing. The shutter button is located on the top of the camcorder, right behind the zoom toggle. Manual controls in photo mode are essentially the same as what you get in video mode, except here you can also adjust the exposure metering setting to evaluative, center-weighted average, or spot. The HF M31 earned a color error of 3.
Both of these are good scores for the camcorder and they are nearly identical to the numbers we got from the Canon HF S21 in this same test. The HF M31 had some trouble with blue tones, while the rest of the colors on our test chart were produced with good accuracy.
The Canon HF M31 produced a brighter image than its competitors, but all of the camcorders did relatively well in this test.
The Canon HF M31 averaged 0. This is a bit more noise than we'd hope to see from the camcorder's still photos, but it isn't a terrible score—and it is almost the same amount of noise the camcorder registered in our bright light video testing. For a camcorder with a still image effective pixel count of roughly 3.
Like we said, these scores are good for a 3. The lens has a fairly wide angle for a mid-range camcorder For a fairly compact mid-range camcorder the Canon HF M31 has a good amount of connectivity options. We really don't like the placement of these ports, however, as they are right behind the camcorder's hand strap.
The strap often gets in the way when you're trying to connect cables to these ports. Two other ports and a memory card slot are located inside the LCD cavity. The external mic jack and AV-out port are not protected by port covers, but the LCD panel does provide cover to these ports when it is closed. Next to these ports is a hard-plastic door that flips down to open the SD memory card slot. On the back of the camcorder, to the left of the battery is the DC-input. This input is unprotected, which is a shame, but we like its placement it's always good if the DC-input is easy to access.
The final connectivity feature on the camcorder is its top-mounted accessory shoe located just above the battery compartment. The shoe is powered hot , but it only fits certain Canon accessories they must fit the S Mini Advanced Shoe size.
This is the same accessory shoe you'll find on all of Canon's high-end and mid-range camcorders from and You turn on the video light by using the option in the Function Menu. The light isn't very big on the HF M31, so don't expect it to illuminate with much intensity. It should still help you out when you're filming in total darkness, however, but make sure you aren't more than a few feet away from the subject you're trying to illuminate.
Pre Record has become a popular feature on consumer camcorders, as it allows you to record three seconds of footage before you even press the record button. The camcorder continually stores three seconds of footage in the camcorder's buffer memory, so when you do start recording you've already captured the last three seconds. This can be a good feature for recording action-oriented events, but the setting does eat up battery life.
Basically, when you press the Video Snap button the camcorder allows you to record videos of a specific length. Overall, we think this feature is mostly a gimmick, but it can help amateur videographers to make sure they don't overdo things with long, boring shots. Video Snap forces you to record quick segments, which will most likely result in a more entertaining final product. Nothing incredibly exciting here Remember, if you're planning on editing your video you can always add these effects in post-production instead.
The two camcorders produced similar images in our bright light testing, although the HDC-HS60 had better color accuracy, less noise, and includes a much larger lens than the HF M In low light, we give a slight edge to the Panasonic, although the differences between the two camcorders wasn't all that huge.
Performance aside, these two camcorders actually have a similar amount of features. The Panasonic does allow for complete manual aperture and shutter control, but Canon's shutter-priority and aperture-priority modes are probably good enough for most users.
Both camcorders have limited manual gain controls and manual audio modes, but only the HF M31 includes an external microphone jack. Each of these models utilizes a touchscreen interface, but we like the response and feel on the Canon better than the Panasonic—although which you like better has a lot to do with personal preference. If you don't mind recording to an internal hard drive instead of flash memory, the HDC-HS60 is the better deal here. The Canon HF M31 certainly looks slicker, has a better menu design, and it offers better connectivity features the aforementioned mic jack as well as a hot accessory shoe.
Still, for most consumers looking to purchase a mid-range model, the Panasonic HDC-HS60 is probably the better choice—mainly because it is available at a lower cost. We expected the camcorder's strong color accuracy scores in both bright and low light, but it is the excellent noise and sensitivity numbers put up by the GZ-HD that left a lasting impression.
Of course, the camcorder didn't manage to capture as sharp or detailed an image that we saw from the Canon HF M31, but the GZ-HD's solid performance in other testing categories make it an intriguing camcorder.
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