Canon Vixia HF M31 Product Specs
The HF M31 ($799) is a new mid-range HD camcorder from Canon that is essentially last year's Canon HF20 with a few minor tweaks and updates—including a new touchscreen interface and a slick menu redesign. The camcorder captured some high-quality video in our bright light tests, but its low light performance was mostly a disappointment.
The HF M31 is part of a series from Canon that includes the HF M30 (8GB internal memory) and HF M300 (SD/SDHC memory card only).
| Canon Vixia HF M31- Specs | |
|---|---|
| Original Price | 699.99 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Format | Flash Memory |
| Class | Consumer |
| HD | Yes |
| General Type | Basic Budget, Prosumer |
| Image Stabilization | Optical with Active mode and Powered IS |
| HD Video Format | AVCHD |
| SD Video Format | None |
| Frame Rate(s) | 60i, PF24, PF30 |
| Primary Audio Format | Stereo |
| Secondary Audio Format | None |
| Primary Media | Internal Flash Memory |
| Secondary Media | Memory card |
| Tertiary Media | None |
| Memory Card Type | SD/SDHC |
| Included Media Capacity | 32GB |
| Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) | 175 |
| Recording Quality Option(s) | MXP (24Mbps), FXP (17Mbps), XP+ (12Mbps), SP (7Mbps), LP (5Mbps) |
| Included Software | Digital Video Solution Disk, Pixela ImageMixer 3SE Video Editing Software, Music CD |
| Zoom Control Type(s) | Toggle, touchscreen buttons |
| Optical Zoom | 15 x |
| Advanced Zoom | 0 x |
| Digital Zoom | 300 x |
| Manual Focus | Yes |
| Manual Focus Control Type(s) | Touchscreen |
| Focus Assist / Peaking | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | Yes |
| Manual Exposure Steps | 25 |
| Manual Aperture | Yes |
| Manual Aperture Steps | 10 |
| Minimum Aperture (f/) | 1.8 f/ |
| Maximum Aperture (f/) | 8.0 f/ |
| Manual Shutter Speed | Yes |
| Manual Shutter Speed Steps | 9 |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 1/8 |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/2000 |
| Manual White Balance | Yes |
| White Balance Presets | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten |
| Manual Gain | Yes |
| Manual Gain Steps | 25 |
| Manual Noise Reduction | No |
| Audio Dubbing | No |
| Auto / Easy Mode | Yes |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| Color / Image Control(s) | Image Effects (Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Soft Skin Detail), Custom Image Effects (Brightness, Contrast, Sharpening, Color Depth), x.v. Color |
| Scene Mode(s) | Portrait, Sports, Night Scene, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks, Underwater, Surface |
| Other Manual Control(s) | Onscreen Markers |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | 16:9 - 2304 x 1296; 4:3 - 2100 x 1575, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Still Image Quality Option(s) | Super fine, Fine, Normal |
| Flash | Yes |
| Flash Settings | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, On, Off |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording | Yes |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Manual ISO | No |
| Manual ISO Steps | 0 |
| ISO Minimum | 0 |
| ISO Maximum | 0 |
| Continuous Shot | Yes |
| Bracketing | Yes |
| Body Type | Horizontal |
| Weight (with battery pack) | 380.00 g |
| Width (mm) | 68.0 mm |
| Height (mm) | 60.0 mm |
| Length (mm) | 123.0 mm |
| Body Color(s) | Black |
| LCD Size (inches) | 2.7 in. |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) | 211000 pixels |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 0 pixels |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster | No |
| Video Light | Yes |
| Waterproof | No |
| Composite (RCA) output | Yes |
| Composite (RCA) input | No |
| FireWire | No |
| Audio-only AV input | No |
| S-Video | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Component output | Yes |
| Component input | No |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Headphone output | Yes |
| External Microphone input | Yes |
| LANC / Control L | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Cold) | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) | Yes |
| Included Wireless Remote | Yes |
| WiFi | No |
| GPS | No |
| DC Power | Yes |
| Docking Station | No |
| Card Slot 1 | SD/SDHC |
| Replaces | Canon HF20 |
| Sister Model Up | Canon HF S200 |
| Sister Model Down | Canon HF M30 |
| Included Battery | BP-808 |
| Canon Vixia HF M31 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| Color Score | 7.04 | 2.0 | |
| Noise Score | 5.43 | 1.0 | |
| Wide Angle Score | 10.3 | 0.8 | |
| Motion Score | 10.8 | 1.0 | |
| Video Sharpness Score | 11.66 | 4.0 | |
| Low Light Color Score | 6.01 | 1.25 | |
| Low Light Sensitivity Score | 1.16 | 1.5 | |
| Low Light Noise Score | 8.68 | 1.25 | |
| Compression Score | 7.5 | 1.0 | |
| Media Score | 8.77 | 1.5 | |
| Editing Score | 7.0 | 0.75 | |
| Auto Mode Score | 10.87 | 0.5 | |
| Zoom Score | 7.0 | 0.75 | |
| Zoom Ratio Score | 5.29 | 0.5 | |
| Focus Score | 5.0 | 0.7 | |
| Exposure Score | 8.5 | 0.65 | |
| Aperture Score | 6.5 | 0.65 | |
| Shutter Speed Score | 6.8 | 0.6 | |
| White Balance Score | 9.5 | 0.55 | |
| Gain Score | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Color & Image Controls Score | 9.0 | 0.5 | |
| Other Manual Controls Score | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Still Features Score | 11.56 | 0.8 | |
| Ease of Use Score | 6.0 | 1.25 | |
| Handling Score | 6.75 | 1.25 | |
| Stabilization Score | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portability Score | 8.74 | 0.8 | |
| Battery Life Score | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| LCD & Viewfinder Score | 7.88 | 0.6 | |
| Menus Score | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Playback Score | 7.25 | 0.3 | |
| Connectivity Score | 6.88 | 0.8 | |
| Audio Features Score | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Other Features Score | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Total: | 235 | ||
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