We've tested a few of Toshiba's other budget camcorders before, and the S30 presents similar problems slightly unsharp video images and a general mushiness. It also comes with an ingenious little tripod. The S30 comes with a carrying case, hand strap, power adapter, USB video and HDMI cables, a cleaning cloth and software. Given the upright configuration, it's very easy to accidentally hold your finger over the lens or even worse, smudge it with your finger. A switch just above the lens adjusts it from macro to landscape mode. The S30 also has a slow motion mode, but it uses the full extent of the digital zoom, and there's no image stabilisation available either, so it is pretty limited in its usefulness. Lift the flap to reveal an AV, USB and mini-HDMI out port. The S30 records in MP4 video or JPEG still images.Ĭonnectivity is provided from a slot on the side, where the record, zoom rocker and control buttons are found.
The LED light is a great inclusion, useful for illuminating subjects evenly in day or night shooting. Other controls come down to image effects that can be applied on the video, such as scene modes, artistic filters and white balance adjustments.Īt the top is a slot for SD cards, though there is a limited amount of internal storage, which is good for about one minute of full HD footage.
The 3-inch touch LCD screen is really only good for changing the resolution of video capture, adjusting the LED light (which also has a dedicated physical button) and turning on image stabilisation.
It's a simple camcorder, with limited control over anything like exposure control.
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