Released too late to combat the Sony C9, and near the end of Beta popularity, it features a tape remainder counter on the front in the shape of a tape cassette. It came with the same remote that was supplied with Sanyo's the M20 / 40 / 50 and VTC-6500 models.

The machine used three heads. The M30 does not have any type of audio/video dubbing or erase head. The third head is used for a clean 'still frame' and 'slow motion/frame advance' only. The M30's picture quality is also somewhat sharper than the lesser priced Sanyo's in the 'M' series.

It has an 8 event 14 day timer. The tuner allowed 12 channel presets. A remote control was also supplied. It also features 'voltage synthesised tuning'. There is one thumb wheel to tune in with and the received channnels are stored in the M30's memory.

Thanks to Graham Pullman and John Parkin for help with information on this model.