Canon Legria HF-R26 reviews: Flash and memory card storage Full HD camcorder

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Canon Legria HF-R26 reviews: Flash and memory card storage Full HD camcorder reviews

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This camcorder is a good all rounder.

£328 – £381 at 2 retailers out of 409 retailers checked

9.4 out of 10 based on 8 reviews.

Canon Legria HF-R26: Horizontally held, 20x optical zoom camcorder using SDXC card. See full product description

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Muyumba, london Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Everything
Bad points:: None found yet

Image quality	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Weight	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 14 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 26 Apr 2011

Iskander, brixton / london Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: as this is my 1st camcorder i'm still learning about the gadget.It seems quite straightforward to use, even for a novice like myself.i simply love the machine for its weight and size, also its design and functionality. Allround its a brilliant buy for me and i would recommend it to anyone.
Bad points:: absolutely none

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Jun 2011

Roger, Falmouth Keen amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Size, ease of use. features. image quality.
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

Was this review helpful? 0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 02 Apr 2012

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Product Features

Resolution quality	Full HD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	20
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Flash and memory card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Type of memory card	SDXC

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	400
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	3.28

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	8
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/2000
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	270
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	3.6
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	41.2

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1154

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2011-03-22
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: CANON Legria HF R26

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