What is first noticed the incredibly small and lightweight design of the camera (270 grams, 60 x 62 x 121 mm), which disappear in my quite oversized hand almost threatened. Nevertheless, the camera is also with me well in the hand and the frequently used controls for photo, zoom and films can be reached on the first handle. The remaining films are innovative functions to drive large touch screen on the 3 inches. Here, the Legria lot of effects and features such as the rapid uptake of short spots, or continuous buffering the last 3 seconds, so that a too late "point" can be compensated. These features, however, are absolutely not self-explanatory and unintuitive call, but require a deal with the unfortunately only supplied as a PDF, extensive manual.
The operation of the display works with your fingers rather moderate, but better with the included mini pen (on New Germany "Stylus").
Here lies, in my view the biggest weakness of the camera, the Stylus screams "lose myself" and can be satisfactorily attached to the camera. Without Stylus the finesse of the camera are difficult to access, a permanent fumble out the stylus for operation is very troublesome. The best camera is therefore suitable for filming in automatic mode, which delivers very pleasing results, but will certainly not make the ambitious filmmaker satisfied.
The display with a resolution of 230,000 pixels is otherwise beyond any doubt, has a good image quality and can be rotated in any direction.
The CMOS image sensor with a size of 1 / 4.85 inch delivers movies with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD resolution) that look very appealing for a camera in this price range. Slight weakness shows the camera in low light, a noticeable noise begins that persists even after the night modes really suppress.
In addition to the optical 20x zoom, the Canon LEGRIA HF R206 has a 400 times digital zoom, which translates to a focal length range from 40 to over 1100 millimeters. The strong zoom levels of image stabilization makes the familiar Canon cameras an excellent job. If there is insufficient built-in focal lengths, the converter TL-H34 can a lens thread II (Tele) and WD-H34 II (wide angle) to be screwed (but represents an investment of another 130 euros).
The sound quality is consistently good, especially the very low noise postiv falls on level, and the fact that no Kameragräusche like zoom or autofocus can be heard.
For data storage, the Legria has two SDXC card slots that can be controlled separately and are also suitable for copying image files. 4GB is enough for around 1h recording at high quality
The battery is one of the weak points of the camera, according 2,5stündiger charging time he holds just under an hour, at least, a second battery is mandatory. The trouble is that an external charger is not included and as a charging only in the camera is switched off is initially possible.
All in all I am very happy with the camera and other buyers will be too if they:
- Looking for a entry level HD camera with good image quality but with which it is in automatic mode, you simply can simply point and shoot without wanting to take care of other settings.
- Are looking for a very small camera that you can always carry around.
- Are willing to some money for an external battery charger and an extra battery or two to spend.
To me, these conditions apply, therefore from me a buy recommendation,
Anyone who wants to experiment a lot with different settings will annoy black with certainty about the fiddly operation of the touch screen ...