Canon VIXIA HF R506 camcorder

The Legreia HF R 506 digital camera Canon has released a basic model to the market, which is suitable with low price and ease of use, as well as limited opportunities for non-tech-savvy people.

Striking is first, how small is the camera. Just 12 cm in length measures the model and thus is also found in most pockets easily accommodate. Nice because so the camera can be really ever taken, so that spontaneous shots are possible. Disadvantage is that the screen is fairly small on the one hand, because the captured image, of course, can not control as well, but also because it handles most functions via the touch screen. People with larger fingers (like me) but then should switch to an external stylus. But the screen responds well to pressure, after all, and is calibrated very precisely. And so the operation falls quite easily, the menu is easy to understand and intuitive (which is also necessary due to the not so good manual). Good also that the camera will start the same when you open the screen and is ramped quickly, so you can start recording soon. Good like seven different filters, so you can give the pictures different moods a nice gimmick, which is fun. I have not tried the baby mode, here you can create virtual albums for his children and expand again. Other settings are rather sparse, because the camera automatically selects the correct settings. This is obviously a good choice for beginners, intermediates but are missing other possibilities of setting.

3.28 Megapixel can accommodate the small Legreia so decent and detailed images arise. Color appearance is very natural, here is neither overstates nor weakened. The good and central settings can provide convincing to medium light conditions, in lower light but also gets this camera like so many of their problems. The picture is muddy and grainy, so they are not really attractive. The image stabilization works quite well and moving subjects or slight camera pans balances well. The advertised function, take still images even while walking, but is then quite high side, here it wobbles then understandably already clearly. The built-in microphone can capture close calls and loud sounds good, at more distant noises and windy conditions but it is ugly and indistinct.

For a beginner's camera with this price a very good choice that produces good shots with little effort and knowledge, however, just smaller restrictions are observed. The small size has advantages and disadvantages. The offered value for money can but very convincing.