Canon LEGRIA HF R38 + SDHC 4GB

HF R38, 2.07MP, 1/4.85 CMOS, 32x opt. zoom, 1920x1080, 7.62 cm (3 ") LCD, Wi-Fi, SD/SDHC/SDXC, USB 2.0, 250g, black, + SDHC 4GB + bag Canon

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
5975B015
04-04-2012
Canon LEGRIA HF R38

The freedom to create and connect: a small camcorder with a big zoom and Wi-Fi
The compact and lightweight LEGRIA HF R38 gives you the freedom to share with in-built Wi-Fi. Get closer in Full HD with the 51x Advanced zoom while optical Intelligent IS ensures steady footage.

Wi-Fi with MP4 support
In-built Wi-Fi lets you effortlessly share your creations to social networking sites and view your videos on DNLA certified TVs and iOS devices. Support for MP4 format ensures quick transfer times of HD movies.

51x Advanced zoom; Full HD CMOS
A genuine Canon HD video lens with 51x Advanced Zoom lets you capture all the detail in even far away subjects. The Full HD CMOS sensor gives true HD quality and excellent colour reproduction even in low light, so your movies will look great on your HDTV.

Optical Intelligent IS
Intelligent IS is the perfect solution to combat camera shake. It automatically detects the scene and selects exactly the right optical Image Stabilizer settings from 4 modes to counteract movement and prevent blur. It ensures sharp, detailed videos in every situation - leaving you free to concentrate on shooting.

Story Creator
Use Story Creator to effortlessly create memorable movies and help develop your video skills. Choose a theme for your movie and Story Creator gives you on screen suggestions and shooting tips, so you can make captivating videos.

Cinema-look filters; Touch Decoration
Inspire your creativity with Cinema-Look Filters. Select from 8 adjustable colour-grading filters to capture the perfect movie scene. Adding fun effects to your movies without a PC is easy using Touch Decoration.

Store direct to external HDD
Copy movies direct from the inbuilt memory or SDXC card slot to an external hard drive. Just follow the simple on-screen menus for quick and easy storage.

Fingertip control
Operation is easy with a high-resolution 7.5cm (3.0”) gesture-based Touch-screen LCD, which gives you intuitive fingertip control of settings and simplifies playback.

Smart Auto, Face Detection
Effortlessly shoot high quality video with Smart Auto. Intelligent Scene Detection Technology selects the perfect settings from 38 scene modes – all you have to do is point and shoot, whilst Face Detection optimises the settings for great people shots.

HD-SD conversion
Convert movies from HD to SD in camera for really easy sharing and web uploading.

32GB Dual Flash memory, SDXC card slot
A 32GB Dual Flash memory lets you store over 12 hours of movies to the built-in memory. Record even longer with the SDXC card slot.

Storage

Internal storage capacity 
32 GB
Camcorder media type 
Memory card
Flash memory
4 GB

Memory

Maximum memory card size 
64 GB

Video

Full HD 
Y
Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels
HD-Ready
Y
Video resolutions 
1280 x 720, 1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Video formats supported 
AVCHD, MP4
Bitrate at maximum video resolution
24 Mbit/s
Capture modes
FXP, LP, MXP, SP, XP+

Technical details

Colour of product 
Black
Built-in speaker(s) 
Y
Back light compensation
Y
Built-in display 
Y
Weight 
250g
Focal length range (f-f) 
2.8 - 89.6 mm
Audio system 
Dolby Digital 2.0
AV output
1
Camera shutter speed 
0.001 - 0.5s
Compatible memory cards 
SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display 
LCD
Face detection
Y
Image processor
DIGIC DV III
Memory slots 
1
Optical sensor size 
1/0.191 mm (1/4.85")
Optical zoom 
32x
Scene modes 
Beach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Self-timer 
10s
Sensor type 
CMOS
Tripod mountable
Y
Total megapixels 
3.28 MP
USB connector type 
Mini-USB A, Mini-USB B
Viewfinder type 
N
White balance 
Auto, Daylight, Tungsten

Networking

Wi-Fi 
Y

Ports & interfaces

HDMI 
Y
S-Video out 
N
DC-in jack 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y
Headphone outputs 
1

Power

Battery type 
BP-709
Battery life (max) 
1h

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
230000 pixels
Touch screen 
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Image sensor

Effective megapixels (movie)
2.07 MP

Lens system

Interchangeable lens 
N
Image stabilizer type
optical
Focus adjustment
Auto/Manual
Closest focusing distance
0.1m
Digital zoom 
1020x
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
38.5 - 1232 mm
Image stabilizer 
Y
Maximum aperture number 
4.5
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
123.2 cm
Minimum aperture number 
1.8
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv) 
3.85 cm
Zoom capability 
Y

Camera

Photo effects 
Fader
Camcorder type 
Handheld camcorder
Minimum illumination 
4 lx
Progressive scan 
Y
3D compatibility 
N

Light exposure

Light exposure modes 
Auto

Flash

Built-in flash 
N
Built-in light 
N

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported 
Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supported 
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Battery

Video recording time
1h

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Cables included
USB
Quick start guide 
Y

Picture quality

Maximum image resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels

Weight & dimensions

Width 
5.4 cm
Depth 
11.5 cm
Height 
5.5 cm

Other features

Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out 
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Effective megapixels (image)
2.07 MP
Pre-record
Y
Snap shot
Y