Canon LEGRIA HF R26

LEGRIA HF R26 - 8GB built-in, 1/4.85" CMOS, 3.28MP, 1920 x 1080, 400x zoom, DIGIC DV III, 7.62 cm (3.0 ") Touchscreen LCD, 270g

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
4905B027
09-01-2011
The LEGRIA HF R26 is an ideal companion if you’re new to Full HD video. Features a Canon Full HD CMOS sensor, 28x Advanced zoom, Touch-screen and Intelligent Smart Auto for superb results every time.

Features
- 3.2MP Full HD CMOS sensor
- High-resolution 7.5cm Touch-screen LCD
- 28x Advanced zoom
- 8GB Flash memory; two SDXC slots
- Smart AUTO with Tele-Macro
- Dynamic Image Stabiliser
- Touch Decoration
- 24 Mbps image quality
- HDMI cable supplied
- Face Detection

The ideal step up to brilliant Full HD quality

3.2MP Full HD CMOS sensor
The Full HD 3.2MP CMOS sensor gives true HD quality and excellent colour reproduction even in low light, so your movies will look great on your HDTV. Capture high-resolution 3.0MP still photos at the touch of a button.

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.

28x advanced zoom
A genuine Canon HD video lens with 28x Advanced Zoom lets you get close to even far away subjects.

8GB Dual Flash memory
A 8GB Dual Flash memory lets you store over 3 hours of movies to the built-in memory. Record even longer with two SDXC card slots or upload wirelessly with an Eye-Fi card. Relay Recording automatically switches cards if one becomes full. Copy between memory cards and convert movies from HD to SD in camera for really easy sharing and web uploading.

Smart AUTO with Tele-Macro
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. Shoot extreme close ups with AutoTele-Macro mode.

Dynamic image stabiliser
Canon’s Dynamic Electronic Image Stabiliser ensures all your movies have a smooth professional look even when shooting while walking. Easily switch between Dynamic and Standard mode.

Fun Touch Decoration
Add fun effects to your movies without a PC using Touch Decoration. Write messages straight on the Touch-screen with the Stylus Pen, add stamps or active animations like shooting stars and mix in still images.

Top-quality action videos
The LEGRIA HF R26 records Full HD quality at a fast maximum bit rate of 24Mbps so you’re sure of top-quality footage of fast moving subjects – perfect for action videos.

Fun, short movies
With Video Snapshot it’s easy to create fun movies to share with friends - without a PC. Capture 2, 4 or 8 second clips with just one touch of the record button, create a playlist, add music and your movie is ready.

HDMI cable supplied
The LEGRIA HF R26 comes complete with an HDMI cable and a built-in HDMI connection so you can play back movies on a compatible HDTV.

Precise focussing
Face Detection automatically optimises settings for perfectly focussed people shots.

Storage

Camcorder media type 
Memory card
Flash memory
8

Memory

Maximum memory card size 
64

Video

Full HD 
Y
Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080
HD-Ready
Y
Video resolutions 
1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080
Capture modes
FXP, LP, MXP, XP

Technical details

Colour of product 
Silver
Weight 
270
Aperture range (F-F) 
1.8 - 3.6
Focal length range (f-f) 
3 - 60
Audio system 
Dolby Digital 2.0
Auto exposure
Y
Camera shutter speed 
1/2 - 1/2000
Compatible memory cards 
SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display 
LCD
Dual shot (video & photo)
Y
Face detection
Y
Histogram
N
Image processor
DIGIC DV III
Memory slots 
2
Optical sensor size 
1/4.85
Optical zoom 
20
Scene modes 
Beach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Self-timer 
10
Sensor type 
CMOS
Total megapixels 
3.28
White balance 
Auto, Daylight

Ports & interfaces

HDMI 
Y
DC-in jack 
Y
Built-in microphone 
Y
Microphone in 
N

Power

Battery type 
BP-110

Display

Display resolution (numeric) 
230000
Touch screen 
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
3

Still image

Continuous shooting mode
N

Image sensor

Effective megapixels (movie)
2.07

Lens system

Image stabilizer type
digital
Focus adjustment
Auto/Manual
Closest focusing distance
0.01
Digital zoom 
400
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
41.2 - 1154
Image stabilizer 
Y

Camera

Photo effects 
Black&White, Sepia
Minimum illumination 
4
Progressive scan 
Y

Flash

Built-in flash 
N

Battery

Video recording time
1.5

Packaging content

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Batteries included
Y

Picture quality

Maximum image resolution 
2016 x 1512
Image formats supported 
JPG
Still image resolution(s) 
1792 x 1344, 1920 x 1080

Weight & dimensions

Filter size 
34
Width 
60
Depth 
62
Height 
121

Other features

Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out 
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity 
1
Effective megapixels (image)
3.05
Night mode
Y
Pre-record
Y
Sports
Y