Canon LEGRIA CANHFR406

3.28MP, 1/4.85" CMOS, 2.8mm - 89.6mm, 7.62 cm (3.0 ") LCD, 1920 x 1080, SD/SDHC/SDXC

Manufacturer
Canon
SKU
8155B017
30-01-2013
Capture Full HD movies without ever worrying about camera shake with the LEGRIA HF R406. Get closer with 53x Advanced zoom and create movies that sound as good as they look with Audio Scene Select.

Optical Intelligent IS
Intelligent IS is the perfect solution to combat camera shake by detecting the scene and automatically selecting from four stabilisation modes to counteract movement and prevent blur. The advanced dynamic mode corrects roll and tilt movements that can occur when walking, ensuring sharp steady videos in every situation.

53x Advanced zoom; Full HD CMOS
A genuine Canon HD video lens with 53x 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.

Baby Mode
Capture your child’s first steps, first words, or many other firsts with Baby Mode. Register your child’s date of birth in-camera, and add colourful stamps for height and weight. All footage will automatically be sorted to the baby album.

Advanced image processing
The powerful DIGIC DV4 imaging processor ensures higher image quality in low light and a substantial reduction in image distortion as it works together with the optical image stabiliser.

Superb quality recording
Bring out the best of Full HD with progressive recording at the highest rates for AVCHD(28Mbps) and MP4 (35Mbps). Whether you’re showcasing or sharing, simply select the ideal format and choose from a range of recording rates.

Audio Scene Select
It’s simple to make your movies sound as good as they look with Audio Scene Select. Just select from 5 scene modes and audio settings are optimised automatically to match the scene you’re shooting. So whether you’re filming speech at a wedding or music at a concert, you can enjoy immersive, realistic audio.

Fingertip control
Smooth operation is easy with a high-resolution 7.5cm capacitive touch screen LCD, which gives you intuitive control of settings and simplifies playback. Opening the LCD panel quick starts the camcorder, so you’ll never miss a moment.

Cinema-Look filters; Touch Decoration
Inspire your creativity with Cinema-Look Filters. Select from 7 adjustable colour-grading filters to capture the perfect movie scene. Adding fun effects to your movies without a PC is easy using Touch Decoration.

SDXC card slot
The LEGRIA HF R406 records Full HD movies direct to an SDXC memory card which are available in a wide range of sizes allowing you to capture hours of footage.

Storage

Camcorder media type 
Memory card
Compatible memory cards 
SD, SDHC, SDXC

Video

Maximum video resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels
Full HD 
Y
Video formats supported 
AVCHD, MP4
HD-Ready
Y
Video resolutions 
1280 x 720, 1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080 pixels

Technical details

Colour of product 
Black
Weight 
2.356 kg
Self-timer 
10s
Camera shutter speed 
0.0005 - 0.5s
Viewfinder type 
N
Built-in flash 
N
Optical sensor size 
1/0.191 mm (1/4.85")
Image processor
DIGIC DV III

Ports & interfaces

PictBridge 
N
HDMI 
Y
S-Video out 
N
Mini HDMI ports quantity 
1
DC-in jack 
Y
Headphone outputs 
1
Mini-USB 2.0 ports quantity
1

Power

Battery technology 
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery type 
BP-718

Performance

Supported video modes 
1080p, 720p
Minimum illumination 
4 lx

Display

Built-in display 
Y
Display 
LCD
Display resolution (numeric) 
230000 pixels
Touch screen 
Y

Technical details

Display diagonal 
7.62 cm (3")

Audio

Audio system 
Dolby Digital 2.0

Image sensor

Effective megapixels (movie)
2.07 MP

Lens system

Optical zoom 
32x
Digital zoom 
1060x
Interchangeable lens 
N
Focal length range (f-f) 
2.8 - 89.6 mm
Minimum aperture number 
1.8
Maximum aperture number 
4.5
Image stabilizer type
optical

Camera

White balance 
Daylight, Tungsten
Scene modes 
Beach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset
Tripod mountable
Y
Camcorder type 
Handheld camcorder
3D compatibility 
N

Focusing

Focus adjustment
Auto/Manual
Closest focusing distance
0.1m

Flash

Built-in light 
N

Battery

Video recording time
1.45h

Packaging content

Quick start guide 
Y
Warranty card
Y

Picture quality

Sensor type 
CMOS
Maximum image resolution 
1920 x 1080 pixels
Image stabilizer 
Y
Total megapixels 
3.28 MP
Still image resolution(s) 
1920 x 1080

Weight & dimensions

Width 
5.6 cm
Depth 
11.6 cm
Height 
5.7 cm

Other features

Focal length (35mm film equivalent)
38.5 - 1232 mm
Effective megapixels (image)
2.07 MP
Face detection
Y