Product comparison · 2 camcorders

Canon LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver vs Canon LEGRIA HF M306

29specifications compared
14differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Total megapixels
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:0.8 MP
- LEGRIA HF M306:3.3 MP
Sensor type
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:CCD
- LEGRIA HF M306:CMOS
Optical sensor size
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:25.4 / 6 mm (1 / 6")
- LEGRIA HF M306:25.4 / 4 mm (1 / 4")
Effective megapixels (movie)
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:0.54 MP
- LEGRIA HF M306:2990000 MP
Optical zoom
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:37x
- LEGRIA HF M306:15x
Digital zoom
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:200x
- LEGRIA HF M306:300x
Camera shutter speed
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:1 - 2000 s
- LEGRIA HF M306:1/2000 s
Minimum illumination
- LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:1.1 lx
- LEGRIA HF M306:0.4 lx

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Comparison of FS36, LEGRIA HF M306
45 specifications	A Canon LEGRIA FS36 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver Model FS36 View product	B Canon LEGRIA HF M306 View product
Image sensor4 differ
Total megapixelsDiffers	0.8 MP	3.3 MP
Sensor typeDiffers	CCD	CMOS
Optical sensor sizeDiffers	25.4 / 6 mm (1 / 6")	25.4 / 4 mm (1 / 4")
Effective megapixels (movie)Differs	0.54 MP	2990000 MP
Lens system2 differ
Optical zoomDiffers	37x	15x
Digital zoomDiffers	200x	300x
Focal length rangeKnown for one	2.6 - 96.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)Known for one	40.5 - 1676 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Maximum memory card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Flashidentical
Built-in flashKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shutter1 differ
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1 - 2000 s	1/2000 s
Camera1 differ
Self-timer delayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Minimum illuminationDiffers	1.1 lx	0.4 lx
Videoidentical
Maximum video resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Still image1 differ
Still image resolution(s)Differs	640 x 480,1024 x 768	640 x 480,1600 x 1200,2304 x 1296
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DV portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	3.35 h	1.4 h
Battery typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BP-808
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	55 mm	68 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	123 mm
HeightDiffers	59 mm	60 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	320 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE
Other featuresidentical
ArtKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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