Product comparison · 2 camcorders

Canon LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver vs Canon HF M306

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Total megapixels
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:0.8 MP
- HF M306:3.3 MP
Optical zoom
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:37x
- HF M306:15x
Digital zoom
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:200x
- HF M306:300x
Self-timer delay
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:10 s
- HF M306:20 s
Minimum illumination
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:1.1 lx
- HF M306:0.4 lx
Battery life (max)
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:3.35 h
- HF M306:1.4 h
Width
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:55 mm
- HF M306:68 mm
Depth
- LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver:221 mm
- HF M306:123 mm

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Comparison of FS37, HF M306
46 specifications	A Canon LEGRIA FS37 0.8 MP CCD Black, Silver Model FS37 View product	B Canon HF M306 View product
Image sensor1 differ
Total megapixelsDiffers	0.8 MP	3.3 MP
Sensor typeKnown for one	CCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical sensor sizeKnown for one	25.4 / 6 mm (1 / 6")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Effective megapixels (movie)Known for one	0.54 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Lens system2 differ
Optical zoomDiffers	37x	15x
Digital zoomDiffers	200x	300x
Image stabilizerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Flashidentical
Built-in flashKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shutteridentical
Camera shutter speed	1/2000 s	1/2000 s
Displayidentical
Display diagonal	6.86 cm (2.7")	6.86 cm (2.7")
Display	LCD	LCD
Camera2 differ
Self-timer delayDiffers	10 s	20 s
Minimum illuminationDiffers	1.1 lx	0.4 lx
Designidentical
Product colour	Black, Silver	Black, Silver
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
Audio dubbing	No	No
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
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S-Video in	No	No
S-Video out	No	No
DV portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
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	221 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
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Auto focus	Yes	Yes
Manual focus	Yes	Yes
Sports	Yes	Yes
Spotlight	Yes	Yes
ArtKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Night modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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