Canon HF M36 vs Canon LEGRIA HF M306

Comparison of HF M36, LEGRIA HF M306

51 specifications	A Canon HF M36View product	B Canon LEGRIA HF M306View product
Image sensoridentical
Total megapixels	3.3 MP	3.3 MP
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Optical sensor size	25.4 / 4 mm (1 / 4")	25.4 / 4 mm (1 / 4")
Effective megapixels (movie)	2990000 MP	2990000 MP
Lens systemidentical
Optical zoom	15x	15x
Digital zoom	300x	300x
Image stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Focal length rangeKnown for one	4.1 - 61.5 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)Known for one	39.5 - 711 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Filter sizeKnown for one	37 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Flashidentical
Built-in flash	Yes	Yes
Shutter1 differ
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1/2 - 1/2000 s	1/2000 s
Displayidentical
Display diagonal	6.86 cm (2.7")	6.86 cm (2.7")
Display	LCD	LCD
Viewfinderidentical
Viewfinder typeKnown for one	Not available	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Self-timer delay	10 s	10 s
Minimum illumination	0.4 lx	0.4 lx
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Still imageidentical
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480,1600 x 1200,2304 x 1296	640 x 480,1600 x 1200,2304 x 1296
Audioidentical
Audio dubbing	No	No
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) out	1	1
HDMI	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S-Video inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
S-Video outKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Batteryidentical
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery life (max)	1.4 h	1.4 h
Battery type	BP-808	BP-808
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	68 mm	68 mm
Depth	123 mm	123 mm
Height	60 mm	60 mm
Weight	320 g	320 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE Music Transfer utility	PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cable typeKnown for one	USB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0, AV	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focus	Yes	Yes
FaderKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
FocusKnown for one	TTL	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual focus	Yes	Yes
Night modeKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Sports	Yes	Yes
Spotlight	Yes	Yes
Storageidentical
Maximum memory card sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Videoidentical
Maximum video resolutionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels

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