Product comparison · 2 camcorders

Canon LEGRIA HF G50 vs Canon XA40 Handheld camcorder

68specifications compared
8differ
60identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Camera shutter speed
- LEGRIA HF G50:1/2, 1/2000 s
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:1/6 - 1/2000, 1/2 - 1/500 s
Built-in microphone
- LEGRIA HF G50:Yes
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:No
Video recording time
- LEGRIA HF G50:2.08 h
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:2.9 h
Width
- LEGRIA HF G50:115 mm
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:109 mm
Depth
- LEGRIA HF G50:231 mm
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:84 mm
Height
- LEGRIA HF G50:84 mm
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:182 mm
Weight
- LEGRIA HF G50:875 g
- XA40 Handheld camcorder:730 g

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Comparison of LEGRIA HF G50, XA40
86 specifications	A Canon LEGRIA HF G50 View product	B Canon XA40 Handheld camcorder Model XA40 View product
Lens systemidentical
Digital zoomKnown for one	400x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length rangeKnown for one	3.67 - 73.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29.3 - 601 mm
Exposureidentical
Scene modesKnown for one	Beach, Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset	Unknown — not stated by the source
White balance1 differ
White balanceDiffers	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Shade, Tungsten	Auto, Daylight, Tungsten
Shutter1 differ
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1/2, 1/2000 s	1/6 - 1/2000, 1/2 - 1/500 s
Displayidentical
Display brightness controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Vari-angle LCD displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Tripod mounting supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemKnown for one	stereo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in microphoneDiffers	Yes	No
Wind filterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
XLR inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Video recording timeDiffers	2.08 h	2.9 h
Battery life (max)Known for one	3.1 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of batteries supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	115 mm	109 mm
DepthDiffers	231 mm	84 mm
HeightDiffers	84 mm	182 mm
WeightDiffers	875 g	730 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%

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