Canon Legria HF R46

usability, portability, image quality, price, durability

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Good image quality ; Improved Wi-Fi functions ; 8GB of memory built-in

Manual lens cover ; No full manual mode ; Wi-Fi functions still behind competition

There is no fully manual option, however, just Programmed AE. This enables the option to vary brightness up and down by 1 or -1 in quarter increments, but with no direct control over shutter or iris. You can focus manually too. These facilities are...

Ideal for smaller hands and can slip inside most pockets. 32x zoom is very good and the zoom button allows for very slow zooming when desired. The zoom take up is smooth. External battery can be easilly removed making the camera even more pocketable....

Perhaps not bad but it will take time to understand the multitude of optional commands via the touch screen. Persevere and you have a very versatile quality video camera. The camera comes with only one battery and takes over five hours to recharge. No...

Ideal for smaller hands and can slip inside most pockets. 32x zoom is very good and the zoom button allows for very slow zooming when desired. The zoom take up is smooth. External battery can be easilly removed making the camera even more pocketable....

Perhaps not bad but it will take time to understand the multitude of optional commands via the touch screen. Persevere and you have a very versatile quality video camera ; The camera comes with only one battery and takes over five hours to recharge ;...