Canon Legria / IVIS / Vixia HF R36 Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Legria / IVIS / Vixia HF R36

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 user reviews of Canon Legria / IVIS / Vixia HF R36 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the connectivity and image quality. The size and portability also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the reliability and zoom. There are some mixed comments about the battery.

usability, portability, size, image quality, connectivity

price, zoom, reliability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Gavin Owen (cnet.com.au)

Canon Legria HFR36

While the HFR36 is a cheap camcorder, you definitely get what you pay for.

Well priced ; Inclusion of Wi-Fi connectivity

Flimsy build quality ; Video quality not great ; Frustrating interface and menus

While the HFR36 is a cheap camcorder, you definitely get what you pay for. Obviously, this is both a good thing and a bad thing; while it won't hurt your wallet too much, you may be left wanting on video quality. If you want to take your filming more...

Jun, 2012

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Canon Legria HFR36

I bought this camera to shoot a wedding and overall, wasn't dissappointed. None of the build quality issues the review mentions, the body is solid, the tiny size, I think, is a bonus. Yes, the menus aren't particularly straight forward, but 15 minutes...

3.2MP chip, proper HD, good build quality, decent picture

Terrible battery life, night time shots noisy

Jun, 2012

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Excellent video quality from a base HD camcorder

It is an excellent HD camcorder for $300. The video quality is very good (far better than my 2 year old Sony DCR-SR47E for almost doubled price). The best part is that it can record directly to mp4 format (4/9 MP, I normally set to 4 MP which is ideal...

Value for money, very sharp video image, mp4, wifi to PC / iPad directly, SD card slot, very light to carry.

Battery life, no view finder (very hard to see anything at bright spot), a bit blurry when panning fast.

Nov, 2012

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