Panasonic has ruled the industry high-end camcorder for a while, and his latest HDC-SD90 and HDC-TM900 models recently strengthened this position. Canon aims to overthrow the Panasonic from its position with a list LEGRIA HF M41.
This is one of a series of three M series camcorders with similar specifications. The HF M41, we tested is the most expensive at £ 648, with 32 GB of onboard storage, there is also the HF M46 with 16 GB of some 526 kilos, and HF M406, which has no internal memory and costs around £ 487.
Cheaper models have the same optics and the sensor, but miss the viewfinder and the 3.5 mm microphone input on HF M41. Of these, the HF M406 to our choice, because HF M41 look is too small to be practical, and at this price it goes head-to-head with the slightly cheaper Panasonic HDC-SD90.
Basic specification M Series' is an impressive reading. It has a 1/3in CMOS sensor, two SD card slots and hybrid optical image stabilization / electronics and a stereo microphone and a hot shoe.
And 'less than the Panasonic some key areas, however, is shorter than the 10x zoom lens and a platform much more bulky, measuring 136 x 69 x 69 mm (WDH), as compared to the shot only 1080/50i HDC-SD90 is 50 progressive frames per second, the second.
The performances are good. Canon has a bigger sensor, so the low light is slightly better than the SD90, which minimize noise in our tests, we found the colors a bit 'more accurate and balanced in different circumstances. Critics, however, the company had not been treated so well, thanks mainly to the slower frame rates.
Can not coincide with the HDC-SD90 of image stabilization technology. With a hybrid system from Panasonic, we were able to maintain a rock-steady image, even totally 21x zoom about, we strive to do the same with the canon only half of enlargement. Autofocus is also slower in the Canon.
This puts Canon Series M in a somewhat awkward position. For image quality is slightly better than its main rival gross, but with a lower stabilization shorter zoom and a larger chassis, is much less flexible. This is a good camera, but in general, we recommend opting for the Panasonic HDC-SD90 and save a few pounds in the process.
Specifications
Camcorder HD standard 1080p
Camcorder maximum video resolution 1920 x 1080
Camera megapixel rating 20.7mp
Camcorder recording format AVCHD
Accessory shoe yes
Camera optical zoom range 10x
Camera optical image stabilisation yes
Electronic image stabilisation yes
Screen size 3.0in
Touchscreen yes
Viewfinder yes
Built-in flash yes
Light yes
Number of sensors 1
Audio
Internal mic type Stereo
External mic socket yes
Quoted battery life 130mins
Dimensions
Dimensions width 69
Dimensions depth 136
Dimensions height 69
Dimensions 69 x 136 x 69mm (WDH)
Storage
Integrated memory 32.0GB
Camcorder internal storage type Flash memory
Memory card support SDXC
Outputs
Data connection USB
Composite video output yes
Component video output yes
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