Canon Legria HF-R706 Video Camcorder (White)

Effortlessly record precious moments

Enjoy simple, intuitive fingertip control of shooting and playback functions using a high-resolution 7.5cm (3.0”) capacitive touchscreen LCD with increased brightness and a wider colour gamut. The articulating LCD panel lets you shoot from awkward angles, and opening it quick starts the camcorder, so you’ll never miss a shot. Record movies in AVCHD or MP4 format to an SDXC card or FlashAir card. Easily connect and share your movies with your smartphone or tablet using FlashAir cards - SD cards which incorporate wireless LAN technology – and a FlashAir application. Light and compact the camcorder is ergonomically designed for comfortable shooting.

Powerful technology for superb quality video

A Full HD CMOS sensor and powerful DIGIC DV4 imaging processor ensure superb image quality and excellent colour reproduction in low light. An HD video lens with a huge 32x optical zoom and 57x Advanced Zoom lets you capture all the detail even in far away subjects. Capture rock steady movies every time, even when walking, with Intelligent IS, which automatically detects the scene and selects exactly the right optical image stabiliser settings from 4 modes to counteract movement and prevent blur. Easily keep your subject in the frame with Zoom Framing Assist, which automatically tracks your subject and senses camera movements for you – perfect for capturing children at play or distant wildlife.

Easily capture creative footage

Get dramatic effects with slow and fast motion recording. Slow motion cuts speed by 1/2x while fast motion speeds everything up, by up to 1200x. Capture the first steps, first words - and a host of other key moments - with advanced Baby Mode that automatically sorts footage of up to three children into albums. Add fun effects to movies using Touch Decoration, or create atmosphere with Cinema-Look Filters. Highlight Priority mode ensures the best results on an HDTV with a powerful backlight.

Great sound to match the scene

Make your movies sound as good as they look with Audio Scene Select, which selects from 5 scene modes and automatically optimises audio settings to match the scene you’re shooting.

Highlight Priority mode

Highlight Priority mode uses a gamma setting designed to reproduce tones in a very accurate way when viewed on modern HDTVs with their powerful backlight technology. Footage can be viewed at its best with the backlight level set at maximum