Canon VIXIA HF G21 Black
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Camcorder
Basic Skill Level (Photo)
Basic Skill Level (Video)
Intermediate Skill Level (Video)
Everyday Life Photography
Events Photography
Underwater Photography
Travel
Live Streaming
Event Videos
Home Videos
Vlogging
Low-light Videos
Landscape Photography
High FPS Videos
Professional Looks
Regular Looks
Bluetooth Connectivity
High Speed Cable Connectivity

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Technical Specifications

Aperture Priority AE - Yes
Aperture Range (F-F) - 1.8-4.0
Audio Formats Supported AAC-LC, LPCM, MP4 AAC-LC, LPCM
Audio System Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby Digital 2.0
Auto Focus Yes Yes
Back Light Compensation (BLC) Yes -
Battery Life (max) 3.16 h -
Battery Technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery Type - NP-BX1
Built-in Display Yes Yes
Built-in Microphone Yes Yes
Built-in Speaker(s) - Yes
Camcorder Media Type SD, SDHC, SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC
Camcorder Tape Type - N
Camcorder Type Handheld camcorder Handheld camcorder
Camera Shutter Speed 1/2000 s 1/25 - 1/10000 s
Charging Source - AC, USB
Compatible Memory Cards MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC
Composite Video Out - 1
Continuous Shooting Mode - Yes
DC-in Jack Yes -
Depth 231 mm 128 mm
Digital Zoom 400 x 350 x
Disc Types Supported - N
Display LCD LCD
Display Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Display Diagonal 3 " 2.7 "
Display Resolution (numeric) 460000 pixels 230400 pixels
Effective Megapixels (image) 2.91 MP 2.29 MP
Effective Megapixels (movie) 2.91 MP 2.29 MP
Electronic Viewfinder Yes -
Face Detection Yes Yes
Filter Size 58 mm -
Flip-out Screen Yes -
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent) 26.8 - 576 mm 26.8 - 804 mm
Focal Length Range (f-f) 3.67 - 73.4 mm 1.9 - 57 mm
Focus Adjustment Auto/Manual Auto/Manual
Handheld Remote Control Yes -
HD Type Full HD Full HD
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity - 1
HDMI (Mini) Ports Quantity 1 -
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Headphone Output Type 3.5 -
Headphone Outputs 1 -
Height 84 mm 595 mm
High Speed Port present Yes -
Image Formats Supported - EXIF, JPEG
Image Processor DIGIC DV IV BIONZ X
Image Sensor Size 1/2.8 1/5.8
Image Sensor Size (W X H) - 25.4 x 5.8 mm
Lens Cap Included Yes -
Lens Cover Included Yes -
Light Exposure Modes Auto, Manual Auto
Live stream capable 1 1
Manual Exposure Yes Yes
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Maximum Aperture Number 2.8 -
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 576 mm 804 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 4032 x 2272 pixels
Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Memory Slots 2 -
Microphone In Yes -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
Minimum Aperture Number 1.8 1.8
Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) 10 mm 26.8 mm
Minimum Illumination 1 lx 3 lx
Operating Relative Humidity (H-H) 0 - 85 % -
Operating Temperature (T-T) 0 - 40 °F -
Optical Sensor Size - 1/5.8 "
Optical Zoom 20 x 30 x
PCM Digital Audio - 16-bit/48 kHz
Pre-record Yes -
Product Colour Black Black
Scene Modes Fireworks, Night, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Spotlight, Sunset Fireworks, Landscape (scenery), Portrait, Spotlight, Beach, Snow
Scene Modes Present Yes Yes
Self-timer Delay - 10 s
Sensor Format Cropped Cropped
Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Shoe Mounting Point Yes -
Shoe Mounting Point Type Cold -
Shooting Modes - Auto, Movie, Scene
Stabilizer Yes Yes
Still Image Resolution(s) - 640 x 4801920 x 10803024 x 22724032 x 2272
Total Megapixels 3.09 MP 9.2 MP
Touchscreen Yes -
Tripod Mounting Supported Yes -
USB 2.0 (Mini USB) Ports Quantity 1 -
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity - 1
USB Charging - Yes
Vari-angle LCD Display - Yes
Video Formats Supported AVCHD, MP4 AVC, AVCHD, H.264, MPEG4
Video Recording Yes Yes
Viewfinder Resolution 1.56 pixels -
Viewfinder Screen Size 0.24 " -
Viewfinder Type Electronic -
Weight 880 g 215 g
White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Tungsten Auto, Indoor, Outdoor
Width 115 mm 540 mm
Wind Filter Yes -

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