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Which do you prefer to carry around when going to a picnic? Camcorders? Or a digital camera? Some people may still be reluctant to leave them. As a result all taken, the following equipment (chargers and cables, spare batteries, spare memory card). Weight? Certainly. Bother? Of course.

Actually now its time is no longer carrying around two recording device to capture beautiful moments. Choose only one. If you want to cruise the scenic background going, it’s good camcorder selected. Latest camcorders have a lot of ability; not only to record moving images in the format HD (high definition – AVCHD), but also can record a still picture, aka an image, well, too.

In the case of storage the tape, the camcorder was no longer complex. There are many kinds of storage media that offer camcorder, depending on model and brand camcorders. There are records to mini DVD-chip, MiniDV cassettes write something (this is starting rare), and there are – this is the latest – to record a flash-based memory cards and internal memory, which is also based on flash.

This latest type – that record to flash-based memory – it is the most tasteful and comfortable to wear. For flash-based memory card (SD type usually – Secure Digital – as well as their derivatives, including the SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) until SDXC (Secure Digital Extra Capacity) – not only cheap, but is also easily obtained. Brand was diverse, live where choose you like / trust. When the capacity of the memory card is used up, just enter a new memory card. Simple and easy right?

No wonder if the camcorders that use flash based memory storage media increasingly popular lately. One of the most recent capital camcorder that records in this way is the Canon HF Legria R16. Code F in its name refers to the flash-based memory storage medium.

Let’s take a look at what tools the ability pengabadi these beautiful moments. First we gotta go telisik physical.

Front and Top
If judging his physical, Canon Legria HFR16 no different from most camcorders HD (high definition) other. A silver-black body with black accents on the back of it lengthwise. With the weight complete with battery and memory card 324 grams, it is still quite comfortable to carry and put into bags.

At the front, seemed to dominate the camera lens. For the lens, Canon Canon HD video lens implant with a 20x optical zoom capability. There was no external lens cap on this camcorder. So we will not be bothered with the affairs of a missing lens cover. Once the on / off button in the top panel toward the back of the camcorder body is pressed, the lens automatically opens. The response was quite quick, only takes about 20 seconds.

Right at the bottom of the lens before, we will find a row of small holes. This is an internal stereo microphone. Its function is of course capturing the voices that sounded when we did the recording scene. At the yangs ama, on the left lens, it appears a rectangular glass box. This one is Instant AF sensor.

Let us move to the top panel. In this panel right in the middle leads to the rear visible ‘mountains’ small. There were two buttons. Black is actually a lever, not a button. He can be movable right and left.

If it is moved to the left, it means that we intend to minimize the alias zoom-out display on the LCD screen, or normalize the image display after a zoom-in, for example. Conversely, if driven to the right, toward bearing the magnifying glass icon, the screen image will appear larger (zoom-in). Magnification here, as has been mentioned above, can be done up to 20x optical. But if the digital zoom feature is activated, we can also zoom and 80x or even 400x.

Moreover, it is in the top panel? Behind the zoom lever is a rectangular button is a shiny silver color. Written behind photo. Yes, this button must be pressed while we also want to get a recording still images (photographs) of a scene.

In addition to these two buttons, at the top left side we find only one other button. This one is vital, as is the button to turn on / turn off all the existing operations in the camcorder. If the on / off button, we press one time, an LED light will turn green at the rear buttons.

Green LED indicates that the camcorder is powered on and ready to record. When the camcorder is turned off, the LED will switch off automatically. But when we let it stand in the camcorder without the use of living conditions for some time or when its LCD screen we close, the lights will illuminate orange. This is an indication of the camcorder is in standby condition.

Silence in the Rear and Right
Canon Legria HFR16 rear looks lonely. There is only one silver button with a red center there. This is the Record button. He of course had to be suppressed when we want to start recording the scene moves. He also needs to be pressed when we want to stop the recording process.

Record button is flanked by two kompatemen rubber. The left one size larger. We pried the rubber cover, revealing a row of ports. There are three mini ports lined up vertically there. No need to be confused with identity, because each port has been labeled.

The top labeled ports (mini) USB. The middle is the port (mini) HDMI out, and the lowest was the port (Mini) Component out. Each is used to connect the camcorder to an external device with the appropriate cable. USB port used to connect the camcorder to a computer or printer using a USB cable. While the HDMI out port is used when we want to see results display on the screen HD TV or HD monitor for example. Component out port too, can be used when trying to connect the camcorder to a HD TV.

In packaging, Canon has included a USB cable, Component cable and video cable. But we have to provide an HDMI cable (buy) their own.

Yuk Now we see the right compartment. Pluck it out the rubber cover. Oh, it’s stuck here the AV port / out (on top) and DC-in jack. AV-out port is used to when we want to publish the results of records (photos or video) into a regular TV screen.

Er knows the DC-in jack right? This is used to plug the cable from the adapter battery charger in the camcorder. This is important, because in the packaging, Canon does not include an external charger. As a result when the battery is discharged, we must conduct replenishment using DC-in jack and connect the adapter to the grid.

O yes, on top of the rubber cover that hides the AV port / out and DC-in jack, there’s an LED light. This will briefly light up red when the camcorder diaktifkan.Tulisan Access states that this is an indicator lamp carried in the media access to records or memory camcorder.

If the back of the Canon Legria HFR16 looks lonely, more lonely right side again. Overview there is nothing there except the grip belt for holding a camcorder. Grip belt can be adjusted his position so that our hands are comfortable and fit menggeggam camcorder unit. In addition to the grip belt, hooks on the side is actually the shoulder strap can also be fitted with tables, but this must be purchased alone. As a sweetener and also to strengthen the handle (grip), the right side of the body is decorated with several grooves.

Uh actually it was revealed that strap a little to the above, we will see a row of holes that form a circle. This is the speaker. It is located closed palms dong? Yeah, but it may assume when playing adegen Canon complete with voice, we will not hold the camcorder.

Batteries Below
Speaking of where the battery? Hidden at the bottom of the camcorder, along with memory card slots. To view the battery compartment, we just slid the door toward the back of the lid. No need to open the LCD screen loh!

Once the door below the slot open, visible slots for the battery. For his Legria HFR16, Canon has included rechargeable battery pack BP-re-2LS with a capacity of 5300mAh. Uh, when the battery is charging rechargeable, LED light near the on / off button flashes red. Lamp turns off when the battery is fully charged. In our experiment, it took 2 hours 33 minutes to refresh the batteries.

At the rear of the battery slot, we’ll get a memory card slot. Here we enter the flash-based memory card. Physical size of the card must be SD (Secure Digital), but the type may be derived from the SD card. Can microSD cards, SDHC cards, or even a miniSD card. Everything is acceptable as long as his physical equal to the SD card. So if you want to use the microSD card as we did, the card should be inserted into the adapter. O yes, we use a microSD to Class 10, aka the fastest at this time.

Let us close again compartment below. Push the door in the direction opposite of that earlier. Klek, automatic door locks.

In addition to the battery and memory card slot, this comes at the bottom of the hole threaded for tripod mounting. Yes, so that the recorded images are not blurred or shaky – when it is maximized zoom, or when light conditions less – is strongly recommended to use a tripod.

Photography on the Left Side Screen
The front and right side we have carefully camcorder. Similarly, top and bottom panels. That leaves the left side. This is the most vital part.

Let us first develop its LCD screen. Canon provides a ‘handle’ for this loh. Now the display has been well developed. This screen is simple. Sized 2.7 “TFT color LCD can be twisted and round up leading to the front, so that we can also record the scene with the star herself!

In the left frames the screen, there are two buttons. Located in the center framed by a circular frame. This is the joystick button. He can be pushed and shoved to the four cardinal directions: north (top), south (bottom), east (right) and west (left). Joystick is used to perform further selection on the menu, as well as to promote / backing the impressions on his LCD screen. Joystick is what role if we want to choose whether to rotate images or video recordings, and in which location is chosen, the memory card or in internal memory.

Below the joystick button there is a button that reads somewhat dented func. This is the Function button. He pressed when we want to access the menu and setup menu. This one we will discuss the details shortly.

Panel In
We complete the first physical examination of the Canon Legria HFR16. When the LCD screen stretching, the panel also revealed. In this panel there are two ranks in the ‘box’ button, each of the three boxes.

In the first layer is a gray box with the camcorder and the arrow image. This is pressed to display the results show on the LCD screen (review) and switch to record mode. Next is a box labeled Video Snap, followed by a gray box at the very end that reads the Web.

The second layer begins with a white box labeled Auto / Index Tues Next is a gray box labeled Disp, and the black box says Dolby Digital Stereo Creator.

There’s New Features?
Maybe you’re curious about video Snap? As the name implies, Video Snap is used to quickly retrieve a video tape. Live press the Record and a duration of four seconds clips will soon be arrested. This will happen every time you press the record button. Why four seconds? That’s why the average duration of a ‘cut’ in the world of TV. But from the menu you can also set the Video Snapshot for recording with a duration of 2 or 8 seconds.

Video Snap When activated, the LCD screen will appear the thick blue frame four-part that goes around the frame. Lap record that shows the position held. This feature is not really new, having been present at the Canon HF200 Legria sliding for some time previously.

Which is also not new is the Pre-Rec. If this is enabled (from menu), the camcorder will start recording video continuously to the memory of three seconds. Temporary hell. Well then the Start button / Stop, aka Record button is pressed, then the actual scene being recorded. So later the result was a video that was recorded three seconds before we actually start recording. The aim is to prevent loss of precious moments because sometimes we can not predict when a good scene will occur.

Now, a new feature here is the Smart Auto. This is the mode that makes video recordings and taking pictures, especially for the layman and novice users. Brightness, color, distance, and movement will be detected and analyzed intelligently camcorder. Camcorder then automatically choose the best settings for the scene that is being recorded. There are 31 different scenes that can be recognized by Smart Auto without user intervention from the camcorder.

How to enable Smart Auto easier kok. Turn on the camcorder, then press Auto. That’s it. We live recording deh. Press the Start / Stop to start recording a video, photo or press the button to activate otofokus (AF) and lock focus and exposure. Next, stay resolutely press photo button, and the images will be recorded. Easy right?

Dual Memory
Uh yes, Canon is Legria HFR16 dual memory camcorder. That is, other than an embedded internal memory, Canon provides a memory card slot. Embedded memory (built-in) the amount of 8GB, more than pretty loh. This means that once removed from the boxes, we can directly use this camcorder. No need to buy a memory card!

When used to record only the video with the lowest setting (LP – Long play 5Mbps), we can record about 3 hours in the internal memory. But if you want better results, you should raise the quality of the SP (Standard Play, 7MBps), XP (High Quality 12Mbps), or even FXP (High Quality 17MBps). Selecting the highest quality, FXP means to make us ‘just’ be able to record approximately one hour.

But we can also use an external memory card. MicroSDHC card may be used, provided that is inserted into the adapter. When we do, with 16GB microSDHC Class 10 brands of Kingston, in the camcorder storage capacity increasing rapidly and we can be very flexible recording – video and photos. For video, there is an additional approximately 2 hours in FXP mode. Or it could reach six hours if the selected mode is the LP.

Uh yeah, if you have added a memory card, we need not worry if the internal memory capacity of 8GB it out. We are still able to record without interruption. Nor need the haste to move settings, because the video stream will be streamed automatically into an external memory card. Just so this is done, before we need to activate the feature Relay Recording from the menu.

Oh yes, besides bervideo-ria, this camcorder can be used for photographing. For business image, we can choose between three picture resolutions: S (640×480), L (1600×1200), and LW (1920×1080). We may also specify whether to save the tape photos to internal memory or external memory card. Hmm, this setting also applies in the video loh.

Our advice, if your external memory card in the 8GB capacity, dedikasikanlah it for video. But if on the contrary, its capacity is less than 4GB, dedicate it to the photo. But it’s up to you really. It’s okay to be reversed. Or if you’re lazy to buy a memory card, just use the internal memory to store the video recordings and photographs.

First Set Soon
Okay, we sudahi talk about the features and specifications. Let’s do a few adjustments first. Our batteries have been put into slots, and we refill during the 2 hours 33 minutes. SDHC Card, Class 10 16GB microSDHC precisely we have also slipped into the memory card slot.

Then the on / off too soon we press. Bling sounds audible, and LED lights turn green. LCD screen immediately we had developed. Direct screen displays tayanga of what lens captured the moment, ready to be recorded into memory.

To create the menu, we press the func button in the LCD frame. Then by using the joystick button, we point the ‘cursor’ to the bottom box (Menu). Then we press the joystick. So the full menu will also participate.

On the menu that we can arrange a variety of things about the camcorder, start from where the video and photos will be saved, the choice of frame rate, duration of Video Snapshot, active / least digital zoom, zoom speed, active or not Image Stabilizer, Flicker Reduction, Auto Slow Shutter Self Timer, Focus Assistance, onscreen the markers, Wind Screen, Microphone attenuator, LCD brightness and dimmer LCD screen, voice notification, the Quick Start option (Off, 10/20/30 minutes), controls for the HDMI to format the memory card. The language used, date and hour, the format was set from the menu. Through the menu, we also can get information about memory, memory card, and HDMI status.

Let’s Operate
Canon Legria was promised could HFR16 HD 1920×1080 video recording at 17MBps through 2.39-megapixel CMOS sensor. Can also memotretkan photos at maximum resolution of 1920×1080.

Operate the camcorder is turned out nice. Not at all complicated. Understand the control buttons – which has been discussed above – not a lot. Its location was easily accessible. Menu-menu is also easy to understand. After making a few adjustments in the menu, we immediately start recording video. It’s easy. Direct the lens to the subject residence, then pressing the Start / Stop. To stop recording, press the same button again. No need to bother selecting the settings thanks to the Auto Smart.

Video footage of the scene that done outside the room – while playing on his LCD screen – looks very accurate. Noise was not visible. When zoom is activated, the recording process went smoothly. Focus lock quickly. No sound noisy zoom motor. Video footage appeared detail. Accompanying voice sounded strong and clear scenes. Unfortunately breeze still sounded quite strong.

What if a video recording made in the room? The result was still quite good, despite the noise began to interfere.

And what about the tape photos? For this one activity we had to press a photo button. When we try, there is a little break to lock the focus. However, the results recorded images in JPG format looks sharp, focused with good exposure.

About Easy
Convenience seems to take precedence of his Canon in this camcorder. Not only for operational matters, but also the time thereafter. Look at how easy we remove the tape from the internal memory to external memory card. Forget the USB cable. No need to use a PC. Stay select Copy from the menu available. We can do this copying a scene, or the entire scene.

Not just a simplified copy of affairs. Affairs to change the format of HD (high video) to SD (standard video) just need to press any button. From the same menus, we need this time select Convert HD to SD is (DVD). This format change process lasts as long in duration that will convert the video format. It also does not need the help of any PC or cable, because the process occurs directly on the camcorder and the time elapsed, the corresponding video will be played within a small window on the LCD screen. The result will be formatted MOD.

In packaging, Canon includes three CDs: Disc two titled Pixella Application for Windows (version 3.0 – Transfer utilities, and ver. 3.0 – Video tools), and another one titled Canon Legria HFR16/HFR17/HFR18/HFR106 (instruction manual / Photo Application ver. 34.0/music data disc). As in all Canon camcorders, Disc 1 Pixella shall be installed, is required to store video clips to your computer, and vice versa, transfer videos and music files into the camcorde