Canon 1/3" HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor

Capture Full HD 1920 x 1080p Video

SD/SDHC/SDXC Slot & 8GB Flash Memory

Optical 10x Zoom & Digital 200x Zoom

Built-In WiFi

LCD 3.0" (7.6 cm) Touch Screen Display

Intelligent IS Optical Image Stabilizer

HDMI, Component, AV and USB 2.0 Outputs

PAL Camcorder for Use in Europe & Asia

Designed for TV and HDTV systems in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America - the Canon LEGRIA HF M56 HD Camcorder with WiFi (PAL) is a 1920 x 1080 high def cam with 8GB of flash memory. In addition to its built-in memory, the HF M56 also boasts a SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot that supports up to 64GB memory cards. With this much storage space it's possible to record for several hours. Whether you record to the internal memory or removable card, the camera's 1/3" HD CMOS Pro Sensor and image processor work together to provide stunningly detailed, life-like images that look great on your HDTV. Of course, these two don't work alone: the HF M56 also employs a genuine Canon 10x HD video lens, optical image stabilization and a 3.0" touch screen LCD display, among other great features.

Designed with advanced users in mind, the camcorder also comes with a headphone jack, which makes it possible to capture high quality audio to go along with your movies. In addition to using an external mic for audio, the HF M56 features an enhanced internal zoom microphone, which gives you the choice of four different recording directions, including monaural, stereo, wide, or synced with zoom. This feature also allows for adjustment between low, mid-range, and high frequencies.

WiFi with MP4 Support

Built-in WiFi lets you effortlessly share your creations on social networking sites and view your videos on DNLA certified TVs and iOS devices. Support for MP4 format ensures quick transfer times of HD movies

Canon HD CMOS Pro Sensor

The HD CMOS Pro sensor is designed and made by Canon for its professional camcorders. The light gathering area is 160% bigger than conventional CMOS sensors, which delivers a wider dynamic range and advanced low-light performance

Optical Intelligent IS

Intelligent IS is the perfect solution to combat camera shake. It automatically detects the scene and selects exactly the right optical Image Stabilizer settings from four modes to counteract movement and prevent blur. It ensures sharp, detailed videos in every situation - leaving you free to concentrate on shooting

Audio Scene Select

It's simple to make your movies sound as good as they look, with Audio Scene Select and a high-sensitivity, built-in zoom microphone. Just select one of the five scene modes and your audio settings will be automatically optimized

Canon HD Video Lens

The camera's high-quality, Canon HD Video lens with 10x optical zoom and 200x digital zoom features an iris diaphragm for soft background blurring

Store Direct to External HDD

Copy movies directly from the built-in memory or SD card slot to an external hard drive. Just follow the easy on-screen menus for simple storage

Internal 8GB Flash Memory & SD/SDHC/SDXC Card Slot

A built-in 8GB dual flash memory lets you store over three hours of Full HD movies. Plus, you can record for even longer by taking advantage of the SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, which supports up to 64GB memory cards

Creative Cinematic Features

Use Story Creator to develop your video skills and effortlessly create memorable short videos with a story - just choose a theme and follow the built-in scene suggestions. Or, you can inspire creativity with Cinema-Look Filters and add fun effects to your movies without a PC using Touch Decoration

Fingertip Control

Operation is easy, thanks to the high-resolution 3" (7.6 cm) gesture-based touch-screen LCD panel. The touch screen delivers intuitive fingertip control of shooting and playback functions

Effortless Shooting

Creating high-quality movies is effortless with Smart Auto. Fully automatic, Smart Auto intelligently selects shooting settings from 38 scenes. Plus, Face Detection optimizes the settings for great people shots and Instant AF ensures fast and accurate focusing

PAL Recording Camcorder

The HF M56 camcorder is designed for use outside of North America. It's made for countries that support the PAL color encoding system. Phase Alternating Line or PAL recording is used in several regions around the world - including: North Africa, East Africa, Western Europe, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South America (Brazil/Argentina), Great Britain, Australia and Oceania (South Pacific Islands). PAL camcorders usually record using 25p, 50i or 50p frames per second (fps), while NTSC camcorders usually record using 60p/60i/30p fps. North America supports NTSC recording, which means this PAL camcorder is not compatible with TVs and HDTVs in the United States and Canada

Other Features

Cinema features include: Cinema-Look Filters, Story Creator and Touch Decoration

38 scene Smart Auto

Program AE: Auto and manual P, Tv, Av, SCN (Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks, Underwater, Surface) modes

Program AE: Cinema P, Tv and Av modes

Automatic or user-control backlight compensation

TTL white balance with Auto, Set, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent and Fluorescent H settings

1/2 - 1/2000 sec shutter speed

Auto, Fade and Wipe digital fade effects

Image effects with Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness and Color Depth custom functions

Touch panel custom control

Still image continuous shooting mode and simultaneous photo recording

10 second self-timer and 2 second self-timer (with wireless remote)

Yes/No record review and record search functions

AVCHD recording modes include: MXP 1920 x 1080 (24 Mbps), FXP 1920 x 1080 (17 Mbps), XP+ 1440 x 1080 (12 Mbps), SP 1440 x 1080 ( 7 Mbps) and LP 1440 x 1080 (5 Mbps)

MP4 recording modes include 1280 x 720 (9 Mbps) and 1280 x 720 (4 Mbps)

Camera supports 25p progressive recording, x.v. color, video snapshot and Pre Record function

Search video/image files by date

Auto Gain Control limit adjustment

DIGIC DV III image processor

Auto Face Detection technology, AF/Instant control and AF/TV AF control

Manual touch screen LCD control and touch focus control

Manual focus assist magnification

Dolby Digital 2-channel (AC-3) audio recording with internal mic and 5.1-channel surround with optional SM-V1 mic

Audio Scene Select and manual audio recording level control with internal/external mic mixing

Built-in zoom microphone with customizable frequency response and directionality

Terminals include: headphone jack, Mini-AB USB 2.0 port, AV output, HDMI v 1.3 (CEC supported) and a built-in charger jack

Quick Start via LCD touch screen

PIXELA Video Browser v2 and Network Utility v2 application software

Easy Web upload and HD to SD Web video conversion

Works with optional WD-H43 wide attachment

10 mm minimum focusing distance

Relay recording possible

Optics

Sensor

2.37 Megapixel 1/3" CMOS 1

Lens

6.1 - 61 mm 43.6 - 436 mm f/1.8 - 3.0

Zoom

Optical: 10x Digital: 200x

Filter Size

43 mm

Recording

System

PAL

Recording Media

Internal Flash Memory 8GB Video/Image SD/SDHC/SDXC Up To 64GB Video/Image

Recording Time

Internal Flash Memory 8GB AVCHD Mode: 3 hours 8GB MP4 Mode: 4.17 hours SDXC 64GB Card AVCHD Mode: 24.5 hours 64GB Card MP4 Mode: 33.9 hours

Video Format

High Definition AVCHD (MPEG4) 1920 x 1080p / 25 fps 1440 x 1080p / 25 fps High Definition MPEG4 1280 x 720p / 25 fps 2

Still Image Resolution

JPEG: 2.07 Megapixel, 1920 x 1080 3

Channels

2-Channel Stereo 4

Display

Display Type

LCD 5

Screen Size

3.0" 6

Touchscreen

Yes

Features

Image Stabilization

Optical 7

Lux

1.0 (Regular Mode) 0.1 (Night Mode) 8

Built-in Mic

Yes

Built-in Speaker

Yes

Built-in Light/Flash

Light - No Flash - No

Accessory Shoe

Hot

Tripod Mount

1/4"

Input/Output Connectors

Outputs

1x HDMI C (Mini) 1x Mini-USB 2.0 1x A/V

Microphone Input

No

Headphone Jack

Yes

General

Languages

English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Czech

System Requirements

Windows

XP (SP3) Vista (SP2) 7 Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz Processor or greater 1GB RAM

Mac

OS X 10.6 Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Processor or greater 1GB RAM

9

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, 3.6VDC, 1840mAh 10

Power Adapter

100-240VAC, 50/60HZ

Dimensions (WxHxD)

2.68 x 2.52 x 4.76" / 6.8 x 6.4 x 12.1 cm

Weight

12.7 oz / 360 g

This appliance is not designed for use in America. Only for countries that use 220 / 240 V electrical outlets Online charges for shipping are the approximate charges not the final shipping charge.