Canon Legria HF M52

122 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
usability (17)
image quality (14)
portability (7)
design (6)
battery (4)

Negative
reliability (5)
price (4)
zoom (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 122 reviews of Canon Legria HF M52. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Views about the durability and design are on the whole positive. The portability and image quality are also appreciated, whereas many are negative about the zoom and price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon Legria HF M52 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Legria HF M52

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Canon Legria HF M52 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the battery and design. The portability and image quality also get good feedback. There are some mixed views about the price. Some have doubts about the reliability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)

Canon LEGRIA HF camcorder serie

2016 Canon LEGRIA camcorder models : Capture every special moment with Canon's new LEGRIA HF-G40 and LEGRIA HF-R camcorder series. Canon recently added four new camcorder models across its LEGRIA HF-G and LEGRIA HF-R series. Perfect cams for...

The Canon LEGRIA HF camcorder offers flexible shooting for a variety of professional applications. You can capture outstanding high bitrate AVCHD 1080p video with variable frame rates, and simultaneously record in both AVCHD and MP4 via dual SD memory...

Feb, 2016

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Expert review by : David Hague (digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com)

The Canon HF G25 Camcorder

And still they keep coming. Today we received a new Canon HF G25 for testing, and true to recent form for most of the latest camcorder releases, the features and functions are truly staggering. This camera is designed to be fully automatic or as manual...

The HF G25 is a well rounded camcorder well suited to the documentary and short film maker

Jun, 2013

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Expert review by : Jeremy Stamas (reviewed.com)

Canon HF M52

Fantastic video performance, but Canon's new WiFi feature didn't win us over.

Fantastic low light performance; More recording options with new MPEG-4 720p setting

Little, if any, performance improvement over last year’s HF M40; WiFi features are very confusing

If you’re looking for a first-rate low light camcorder that won’t break the bank, then the Canon HF M52 is right up your alley. It’s a fantastic product in terms of video performance, and it ranked near the top of its class in all of our video tests...

Apr, 2012

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Expert review by : James Morris (trustedreviews.com)

Canon LEGRIA HF M52

The Canon LEGRIA HF M52 blends of high-end video performance with excellent connectivity.

Excellent image quality ; Built-in DLNA server ; Decent manual controls

Expensive ; Proprietary Canon accessory shoe

Mar, 2012

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Expert review by : Dan Sung (pocket-lint.com)

Canon Legria HFM52 camcorder pictures and hands-on - Pocket-lint

When we read about the high-end camcorder range from Canon that is the Canon Legria HF M-Series, we rather thought that they'd have to be quite big when

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by : Gavin Owen (cnet.com.au)

Canon Legria HFM52

The Canon HFM52 is a generic camera that matches its price tag. If you're looking for a straight, no-fuss camera without the gimmicks offered by other brands, then this camera would be a good purchase.

Comfortable to hold ; Warm, realistic colours ; Good still image quality

Poor low-light performance ; Frustrating interface and menus ; Image stabiliser is not good

Jun, 2012

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Expert review by : mfereday (gadgetspeak.com)

Canon Legria HF M52

It started out as an evening to check out a Canon camcorder but events turned out differently to what I expected.

Recently I was a murder victim. I kid you not. There I was busily typing away on a Mac Book when I was repeatedly brutally stabbed several times by a masked maniac. This horrendous crime was committed at The Hospital but this location seemed bereft of...

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by : Naaptol (naaptol.com)

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Finally we can say that investing in Canon Legria HF M52 is great if you have a great passion for recording video clips. Along with this the especially gifted its new Story Creator allows you to create your own story with its onscreen guidance to...

Jul, 2012

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