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Canon's march of the same-as-2015 camcorders (pictures)
This year's models have identical bodies to their predecessors, but here is a closer look at the new camcorders.
Lori Grunin
Vixia HF G40
The G40 is Canon's most pro-ish consumer camcorder, with full manual controls including the ring on the lens and a control dial on the bottom, as well as a removable lens hood. Without that it's pretty compact.
Vixia HF G40
Like the G30, it takes two SD cards and has an electronic viewfinder, though you can't pull it out or tilt it.
Vixia HF G40
The G40 has the same large zoom rocker switch that you find on professional models.
Vixia HF G40: What's in the box
In addition to the usual accessories, with the G40 you get a remote and a high-capacity battery.
Vixia HF R7xx series
All three models in the R series are identical save the memory configuration and NFC. The lowest-end R700 lacks internal memory and NFC. The R72 with 32GB built in and the R70 has 16GB both have NFC.
Vixia HF Rxx series -- battery
You see that humongous double-capacity battery? In order to improve battery life, Canon now bundles in a high-capacity battery instead of making any changes to the camcorder itself. Canon claims 180 minutes of recording time per charge.
Vixia HF R7xx series
You can also get the camera in white.
Vixia HF Rxx series: What's in the kit
This is what you get in the box of an R series camcorder. However Canon did not update this shot with the high-capacity battery, though.