<p>The Canon Legria HF G30 is a very wide Full HD camcorder with a 20x optical zoom, 400x digital zoom and a large 3.5in OLED touchscreen monitor. It also has an electronic viewfinder, built-in Wi-Fi and a host of enthusiast-oriented features such as a zoom and focus ring.</p><p>Although it's wide, we had no trouble holding it in our medium-sized hands. The HF G30 isn't light, but it doesn't uncomfortably heavy either, even though its 900g weight makes it almost twice as heavy as many camcorders. The well-padded handstrap helps in this respect, but we still found ourselves holding it with both hands. Of course, it makes sense to mount it on a tripod if you're shooting for a protracted length of time.</p><p>When held, your fingers naturally fall on a tapering part of the top panel, except your index finger, which sits on a rocker switch that controls zoom. Important buttons on the rear include a large Record button, a function button and a push-button joystick that's used to traverse menus in the viewfinder and touchscreen. One switch on its top panel lets you choose between its media playback and camcorder functions, while the other lets you choose between manual, automatic and cinema modes, with the latter mode providing you with cinematic filters that you can use for special effect.</p><p>Also on its top panel are two accessory shoes. One is a regular shoe and the other is Canon's Advanced Mini Shoe, which lets you use Canon accessories such as microphones and lamps.</p><p><a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/camcorders/1301968/canon-legria-hf-g30">Keep reading...</a></p>