Canon HV40
Product Specifications
- Megapixels:
- 2.96
- Lens Range:
- 43.6mm-436mm
- Zoom Ratio:
- 10X
- Released:
- January 2009
- Weight:
- 22.4oz
- Dimensions:
- 3.5"w x 3.2"h x 5.4"d
- Storage:
- DV Tape
- Video Format:
- 1920X1080 30pfs MPEG-2
- LCD Screen Size:
- 2.7 inches
- HD Video:
- Yes
- Wide Angle:
- No
- Image Stabilized:
- Yes
Camera Reviews from Amazon.com
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July 19, 2010
Sticking with MiniDV
I read all the reviews on this camcorder before buying it. I like the MiniDV format. I have a lot of tapes and would like to read them to disk in the near future. I like recording stuff from other analog sources. I am not going to write everything everyone else already wrote. I LOVE THIS CAMCORDER! The best thing I can say about it is that my technology-averse wife picked it up, recorded some video in a darkly lit room, and the video looks great. She is happy and so am I. The quality drops at a certain darkness but overall, the quality of the video is great and the camcorder is easy to use. If you are anything other than a professional videographer, this is the camcorder for you.
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July 12, 2010
Does what promised
The Canon VixiaHV40 is an excellent high performance HD camcorder.
While not the easiest to use at first, it provides a quality typically found in higher end cameras. According to a friend of mine who is a cameraman, this is the same camera used by Reality Shows.
The shipper was great and very timely. Delivered on time and in great condition for a used camera.
The miniSD was a challenge to find in brick/mortar stores. Go online for both the SD Card and the DVDtapes. -
June 22, 2010
Excellent camera for streaming
Bought this to stream a live event through a macbook. Worked great! Picture was clear even in a dark, candlelit church. Had trouble streaming both video and audio through the firewire port, but otherwise the audio worked well in regular filming.






