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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August 18, 2010
Moderately Desent Prosumer HDV Camera
I recently used the Canon VIXIA HV40 as a second camera alongside the Sony HDR-HC7 (as well as a Sony HVR-Z5U) in a documentary and ended up being a little disappointed with the image quality when compared to the HC7. I had originally used this camera for some test footage and thought the picture quality pretty good, but once I used it side-by-side with the HDR-HC7 the differences were readily apparent in the field even before I captured the footage into Final Cut where it became even more noticeable. In actuality, the Sony HDR-HC7 ended up outclassing it; where it was very obvious which footage came from the Canon VIXIA HC40 when compared to the Sony HVR-Z5U footage, the Sony HDR-HC7 actually compared up very nicely with the Z5 and was very hard to tell the difference from the footage.
So while the Canon VIXIA HV40 is a very good HDV camera for the price, I would suggest that you get the now Sony HDR-HC9 if you can afford the 50% bump in price as it will deliver video that performs much closer to a camera three times is price. -
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.






