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Canon's PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera raises the bar for optical zoom lenses--way, way up. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a 35x, 24-840mm equivalent, zoom lens, taking you from a true wide-angle to an ultra telephoto suitable for wildlife and sports photography and, who knows, maybe even pictures of the stars (just kidding about the astronomy pix, kids). And it comes with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer so you'll be able to capture great shots even at super telephoto focal lengths without unseemly camera shake. A Zoom Framing Assist makes it easy to follow a moving subject, even using the super telephoto.
The lens uses a double-sided aspherical glass-molded lens, an ultra-high refraction index lens, enhanced negative refractive power, and UD glass to correct wide-angle distortion and suppress chromatic aberration. With the 12.1MP CMOS sensor, you'll get high resolution pictures, whether you're shooting landscapes, pictures of the kids, or those 2 blue herons on the other side of the lake.
The high resolution 2.7" Vari-Angle display screen makes it easy to frame and play back your photos and video--that's right, you also get gorgeous 1080p full HD video, which can be shot using image stabilization and full zoom, and, with stereo sound. The Super Slow Motion Movie function lets you capture everything in slow motion up to 240 frames per second. There's also Advanced Smart AUTO, which recognizes and sets optimal settings for 32 pre-defined shooting situations. Canon's proprietary DIGIC 5 Image Processor delivers faster, more accurate noise reduction for better image quality, even at high ISO ratings. This little beauty is ready to go out and play.
| Imaging | |
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| Pixels |
Actual: 12.8 Megapixel Effective: 12.1 Megapixel |
| Sensor | 1/2.3" CMOS |
| File Formats |
Still Images: JPEG Movies: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MOV Audio: Linear PCM |
| Max Resolution | 12MP: 4000 x 3000 @ 4:3 |
| Other Resolutions |
10.6MP: 4000 x 2664 @ 3:2 9MP: 4000 x 2248 @ 16:9 9MP: 2992 x 2992 @ 1:1 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9 |
| Image Stabilization | Optical, 3-Way |
| Optics | |
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| Lens |
EFL: 4.3-150.5 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24-840 mm) Aperture: f/2.7 (W) - 5.8 (T) to f/8 |
| Zoom |
Optical: 35x Digital: 4x |
| Focus Range |
Normal: 2" (5.08 cm) - Infinity Telephoto: 4.6' (1.40 m) - Infinity |
| Exposure Control | |
|---|---|
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto, 100-3200 |
| Shutter | 15 - 1/3200 sec |
| Exposure Metering | Center-weighted, Evaluative, Spot |
| Exposure Modes |
Modes: AE Lock, Aperture Priority, Manual, Shutter Priority Compensation: -2 EV to +2 EV (in 0.33 EV steps) |
| White Balance Modes | Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Tungsten |
| Burst Rate | Up to 10.3 fps at 12.1 MP for up to 8 frames |
| Self Timer | 2 Sec, 10 Sec |
| Flash | |
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| Flash Modes |
Auto Auto/Red-eye Reduction FE Lock Flash On Off Red-eye Reduction Slow Sync |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range |
Wide: 1.6 - 23' (0.49 - 7.01 m) Telephoto: 4.6 - 9.8' (1.40 - 2.99 m) |
| Memory | |
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| Memory Card Type |
SD SDHC SDXC |
| Recording | |
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| Video Recording | Yes, NTSC/PAL |
| Video | |
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| Audio Recording | With Video, Stereo |
| Viewfinder/Display | |
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| Screen | 2.7" LCD Rear Screen (230000 pixels) |
| Connectivity/System Requirements | |
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| Connectivity | AV Output, Audio Out, USB 2.0 |
| Environmental | |
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| Operating/Storage Temperature |
Operating 32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 °C) Humidity: 10 - 90% |
| Power | |
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| Battery | NB-10L Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack |
| AC Power Adapter | AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80 (Optional) |
| Physical | |
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| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24" / 12.29 x 9.25 x 10.77 cm |
| Weight | 21.2 oz / 601 g Including battery and memory card |
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The reviews don't lie great camera!
I am not a professional photographer but love taking photos. I had an old Olympus for many years and didn't want to give up because it took such great pictures and had a wonderful zoom...Read complete review
I am not a professional photographer but love taking photos. I had an old Olympus for many years and didn't want to give up because it took such great pictures and had a wonderful zoom. When the old one finally died I had no choice but to go looking for a new digital camera, my prerequisites were something that was easy to use, comfortable for me to hold, a great zoom, and image stabalization, and of course a camera that took great pictures!
I read lots of reviews online before going to the store to check the camera out in person. After looking at similar cameras with all the things I wanted I found that the Cannon Power Shot SX40HS was the most comfortable to hold and seemed to have all of the things I wanted.
I bought the camera while I was in New York on a weekend vacation and started shooting photos immediately. It was not only easy to figure out but the zoom was amazing. The proof of course was in the actual pictures, when I got home and opened them on my computer I couldn't believe the clarity.
I am thrilled with my purchase!
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SX40 ISO limits time-lapse night photos
The Canon SX40 has a new limit on ISO even in Full Manual Mode. The SX30 did not. The user cannot override this limit. The SX40 does NOT have "Full Manual Control....Read complete review
The Canon SX40 has a new limit on ISO even in Full Manual Mode. The SX30 did not. The user cannot override this limit. The SX40 does NOT have "Full Manual Control."This has caused me some severe problems in trying to take the nighttime time-lapse photos of Monterey Bay Harbor that I have been doing for the last two years. I have recently posted a video on YouTube that I made about the problems of limited ISO I encountered in trying to take those nighttime, time-lapse photos of Monterey Bay Harbor. The link for that is shown below.YouTube - Canon SX40 ISO limits time-lapse night shots.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncILazaR18g&hd=1The Canon SX40 will not let you to take very low-light time-lapse photographs at anything higher than ISO 100 if the shutter speed falls below 1.3 seconds. Yet the camera freely allows using an ISO 3200 when shooting at shutter speeds above that 1.3 second limit. Putting an arbitrary limit on that in Full Manual Mode is unconscionable.Canon continues to advertise the SX40 as, "For more advanced users, the PowerShot SX40 HS offers the complete flexibility of full manual control." No it does NOT offer the user full manual control! Falsely saying that it does is even more unconscionable.The limitation is, in my estimation, simply a marketing ploy. It reduces the overall percentage of "bad" photos in a camera that is being marketed as taking only remarkably "good" photos. It is simply corporate image posturing.If Canon wants to do that in Auto mode, then fine. If it sells more cameras, then great. But not in Manual mode. There is no justifiable technical reason for it to be there in Full Manual Mode.This limit does not "protect" either the sensor or the camera. High ISO is essentially (simplified, obviously) created by amplifiers inside the camera's electronic processor after the image has been taken. Setting the camera at a high ISO does not make the sensor itself more "sensitive." It does not damage the camera.For almost 200 years now a camera has been first and foremost a scientific instrument, just like a telescope or a microscope. It gathers light through a lens and creates photographs. You are free to use that scientific instrument in any legitimate way you choose, for work, for play, for study or just for curiosity. It is your free choice. If it is entertaining to you, so much the better.But entertainment is not the primary function of a scientific instrument. It is supposed to do a job. When it can't do that job - fully - because you put arbitrary limits on it, then you have created - by definition - a "toy."Imagine any other scientific instrument marketed this way? Imagine a microscope that filtered out all images of germs, "because images of germs bother most people." It would be considered absurd, but yet with a scientific instrument like a camera, apparently it is not? Well, I don't agree.This limitation on the ISO in Full Manual Mode is ethically unconscionable and technically indefensible for any camera of this caliber and price range. Especially without a clear consumer warning from Canon before purchase, and so far there has been none at all. Therefore I would like to add as a "con" the arbitrary limit Canon has put on the ISO in Full Manual Mode.In the meantime, I hope Canon realizes the mistake in judgment and will upgrade the firmware of the SX40 to make it the full quality camera that it should have been all along, and one that consumers have a right to expect from a company of the high stature such as Canon has always been.
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I bought this camera to use on my frequent nature hikes, bike rides and paddle trips to photo and film creatures and places. I've used it for the last 6 weeks and am very pleased with the great zoom power and picture quality.
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I bought this because I so loved my earlier PowerShot Sx10. I really wanted more optical zoom but I didn't want to give up a viewfinder. This is working well for wildlife photos as well as family pictures and required little retraining.
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I plan to use this backpacking - while heavier than a pocket camera I believe the zoom and speed will come in useful.
Been playing around, shooting hummingbirds at the feeder and candid family shots. I like the feel in my hand - perfect placement of grips, and the photos look great.
On thing - don't always love where it chooses to auto-focus, but easy to address and not a show-stopper
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I bought the SX40 to replace my old Canon G6, and it does that very well. It is a good bridge between my wife's Point & Shoot and my great Canon SLR. I am going on Safari later this year and needed a camera to take in the field while hunting. The SLR gear is too much to haul with rifles and other equipment. The SX40 should do well and will do all I need it to do while hunting. The zoom range and tilt LCD screen are the strong points. The autofocus is a bit nonpositive, but you can get around the limitations once you figure out how to work with it. The 1080 HD video is surprisingly good.
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I drive a lot, so I mostly use my camera from my car in motion. Pictures came out great! I love it! I thing is a very affordable price!
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zoom, ease of use, canon quality
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If you've shopped for a superzoom point and shoot camera, you shouldn't be surprised to read that this camera is too large to carry in a pocket. That's not a negative -- it's just the type of camera that it is.
The zoom is really impressive, and the image quality is outstanding. It's almost impossible to find a point and shoot that can produce decent pictures at ISOs of 400 and above, but this one even did OK at 800!
The video quality is also great.
Unless you're looking for something compact and pocketable, or need a camera that shoots RAW, I recommend this camera 100%. This and my G12 are my go-to models when I either can't or just don't want to carry around my DSLR.
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Delighted so far, easy to use right out of the box with features that allow me to tailor the way I would like to capture images.
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Overall great camera with excellent picture quality and zoom.
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Don't spend your money on anything more expensive when this point and shoot does it all. Fast, great pics, zoom and HD videos.
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Only had it about 3 weeks, and it is winter here so haven't really got to do all I want yet! But I did got some awesome shots of a Eagle that had perched in a tree! It zoomed it so close I could see the "talons/claws" on his feet!!!!
Am more of a outdoor person so when weather gets better I will be able to really let you know what I think!
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Best camera for home use
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This is the second one we have bought. We are so very impressed with the capabilities, ease and
spectacular pictures this camera takes! Don't miss out on this purchase. This was recommended to us by a fellow photographer and has features some much more expensive cameras don't have.
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I use it for family functions, sporting events and vacations and the pix are great.
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we like the long zoom and the wide angle of the camera.
takes great pictures
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> How you use the product
Simply, to capture whatever I want in high enough quality that I feel like I could take good photos with.
> Things that are great about it
Video quality is GREAT, and overall I love the camera. Battery life is pretty good!
> Things that aren't so great about it
Not great photos, quality doesn't look nearly as good on the computer as it does on the camera, sometimes takes too long to focus.
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Been extreemly pleased with my new PowerShot SX40.. Perfect balance of options an tools to make taking pictures exciting.. Thanks PowerShot!
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We use this camera to take photos at our membership events (i.e. meetings, Home Show, golf tournaments, etc.). It's easy to use for those who need a simple point and shoot camera, but it has custom capabilities for the more advanced photographer.
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I am pleased with this camera, very easy to usw, very fine photographs!
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I like the fully manual video. Happy with both the video and the photo quality. I have dealt with Canon customer service on a previous product and they stood behind their product.
Still getting used to the auto focus on this one, and not thrilled about the battery pack instead of double A batteries.