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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera

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  • B&H # CAPSSX40
  • Mfr# 5251B001

Product Highlights

  • 35x Zoom Lens (24-840mm Equivalent)
  • 12.1MP High Resolution CMOS Sensor
  • 2.7" Wide Vari-Angle LCD Display
  • 1080p Full HD Video with Stereo Sound
  • High Speed Burst Shooting @ 10.3 fps
  • Use Stabilization & Zoom for Video
  • 32 Advanced Smart AUTO Situations
  • Optical Image Stabilizer
  • Powerful DIGIC 5 Image Processor
  • Super Slow Motion Video Up to 240fps
 
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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.

35x Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Canon's high-powered 35x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom (24-840mm equivalent in 35mm) with Optical Image Stabilizer reduces camera shake to achieve amazing images whether you are up close or far away. Using the Zoom Framing Assist button aids the user in tracking and capturing subjects during super telephoto photography.
Vari-Angle Display
Large 2.7" wide Vari-angle LCD enables easy viewing.
Expanded Movie Modes
Shoots superb 1080p full HD video with stereo sound so you can fully capture those fun, memorable moments, and then view them with an HDMI output connector for easy playback on your HDTV. Dynamic mode enables users to use the Optical Image Stabilizer while shooting video in the wide-angle setting, and the Optical Zoom is now available while shooting video. Super Slow Motion movie mode allows you to capture high speed clips at up to 240 fps.
Smart Auto
Advanced Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings for the camera based on 32 predefined shooting situations, such as Sports, Smart Shutter that recognizes and captures a smile in your subject, misses a blink, and knows when you step into a self-timer shot, Super Vivid colors, Low Light, Poster, Color Swap, the popular Fisheye and Miniature effects, Beach, Snow, Foliage, Fireworks, plus Stitch Assist for awesome panoramas.
DIGIC 5 Image Processor
This classically-styled camera has a powerful DIGIC 5 Image Processor and 12.1 megapixels, which makes it a perfect device for any shooter.
Improved Power
This camera comes with Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, which makes powering up simple.
My Colors
Customize your photos by controlling the colors with Vivid, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red and Custom Color.
Imaging
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
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
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
Memory Card Type SD
SDHC
SDXC
Recording
Video Recording Yes, NTSC/PAL
Video
Audio Recording With Video, Stereo
Viewfinder/Display
Screen 2.7" LCD Rear Screen (230000 pixels)
Connectivity/System Requirements
Connectivity AV Output, Audio Out, USB 2.0
Environmental
Operating/Storage Temperature Operating
32 to 104 °F (0 to 40 °C)
Humidity: 10 - 90%
Power
Battery NB-10L Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
AC Power Adapter AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80 (Optional)
Physical
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
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera
  • Lens Cap (with Strap)
  • Neck Strap NS-DC11
  • Case for Hot Shoe Cap
  • Battery Pack NB-10L (with Terminal Cap)
  • Battery Charger CB-2LC
  • IFC-400PCU USB Interface Cable
  • Digital Camera Solution Disk
  • 1-Year Canon U.S.A. Warranty
  • Note:Memory Card is Not Included

    REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

    by PowerReviews
    CanonPowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera
     
    4.7

    (based on 252 reviews)

    Ratings Distribution

    • 5 Stars

       

      (176)

    • 4 Stars

       

      (68)

    • 3 Stars

       

      (5)

    • 2 Stars

       

      (3)

    • 1 Stars

       

      (0)

    99%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Good image quality (219)
    • Easy to use (213)
    • Image stabilization (175)
    • Fast / accurate auto-focus (157)
    • Zoom range/performance (140)

    Cons

    • Lag / shutter delay (21)
    • Short battery life (14)
    • Poor flash (8)
    • Small LCD screen (6)
    • Poor in low light (3)

    Best Uses

    • Family photos (178)
    • Landscape/scenery (176)
    • Travel (168)
    • Wildlife (116)
    • Low light (109)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Photo enthusiast (116), Casual photographer (95), Semi-pro photographer (27), Photography student (6), Pro photographer (6)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (208), Yes (40)

    Most Liked Positive Review

     

    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!

    VS

    Most Liked Negative Review

     

    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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    5.0

    great nature camera

    By ranger

    from ma

    About Me Photo Enthusiast

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Good Image Quality
    • Good Image Stabilization

    Cons

    • None

    Best Uses

    • Landscape/Scenery
    • Travel
    • Wildlife photos

    Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

    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.

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

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    4.0

    Viewfinder and long optical zoom big +s

    By blue heron

    from Pasadena, MD

    About Me Photo Enthusiast

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Good Image Quality
    • Good Image Stabilization
    • Tilt /Swivel LCD

    Cons

    • a little heavy

    Best Uses

    • Family Photos
    • Landscape/Scenery
    • Travel
    • Wildlife photos

    Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

    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.

    • Ease of Operation:
    • 8
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

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    5.0

    Just what I'd hoped for

    By Rediscovered Camping

    from Moorpark, CA

    About Me Casual Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Fast Shutter Speed
    • Good Image Quality
    • Good Image Stabilization
    • High ISO Performance

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Family Photos
      • Landscape/Scenery
      • Wildlife photos

      Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

      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

      • Ease of Operation:
      • 9
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

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      4.0

      Good bridge camera

      By Texas Jim

      from Houston

      About Me Photo Enthusiast

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Easy To Use
      • Good Image Quality
      • Large Clear LCD
      • Quiet
      • Tilt /Swivel LCD

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Landscape/Scenery
        • Sports/Action
        • Travel
        • Video
        • Wildlife photos

        Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

        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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        • No

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        4.0

        great camera, nice pictures!

        By Ivonne the driver

        from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

        About Me Casual Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Fast Shutter Speed
        • Good Image Quality
        • Good Image Stabilization
        • Quiet
        • Very Simple To Use

        Cons

        • A little bit heavy
        • Poor In Low Light

        Best Uses

        • Landscape/Scenery
        • Random Pictures
        • Travel
        • Wildlife photos

        Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

        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!

        • Ease of Operation:
        • 8
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        5.0

        right camera at the right price

        By Nightwind

        from Wisconsin

        About Me Photo Enthusiast

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Easy To Use
        • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
        • Fast Shutter Speed
        • Good Image Quality
        • Good Image Stabilization
        • High ISO Performance
        • Large Clear LCD
        • Quiet
        • Tilt /Swivel LCD

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Family Photos
          • Indoors/Low Light
          • Landscape/Scenery
          • Sports/Action
          • Travel
          • Video
          • Weddings/Events
          • Wildlife photos

          Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

          zoom, ease of use, canon quality

          • Ease of Operation:
          • 9
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          5.0

          Big, lots of zoom, and great IQ

          By rmeyer

          from Upland, CA

          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Use
          • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
          • Fast Shutter Speed
          • Good Image Quality
          • Good Image Stabilization
          • High ISO Performance
          • Tilt /Swivel LCD

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Family Photos
            • Landscape/Scenery
            • Travel
            • Video
            • Wildlife photos

            Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

            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.

            • Ease of Operation:
            • 9
            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

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            5.0

            As advertised

            By None

            from Florida

            About Me Photo Enthusiast

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Easy To Use

            Cons

              Best Uses

                Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                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.

                • Ease of Operation:
                • 8
                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

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                5.0

                Great camera

                By Ojay

                from Iceland

                About Me Casual Photographer

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Easy To Use
                • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                • Good Image Quality
                • Quiet

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Family Photos
                  • Indoors/Low Light
                  • Sports/Action
                  • Travel
                  • Weddings/Events

                  Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                  Overall great camera with excellent picture quality and zoom.

                  • Ease of Operation:
                  • 8
                  • Was this a gift?:
                  • No

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                  5.0

                  Can't go wrong with this camera

                  By Deisel1_2

                  from Okemos, MI

                  About Me Photo Enthusiast

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Easy To Use
                  • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                  • Fast Shutter Speed
                  • Good Image Quality
                  • Good Image Stabilization
                  • Heavy Duty
                  • Large Clear LCD
                  • New Cannon Technology
                  • Quality Components
                  • Quiet

                  Cons

                  • Manual Opening Of Flash

                  Best Uses

                  • Family Photos
                  • Indoors/Low Light
                  • Landscape/Scenery
                  • Sports/Action
                  • This One Does It All
                  • Travel
                  • Video
                  • Weddings/Events
                  • Wildlife photos

                  Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                  Don't spend your money on anything more expensive when this point and shoot does it all. Fast, great pics, zoom and HD videos.

                  • Ease of Operation:
                  • 7
                  • Was this a gift?:
                  • Yes

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                  5.0

                  Love it!

                  By GranGran

                  from Longwood MO.

                  About Me Casual Photographer

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Easy To Use
                  • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                  • Fast Shutter Speed
                  • Good Image Quality
                  • Good Image Stabilization
                  • High ISO Performance
                  • Large Clear LCD
                  • Quiet

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Family Photos
                    • Wildlife photos

                    Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                    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!

                    • Ease of Operation:
                    • 8
                    • Was this a gift?:
                    • No

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                    5.0

                    The best

                    By Maor

                    from NY

                    About Me Casual Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Easy To Use
                    • Good Image Quality
                    • Large Clear LCD

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Family Photos

                      Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                      Best camera for home use

                      • Was this a gift?:
                      • No

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                      5.0

                      Best Camera for a Small Price!

                      By TS Suzanne

                      from Kansas

                      About Me Photo Enthusiast

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Easy To Use
                      • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                      • Fast Shutter Speed
                      • Good Image Quality
                      • High ISO Performance

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Family Photos
                        • Indoors/Low Light
                        • Sports/Action
                        • Travel
                        • Weddings/Events

                        Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                        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.

                        • Ease of Operation:
                        • 10
                        • Was this a gift?:
                        • Yes

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                        4.0

                        Excellent

                        By Big Sam

                        from Sharpsburg, GA

                        About Me Casual Photographer

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Easy To Use
                        • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                        • Fast Shutter Speed
                        • Good Image Quality
                        • Good Image Stabilization
                        • High ISO Performance
                        • Large Clear LCD
                        • Quiet
                        • Tilt /Swivel LCD

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Family Photos
                          • Landscape/Scenery
                          • Sports/Action
                          • Travel
                          • Video
                          • Weddings/Events

                          Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                          I use it for family functions, sporting events and vacations and the pix are great.

                          • Ease of Operation:
                          • 9
                          • Was this a gift?:
                          • Yes

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                          4.0

                          great camera at a great price

                          By Dad of four

                          from acworth ga

                          About Me Photo Enthusiast

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Easy To Use
                          • Good Image Quality
                          • Good Image Stabilization
                          • High ISO Performance
                          • Large Clear LCD
                          • Tilt /Swivel LCD

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Family Photos
                            • Indoors/Low Light
                            • Landscape/Scenery
                            • Wildlife photos

                            Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                            we like the long zoom and the wide angle of the camera.
                            takes great pictures

                            • Ease of Operation:
                            • 8
                            • Was this a gift?:
                            • Yes

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                            4.0

                            Good but not great

                            By Emily

                            from Lenox, MA

                            About Me Photo Enthusiast

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Easy To Use
                            • Good Battery Life
                            • Quiet

                            Cons

                            • Poor Image Stabilization

                            Best Uses

                            • Landscape/Scenery
                            • Video

                            Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                            > 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.

                            • Ease of Operation:
                            • 7
                            • Was this a gift?:
                            • No

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                            5.0

                            Living up to its name...

                            By ChrisC

                            from Cypress, Texas

                            About Me Photo Enthusiast

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Easy To Use
                            • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                            • Good Image Quality
                            • Good Image Stabilization
                            • High ISO Performance
                            • Large Clear LCD
                            • Tilt /Swivel LCD

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Family Photos
                              • Landscape/Scenery
                              • Travel
                              • Wildlife photos

                              Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                              Been extreemly pleased with my new PowerShot SX40.. Perfect balance of options an tools to make taking pictures exciting.. Thanks PowerShot!

                              • Ease of Operation:
                              • 9
                              • Was this a gift?:
                              • Yes

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                              5.0

                              Very Happy

                              By Jen

                              from Lincoln, NE

                              About Me Casual Photographer

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Easy To Use
                              • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                              • Good Image Quality
                              • High ISO Performance
                              • Large Clear LCD
                              • Quiet
                              • Tilt /Swivel LCD

                              Cons

                              • Lag / Shutter Delay

                              Best Uses

                              • Indoors/Low Light
                              • Sports/Action

                              Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                              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.

                              • Ease of Operation:
                              • 8
                              • Was this a gift?:
                              • No

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                              5.0

                              I am pleased with this camera!

                              By Bob

                              from Woodbury, New Jersey

                              About Me Casual Photographer

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Easy To Use
                              • Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus
                              • Fast Shutter Speed
                              • Good Image Quality
                              • Good Image Stabilization
                              • High ISO Performance
                              • Large Clear LCD
                              • Quiet
                              • Tilt /Swivel LCD

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Family Photos
                                • Indoors/Low Light
                                • Landscape/Scenery

                                Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                                I am pleased with this camera, very easy to usw, very fine photographs!

                                • Ease of Operation:
                                • 9
                                • Was this a gift?:
                                • Yes

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                                4.0

                                Meets my needs

                                By Sid

                                from NJ

                                About Me Casual Photographer

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Family Photos
                                    • Travel
                                    • Wildlife photos

                                    Comments about Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Digital Camera:

                                    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.

                                    • Ease of Operation:
                                    • 10
                                    • Was this a gift?:
                                    • No

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