Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom - 2009 MODEL | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $999.00
Buy New: $739.95
as of 9/9/2010 23:19 CDT details
You Save: $259.05 (26%)
New (5) Used (6) Refurbished (1) from $630.00
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 636
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.7
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Maximum Focal Length: 61
Minimum Focal Length: 6.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 3.5 x 5.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 3686B001AA
Model: 3686B001AA
UPC: 013803113006
EAN: 0013803113006
ASIN: B001OI2Z4Q
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| » | HDV format delivers high-definition video to miniDV tape | | » | Genuine Canon 10x HD video lens; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer | | » | DIGIC DV II image processor; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode | | » | 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD | | » | HDMI terminal for easy, one-cable connectivity to your HDTV |
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Product Description
When you take what you shoot seriously, you need a
serious camcorder that lives up to your demands. The
Canon VIXIA HV40 HD camcorder does the job with
astonishing high definition detail and color reproduction.
The VIXIA HV40 delivers the unparalleled combination of a
Genuine Canon 10x HD Video Lens, a Canon Full HD CMOS
Image Sensor and DIGIC DV II Image Processor for stunning
image quality. Once you experience and see the images you
capture, you won't trust your shots to any other camcorder.
Add to that the SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer that
keeps your video and photos steady and Instant AF, giving
you fast, accurate focus so you don't miss that important
moment, and you've got a camcorder that's hard to match.
The Canon VIXIA HV40 also offers a 2.7-inch multi-angle
vivid widescreen LCD with true color, and the ability to shoot
in Native 24p Mode. The Canon VIXIA HV40 HD camcorder
opens up a world of shooting possibilities, so check it out,
you'll love what you see. Canon USA 1-year limited warranty
included.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 45
Moderately Desent Prosumer HDV Camera August 18, 2010
Wildness (Colorado Plateau)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Sticking with MiniDV July 19, 2010
EJ
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.
Does what promised July 12, 2010
Roberta Silverstein (Novato, CA, US)
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.
Excellent camera for streaming June 22, 2010
jaclynn (Landenberg, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Great portable video camera May 30, 2010
D. Waugh (Kingston, Jamaica)
Great video quality, 1080i resolution, still camera not very good but does the job if you have good lighting. Only 3 mega pixel camera. All in all a very good afordable video camera(Canon Vixia HV40) Five Stars.
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