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Canon HV40
Picture
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Manufacturer
Canon
Name
HV40
European name
?
Legria HV40
US name
?
VIXIA HV40
lowest US price
585
$
On the market since
April 2009
Manufacturers URL
link to Canon
Test preview
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Canon HV40
slashCAM rating
?
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video
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Canon HV40
Video formats
?
MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU
?
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US
?
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
Max Bitrate
?
25 Mbit/s
Compression format
?
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory
?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer
?
Canon
Optical Zoom
?
10 x
Wide Angle 16:9
?
43,6 mm
Filter diameter
?
43 mm
Image Stabilization
?
optical
ND Filter
?
Yes
Exchangable optics
?
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors
?
1
Size of image sensor
?
1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9
?
2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type
?
CMOS
Controls
White Balance
?
auto
presets
Focus
?
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time
?
1/2.000
Maximum shutter time
?
1/2
Apperture control
?
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording
?
Expanded Focus
?
Peaking
?
Signal Processing
Zebra
?
Histogram
?
adjustable sharpness
?
Adjustable color
?
Cinegamma
?
Black Strech
?
Knee
?
Colorbars
?
Misc.
Shot Transition
?
Custom Presets
?
Set Time Code
?
Configuration
Connections
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Canon HV40
FBAS
?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC
?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV
?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
HDMI
?
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire)
?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
In
Out
USB
?
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input
?
Mini-jack
Cinch
Headphones
?
Mini-jack
Lanc
?
No
Time-code interface
?
No
Genlock
?
No
Accessory shoe
?
HD-SDI
?
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)
535 g
Weight (with battery)
Battery type
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity
Charger
?
internal
Remote control
Size
Height
82 mm
Width
88 mm
Depth
138 mm
Relative Size
?
9
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available
?
Yes
Color Viewfinder
?
Color
Viewfinder format
?
16:9
Viewfinder pixels
?
123000 Pixel
Display
Display available
?
Yes
Color display
?
Color
Display size
2,7 Inch
Display format
?
16:9
Display pixels
?
211000 Pixel
Touch Screen
?
No
External controls
Manual Zoom
?
Manual Focus
?
Manual Aperture
?
Focus switcher
?
ND Filter
?
Exp Lock
?
Gain
?
White balance
?
Push AF
?
Audio Levels
?
Custom Keys
?
synonymous: User buttons
1
Audio
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Canon HV40
Audio Formats
?
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone
?
Audio Control
?
manual
Audio levels
?
Still
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Canon HV40
Recording Medium
?
MiniSD
Medium included
?
Effective pixels
?
Resolutions
?
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard
?
Flash
?
Yes
Misc.
[ top ]
Canon HV40
Specials
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Canon HV40
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Canon HV40
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chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
?
Test image 12 lux optimized
?
slashCAM rating
Lowlight
?
Resolution
?
Color performance
?
subj.Picture impression
?
Optical Zoom
?
Wide Angle
?
Configuration / image
?
Configuration / sound
?
Handling
?
Portability
?
Photo function
?
Optics
?
Dynamics
?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating
?
not yet tested
Total score
?
(maximal 570)
Pros
Cons
Conclusion
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Canon HV40
slashCAM Review
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Comparison
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HM845
Canon HV40 compared to Sony HDR-CX350V
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HF M31
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HF20
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HF200
Canon HV40 compared to Sony HDR-SR11
Canon HV40 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS60
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HF10
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HM550
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HF11
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HD30
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HD40
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HV20
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HM400
Canon HV40 compared to Samsung HMX-S10
Canon HV40 compared to Canon HV10
Canon HV40 compared to JVC GZ-HD6
Canon HV40 compared to Sanyo Xacti HD2000
Forum posts
Canon VIXIA HV40 with live stream over Firewire / 1394?
Without Cam I feel "naked"! ... Reservecam as HV40 vs SD707?
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Successor to the HV40 searched
HDV does not recall the image of computer on CANON HV40
A Journey through Hamburg - 7D - HV40 - Split Screen
Small Micro searched for Canon HV40
Test shot of HV40 Wide Angle with reasonable intent
Totgeglaubte live longer - Canon HV40
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