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Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

Based on 30 reviews

Excellent:

11
Good:

17
Average:

0
Bad:

2

Pros

Very long 35x lens is also wide, Very good image quality, Attractive camera design is also compact, Stereo microphones, Built-in hot shoe, Articulating LCD, Good grip, front and back, Excellent controls, Playback button powers camera on and off without...
Very good photo quality, with low noise through ISO 800, Incredible 35X, 24 840 mm zoom lens, Optical image stabilization; camera will select the proper IS mode for you (in Smart Auto mode), Flipout, rotating 2.7" LCD display offers good outdoor / low lig
Awesome 24-840mm zoom, Quality stills, accurate colors, Packed with features including OIS
Enormous 35x zoom lens. Can zoom while filming, 1080/24p video and choice of two slow motion modes, Fully articulated screen and flash hotshoe, Fast continuous shooting option.
Good image quality, decent high ISO performance, lens barrel markings, optical stabilisation

Cons

Lacks dedicated subdial for aperture, Rear scroll wheel a little too sensitive, Relatively low-res LCD, EVF is small, low-res, Macro seems insufficient, No lens hood included, A little bit tiresome to hold after awhile, No in-camera sweep Panorama, Ful...
Strong highlight clipping at times (use iContrast to reduce), Not competitive with best super zooms in terms of performance (especially autofocus), LCD/EVF quality, and movie mode, EVF is small, not very sharp, and a bit washed out, Videos are a bit chopp
Bulky, Noisy at ISO 1600 and above, 1080p video capture limited to 24fps.
A steady grip is a must at maximum telephoto, Movie quality not state-of-the-art
Relatively small and coarse screen compared to rivals, Buffer at 10.3fps only lasts for about one second of action, No built-in GPS, no RAW, can't assemble its own panoramas, Continuous AF sometimes struggled a little during video.
Low resolution 2.7in LCD, electronic viewfinder, expensive

By The Imaging Resource on April 03, 2012

At first glance, the Canon SX40 HS is simply a beautiful camera. When you get it into your hands, it's only just beginning to delight you. You'll enjoy the color and detail it captures long after you forget what fun it was to compose with it....

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By GadgetSpeak on March 23, 2012

PowerShot are the larger of two small Digital Camera ranges offered by Canon. This unit is larger than most and on first glance could be mistaken for a DSLR unit. The main difference is that its lens is not...

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By IT Reviews on February 16, 2012

Canon has raised the bar considerably in terms of image quality, quietness of operation and low light performance. This is thanks to its new HS System, but it's not as speedy as its rivals and it could do with a display upgrade and a RAW option....

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By Computeractive on February 13, 2012

This upgrade of the SX30 IS doesn't change a great deal but low light performance was good, as was slo-mo capture...

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By ePHOTOzine on January 18, 2012

If your main requirement from a camera is a large amount of optical zoom you can't go far wrong with the PowerShot SX40 HS. If it is manual controls that you particularly desire then there are a few cameras to consider, particularly with the...

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By The Digital Camera Resource Page on December 18, 2011

Conclusion The Canon PowerShot SX40 is a fairly large super zoom digital camera. Its body is made of a mix of plastic and metal, and it feels solid in most areas. The camera is easy to hold (though the grip could be larger), and the most important...

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By Photo Answers on December 10, 2011

The Powershot SX40 HS is Canon’s latest release into the superzoom market, replacing the previous SX30 model. Still retaining most of the key design features from its predecessor, the SX40 builds on the original...

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By T3 Magazine on December 01, 2011

For those photo opportunities when shuffling your feet forward or back in order to get the framing you want simply isn’t an option, the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS delivers the goods with its extremely broad focal range (not to mention tilting LCD...

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By CNET Australia on November 18, 2011

The SX40 is ideal for photographers who want one of the longest lenses currently available on a superzoom...

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By DigitalCameraReview on November 16, 2011

The Canon SX40 produces sharp, high quality images in most conditions. However, it isn't immune to the limitations of a smaller lens and...

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