Canon HV40 Camcorder

HD Video

The VIXIA HV40 is the HD camcorder is a perfect companion to all of your HD components.. It provides real1080 High Definition resolution video in 16:9 format, with MiniDV cassette tapes.

The Canon HV40 has an actual t16:9 widescreen HD image and is perfect for your HD widescreen TV. High Definition and widescreen are where electronics are heading.

Canon 2.96-megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor

You will be on the "cutting edge" with Canon's VIXIA HV40.

Canon 2.96-megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor

The Canon HV40 has a Canon's exclusive, proprietary, CMOS image sensor.

The CMOS image sensors in Canon's EOS Series Digital SLR cameras, produce remarkable digital photographs. In the Canon HV40, the CMOS sensor reproduces high-resolution images at 1920 x 1080 clarity, and provides compltet HD information in video images.

DIGIC DV II Image Processor

DIGIC DV II is the next in line of Canon's proprietary DIGIC DV signal processing technology. It is made exclusively for HD,

DIGIC DV II provides the ultimate in image quality. It also provides superb image quality for still images, although it must be noted that video and still images have different color requirements. DIGIC DV II is yet another example of Canon's superior technologies that make the Canon HV40 a top notch camcorder.

SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization

Canon's superior SuperRange OIS has both gyro and image sensorswhich provide image stabilization through a larger range of camera movements.

For the most part, image stabilization systems fix one kind of camera movement or vibration better than others. However,Canon's SuperRange OIS fixes a wide range of camcorder movements:

For example, the fast vibration you'd get while recording from a moving car; the medium-speed motion of recording by hand; as well as the slower movement of body sway.

Regardless of what you're recording and the way you're recording it, the VIXIA HV40's stabilization feature fixes camcorder shake in the blink of an eye.. SuperRange OIS also provides steady images when shooting at greater distances..

O.K. o.k., their are easier cameras to learn how to use than the Vixia HV40. However, I wanted something that was versatile, in that it could shoot either SD or HD, relaiable, and produced stunning images.

I definitely got what I was after!

I have a friend who is a professional videographer, and even he uses the Canon Vixia HV40 for quick shots while he is on the road. He tells me that the image quality is as good or better than his mega priced HD camcorders.

Is this camera cheap?

No, but who wants a "cheap" camcorder anyway? It is a GREAT value for the money. Besides, you get what you pay for!