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Canon - PowerShot SX40 HS 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(125 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 125 reviews
5 Stars
97
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
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1 Star
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90%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - PowerShot SX40 HS 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black
Customer Rating
5
Best Purchase
on April 11, 2012
Posted by: gionico
from Tbilisi
This is the best bridge camera on the market. I take great pictures in low light. The camera has many useful features.
Video is excellent. Zoom is fantastic. Image stabilization just superb. So, the best buy indeed.
Video is excellent. Zoom is fantastic. Image stabilization just superb. So, the best buy indeed.
Pros: picture quality, good zoom, easy to use, image stabilzation, video quality
Cons: a litle slow performance, playback button location, no hdr, no in-camera panorama
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Overall satisfied
on March 25, 2012
Posted by: FL Guy
from Palm Coast, FL
Overall I am extremely satisfied with my new camera. There are a few things I wish it did better, but that does not take away from my overall happiness with the operation and picture quality of the camera. The main thing I wish it did was allow me to zoom in and focus on close shots. It works from a distance of 10 ft or more most of the time, but almost never on closer objects. I do nature photography, so getting close to the object so it will focus is not always an option. The other is the manual focus. I want to be able to focus on what I want no matter how close or far the object is. Don't force me to zoom out or in and limit my manual focus distance. I take spider photos and it doesn't always allow me to focus on a spider 4 feet away from me because I zoomed to make it fit the picture. But then again, it does pretty much everything else I want it to.
Pros: 35x zoom, 140x digital zoom, manual focus, appature priority, shutter priority, adjustable shutter speeds, stablization
Cons: won't always focus on what i want to focus on, limited manual focus, no readily available lens filters
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Product
on March 24, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
The Powershot SX40 HS is very user-friendly. I consider myself a beginner in photography, but I have already taken "striking" and "amazing" shots. It's a lot of fun to see something that I like, and be able to capture it. My mom got the Powershot SX40 HS, because she likes mine. The software that came with the camera isn't bad either. I use it a lot to edit my pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best point and shoot I've ever owned
on March 24, 2012
Posted by: Hey Moe!
from San Diego, CA
I am a semi-pro photographer, but I wanted a good
vacation camera that wouldn't require lugging around
multiple lenses, flash, etc, but still would deliver high
quality pictures. It's a 12.1 mp point and shoot and it's
star feature is it's remarkable lens. Only a few years
ago a 4.3-150mm, 1:2.7-5.8 USM 35x might have been considered a physical impossibility or been huge $$. Because of it's remarkable lens, it's fairly large for a point
and shoot, about the same size as a 35mm film SLR with
a 50mm lens. If you want a camera you grab and go and are ready for pretty much anything, this is it. I just got back from Hawaii and never once wished I had a different lens. Mild wide angle to 300 telephoto, it did it all.
It's not a pocket camera, but then again it's no where near,
say, an EOS series with a long lens. At 12.1 mp, the images are plenty sharp as long as you don't go poster
size or do extreme cropping. It's kind of a compromise camera too don't forget - If you want a pocket/purse camera or split second shot timing, this isn't your camera.
In a nutshell, great general purpose point and shoot camera boasting some serious Canon technology.
vacation camera that wouldn't require lugging around
multiple lenses, flash, etc, but still would deliver high
quality pictures. It's a 12.1 mp point and shoot and it's
star feature is it's remarkable lens. Only a few years
ago a 4.3-150mm, 1:2.7-5.8 USM 35x might have been considered a physical impossibility or been huge $$. Because of it's remarkable lens, it's fairly large for a point
and shoot, about the same size as a 35mm film SLR with
a 50mm lens. If you want a camera you grab and go and are ready for pretty much anything, this is it. I just got back from Hawaii and never once wished I had a different lens. Mild wide angle to 300 telephoto, it did it all.
It's not a pocket camera, but then again it's no where near,
say, an EOS series with a long lens. At 12.1 mp, the images are plenty sharp as long as you don't go poster
size or do extreme cropping. It's kind of a compromise camera too don't forget - If you want a pocket/purse camera or split second shot timing, this isn't your camera.
In a nutshell, great general purpose point and shoot camera boasting some serious Canon technology.
Pros: serious pro quality glass, image stabilizer works good, @ around $400 serious bang for the buck
Cons: autofocus a tad slow sometimes, fairly large for a point and shoot
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Big Bang.. Small bucks..!!
on March 23, 2012
Posted by: Tool Doctor
from Metro Atlanta, Ga.
Never had a camera before Nov. of 11'.. Did my homework with reviews and hit the mother lode with this camera. Printed out the manual and made my own notebood which I studied for two weeks with camera in hand. Not a lot it won't do once you take time to understand just what it will do. Being retired I have time to shoot 30-50 shots a day. Love the zoom for wildlife on my property and find the mode settings work great.. Also love the Auto Exposure Bracketing mode as I have already learned Photoshop and started shooting High Definition Range imaging with the AEB mode and taking it to Photomatix for merge and tonal mapping. For only owning a camera for 5 months I have advanced in photograhpy well IMO and having this camera in my hand with it's capabilties is a major factor.. There are a few things I wish for in capability but I keep in mind I did not purchase a full blown DSLR.. Again.. big bang.. small buck and love this tool in my hands..!!
Pros: about everything..
Cons: 100 iso default in long exposures
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Absolutely amazing!
on March 23, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
I love, love, love this camera. I was looking for a great digital camera with a great zoom, and with lots of options & features, but couldn't afford a SLR, so after doing research, I chose to get this one and I am SO glad that I did. The pictures are beautiful & vibrant, even on its auto settings. The zoom is incredible - shows so much detail in such clarity. I love all the different options & settings. I love the LCD screen, and the fact that it has a viewfinder. Battery life is great. I have no complaints about this camera. This is my first Canon, and I will never go back to another brand ever again.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
on March 15, 2012
Posted by: PurpleRose
from Central FL
I purchased this camera to replace my Canon SX120IS. Wanted something that would work better with doing things & going places with grandchildren.
I LOVE the variable angle LCD screen. That was one of the major reasons I went with this camera, it was something I really wanted in a camear.
The first DAY I used the camera the pix looked really good. BUT when I used the camera at night, the flash don't work right.
I could stand in one spot and take pix over and over of same thing, I MIGHT get the flash to work 1 out of every 10-15 shots. You CANNOT get young children to stand still for 5 minutes or more, just trying to get the flash to work to take a pic.
When a child is doing something special or has a special expression, or an amazing moment and the flash doesn't work, you can't take the pic over again, it's lost forever.
I did return the camera to place of purchase.
I can't take a chance on a camera and have it not work right when. I feel the cost of the camera is to much of a risk. :-(
I LOVE the variable angle LCD screen. That was one of the major reasons I went with this camera, it was something I really wanted in a camear.
The first DAY I used the camera the pix looked really good. BUT when I used the camera at night, the flash don't work right.
I could stand in one spot and take pix over and over of same thing, I MIGHT get the flash to work 1 out of every 10-15 shots. You CANNOT get young children to stand still for 5 minutes or more, just trying to get the flash to work to take a pic.
When a child is doing something special or has a special expression, or an amazing moment and the flash doesn't work, you can't take the pic over again, it's lost forever.
I did return the camera to place of purchase.
I can't take a chance on a camera and have it not work right when. I feel the cost of the camera is to much of a risk. :-(
Pros: variable angle lcd screen
Cons: flash worked only when it wanted to, prefer aa battery can keep spares available
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Just Amazing!!!
on March 12, 2012
Posted by: Pavan
Bought this camera a week ago and it is beyond what I expected after reading reviews over the net. The photos i've taken on this so far came out very well and im in love with it :D the only thing i dont understand is that iso changes to 100 automatically when shutter speed in kept for more than a second in manual mode.
Pros: picture quality, digital screen, large zoom capability
Cons: viewfinder quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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