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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
1
1 Star
0
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
Great, as usual
on October 19, 2012
Posted by: Anonymous
from Denver
The best bridge camera I've tried. Super clear pics, wonderful IS and easy to use.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: easy to push wrong buttons.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
first time buyer
on October 11, 2012
Posted by: jobull
from Pilot Mountain , North Carolina
Excellent.....Clear picture, lightweight, and very manageable..
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
I HATE auto tracking
on October 8, 2012
Posted by: don
from Maryland
Camera is not intuitive and user can be over-whelmed by features that only take up space and don't really seem to improve photo quality. I've been searching for instructions on how to disable certain features but the manual doesn't provide the information. Image quality is not as good as my old PowerShot. Disappointed in this camera and will find a replacement asap.
Pros: good battery life
Cons: Poor image quality, Complicated controls/menu
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Awesome Camera
on October 2, 2012
Posted by: Matthew737
from Phoenix, Az
Awesome Camera. Very satisfied. Only disappointment was the optional case and no printed manual.
Everything else was more than I expected.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: optional soft case, pdf manual
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
This camera is WONDERFUL!!!!!
on September 27, 2012
Posted by: moo moo
from amherst, ny
This is such a great camera. I previously owned a sure shot camera and I cannot believe the photos I can take with this camera...It is easy to use and the photo quality is spectacular...The best investment I have made in a long time!!!!!
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: just a little bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Very pleased
on September 27, 2012
Posted by: sportsdad
from Dallas Tx
I bought this to use to take action shots at my kids sports events. A few pictures are still blurry but for the most part they are clear. I have also video recorded football games. The video have good picture quality the only down side is that the clips are limited to approx 15 min. I have to sometimes make a 2min or less clip to record a youth football quarter then have a program to merge them. I bought this after being told the SLR are sensitive. I have no regrets in buying this camera. I have had great success with it. If you were able to record a few more mins of video I would have given this all 5 stars.
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Dim LCD, Poor image quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
on September 24, 2012
Posted by: STAMP GRAM
took me a little time to catch on to operating this camera esp using all the spec settings...a little bulky, but i wanted to step up to a more advanced camera so I was willing to adjust..After a month or so I was having prob getting the zoom to operate properly but I attributed it to my lack of expertize and the size of the camera. the lever to zoom out and in was tricky for me to locate at times and i missed some pics...as time went on and as i became more familiar with the camera i realized there was a prob with the mechanism and ret the camera under warranty...when you spend that much on something always get the extended warranty. prob a fluke with that camera... but i can ret to the store and pick out another camera of equal or lesser value...WILL MOST LIKELY BUY ANOTHER CANON SX 40 because the pics i took were really great when it was functioning properly
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Should have waited
on September 21, 2012
Posted by: Don
from Southington, Ct
I've had the SX40 for about 3 weeks and would have been completely satisfied had I not just heard that the SX50 was just released, Should have waited.
A feature I think the SX40 should have had is a way to save a magnified photo on the camera while it's being viewed.
Pros: good battery life, Good Low-Light Performance, excellent image quality, durable, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Missing features/settings, Heavy/Bulky
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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