The new Canon PowerShot SX40 HS System lets me really nothing to be desired. When try me strength one is particularly eye-pleasing, portraits look very good on the computer at 24 ". It has even different ways to face recognition, open through the manual focus also for beginners many new experiences. This Cam is my first Camera with fold-out display, so you can also hire nonsense such as snap around the corner, on a wine festival I so beautiful snapshots of my made known.
Canon advertises with the HS System, this does not come for the first time used. HS ensures even with less than optimal light conditions for excellent images, this system works without the images appear vivid and lost details, the depth is maintained. If you look closely anyway noise toward the edge detect, things were going if you put on 400 in Iso Manuel menu.
So photos look really good, something else is not you would expect from Canon. Videos Top also be stored in QuickTime format, here there are many possibilities what concerns resolutions.
Can also replace a simple video camera Because the videos are compressed to it.
The camera still has weaknesses, there are small blemishes, which has nothing to do with the quality of pictures taken. Some like it now "whining at a high level" call. I myself have noticed this. The first drawback is the screen lock, this looks initially very robust and secure, but unfortunately the impression is deceptive, the lid which by its own closure is protected, does not sit really tight, there is a cover that opens with 2 buttons. Unfortunately, this fall starting with little resistance. A further flaw is the surface. At the front it has a non-slip plastic on the back and on the back of the display has smooth plastic, on which you can see every fingerprint had been no camera which is so sensitive to my hands.
Unfortunately, the camera itself is missing some programs, for example, I miss the panoramic mode which, when a bridge is not missing. There is also no RAW mode. So I still have a namely the display, this is very convenient as very flexible, unfortunately the resolution is low. More pixel density makes the price probably not.
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Positives:
+ Images Top
+ Many settings
Blurring + 35x zoom without great
+ Powerful tool for portrait photography
+ Macro photos
Negatives:
-No Panorama (Too bad, so must serve computer)
Texture of the casing (fingerprint magnet)
Display has low resolution (this one has a view finder)
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After my review you might think the camera is only average, that is not true, the pictures taken are consistently well. In particular, the Manual Focus in connection with portraits immediate results, the macro shots succeed without cost. I often ask myself why the manufacturing filter installed except Sepia and B / W one uses hardly such gimmicks. The Miniature filter is already useful, unfortunately it rarely gets the matching background. I would have liked a HDR function.
My Conclusion:
Very good camera makes very crisp sharp photos, the functional diversity is more than sufficient, you have the option to also settings in 2 custom programs to store. The whole thing is very handy to the Ultra Zoom. Those who opt for the PowerShot SX40 will be rewarded with fun and wonderful photos.
