Canon Vixia HF M40

77 reviews

Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 77 reviews of Canon Vixia HF M40. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the size. The battery is also appreciated.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon Vixia HF M40 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 user reviews of Canon Vixia HF M40 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size. The battery is also appreciated.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Kaitlyn Chantry (camcorderinfo.com)

Canon Vixia HF M40 Camcorder Review

The Canon HF M40 is the latest mid-range camcorder from Canon. With the same risky new sensor, this impressive bargain has great low light performance and a plethora of manual controls.

May, 2011

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Best budget HD camcorder

For about a third of the price of the elite Canon Vixia HF G10 (*Est. $1,400), experts say the Canon Vixia HF M40 delivers similarly spectacular HD video quality. Both camcorders use the same CMOS Pro image sensor -- lifted from Canon's pricey...

Video quality comparable to Canon's flagship camcorder, useful manual and automatic controls, 16 GB of built-in memory, dual memory-card slots

Touch screen isn't the most responsive, low-resolution still photos

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : Kaitlyn Chantry (reviewed.com)

Canon HF M40

Great low light results, good manual controls, and an embarrassing amount of auto modes

Impressive color performance; Great low light footage; A glut of manual and auto controls

No 1080/60p mode or standard definition recording option

It turns out that Canon’s gamble to put all new sensors into the 2011 consumer lineup has really paid off. The flagship HF G10 put up impressive numbers in low light performance—without much of a penalty to sharpness. For just $699.99 (MSRP), you can...

May, 2011

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Expert review by : Jim Feeley (techadvisor.co.uk)

Canon Vixia HF M40 review

Sometimes less is more. Take, for example, the Canon Vixia HF M40 camcorder. The camera tweaks some features found in Canon's 2010 M-series camcorders, but the most significant change is a slightly larger image sensor with substantially fewer pixels....

Dedicated HD camcorders like the HF M40 are getting squeezed between the increasingly acceptable video capabilities of smartphones and the fussy-but-pretty video performance of DSLRs. But today there's still a good-sized niche for moderately priced HD...

Sep, 2011

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Expert review by : Harley Ogier (pcworld.co.nz)