Canon PowerShot SX40 super zoom HS

Property 35x optical zoom, 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with DIGIC five new processors, providing good image quality, video is faster than what is available in the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS.

Super zoom lens

35x zoom lens of the SX40 offers wide range from 24 mm to 840 mm, allowing users to capture objects at ranges far without having to move closer.

Unlike some major competitors, such as P500 or Fuji HS20 Nikon, Canon SX40 features bring optical image stabilization (IS), which, when shooting distant subjects, vibration reduction go a significant way.

Back-lit image sensor

Back-lit feature called back side illuminated (BSI) to increase the ability to process light, support video at high speeds, reduce vibration and the image becomes cleaner.

Unlike his predecessor SX30 with 14 megapixel sensor, Canon SX 40 only brings 12.1 megapixel sensor, similar to the opponents of the Panasonic FZ48 or FZ150. This is not an improvement "backward" instead remained Canon sensor sizes to increase the pixel size, so that the image quality improved dramatically. Combined with the BSI sensors, the user receives the image resolution is ideal for a compact camera.
Comes with a new sensor DIGIC processor 5 which Canon claims it can provide stunning image quality with significantly reduced vibration. Experimental comparison with his predecessor, SX30, SX40 images taken from a brighter, increasing the ability to distinguish between the brightness of the image noise and vibration when at maximum zoom is considered quite good.

When taking the test light environment, do not expect a quality image obtained as in a DSLR, but if compared with the competition, offering the ISO sensitivity is much better.

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With a larger buffer, SX40 offers shutter speeds up to 10.3 fps, 1.3 fps faster than its predecessor SX30. But if a comprehensive review, to balance between modes and aperture of the lens, set the shooting at 8 fps quality can be seen as consistent as possible with the SX40. On this point, can Panasonic Lumix FZ150 include the ability to continually focus dots a lot better.
These options focus on the SX40 is quite limited compared to other super zoom. Do equipped with single point of focus without the user can choose to focus in many areas when shooting. Although the user can move the focus point, but it will be a significant drawback when it comes to choosing the location, tracking objects and proceed to detector face your subject.

The display

One important point that is missing SX40 changes in some important points. Basically, the layout and physical dimensions of the camera is considered reasonable, but the LCD display is small with low resolution (2.7 inch, 230K pixel) and the electronic viewfinder ( EVF) is only 0.2 inch wide make users feel uncomfortable.

In fact, most super-zoom viewfinder is not to be impressed, although they are complementary features image stabilization, display well under low-light environments, but low resolution of the SX40 is worth processing, especially if compared with the 3 inch screen, 460K pixel at a Lumix or 921K pixel products in Sony HX100V.

Full HD video recording capability

SX40 enables users to video quality Full HD 1080p at 24 fps rate, equivalent to the standard picture, or 720p at 30 fps. There is also a super fast speed mode up to 120 fps and 240 fps in lower resolutions, but considering the fact that this resolution is quite low and not useful for taking pictures.

Evaluation of the craft

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS does not have significantly improved over its predecessor SX30, notably the crisis 35x ultra zoom. The picture quality and video at the fair, wide-range 35x optical zoom than the competition.

Pros

• Supports up to 35x optical zoom.
• Anti-shake when zoom is quite good.
• Larger pixel size for image quality quite.

Cons

• The screen and electronic viewfinder small, low resolution.
• Do not bring much improvement over the SX30 predecessor.
• Full HD video recording speed is not high.

Rating: 7 / 10