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The PowerShot SX40 HS is a versatile compact point-and-shoot camera that easily captures amazing photos and videos. The Canon HS SYSTEM boosts low-light performance with the new Canon DIGIC 5 Image Processor and a high-sensitivity 12.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor. This advanced Canon technology delivers stunning image quality with reduced noise and blur. Colors are more vibrant and white balance is true-to-life. The 35x Optical Zoom offers incredible reach and range, allowing you to shoot any scene, near or far. The Optical Image Stabilizer helps images come out steady and clear, and a 24mm ultra Wide-Angle lens makes it easy to take pictures of large groups of people, tall buildings, expansive landscapes and much more. The camera also features a 2.7-inch Vari-angle LCD for great shooting flexibility. Packed with an array of powerful technologies, the PowerShot SX40 HS is a convenient digital camera capable of brilliant image capture.
Disclaimer
2. Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
The latest-generation Canon DIGIC 5 Image Processor brings phenomenal increases in processing speed and power. Improved chip architecture and algorithms deliver greatly expanded functionality with further refinement in image quality. Improved noise reduction produces clearer images when shooting in low light at high ISO speeds. Enhanced i-Contrast performance adjusts differences between light and dark areas to achieve even more natural-looking results. The faster processing speed also results in faster continuous shooting capability while maintaining full image quality. The DIGIC 5 Image Processor also makes possible a new, highly advanced automatic white balance system. Whereas conventional white balance makes an overall adjustment based on a single type of light source, the new Canon Multi-Area White Balance analyzes several areas of the image to determine whether different adjustments are needed, for example, for the main subject and the background.
Canon HS SYSTEM
The Canon HS SYSTEM lets you take bright, clear photos in an even wider range of shooting situations. Beautiful low-light shots are possible with minimal noise and maximum detail in highlight and shadow areas. The system is the result of two technologies brought together in PowerShot cameras: a high-sensitivity imaging sensor, which is able to capture more light; and the DIGIC Image Processor, which actively reduces noise with high-speed image processing. The 12.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor in the PowerShot SX40 HS incorporates advanced light reception technology that enhances sensitivity. The new DIGIC 5 Image Processor provides a major boost in noise reduction, expanding the usable ISO range to an amazing high of ISO 3200. The Canon HS SYSTEM thus lets you use higher shutter speeds to capture clearer images with reduced noise and blur.
35x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom and 24mm Lens
The PowerShot SX40 HS is equipped with a Genuine Canon 35x Zoom lens that provides the telephoto power to bring your distant subjects incredibly close. It also features a useful zoom range that begins at 24mm wide-angle and extends to 840mm telephoto (35mm equivalent). The 24mm ultra Wide-Angle allows you to create shots with dramatic perspective and makes it easy to shoot sweeping landscapes, large groups of people and tall buildings. This superb lens delivers outstanding optical performance throughout its zoom range. It's advanced design employs UD glass, double-sided aspherical glass-molded and ultra-high-refraction-index glass lens elements to effectively suppress chromatic aberration while maintaining a remarkably compact size. The camera uses a VCM (Voice Coil Motor) for high-speed, quiet, energy-efficient lens movement with precise control.
Canon Full HD Video Advantage
In addition to the Canon HS SYSTEM, the combination of the advanced CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor in the PowerShot SX40 HS makes it possible to shoot crisp, clear high definition video. Imagine the fun and excitement of being able to shoot spectacular 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound that you can later watch on your HDTV or download to your computer to share with family and friends. The PowerShot SX40 HS shoots Full HD video at 241 frames per second, ensuring clear lifelike motion images with a beautiful cinematic quality. It also shoots beautifully detailed 720p HD video at 30 fps.2
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Disclaimer
2. Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
Type
Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 35x Optical & 4x Digital & 140x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Capture Device
Type
12.1 Megapixels 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length
4.3 (W) - 150.5mm (T) (35mm film equivalent: 24 (W) - 840mm (T))
Digital Zoom
Approx. 4.0x, up to 140x in combination with optical zoom
Focusing Range
Auto: 0 in. (0 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. - infinity (T)
Normal: 2 in. (5 cm) - infinity (W), 4.6 ft. (1.4 m) - infinity (T)
Macro: 0 in. (0 cm) -1.6 ft. (50 cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual focus*
* Shooting standby only in movie mode
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder
Optical N/A.
Electronic Viewfinder available (Effective dots: Approx. 202,000 (67,000 x3))
LCD Monitor
2.7-inch TFT color Vari-angle LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.7 (W), f/5.8 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/3200 sec.
15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Exposure Control
Sensitivity
AUTO, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
*Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF.
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro, Smart Flash
Flash Range
1.6 - 23 ft. (W), 4.6 - 9.8 ft. (T), (50 cm - 7.0 m (W), 1.4 - 3.0 m (T))
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P Auto*1, Sports, SCN*2, Creative Filters*3, Movie*4
*1 Smart AUTO also available for videos
*2 Movie Digest, Portrait, Landscape, Smart Shutter*5, High-Speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist
*3 Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap
*4 Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie
*5 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom
Self Timer
Custom*, Approx. 2-sec. delay, Approx. 10-sec. delay
* Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 2.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 10.3 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)*
* Maximum of 8 continuous shots per burst
Image Storage
Storage Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)
Videos: MOV (Image data: H.264 data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Number of Recording Pixels
[16:9]
Large: 4000 x 2248
Medium 1: 2816 x 1584
Medium 2: 1920 x 1080
Small: 640 x 360
Medium 1: 2816 x 1880
Medium 2: 1600 x 1064
Small: 640 x 424 [4:3] Large: 4000 x 3000
Medium 1: 2816 x 2112
Medium 2: 1600 x 1200
Small: 640 x 480 [1:1] Large: 2992 x 2992
Medium 1: 2112 x 2112
Medium 2: 1200 x 1200
Small: 480 x 480
Number of Recordable Images
Image data
| 16:9 | 3:2 | 4:3 | ||||||||
| File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Large (L) | F | 2,311 | 1,630 | 6,677 | 2,738 | 1,386 | 5,680 | 3,084 | 1,231 | 5,042 |
| N | 1,105 | 3,352 | 13,727 | 1,309 | 2,873 | 11,766 | 1,474 | 2,514 | 10,295 | |
| Medium 1(M1) | F | 1,210 | 3,094 | 12,671 | 1,436 | 2,623 | 10,743 | 1,620 | 2,320 | 9,503 |
| N | 585 | 6,034 | 24,709 | 694 | 5,247 | 21,486 | 780 | 4,641 | 19,007 | |
| Medium 2(M2) | F | 604 | 6,034 | 24,709 | 496 | 7,099 | 29,070 | 558 | 6,352 | 26,010 |
| N | 300 | 10,972 | 44,927 | 246 | 13,410 | 54,911 | 278 | 12,069 | 49,420 | |
| Small (S) | F | 113 | 24,139 | 98,840 | 133 | 20,116 | 82,367 | 150 | 20,116 | 82,367 |
| N | 63 | 40,233 | 164,734 | 75 | 30,174 | 123,550 | 84 | 30,174 | 123,550 | |
| Medium* (M) | F | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 836 | 4,310 | 17,649 |
| N | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 418 | 8,046 | 32,946 | |
| 1:1 | ||||
| File Size (KB) | 4 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Large (L) | F | 2,301 | 1,652 | 6,769 |
| N | 1,100 | 3,352 | 13,727 | |
| Medium 1(M1) | F | 1,210 | 3,094 | 12,671 |
| N | 585 | 6,034 | 24,709 | |
| Medium 2(M2) | F | 420 | 8,046 | 32,946 |
| N | 208 | 15,087 | 61,775 | |
| Small (S) | F | 113 | 24,139 | 98,840 |
| N | 63 | 40,233 | 164,734 | |
| Medium* (M) | F | NA | NA | NA |
| N | NA | NA | NA | |
* When shooting in Low Light
• The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.
Time of Recordable Movies
Movie data
| Â | Standard | iFrame Movie | Super Slow Motion Movie | |||
| Full HD: 1920 x 1080 | HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | 320 x 240 | |
| 24 fps | 30 fps | 30 fps | 30 fps | 120 fps | 240 fps | |
| Video Size (KB/sec.) | 4,355 | 3,054 | 1,416 | 4,701 | 4,914 | 2,457 |
| 4GB | 14 min. 34 sec. | 20 min. 43 sec. | 43 min. 43 sec. | 13 min. 35 sec. | 12 min. 58 sec. | 25 min. 46 sec. |
| 16GB | 59 min. 40 sec. | 1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec. | 2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec. | 55 min. 38 sec. | 53 min. 7 sec. | 1 hr. 45 min. 35 sec. |
| Â | Miniature Effect | Other | |||||||
| HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | Full HD: 1920 x 1080 | HD: 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 | |||||
| 5x | 10x | 20x | 5x | 10x | 20x | ||||
| 6 fps | 3 fps | 1.5 fps | 6 fps | 3 fps | 1.5 fps | 24 fps | 30 fps | 30 fps | |
| Video Size (KB/sec.) | 573 | 287 | 143 | 246 | 123 | 61 | 4,355 | 3,054 | 1,416 |
| 4GB | 1 hr. 45 min. 52 sec. | 3 hr. 21 min. 9 sec. | 5 hr. 35 min. 15 sec. | 3 hr. 43 min. 30 sec. | 6 hr. 42 min. 20 sec. | 11 hr. 10 min. 33 sec. | 14 min. 34 sec. | 20 min. 43 sec. | 43 min. 43 sec. |
| 16GB | 7 hr. 13 min. 30 sec. | 13 hr. 43 min. 40 sec. | 22 hr. 52 min. 47 sec. | 15 hr. 15 min. 11 sec. | 27 hr. 27 min. 20 sec. | 45 hr. 45 min. 35 sec. | 59 min. 40 sec. | 1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec. | 2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec. |
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File
Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails*), Magnification (Approx. 2x-10x), Easy, Auto Rotate, Scroll Display, Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Jump, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Information Display, Resume Playback, Red-Eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes
Select Image, single image, select all images
Interfaces
Video Out
NTSC/PAL
Audio Out
Stereo
Other
Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-10L, Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (when used with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 400 shots (Viewfinder)
Approx. 380 shots (LCD)
Playback Time
Approx. 9 hours
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24 in. / 122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7mm
Weight
Approx. 21.2 oz (600g) (including the battery and memory card)
Approx. 19.6 oz. (557g) (camera body only)
Disclaimer
2. Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
Disclaimer
2. Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
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Disclaimer
2. Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

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