 "Lacking in Features" | 2008-01-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BY1H9X953WJI |
The camera boasts lots of features and a decent price, however Canon has omitted one very important feature that is very crucial to some users such as myself- It has no ability (per the Canon Service Reps) to have the video pass- thru without having the on-screen data shown on the recieving end (such as on a video switcher). The only way to get that data off is to RECORD your video. We needed to use the camera for sending a live video feed, but alas, we were not able to get the on screen info to not show on the final feed destination. The Canon rep said that this is the only video camera that he has seen without the proper menu options to correct this.
Other than that, the video quality appeard to be very nice. |
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 "EXCELLENT" | 2007-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: AZ9T0K2VQXGQU |
| THIS IS MY FIRST CAMCORDER BUT IVE SEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ONES. BUT THIS CAMCORDER OUT RATES ANY OF IT.. YOU CAN DO SO MUCH WITH IT WITHIN THE CAMCORDER OR ON TO YOUR COMPUTER.. YOU JUST HAVE TO READ THE BOOK CAREFULLY.. THIS IS THE BEST DVD CAMCORDER AND I SUGGEST YOU GET ONE.. |
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 "LOVE IT!!" | 2007-06-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9LDRE80IEER5 |
| The Canon DC40 is a great camera in all levels of light. I just got back from Disney and filmed the fireworks show. I've never had any luck filming things like this but with this camera set on the special "Fireworks" setting it looked as good as the firework shows you see on TV. Daytime movies came out fantastic as well. The camera feels sturdy and I have no fear of it breaking. Takes really sharp vivid color photos. The option to take pictures while you film video is pretty cool but the photos don't come out as good as when you take the photos by themselves. The one problem I have with it is that it picks up a lot of wind sound. I glued a very small piece of foam, kinda like what is on earbuds, on the mic and it cut down on the noise quite a bit with no loss to voices and sounds. If your budget won't allow you to go hi-def then this is the cam for you. |
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| "Great hybrid camera" | 2007-05-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A21VMPYYSEWZ5K |
| I've had this camera for 6 mos. now. This is a great option for those not wanting to carry two different cameras. Switching between video and still is quick and easy. The quality of the pictures and video are superior to others. My brothers own comparables Sonys and a Panasonic. Pictures/Video are better on this; however... The video editing software leaves much to be desired. And the very low light video is better on the Sony. Other than that I would choose this camera vs. the others. The best part is that the wives agree; the Cannon is easier to use, more comfortable to hold and takes better pictures. |
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| "Nice Camcorder" | 2007-05-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A114G3UMF35Z0E |
| This camcorder does an excaptional job. You get what you pay for. The still pictures are very nice for being part of a camcorder. The only complaint I have is the batteries don't seem to last long. |
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| "Canon DC 40" | 2007-03-08 |
| - Reviewed By roshkaria |
| Very compact, light and easy to hold - full marks for design. Buttons etc can take a bit of getting used to, but ok once mastered. Main downside for me it only takes DVD-R/RW- and not DVD-R/RW+, bit of a problem when you pick up the wrong ones! Also, can be a problem taking it abroad - I had issues charging it as it would take a standard US to UK converter plug as the pins are slightly wider than normal US plugs. |
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| "Excellent DVD camcorder but....." | 2007-02-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1IOZKECXPPSL1 |
| It's excellent dvd camcorder but has some problems with the execution of the edition software to keep the archives in little traditional formats. In general it's an excellent option of purchase. |
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| "Excellent choice" | 2007-01-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: AFH97KY1SBP2C |
| This camera fulfiled my expectations as well as the seller who shipped it right away. |
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| "Everything and more" | 2007-01-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TTSKVWHTEO8B |
| I did a lot of research on camcorders before I decided to purchase the Canon DC-40. It has been everything I expected and more. The video and audio quality is far superior to our old videotape camcorder. The DC-40 gives me all the tools I need to get the best picture and sound under any condition I am shooting under. To get the same number of pixels the DC-40 offers, you might have to pay twice as much. I am amazed at how good video I get for a camera that I can carry in my coat pocket. |
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| "A sample video I made!" | 2006-11-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A371825QQNIBAK |
I really do love this camera, yet, there are a few drawbacks, that I would have liked to know prior to purchasing:
1) It does take time to initialize and finalize discs (and must be plugged in and NOT MOVED to do so) which isn't horrible, but somewhat annoying.
2) Another drawback is the battery life which is pretty short... although it lasts about as long as the 30 min. discs.
3) On the side of the camera is just says DVD R/RW, but you must buy the -R and -RW discs as the +R and +RW don't work (learned after buying 5 discs at Wal-Mart for [...].) I assumed either would work since the camera doesn't specify either on the side.
4) Another thing that is odd is that the camera says it's 4.0 megapixels, and all of the reviews and manufacturers descriptions says it's 4.3 MP??? I'm sure it doesn't make much difference, but it is a bit misleading.
5) I also have a total of 4 DVD players in my house, and only one will play these little discs... and after I burned it to a regular size DVD, only one played that, but it was a different DVD player, so go figure???
All in all, though, I really do like this camera. I love the still pics it takes and I love the sound quality which is in stereo!!! It sounds so good on surround sound! There are lots of neat features on this camera and with the software... I made a little Halloween video and added titles and fades and such and made it look "old". If you'd like to see it here is the link... it's fairly short, but I got lots of compliments on it, and I'm no camera expert!!! [...]
Just copy and paste the link if you'd like to see what you can do with this package! |
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