CANON Legria HV40 High Definition MiniDV Camcorder

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The Legria HV40 FROM cANON follows on from the successful HV30With the same weight and size of its predecessor, it comes with the added bonus of DV and AV inputs, as well as a digital/analogue converter for transferring old videos to digital supports.  The Legria HV40 is a modern camcorder that allows you to save and archive your videos easily. It has a brand new 2.96-megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor and a 1080i HDV recording mode. In fact, you can record images... (To find out more)
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The Legria HV40 FROM cANON follows on from the successful HV30

With the same weight and size of its predecessor, it comes with the added bonus of DV and AV inputs, as well as a digital/analogue converter for transferring old videos to digital supports. 

The Legria HV40 is a modern camcorder that allows you to save and archive your videos easily. It has a brand new 2.96-megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor and a 1080i HDV recording mode. In fact, you can record images in Full HD quality on a single MiniDV tape.

What's more, the HV40 is equipped with an HDMi socket, which ensures displays on LCD televisions are clearer. The Legria HV40 also boasts a wide-range optical image stabiliser for added user-friendliness, and it has a video lamp with 0.2-lux sensitivity, allowing you to take fantastic shots even at night.
Video Capture Sensor (in pixels) 1/2.7" CMOS sensor
2.96 megapixels including 2.07 effects in HDV and DV 16:9
RGB filter
Media MiniDV tape
HDV recording support
Viewfinder 0.27" LCD colour screen - 16:9
123,000 pixels
LCD Screen 2.7" adjustable LCD screen - 16:9
211,000 pixels
Vivid-type screen
Sensitivity (lux) 0.2
Optical Zoom 10x
Digital Zoom 200 x / 40x (selectable)
Image Stabiliser Super optical image stabiliser (large frequency range)
Focus Auto and manual
Photo Mode Photo Mode Photo mode for memory cards
Continuous recording mode (normal and high speed)
Automatic exposure bracketing
Maximum resolution on memory card (in pixels) 1920 x 1080
Memory Card MiniSD HC
Supplied Media no
Sound DV mode: digital PCM recording (48 kHz, 16 bits or 32 kHz, 12 bits selectable)

HDV mode: MPEG1 II audio layer (48 kHz oversampling frequency) (binary rate: 384 Kbps)

Manual recording level control
Webcam Function/ mini films No
Connectivity Audio Output Yes
Audio Input Microphone jack
Video Output AV output
Component output
HDMi socket
Video Input AV input
DV in (IEEE1394, FireWire) Yes
DV out ( IEEE1394, FireWire) Yes
Computer Interface USB 2.0 and PictBridge
Wireless Function Wireless remote control
Compatible Platforms PC and Mac
Supplied Software Dedicated software
Misc Possible power supply BP-2L12, BP-2L14, NP-2LH, BP-2L24H lithium batteries
Accessories included CR2025 lithium battery, WL-87 remote control, CA-590 mains adapter, power cable, AV stereo cable, CTC-100/S component cable, USB cable, BP-2L13 battery, CD
Weight (in grams) 535
Dimensions 88 x 82 x 138 mm
Other Functions Maximum video aperture: f/1.8 to f/3
Maximum photo aperture: f/2.8 to f/3
Focal length: 6.1 - 61mm
Focusing distance: 1cm
Filter diameter: 43mm
Maximum shutter speed: 1/2000th sec
Slow shutter speed: 1/2 sec
2/10sec self-timer

Digic DV II image processor
13 AE programmes: auto, programme P, AV, TV, cinema, portrait, sport, night, snow, beach, sunset, projector, fireworks

White balance: daylight, shade, overcast, tungsten lighting, fluorescent lighting, intense fluorescent lighting

Automatic fader, scan
Effects: black and white, sepia and art

Accessories hot-shoe
Built-in flash and video lamp for LCD screen