Canon VIXIA HV40

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  • 3 star: 0
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5.0 stars 4 of 5 users found this review helpful

"Best Compact Minidv Camcorder in this price range" By 95carreacab

Pros I specificly needed a portable minidv camcorder for my snowboarding videos but i still needed great video quality.I googled the hv40 and found this site hv40.net and readsome reviews and i found it for $200 less than msrp great camera & great price

Cons its minidv (if thats con)

Summary Being most cameras these days record to a hard drive or flash memory,i needed a minidv format hd camera.I was in mammoth ca snowboarding and i hit a mogel and when i got back to my room i found all my video from the past 3 days somehow ... Expand full review

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Quick Specs

  • Optical sensor type: CMOS
  • Flash type: Built-in flash
  • Weight: 18.9 oz

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