sd940is hd shooting capability i believe that this camera shoots 720p hd, but one reviewer said it just blows up the pixels to 720p equivalent. so whats the deal?
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The reviewer was probably talking about the digital zoom feature, which blows up the same image when it zooms, which effectively makes the feature useless. It's like magnifying an image with a fixed number of pixels in photoshop: the more you blow up the image, the more flawed the image becomes. Optical zoom, which works correctly for photos, doesn't have that issue on the SD780 or the SD940. Bottom line: If you buy either of those cameras, resign yourself to not zooming while already in HD video mode. If you want a closer video, set the optical zoom before going into record mode. The reviewer was probably talking about the digital zoom feature, which blows up the same image when it zooms, which effectively makes the feature useless. It's like magnifying an image with a fixed number of pixels in photoshop: the more you blow up the image, the more flawed the image becomes. Optical zoom, which works correctly for photos, doesn't have that issue on the SD780 or the SD940. Bottom line: If you buy either of those cameras, resign yourself to not zooming while already in HD video mode. If you want a closer video, set the optical zoom before going into record mode.
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my understanding is it does not- and I wish it did- I wonder if a firmware update might make this possible? And just how likely such an update is? My gut says no, but i'm willing to bet they could sell a lot more of them if the unit did shoot raw. Perfect world, it would shoot Jpeg, RAW, and Jpeg+Raw. If it did, that would make me 100% more likely to buy one, as it is, I am waiting to see a few hands-on reviews before I commit to one.
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The original firmware that came with the camera (1.01) supported 60fps in 720p. Later firmware revisions removed that capability, but fixed an issue with the microphone level. Seems like you could have 60fps and low sound levels, or 30fps and better mic levels...not an ideal choice.
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"There are other cameras in this class that are faster and have far better sensors with far better ISO capability."You failed to list these cameras and their prices. Could you please post some links? Maybe there are some models I am not aware of.
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I have this camera and I can confirm that it is not HD. It's not advertised as HD (anywhere i've seen) so don't let anyone fool you. Sweet little camera though. And if you goto a store that price matches, WalMart has it for 299.88 right now and that's a great price.
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Just purchased the Canon SX40. It is truly amazing. There are not too many boats out on the ice right now, but I think it will do what I want. The picture quality is fantastic. Shortcomings? Since I'm a newbie I don't understand why some pics are blurry and others not; but that is probably more my inexperience than the camera. Also, it shoots 1080 video only at 24 fps. This is still pretty good, but there are some situations where a moving video is less crisp. But I could always switch to non HD if I choose, and have 30 fps that way. Thanks for your help.
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Quick question for all of you who know a little bit more. This is mostly aimed at the guy who used WMM. " Did you lose any quality converting it? " Obviously we all bought this camera b/c it has decent quality but if you lose it what the point. Thanks for the help, Cheers!
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I find that the D40X has a tendency to overexpose. Online reviews point out this as well. I typically set exposure compensation to -0.7. With that set (setting persists through power on/off) I rarely have overexposure problems.I forgot that I had this set one time when I was shooting in a dark nightclub. The flash pics were spot on and the non-flash shots were very slightly underexposed. Both printed well.
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Try with and without the image stabilization to see if that makes a difference. Also try at lower resolution. I just did "Fast 720P" with a clear picture, I also had record when moving so it only never recorded more that 5 min at a time. I have not noticed that problem yet, but I have notice jumps(screen goes blank?). Could be the card. Make sure it is a class 10 card. I just upgraded to 64gig SanDisk Extreme and will see if it makes a difference.
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No, mines is like yours, no hd...This is a poor quality camera and I still have problems with it tilll this day. Sometimes the color will not even come in and shows black and white.
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Dpreview.com has some interesting comparison of the SD700 vs the 800. By the picture and the review, it looks like the 700IS beats the 800 hands-down on quality. I have the 700IS and the only complaint I have is that the movie mode uses up way too much filespace (ie, the movies are too big). Other than that, this is a great camera.
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There are a great many adjustments available on the SX40, and proper settings will result in better photos. I've never used an S90, so I can't comment on the relative quality of the photos produced by the two cameras, but based on my limited use of the SX40 (I've had the camera only a few days, and the weather around here has been lousy), I'd say it produces excellent photos -- extremely well focused, superb detail, excellent color. What more do you want from a camera? One caution: do NOT judge the quality of the camera's output by the photos posted on Amazon's site; they're extremely compressed and bear little relation to the original photos. And remember-- (paraphrasing the Marines here) it's the photographer, not the camera.
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In the description of the camera, it is listed as a 1080p HD. It's a great little camcorder!! Enjoy, C Withrow
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From a preview I read on another site (camcorderinfo.com) the highest quality output is true 1920x1080 progressive. Anything captured in a lower quality setting is the 1440x1080 resolution which was troublesome for some editing suites. I am waiting for some more professional reviews to be published comparing this one (and it's 120GB sibling) against the Canon HF10 which is getting good reviews. The Canon features a maximum 17Mb/s bitrate vs. the HDR-SR11/12's 16Mb/s maximum bitrate. The Canon is also flash memory vs. HDD but I don't have a strong preference either way.
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I haven't heard or seen any of that. This is not an HD camera at all. The newest version on banggood includes a 720p camera. You can't tell by looking at the unit. You have to look at the box. It will have a sticker on it stating 720p
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Canon has in the camera software the ability to shoot RAW, but it is disabled. They use one chip for MANY cameras. .... enabling this or that depending on model. There is a "work-around" with CHDK that will allow you to shoot RAW and .jpg at the same time ... remember... .jpg starts out as a RAW image, then is compressed. Amazon.com has in its reviews of the SX40 everything you need to know ..... from start to finish will take you about a half day of reading, downloading, and testing .... but a cookbook operation.
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Gotta run, but perhaps I should have mentioned that the #3 SD-1200 has an ISO rating of 400. Neither camera gets good wide-angle ratings (the optical zoom ratio of both cameras is 3X).