Canon Vixia HF M40

alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 user reviews of Canon Vixia HF M40 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the size. The battery is also appreciated.

Sometimes less is more. Take, for example, the Canon Vixia HF M40 camcorder. The camera tweaks some features found in Canon's 2010 M-series camcorders, but the most significant change is a slightly larger image sensor with substantially fewer pixels....

The Canon HF M40 is the latest mid-range camcorder from Canon. With the same risky new sensor, this impressive bargain has great low light performance and a plethora of manual controls.

The Legria HF M40 is the entry point to Canon's 'Powerful' range of Legria DV cameras - the company's top consumer camcorders.

For about a third of the price of the elite Canon Vixia HF G10 (*Est. $1,400), experts say the Canon Vixia HF M40 delivers similarly spectacular HD video quality. Both camcorders use the same CMOS Pro image sensor -- lifted from Canon's pricey...

Great low light results, good manual controls, and an embarrassing amount of auto modes