Canon DC40 Review at PCAuthority
PCAuthority has a review up of the Canon DC40, and writes, “The video output is much better than a high quality VHS signal, but not as good as Mini DV. Colours are compressed but still retain a lot of contrast which makes the footage feel more alive. During high motion scenes, the compressed signal blurs edges slightly … On an 8cm DVD, the DC40 gives you 20 minutes of high quality recording, 30 minutes of standard quality, and 60 minutes of low quality — all of which, except low quality, are widescreen. In contrast, a Mini DV tape will give you an hour of standard play or 90 minutes of long play. … The recording medium doesn’t do justice to the Canon optics and CCD, which means that the footage is some of the best you will see in the direct to DVD camcorder class. If you have your heart set on the convenience of shooting to DVD, the Canon DC40 is a good example on how to minimise the quality trade-off that you should expect from other cameras.”
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