How is the picture quality (megapixels)?
1734181
Amazingly clear, not sure how many pixels but it's like you used a hd camera
2278435
Very good. 720p. I'm very happy with it. Don't forget to set video settings to best for better quality.
5438
It is super CLEAR. The picture quality remains as vivid as it is. My wife and I love it.
2149805
Yes, I'd recommend 400 DPI, its a bit slower but the picture comes out a lot better
2258744
I recall a specification saying that the camera was 5 megapixels. Rather low, I'm not super happy with it.
1074084
It's pretty decent! It's a bit grainy, and you can only zoom in like once before it gets into super gross and grainy, it has a blue tint to photographs. but here's a regular zoom pic with no filters:https://www.dropbox.com/s/itdukx4wzj3u3j5/2013-06-22%2013.30.41.jpg
1849844
Could you clarify your question as to what specific specs you are looking for? Resolution, performance, pixelation...?
972729
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.
1934521
The camera is very well set up as far as navigating the menus and explaining what they are. I think that's it's best feature. With mine, however, photo quality was inconsistent, so that's a consideration.
2236586
Sacha, its got a decent zoom for such a tiny camera, but at full zoom ranges the images can get grainy. However for medium zoom, regular and macro, the image quality is really great. I like it as a point and shoot.
740468
The camera is a good camera for close ups and distance....the resolution is amazing!
1442807
I'm more concerned with the image quality issue. They're getting 12 MP onto a really tiny sensor. The pixel density is 43 MP per square CM. That's really pushing it. Serious cameras (like DSLRs) tend to be under 5, sometimes even under 2. They use way bigger sensors, up to the size of a 35 mm picture, for a similar or not-much-higher pixel count. On paper this camera is exactly what I need, but I'm going to wait for some reviews before I put my money down for one. (Shouldn't have to wait too long, fortunately.)
1634022
i get great quality from it at 1080p... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZj9nAYVsQM&list;=UUCS4a2nsfJBxUScjqabh49w
1820223
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.
2223961
At the highest resolution the lag time is about 2-4secs. On the lower settings there is almost no lag, and still decent pics.
2239206
Resolution is clear and pictures are sharp and very detailed. I am very satisfied. Hope this helps.
1697916
it is pretty fast but the picture quality is not great! Not my favorite camera