insideOUT - Canon Vixia HV40 Test Footage

First real test with brand new Canon Vixia HV40.
Stock lens, no DoF adapters, no focus stick, no color grading.
This is what you get right out of the box.

Filmed in 24F Cinemode on a MiniDV tape.
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• canon
• hv40
• vixia
• test
• dof
• manual
• focus
• stock
• andrewhawryluk
• andrew
• hawryluk

[snaps232425]

what settings do u shot with on this camera? I just bought mine.

[AndrewHawryluk]

@snaps232425 in 24f, cinema mode. No other settings changed besides that other than manual focus using the little dial on the left side. It's a great camera.

[makeamovie94]

Great video! By the way a question... There are two names for this camera. That really makes me confusing. One name is "Legria" HV40 (mainly used in europe) and one name is "VIXIA" as this video shows (america shop). Is it possible that they only changed the brand?

Thanks

[AndrewHawryluk]

Yes, I think that's just the branding. I have the Vixia.

[i3po]

I like this...how much did you buy the camera for? I think amazon has it for around $500 refurbished.

[AndrewHawryluk]

I got mine for $750 brand new on eBay.

[georgiefirst]

It's a great camcorder that's for sure. Amazon have some good deals as well.

[pointblizzy]

@beau96080 Oh wow. just tried it..I Never really understood aperture mode, But now it makes more sense. Thanks man. My camera is now better than I thought!!XDXD

[beau96080]

@pointblizzy Nope, you can achieve that effect easily without any DOF adapter or lens. The camera can do f/stops down to 1.8. Just set the camera mode to Aperture, get it between 1.8 and 3, and then get close to a subject like he did and manually adjust the focus. It's a pain to spin that wheel though.

[Animatics1Solstice]

To shoot in HD, did you have to record onto the specially marked HD MiniDV tapes, or is it possible to shoot HD on the regular MiniDV tapes with this camera? I just ordered one.

[esquirefilm]

@54Snickers never had a problem, just use the correct settings in final cut pro.

[esquirefilm]

@pointblizzy I have the HV40, And the manual focus is more than capable of creating a focus pull like this on it's own. Manual focus all the way.

[amarmitra]

@AndrewHawryluk PAL version is called Legira.

[pointblizzy]

Dude I'm not trying to be a D bag, but I have an HV40 and although it is a great camcorder, I'm kind of skeptical thsat you can achieve that look without a DOF adapter that thing you did at 2:56 is almost impossible without atleast a DOF adabter and a 28-50mm 2.8f lens or less.

[pointblizzy]

@makeamovie94 I think I remember someone telling me that the difference is that one of the cameras from Europe shots in 25fps instead of 24fps, because the standard fps over there is different from ours.

That's why Shows like Doctor who always seem to have a distinctively different type of look. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that's it.

[54Snickers]

OK, thanks. I would assume that there might be some complications if you try to edit video shot in 24p in say, iMovie or Final Cut Pro/Express.