- 6.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints.
- Kit includes 3x 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens.
- 2.5-inch LCD with three display options; built-in flash and hot shoe.
- Fast startup with instant shutter response; shoot at up to 2.5 frames per second.
- Powered by one rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL9 (included); stores images on SD memory cards (memory card not included).
From the Manufacturer
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Manufacturer Description
Great pictures used to require complicated and cumbersome
equipment along with years of experience. Not any more. The D40
is compact, lightweight and designed specifically for ease of
use, yet contains all the top-quality, high-performance
technologies that you expect from a Nikon digital SLR. And with
world-famous Nikkor lenses, you know you have the sharpest and
most reliable optical performance available. All in a camera
light enough to carry with you everywhere. Beautiful photography
has never been easier.
Nikon D40 Highlights
Extraordinary Nikon image quality The D40's high-resolution
image quality is made possible by Nikon's high-performance 6.1
megapixel Nikon DX format CCD imaging sensor and exclusive Nikon
image processing engine which assures stunning sharpness and
color.
Easy operation with intuitive controls Intuitive controls make
the D40 point-and-shoot simple, enabling even first-time SLR
users to capture beautiful memories perfectly.
Nikon's smallest digital SLR ever At just over 16 ounces, the
beautifully styled and compact D40 makes high-performance digital
SLR photography easier and more convenient than ever.
Fast startup with instant shutter response: Fast startup combined
with super-fast shutter response and rapid-action shooting at up
to 2.5 frames per second makes it easy to freeze special moments
instantly.
Includes 3x 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens
Designed exclusively for use with Nikon DX-format digital SLRs,
this ultra-compact 3x zoom offers Nikkor sharpness and
versatility in a wide variety of shooting situations.
Shoot at up to 2.5 frames per second The D40 can fire
continuously at a speed of up to 2.5 frames per second, capturing
high-quality action sequences of children in sporting activities
such as soccer, baseball and much more.
2.5-inch color LCD monitor with 3 colorful display options
Playback images are easy to see, and function menus are easier to
use with a larger and brighter color LCD monitor. The large
2.5-inch LCD monitor enables image preview at up to 19 times
magnification and has large type fonts and easy-to-view menus as
well as three all-new display options: Classic, Graphic and
Wallpaper.
High-performance 6.1-megapixel Nikon DX format CCD imaging
sensor Nikon's DX format CCD image sensor delivers vivid color
and sharp detail, great for making beautifully detailed
ments of 16 x 20 inches and beyond. High resolution also
provides room for creative cropping.
In-camera image editing Highly versatile in-camera editing
features include Nikon D-Lighting, Red-Eye Correction, Image
Trimming, Image Overlay, Monochrome (Black and White, Sepia and
Cyanotype) along with Skylight, Warm Tone and Color Balance
filter effects. These features provide greater creative freedom
without the need for a computer, for those who prefer to send
pictures directly to a printer.
New advanced HELP menu system with Assist Images The D40's newly
introduced "assist images" help you select the appropriate
settings for many camera features by showing an example image
typical of that setting as well as an advanced HELP Menu for the
current item selected. The D40's Question Mark icon (?) indicates
that help is available for the currently selected item; just
press the help button beside the LCD monitor to see a context
sensitive help page.
Fast, accurate 3-area Autofocus The D40's advanced 3-area AF
system and the refined algorithms inherited from more advanced
Nikon digital SLR cameras deliver fast, efficient and precise
autofocus. AF refinements deliver greater precision with fast,
more consistent subject acquisition and improved focus tracking
for consistently sharper pictures.
Image Optimization Options The D40's Image Optimize setting lets
photographers adjust color, contrast and sharpening as well as
other image settings according to the type of scene or output
desired. Settings include: Normal, Softer, Vivid, More Vivid,
Portrait, Custom and Black and White, each of which are
automatically adjusted based on sophisticated Nikon algorithms or
user-selected settings for optimum results.
Built-in Speedlight with i-TTL automatic flash control Nikon's
innovative i-TTL flash control evaluates flash exposure with
incredible precision to achieve better automatic flash balance
and deliver outstanding results. The built-in Speedlight is
always at the ready and brings beautiful exposures in darkened
conditions as well as adding sparkle for fill flash in outdoor
situations for enhanced twilight s or an added impact to
daylight images.
Bright, accurate SLR viewfinder A large viewfinder makes
composition easier, and overall viewfinder brightness makes
focusing in low-light photography possible. Its bright and sharp
viewfinder, with 0.8x magnification, ensures precise composition.
Automatic exposure with 8 Digital-Vari Program Modes Eight
Digital Vari-Program Modes include: Auto Flash-OFF, Portrait,
Landscape, Child, Sports, Close Up or Night Portrait, each of
which adjusts automatically for optimal results under varied
conditions.
Nikon 3D Color Matrix Metering II The D40's 3D Color Matrix
Metering II evaluates each scene for brightness, color, contrast,
size and position of shadows and highlights, selected focus area
and camera-to-subject distance, comparing that information
against an onboard database of more than 30,000 actual
photographic scenes.
Review from dpreview.com
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at DPReview.com ( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40/ )
Nikon D40 Digital SLR: Highly Recommended by dpreview.com
The Nikon D40 is an affordable, compact, point-and-shoot digital
SLR from Nikon, it follows on from the D50 but at a significantly
lower price point and with a subtly different feature set. The
biggest news however is probably fact that Nikon resisted the
temptation to keep chasing megapixels (hooray for that) and
instead appear to have concentrated on what makes a good camera,
a decent viewfinder, short shutter lag, very short viewfinder
blackout. They've trimmed some of the 'less important features'
(you can't change the exposure steps for example) but have
squeezed a range of new features such as custom Auto ISO which we
welcomed with the D80.
Auto Focus only for AF-S or AF-I lenses
Perhaps the biggest negative on the D40 is that it doesn't have
an internal focus drive motor and hence no mechanical focus drive
pin, instead it only has CPU contacts which means it can only
Auto Focus with AF-S and AF-I lenses (those with built-in focus
motors). Indeed our 'standard' lens the Nikkor 50 mm F1.8D (and
the F1.4D) are manual focus only on the D40. The images below
show the difference between the on the D40 and D80, the D80
has a mechanical focus drive pin at about the 7 o'clock position.
Key features
* 6 megapixel DX format CCD (1.5x FOV crop, as D50)
* Nikon Image processing engine (as D80 / D200)
* 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 420 pixel sensor (as D80 / D50)
* New Multi-CAM530 three area AF sensor
* ISO sensitivity range 200 - 1600 plus HI 1 (3200 equiv.)
* Custom Auto ISO (selectable maximum ISO, minimum shutter speed)
* 2.5 fps continuous shooting (as D50), unlimited in JPEG
* No status LCD, new LCD monitor based status / settings screens
* Help suggestions on LCD monitor (eg. scene too dark, try using
flash)
* Large 2.5" 230,000 pixel LCD monitor
* Bigger viewfinder view (x0.8 magnification, 95% coverage)
* Short shutter lag and viewfinder blackout
* Support for SDHC (SD cards over 2 GB in capacity)
* In-camera retouching: D-Lighting (shadow / highlight
enhancement), Red-eye reduction, Trimming, Monochrome, Filter
effects, Small picture, Image overlay
* USB 2.0 with PTP and Mass Storage device support
* Very compact, light body (smaller, lighter than D50)
* Improved menu user interface (as D80 / D200)
* New EN-EL9 Lithium-Ion battery (7.2V, 1000 mAh)
* New 'Version II' AF-S DX 18-55 mm kit lens Compared to the
Nikon D50, major feature and specification differences
Nikon's choice of "compromises" with the D40 are sw to a
new three area AF sensor (although it seems to be just as fast),
removing some of the flexibility (you can't change the CW average
area, exposure steps are fixed at 1/3 EV and there's no
bracketing) and removing the status LCD (although this has more
to do with making the camera smaller than saving money). What the
D40 shares with the D50 are some of the important things, the six
megapixel sensor, the 420 pixel metering sensor (also used on the
D80), the more 'consumer like' default IIIa color mode and 2.5
frames per second continuous shooting (although now unlimited in
JPEG mode).
On the plus side you get ISO 3200 equiv. (HI 1), the ever useful
customizable Auto ISO, a larger viewfinder view, shorter shutter
lag and viewfinder blackout, a larger LCD monitor, a considerably
nicer user interface, SDHC support, a new image processing
engine, unlimited JPEG continuous shooting, in-camera retouching
(including D-Lighting) and of course a smaller and lighter body.
It would not therefore be fair to describe the D40 as a 'dumbed
down' D50, far from it, the range of improvements and new
features out-weigh those which have been removed or reduce, which
would most likely not be missed by the average D40 owner.
• Read more at dpreview.com
( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40/ )