Nikon D40

APS-C, 6 MP, 2.5"
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        Summary Nikon D40

        Prices Price
        Body only
        Unknown
        With 18-55mm lens
        $460
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 6
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 12
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help APS-C 23.7x15.5mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 6 MP
        Movie format
        Help None
        Screen size
        Help 2.5"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 1,600 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Pros

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        The Nikon D40 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Size Really small Help
        Prosumer size 124x94x64 mm
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.5"
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $459.99
        Startup delay Short startup delay Help
        400 ms startup delay
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        205 lenses

        Cons

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        The Nikon D40 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        2.5 fps
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        3
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        1
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        470 shots
        Announced Old Help
        November, 2006
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
        561 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        56.0
        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Color depth Little color depth Help
        21 bits
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        11 EV
        Screen size Very small screen Help
        2.5"
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.53x
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        6 MP
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        Live view No live view Help
        Preview with viewfinder
        Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
        May require cleaning

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        bazza (10:30 PM, July 04, 2013)
        i use 18-55 everyday its excellent and very light with this and 18-55 its an excellent lightweight setup .
         
        Avatar for Swagg Swagg (1:19 AM, February 20, 2013)
        I wonder if I shpould get this with 18-55mm lens......