Canon EOS 40D

The Canon EOS 40D is a DSLR camera launched on 24/10/2007.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 40D ranks in the average of its category, scoring 52 overall. The Canon EOS 40D weights 822 gr and spans 146 x 108 x 74 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS 40D behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 40, ranks in the category best 45%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS 40D is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 65, ranks among the worst 16% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 62, ranks among the worst 50% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Canon EOS 40D works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Canon EOS 40D works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Canon EOS 40D works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 58, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Canon EOS 40D works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Canon EOS 40D works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon EOS 40D sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 77.95 GBP and 139.0 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Canon EOS 40D is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.