Nikon D40X

Nikon D40X

Nikon D40X
Nikon D40X
Announced: 27 May 2007
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CCD
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 522g
Physical Dimensions: 124 x 94 x 64 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
42
Overall Score
46
Image Quality
36
Speed Performance
16
Versatility
67
Comfort
Portrait

40

Portrait
Landscape

40

Landscape
Sport

39

Sport
Street

49

Street
Everyday

48

Everyday
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prospros

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Nikon D40X is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Nikon D40X does not support wireless connection

Nikon D40X and its rivals

Review compare Nikon D40X with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Nikon D40X Nikon
D40X
42 40 40 39 49 48

Nikon D40X: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Nikon D40X is a DSLR camera launched on 05/27/2007.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D40X ranks in the average of its category, scoring 42 overall. The Nikon D40X weights 522 gr and spans 124 x 94 x 64 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon D40X behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 67, ranks in the category best 12%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D40X is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 31% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 36, ranks among the worst 31% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 16, ranks among the worst 9% 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 40, ranks in the best 75% of its category. Nikon D40X works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 24% in its category. Nikon D40X is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 17% in its category. Nikon D40X is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 65% of its category. Nikon D40X works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Nikon D40X works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Nikon D40X technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.7 x 15.6 mm

Sensor Area

369.72 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3872 x 2592

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Nikon F

Number of Lenses

280

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.53

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

17.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Front curtain
Rear curtain
Red-Eye
Slow
Red-Eye Slow

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

63

DxO Color Depth

22.4

DxO Dynamic Range

11.4

DxO Low Light ISO

516

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

522g

Physical Dimensions

124 x 94 x 64 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

EN-EL9

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 to 20 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC card

Storage Slots

1

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