Canon EOS 40D

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

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 40D ranks in the average of its category, scoring 48 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 45, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 48, ranks among the worst 22% 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 45, 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 45, ranks in the best 56% 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 50, ranks in the best 65% 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 52, ranks in the best 62% 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 1599.0 USD and 1599.0 USD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon EOS 40D is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.