Announced: | 20 Dec 2006 |
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Sensor Resolution: | 6Mp |
Sensor Type: | APS-C CCD |
ISO: | 200-1600 |
Weight: | 522g |
Physical Dimensions: | 124 x 94 x 64 mm |
Viewfinder: | Optical (pentamirror) |
Screen Type: | 2.5" Fixed |
Video Resolutions: | x |
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Review | compare Nikon D40 with | overall score | Portrait | Landscape | Sport | Street | Everyday | |
NikonD40 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 47 | $289.99 |
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The Nikon D40 is a DSLR camera launched on 12/20/2006.
Technically speaking, the Nikon D40 ranks well below the category average, scoring 42 overall. The Nikon D40 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 D40 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Nikon D40 is below the category average in:
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:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D40 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 289.99 USD and 479.99 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, Nikon D40 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.
Sensor Type
CCD
Sensor Size
APS-C
Sensor Dimensions
23.7 x 15.5 mm
Sensor Area
367.35 mm2
Sensor Resolution
6 Mp
Max Image Resolution
3008 x 2000
Max Native ISO
1600
Min Native ISO
200
RAW Support
Manual Focus
Lens Mount
Nikon F
Number of Lenses
280
Focal Length Multiplier
1.5
Screen Type
Fixed
Screen Size
2.5"
Screen Resolution
230Kdot
Live View
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
95
Viewfinder Magnification
0.53
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/4000s
Continuous Shooting
3fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range
17.0
Max Flash Sync
1/500s
Flash Modes
Front curtain Rear curtain Red-Eye Slow Red-Eye Slow
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
DxO Overall Score
56
DxO Color Depth
21
DxO Dynamic Range
11
DxO Low Light ISO
561
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF MultiArea
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points
0
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
Max Video Resolution
-
Video Formats
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Wireless Connectivity
None
HDMI
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Weight
522g
Physical Dimensions
124 x 94 x 64 mm
Battery Life
Battery Type
Battery Model
EN-EL9
Self Timer
Yes (2 to 20 sec)
Timelapse Recording
GPS
Storage Type
SD SDHC card
Storage Slots
1
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