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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | Nikon DX format 23.7 mm × 15.6 mm (0.93 in × 0.61 in) CCD |
| Maximum resolution | 3,008 × 2,000 (6.1 effective megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO 200-1600, ISO 3200 in high mode |
| Storage media | Secure Digital, SDHC up to 32GB |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | autofocus: single (AF-S); continuous (AF-C); auto selection (AF-A); Manual |
| Focus areas | 3 sensors, Multi-CAM530 |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program and preset settings: Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Macro, and Night Portrait |
| Exposure metering | 420 segment color meter |
| Metering modes | 3D Color Matrix, Center-weighted and Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | i-TTL Built-in or hotshoe (e.g. for the matching SB-400 Speedlight) |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb; 1/500 Flash X-Sync |
| Continuous shooting | 2.5 frame/s, 100 JPEG frames buffer |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | optical, through the lens, pentamirror type, 0.8× magnification, 95% coverage |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.5", TFT, 230,000 pixel, 170° angle of view |
| Battery | 1,000 mAh lithium-ion EN-EL9 |
| Dimensions | 126 mm × 94 mm × 64 mm (5.0 in × 3.7 in × 2.5 in) |
| Weight | 475 g (16.8 oz) without battery 524.1 g (18.49 oz) with battery [2] 729 g with battery and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II kit lens [3] |
| Made in |  Thailand |
The Nikon D40 is a 6.1-megapixel DX format DSLR Nikon F-mount camera announced by Nikon on November 16, 2006. It replaces the D50 as Nikon's entry level DSLR. It features a 2.5-inch 230,000-dot resolution LCD monitor, CCD sensor with ISO 200-1600 (3200 Hi-1) and 3D Color Matrix Metering.
The D40 was superseded by the D40X in March 2007.
Features
- 6.1-megapixel Nikon DX format CCD Sensor
- 23.7 mm x 15.6 mm sensor size
- SD and SDHC memory card file storage
- ISO 200-1600. Hi-1 (ISO 3200)
- 2.5-inch color LCD monitor with 3 colorful display options
- File formats: JPEG, NEF (Nikon's RAW, 12-bit compressed
- Nikon F-mount lenses
- 3-area auto focus
- Image assist
- Fires continuously at a speed of up to 2.5 frames per second
- EN-EL9 Lithium-ion battery
- Built-in speedlight with i-TTL automatic flash control
- Flash sync speed up to 1/500 sec
- In-camera retouching
Reception
Reviews of the Nikon D40 have been generally favorable due to its ergonomics and image quality.[4] It received some criticism for some design compromises Nikon undertook to keep the D40's price and size competitive.[5]
Nikon D40x
On March 6, 2007, Nikon introduced the D40X, a sister camera to the D40.[6] While identical in external design to the D40, it has a 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor, continuous shooting up to 3 frames per second, and a base sensitivity of ISO 100. It has a flash sync speed of 1/200 seconds.
A new consumer-level telephoto zoom with vibration reduction debuted alongside the launch. Nikon ceased production of the D40X in December 2007, shortly before they introduced its successor, the Nikon D60.
Gallery
Rear panel of the D40
Showing the DX sensor of the D40
Nikon D40X with AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G kit lens and SB-400 flash unit
See also
References
- ↑ "Nikon D40". Products Line Up. Nikon Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06.
- ↑ "Nikon D40 Specifications". Ken Rockwell. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II". Nikon Americas.
- ↑ "Digitalcameratracker.com: Nikon D40 Review". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
- ↑ Askey, Phil (December 2006). "Nikon D40 Review". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ↑ "Nikon D40x" (Press release). Nikon Corporation. 2007-03-06. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13.