Abstract: Out of the box, the body of the D40X felt comparatively light at 522g. Of course, considering that the body is missing quite a few essentials like an autofocus mechanism, it had better be light! The cameras physical dimensions and appearance is exactl...
Comfortable, compact body design; very low noise at higher ISOs; highly customizable menus; 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor.
Slow kit lenses; RAW editing software costs extra; controls can be awkward; occasionally slow to focus; no automatic sensor cleaning; RAW-plus-JPEG mode limited to basic instead of fine JPEG compression.
The Nikon D40x makes a very nice first dSLR, though experienced SLR shooters looking for a Nikon should spend the extra cash for the D80.
At a street price today of around £399 for the camera and 18-55mm standard zoom it’s about £50 cheaper than better-specified D80 with an 18-70mm lens, which would appear to offer much better value. But this is missing part of the rationale behind the ...
Abstract: Nikon D40X is a digital SLR camera that makes use of a 10.2 megapixel CCD. The camera also has the Nikon Image processing engine, 3D colour matrix metering, and ISO sensitivity range 100. It also allows for in-camera retouches such as, monochrome, imag...
Excellent image quality
Very good Nikon Digital kit lens
Very good 2.5" screen, viewable from most angles
Quick performance, quick switch on, continuous shooting etc
Comfortable, compact, solid black body
Little or no Red-eye in photos with flash
Very ...
Unintuitive to use compared to competition
Poor labelling of controls (playback display is changed with up / down controls on 4 way controller for example)
No quick way to set the white balance - takes 5 button presses
No quick way to set ISO, without ...
The Nikon D40x is a compact 10 megapixel Digital SLR that produces great image quality, with very low noise levels. Images are bright, detailed, and colourful with lots of saturation, and the camera produces pleasing JPEG images. This makes it a great ...
Abstract: Closely rivals the EOS 400D at a lower price. The D40x directly rivals Canons EOS 400D, and has many things in its favour. The 3fps continuous mode lasts for 100 rather than the 400Ds 30 shots, and a focus assist lamp aids sharp focus in low ligh...
Despite Nikons "nobody could better the D40 so we decided to do it ourselves" flippancy, owners of the D40 shouldnt feel pressure to update, the Nikon D40x versions additions have generally been made to bring the cameras specs up to match competit...
Specification boosting re-imagining of the D40 introduces 10-megapixel capture and 3fps shooting speed
Upgraded features not particularly significant to existing users, though they do bring the product into sync with the line-ups of its rivals Min specs: OS X v10.3.9, 10.4x
Despite Nikon’s “nobody could better the D40 so we decided to do it ourselves” flippancy, owners of the D40 shouldn’t feel pressure to update, the ‘x’ version’s additions have generally been made to bring the came...
Abstract: Resolution: 10 megapixels; Optical zoom: 3x; Memory card type: SD Card; Optical viewfinder: Yes; Screen size: 2.5in; Quoted battery life: 520 shots; Size: 126 x 64 x 94mm; Weight: 530g Nikon knows a thing or two about making cameras, having been in t...
