Nikon D40 Digital Camera
With the D40 Nikon has finally succeeded in providing customers with a real SLR which is inexpensive, provides good picture quality and is as light as a point & shoot camera.
The D40 has dimensions of 127 x 63.5 x 93.98mm and weighs 482g without battery and memory card. This comes equipped with 6.1 mega pixel CCD imager and has an excellent grip. This has a very similar look to any of the other camera in the D-range produced by Nikon. Holding a D40 gives the photographer a very nice feeling and one can even take pictures with the camera held in one hand. The camera has shutter speeds ranging between 1/4000 to 30 seconds and has an extremely low shutter sound. The camera has a Silent Wave Motor which allows the 18-55mm AF-S lens present in the D40 to focus without making too much noise. The control layout of the D40 is easy to understand and use. Buttons are placed in such a way that the user can easily access them while taking pictures and make the required adjustments. This has a 2.5 inch LCD screen which is bright and vibrant. As compared to the size of the camera the screen is extremely large and takes up most of the space at the back of the D40. The LCD screen is not only big but it provides great results even when viewed under bright sunlight. The LCD screen has a special cover for protection against scratches and allows images to be enlarged by 19 times its original size. The low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD has various brightness levels which can be used to change the brightness as per user needs. A Fixed eye-level penta-Dach mirror type optical viewfinder is present which has built-in diopter adjustment and frame coverage of 95%.
The different viewfinder information present are Focus indications, AE/FV lock indicator, shutter speed, aperture value, exposure/exposure compensation indicator, exposure mode, flash output level compensation, exposure compensation, number of remaining exposures and flash-ready indicator. There are three AF point present in the D40 and each has been provided with bright LED brackets. This is a feature even more advanced and high end cameras lack, thus making the D40 special and makes focusing easy. The different AF Area modes present are Single Area AF, Dynamic Area AF and Dynamic Area AF with Closest Subject Priority. The camera accepts Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts Type G or D AF. This is also compatible with Nikon i-TTL technology that enables Speed lights.
The pictures from the D40 are not outstanding but still the camera performs well. In outdoor conditions the camera produces images that are sharp and focused. The place where the camera struggles is when the pictures are taken in dim light. The photos come out over exposed and blurry. When the ISO sensitivities are used then the images come out quiet brilliant. Even when the images are taken in high ISO option such as ISO 1600 the noise interference is less as compared to other cameras in the same range and the ISO levels vary between ISO 200 to ISO 1600. The colours generated by the D40 are vibrant and have a natural feel to them.
The different image size present are 3,008 x 2,000 (Large), 2,256 x 1,496 (Medium) and 1,504 x 1,000 (Small). The images are stored in JPEG format or Compressed RAW format. The different shooting modes present are Single frame shooting mode, Continuous shooting mode, Self-timer mode, Delayed remote mode and Quick-response remote mode. The various options in the exposure mode are Digital Vari-program (Auto, Auto [Flash Off], Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close Up, Night Portrait), Programmed Auto (P) with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto (S); Aperture Priority Auto (A) and Manual (M). The camera also has the new Retouch Menu which has options such as D-Lighting, In-camera Red-eye Correction, Trim, Image Overlay, Monochrome settings and Filter Effects. Using these options one can overcome difficulties such as under exposed images, red-eye presence in photos, larger size of images resulting in more transfer time and various other issues. The different Flash Sync modes present are Auto, Portrait, Child and Close Up mode which has options Auto, auto with red-eye reduction; fill-flash and red-eye reduction available with optional Speed light. The Night portrait mode which includes Auto, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction; slow sync and slow sync with red-eye reduction available with optional Speed light. Then there is the Landscape, Sport mode which contains Fill-flash and red-eye reduction available with optional Speed light. The P, A has Fill flash, rear-curtain with slow sync, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction and finally S, M which has options like Fill flash, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction.
The various storage media that can be used in the D40 are SD memory card and SDHC compliant. The various interfaces present in the camera are USB 2.0 and Video Output option which are used for connecting with external devices. For power the camera uses High-capacity EN-EL9 battery and has a self timer which can electronically delay the picture by 20 seconds.
Overall the D40 performs extremely well and its price makes the camera more desirable. This one not only fulfills the expectations of people but even exceeds them. The D40 is extremely well developed digital camera by Nikon and looks like a success story in the making.
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