Canon Eos D40 Camera Views

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The Canon EOS 40D is a 10.1-megapixel semi-professional digital single-lens reflex camera. It was initially announced on August 20, 2007 and was released at the end of that month. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 30D, and is succeeded by the EOS 50D.[1] It can accept EF and EF-S lenses. Like its predecessor, it uses an APS-C sized image sensor, resulting in a 1.6x field of view crop factor.

The camera uses the new DIGIC III image processor, which was first used in the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, introduced earlier that year. Canon’s DIGIC III processor delivers responsive operation, improved color rendering and near-instant start-up time.[3] A new sensor cleaning system has been introduced. It can also use the Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3/E3A.

For Canon devotees, the EOS 40D is a great camera and remains an excellent choice compared with most of the dSLRs in and around its price class--with one exception. Despite its many attractions, the Canon EOS 40D doesn't clearly outshine its closest competitor, the Nikon D90. Though the 40D has the obvious advantage for action shooting--almost double the burst rate and a higher top shutter speed--the D90 generally feels a bit faster and more responsive for single-shot photography, and offers video capture (though flawed) and a higher resolution. I think the 40D ultimately does deliver better photo quality, but some people might find the differences more subtle. And, of course, the more expensive Canon EOS 50D remains a wild card until we've tested it. So for the moment, the 40D gets a hearty, if not wholly unqualified, endorsement.

So what we have with the EOS 40D is a camera which appears comfortably superior to Nikonors"s D80 and better in many respects to the D200. Indeed the EOS 40D is arguably a mini version of the EOS 1D Mark III with a cropped-frame sensor. Canon clearly took Nikonrrs"s success over the last generation very seriously and after resting on its laurels with the EOS 30D, is now back and fighting.