Nikon D40 digital camera review

Dcresource has posted a review of the Nikon D40 digital camera.

Jeff Keller writes: What I liked:

  • Excellent photo quality; vivid colors and very low noise — though see issues below
  • Well built for its price
  • Robust performance
  • Large, bright, and sharp 2.5″ LCD
  • Shooting data well presented on the main LCD; settings can quickly be changed from the info screens
  • Full manual controls
  • Customizable menus and button
  • Useful features for beginners like D-Lighting, redeye removal, assist images, help system
  • AF-assist lamp
  • Redeye not a problem
  • Above average battery life
  • USB 2.0 High Speed support

What I didn’t care for:

  • Purple fringing with kit lens; occasional blown highlights
  • Limited selection of AF-S lenses means that many Nikkor lenses (mostly primes) will not support autofocus
  • Grip could be larger
  • No depth-of-field preview
  • Included software doesn’t allow for RAW image manipulation; Capture NX costs $150 more
  • Would’ve been nice for assist images to be in full menu as well as quick menu



Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens