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Old 11-02-2006, 03:58 PM   #1
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Default Nikon D40 & D40x




Specs:

* 6.1 Megapixel
* Compressed 12-bit NEF, JPEG
* 3 AF points [Cross-type AF sensors?!]
* 2.5″ 230K pixel LCD
* Up to 19x magnification? (via Erik37)
* TTL (ISO 200 - 1600, HI1)
* 3 metering modes (420px meter):
o 3D Color Matrix Metering II
o Center-weighted metering (75% of center field)
o 8mm spot
* Program modes including flash… (Portrait, Landscape, Night, Spot, Child, Night Portrait)
* i-TTL compatible
* 1/500 Flash Sync
* USB 2.0
* SD, SD-HC
* Lithium-Ion EN-EL9
* 94×126x64 mm
* 475 grams without battery, memory card, LCD cover or body cap

Estimated at $350 US (?).
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Old 11-02-2006, 04:36 PM   #2
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Is it in any way different to the D50? I don't see any changes?
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:34 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by TopGearNL
Is it in any way different to the D50? I don't see any changes?
Well this looks more like a new entry level Nikon. Rumors are expected that this should be around $350. Feature set wise it is definitely slotted below the D50.

Everyone was hoping for a D60, a D50 replacement. But right now it doesn't look like that is going to happen.

Lack of on top LCD, 3 Area Focusing, AF-S Lenses only, etc, etc.
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:42 PM   #4
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350 is a very good entry price for point-and-shoot camera users
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Old 11-02-2006, 08:20 PM   #5
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I need a new camera. I have had Nikons before and they have never let me down. Im not much of a photographer and dont need a super expensive camera, so this may work for me. $350 is about what I would want to pay for a good camera.
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Old 11-02-2006, 09:25 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by TopGearNL
Is it in any way different to the D50? I don't see any changes?
Even smaller, no extra info display, no focus-motor in-body.
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Old 11-16-2006, 04:16 AM   #7
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Formal Announcement:

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/con...id=7-7900-8676

DPReview has a Preview:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond40/
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Old 11-16-2006, 04:40 AM   #8
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Key features

* 6 megapixel DX format CCD (1.5x FOV crop, as D50)
* Nikon Image processing engine (as D80 / D200)
* 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 420 pixel sensor (as D80 / D50)
* New Multi-CAM530 three area AF sensor
* ISO sensitivity range 200 - 1600 plus HI 1 (3200 equiv.)
* Custom Auto ISO (selectable maximum ISO, minimum shutter speed)
* 2.5 fps continuous shooting (as D50), unlimited in JPEG
* No status LCD, new LCD monitor based status / settings screens
* Help suggestions on LCD monitor (eg. scene too dark, try using flash)
* Large 2.5" 230,000 pixel LCD monitor
* Bigger viewfinder view (x0.8 magnification, 95% coverage)
* Short shutter lag and viewfinder blackout
* Support for SDHC (SD cards over 2 GB in capacity)
* In-camera retouching
o D-Lighting (shadow / highlight enhancement)
o Red-eye reduction
o Trimming
o Monochrome
o Filter effects
o Small picture
o Image overlay
* USB 2.0 with PTP and Mass Storage device support
* Very compact, light body (smaller, lighter than D50)
* Improved menu user interface (as D80 / D200)
* New EN-EL9 Lithium-Ion battery (7.2V, 1000 mAh)
* New 'Version II' AF-S DX 18-55 mm kit lens
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Old 11-16-2006, 04:41 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by goodduck
you got me exited there talking about $350

While the basic specs for this new model have been floating around the Web for a couple of weeks, the camera's most enticing feature - its affordability - managed to stay under wraps: US$599.95 is the expected street price in the U.S. for the D40 in a kit with the DX-Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II lens
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/16/n...lly-announced/

I would love a digital SLR... dont think its in my price range for a few years though. il going to try to get a 200 - 300 range digital camera for xmas... my trusty cybershot has recently died.
Sorry about that. . . maybe it was suppose to be 350 Euros or something. It was a rumor, but $599 w/ a kit lens isn't bad. You could try to pick up an old D50, which has more features than this camera. Or an used XT/350D.

Compared to the Nikon D50, major feature and specification differences

Originally Posted by DPReview
Nikon's choice of "compromises" with the D40 are switching to a new three area AF sensor (although it seems to be just as fast), removing some of the flexibility (you can't change the CW average area, exposure steps are fixed at 1/3 EV and there's no bracketing) and removing the status LCD (although this has more to do with making the camera smaller than saving money). What the D40 shares with the D50 are some of the important things, the six megapixel sensor, the 420 pixel metering sensor (also used on the D80), the more 'consumer like' default IIIa color mode and 2.5 frames per second continuous shooting (although now unlimited in JPEG mode).

On the plus side you get ISO 3200 equiv. (HI 1), the ever useful customizable Auto ISO, a larger viewfinder view, shorter shutter lag and viewfinder blackout, a larger LCD monitor, a considerably nicer user interface, SDHC support, a new image processing engine, unlimited JPEG continuous shooting, in-camera retouching (including D-Lighting) and of course a smaller and lighter body. It would not therefore be fair to describe the D40 as a 'dumbed down' D50, far from it, the range of improvements and new features out-weigh those which have been removed or reduce, which would most likely not be missed by the average D40 owner.
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Old 03-06-2007, 05:30 AM   #10
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Brand New Nikon D40x w/ 10MP Sensor:

http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/re...nikond40x.html

Originally Posted by Gizmodo
There's an updated version of the Nikon D40 DSLR that'll soon hit the streets, now called the D40x and raising its megapixel count to 10.2 from the 6 megapixels it had before. Nikon also says it's also improved in two other areas: its three-frames-per-second continuous shooting, and a wider range of ISO speeds, now beginning at 100 instead of the 200 of the D40.

Besides that speed bump and megapixel change, the rest of the D40x is almost exactly the same as its predecessor. It's notable that the megapixel count and viewscreen size of 2.5 inches on the D40x are identical to that of its big brother, the Nikon D80. The D40x will be available next month for $729.95 for the body only or $799.95 for the package including its 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S lens.

Nikon also introduced another longer zoom lens to go with this new camera. Check out the info about that, plus a gallery of pics of this latest Nikon DSLR:

At the same time as this announcement Nikon rolled out the $249.95 AF-S DX VR 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens, giving users the 35mm equivalent of an 82.5 - 300mm lens. It's a 3.66x zoom with vibration reduction (VR) which Nikon says lets you take photos with a shutter speed that's three stops slower than you would need without that stabilization.

We'll have our hands-on impressions of the camera from the show floor at PMA, coming up later this week. – Charlie White
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/digital-c...40x-241789.php
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