Canon Canon EOS 40D

85

Very Good

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Pros
Fast: Capable of 6.5 frames per second
Produced pleasing, well-balanced images
Cons
Live View mode is kludgy

$849.99 - $1,244.95
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Performance: Superior: 90
Features: Good: 78
Design: Very Good: 85

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Performance
Battery Life (minutes)	273.5
Image Quality Score	Superior
Image Quality, Color	60.1
Image Quality, Color--Adjusted	64.8
Image Quality, Color--Auto	55.3
Image Quality, Distortion	69.3
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise	74.9
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction	72.5
Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation	64.4
Image Quality, Exposure	55.8
Image Quality, Exposure--Flash	52.9
Image Quality, Exposure--Normal	57.1
Image Quality, Overall	58.6
Image Quality, Sharpness	52.7
Number of Batteries	1
Number of Shots	500

What You Should Know about the Canon EOS 40D

Average Megapixels For an SLR

This digital SLR has an average megapixel count for its class. You can print images from an 8- to 10-megapixel camera at sizes up to 8 by 10 inches with no loss in quality; at 13 by 19 inches, however, prints will exhibit a slight loss of detail. Images from a 13-megapixel camera look good at 13 by 19 inches and can be pushed to 16 by 24 inches. Though prints at these larger sizes will lose some sharpness, they'll be superior to what you'd get from 35mm film printed at the same dimensions. You’ll also have plenty of latitude to crop and resize images. As the pixel count on an image sensor increases, so does its propensity to produce images plagued by noise--ugly speckling patterns. To avoid noise, look for a camera with the lowest pixel count that still serves your output needs.

Reviewed by: natureday

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Youc an really see the picture you just took in the wide review on the back.

Weaknesses: It is heavy on my hikes, but a great weight.

Overall Evaluation: I love this camera, it was pretty spendy, but I have three kids and I need a good camera, I love it so much. I think Canon makes the best cameras of course!ANna
Reviewed by: realshopmaster

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: 6 frames per second burst rate, anti-dust system, realtime LCD, low noise 10MP sensor, light weight, 1.6 crop

Weaknesses: low LCD resolution, could be put more cross type auto focus sensors

Overall Evaluation: I have owned the first generation Canon Digital Rebel, Canon 20D, Canon 5D and now 40D. I would say that 40D is the best 1.6 crop SLR from Canon. I used it along side with my 5D, mostly for sports where its 6 FPS bust rate and 1.6 crop are more advantageous than 5D. 40D has the same sensor density as Canon's top of the line Canon 1DS III. This means that you are actually shooting with Canon 1Ds III but with much smaller FOV. The camera is very well built. The only negative I have about it is that Canon could put more cross type auto focus sensors as well as better LCD on it just as Nikon did on the D300. I hope we can see these futures in the next product upgrade. Overall, I am extremely happy with it and would recommend to anyone who needs a SLR camera one step above the Canon 400D.