Nikon D40
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Nikon F-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | Nikon DX format 23.7 mm × 15.6 mm (0.93 in × 0.61 in) CCD |
| Maximum resolution | 3,008 × 2,000 (6.1 effective megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO 200-1600, ISO 3200 in high mode |
| Storage media | Secure Digital, SDHC up to 32GB |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | autofocus: single (AF-S); continuous (AF-C); auto selection (AF-A); Manual |
| Focus areas | 3 sensors, Multi-CAM530 |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program and preset settings: Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Macro, and Night Portrait |
| Exposure metering | 420 segment color meter |
| Metering modes | 3D Color Matrix, Center-weighted and Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | i-TTL Built-in or hotshoe (e.g. for the matching SB-400 Speedlight) |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb; 1/500 Flash X-Sync |
| Continuous shooting | 2.5 frame/s, 100 JPEG frames buffer |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | optical, through the lens, pentamirror type, 0.8× magnification, 95% coverage |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.5", TFT, 230,000 pixel, 170° angle of view |
| Battery | 1,000 mAh lithium-ion EN-EL9 |
| Dimensions | 126 mm × 94 mm × 64 mm (5.0 in × 3.7 in × 2.5 in) |
| Weight | 475 g (16.8 oz) without battery 524.1 g (18.49 oz) with battery 729 g with battery and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II kit lens |
| Made in | Thailand |
The Nikon D40 is a 6.1-megapixel DX format DSLR Nikon F-mount camera announced by Nikon on November 16, 2006. It replaces the D50 as Nikon's entry level DSLR. It features a 2.5-inch 230,000-dot resolution LCD monitor, CCD sensor with ISO 200-1600 (3200 Hi-1) and 3D Color Matrix Metering.
The D40 was the first Nikon DSLR without an in-body focus motor. Autofocus requires the use of a lens with an integrated autofocus-motor.
In March 2007, Nikon released a sister model, the D40x, which included a 10.2-megapixel sensor and several other changes over the original D40.