Canon EOS-40D Digital Camera
(5 out of 5)
It's hard not to like this top-notch digital SLR from Canon.
Review date: Oct 24, 2007
With the EOS-40D, Canon has created a very capable midrange digital SLR that offers excellent photo quality, snappy performance, live view, and a well-designed body. Since I'm yet to test the equivalent cameras from Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony, it's hard to say how the 40D compares. Standing on its own, however, the 40D is a camera that easily earns my recommendation.
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- Excellent photo quality (with a decent lens attached), with nearly no noise
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Rugged, well-designed, weather-sealed body
- Cheaper than the competition, especially the D300
- Huge 3-inch LCD with live view feature
- histogram and composition grid available
- Shutter release noticeably quieter in live view mode
- Dust reduction system
- Full manual controls, including lots of white balance options
- RAW format support, and in two sizes
- good editing software included
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Very quick performer, especially in terms of autofocus
- Best-in-class continuous shooting mode
Custom spots on mode dial + user-defined My Menu
- Above average battery life
- Remote capture software included
- live view available in software
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Tons of accessories available, including a battery grip
- Optional (but expensive) wireless transmitter
| - Tends to underexpose a bit
- Some redeye
- Live view not available in auto/scene modes
- UDMA CompactFlash cards not supported
- LCD pales in comparison to the one on the D300 and A700
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