Nikon D40x Reviews
The Nikon D40 was announced just under four months ago, and yet here we are with a new version of that camera. The D40X has the same compact lightweight body and easy to use control layout, in fact the only external physical difference is the badge. Under the bonnet Nikon has swapped out the D40’s six megapixel CCD for a ten megapixel unit, this also provides a lower base sensitivity of ISO 100 and must utilize dual readout because continuous shooting frame rate has gone up from 2.5 fps to 3.0 fps. Based on the specs and features this camera is clearly aiming to knock the EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi) off its pedestal.
The Nikon D40x is a 10.2 Megapixel entry-level digital SLR aimed at general consumers, family users and photographic students. Announced in March 2007, it comes only four months after the launch of the 6 Megapixel D40, and indeed the new D40x is essentially identical other than a higher resolution sensor - and a higher price to reflect it.
Nikon says the D40x is therefore designed as a step-up for anyone who loved the D40 but was put off by its lower resolution, although clearly it’s also now a direct rival for Canon’s massively successful EOS 400D / XTi
Nikon D40x Reviews From trustedreviews
Features 9/10
Image Quality 10/10
Value 10/10
Overall 10/10
Nikon D40x Reviews From dcresource
What I liked:
* Very good photo quality, though see issues below
* Solid construction; feels better in the hand than the competition
* Robust performance (even more so than the D40)
* 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
* USB 2.0 High Speed support
What I didn’t care for:
* Images are overly saturated and a bit soft at default settings, in this reviewer’s opinion
* Limited selection of AF-S lenses means that many Nikkor lenses (mostly primes) will not support autofocus
* No RAW image manipulation software included
* Some purple fringing with kit lens
* Missing some features offered by competitive cameras: bracketing, DOF preview, dust reduction, more than 3 focus points
* Video cable not included; ridiculous AC adapter pricing
* No battery grip available
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