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January 2008
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The editors liked
Durable and rugged design
Large 3inch LCD
EOS Integrated Cleaning System for sensor cleaning
Noise is barely noticeable at high ISO levels
Amazing image quality.
6.5 fps burst
List price
sRAW
Live Preview
Highlight Tone Priority
Reorganized menus
Wireless capabilities
Constant display of ISO in viewfinder
.95x viewfinder
Interchangeable focusing screens
Dust reduction
Additional weather-seals
Silent modes (good...
Excellent 10.1 megapixel sensor with impressively low noise and superb detail
ISO 100 to 800 usable at 13x19 inches
Dust removal technology reduces sensor cleaning chores
Excellent kit lens
3.0-inch LCD
Status display includes more detail
Print/Share b...
Handling
Image quality
Ease of use
Good dust removal system and prevention
AF
Great colour and white balance
Low noise
Good software.
Excellent image quality. Comfortable
Solid body. Live View LCD mode. Complete manual controls and customization.
Generally superior shooting speed among dSLRs
First-rate photo quality.
Good 10-megapixel images
Amazing 6.5 fps burst mode
Large 3-inch LCD
Excellent resolution
Good per-pixel sharpness
Good tonal response
Dynamic range extended compared to competition
EOS 30D
Highlight tone priority option delivers even more dynamic range with very little downside
Trademark Canon CMOS noise free images...
Excellent photo quality
Big
Bright LCD
Live View shooting
Peppy sequential shooting modes
Great interface with re-defined menu structure
Nice customization features
Good live view implementation
Custom modes.
Fast
Capable of 6.5 frames per second
Produced pleasing
Wellbalanced images
Superb handling and 6.5fps shooting
Great build & improved weatherproofing
Live View and PC remote control
Effective anti-dust during our test period.
Build quality
6.5fps
3in LCD screen
Image detail
The editors didn't like
Live View mode only works in manual modes and only with manual focus.
Reassigned buttons on top of camera
Non-customizable Picture Styles and Direct Print buttons
Silent modes are not as quiet as expected
Lacks body-based image stabilization
No commander flash mode
Bigger than predecessors
AF assist lamp only works in flash-on mode
Making available light photography more difficult (somewhat offset by the improved AF sensor)
Auto-rotation doesnt play well with all computer programs
Kit lens doesnt really reach ...
Over crowded buttons
Fussy button/dial combinations
Metering foibles.
Noise creeps into extremeISO photos. Can’t use Live View or RAW formats in auto modes.
Large spot size for spot meter
Relatively sluggish low-light focus.
Heavy
Gets noisy above 800 ISO
Live View—I still don’t get it
Average automatic white balance performance
Still very poor under incandescent light
Picture Style tone curve not indicated in camera menu (contrast is an offset
Not absolute)
Continuous shooting rate slower than specified
6 fps @ 1/500 sec
6.3 fps...
Confusing controls
Manual focusing in Live View
Limited auto-bracketing
Inconvenient power switch
Lacks some advanced features and customization options.
The crop sensor combined with state-of-the-art systems makes the Canon 40D the best digital SLR body for budget-conscious wildlife photographers. Adding the 6.5 frames per second capture rate makes the 40D the best digital SLR body for sports photogra...
Abstract: The EOS 40D is the most expensive and, so far, most impressive of Canons consumer-level digital SLRs. The range goes up higher (see the professional 5D), but youre talking about adding £1,000 to the price. The 40D is bigger than many digital cameras,...
6.5 fps burst
List price
sRAW
Live Preview
Highlight Tone Priority
Reorganized menus
Wireless capabilities
Constant display of ISO in viewfinder
.95x viewfinder
Interchangeable focusing screens
Dust reduction
Additional weather-seals
Silent modes (good...
Reassigned buttons on top of camera
Non-customizable Picture Styles and Direct Print buttons
Silent modes are not as quiet as expected
Lacks body-based image stabilization
No commander flash mode
The EOS 40D stands as a solid successor to Canon’s popular EOS 30D. It offers increased resolution, 30 percent faster continuous shooting, and enhanced computing power. A number of innovations, such as sRAW files, Live Preview, automatic dust reduct...
Abstract: The seven models, from EOS D30 to the 40D, have changed drastically. The image sensor and processor took huge steps forwards and also the DSLR camera itself improved a lot. Can you still imagine how happy a 1.8-inch monitor on the back of a camera made...
Abstract: Canon’s newest prosumer digital SLR, the EOS 40D, is more than an updated EOS 30D; it is a ground breaking advanced amateur camera. Released in September 2007, the EOS 40D sports a similar chassis to the 20D and 30D; the 40D is a lightweight, featur...
Abstract: One week with the Canon EOS 40D, there arent many people who wouldnt like that! As we already had the pleasure to review the 1D Mark III, this "semi-pro" solution got us pretty impressed, and features a lot of things seen on the "big brother". Replac...
Abstract: This DSLR from Canon performs so well that finding something to criticize about it was difficult. Although it is missing some features compared to other cameras in its class, nearly everything that the Canon EOS 40D does, it does very well. Image qual...
Abstract: Product Details We clicked with:Class leading autofocusExtremely long battery lifeNo image noise to speak ofSuper-sharp high resolution imagesThree custom memories on dial a joyShots in the dark:Live view isnt as elegantly integrated as Olympus versi...
