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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.
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...
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 ...
The new Canon 40D offers a very mature set of features in a camera thats priced lower than its predecessors. It also offers as much value and image quality as competing designs that are hundreds of dollars more. Canons pro SLR designs have always bee...
Abstract: The Canon 40D is exactly as we guessed: its a 10 MP, 6.5 FPS, 3" LCD update of the Canon 20D and Canon 30D. Its $1,299.99, you can order it today and its available 10 September 2007. The Canon 40D is the first significant update in Canons mid-line...
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...
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...
Seven years since the EOS D30, the sixth incarnation of that camera displays all of the advantages of a progressive evolution in both features and quality. With each step up the evolutionary ladder to the EOS 40D Canon has demonstrated improvements in...
Abstract: The new Canon EOS 40D, announced by Canon on August 19th 2007, is the latest addition to Canons line of "prosumer" cameras and replaced the Canon EOS 30D. While the EOS 30D was a minor upgrade of the EOS 20D, the new Canon EOS 40D is a whole new camera, w...
Abstract: Canon EOS 40DPerformance Review and Microscope Application The following images and data are from initial performance evaluation on the Canon EOS 40D for general photography and photomicroscopy. I was most interested in the 40D's performance (resolutio...
Abstract: This 10-megapixel digital single-lens reflex has several evolutionary improvements over the EOS 30D, including the extra 2 million pixels, a larger LCD screen and what is called "live view" function. Live view is using the LCD screen as the view...
The picture quality from the CMOS sensor and image processor is smooth, film-like and noise free even at high ISO settings. Dynamic range is as good as it gets, with detail well preserved both in highlights and shadows. The mechanical refinement of the...
The larger LCD is a low resolution affair, with 230,000 pixels, compared with nearly one million on the Nikon D300 and the Sony A700. This diminishes the usefulness of live view and also affects picture review. And there is no auto-focus assist lamp fo...
This is a fine camera with worthwhile advances on its predecessor. Canon has dominated this segment of the market for DSLRs between $2000 and $3000, but now faces stiff competition. The Sony A700, the Nikon D300 and the Olympus E-3 are coming soon, whi...
Some minor auto focus problems in low light The Final Word For at least a little while it appears the Canon 40D is king of the hill. While the Nikon D80 and D200 both provide reasonable alternatives for enthusiasts, and the Nikon D40x and Canon EOS 400...
For at least a little while it appears the Canon 40D is king of the hill. While the Nikon D80 and D200 both provide reasonable alternatives for enthusiasts, and the Nikon D40x and Canon EOS 400D are both more suitable options for amateurs, the 40Ds bl...
