Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 10:20 am IST

REVIEWS / DSLRS / NIKON INDIA PVT LTD

Nikon D40

02 Mar, 2007, 11:06 am IST | Gagan Gupta | DSLRs DSLRs

Performance
In terms of basic performance, the Nikon D40 delivered. Considering the camera's limitation of 6.1 megapixels the images were adequately sharp.

Colors however were top notch. The image sensor got the right amount of depth in the dark areas and always kept the images looking natural.

The scene modes worked pretty well when set for the right scenario. The shot below was taken in portrait mode, and as you can see, the camera kept the focus on the main subject while blurring the objects in the foreground and the background.

High sensitivity shots like the one below (taken at ISO 1600) were not too hot though.

When it came to speed, the camera started up and shut down in less than a second, and shot at 2.6 frames per second in burst mode.

Conclusion
Though the guys at Nikon gave us an MRP of 40,999 on the D40, we got an average street price of under Rs. 30,000. At a price like that the Nikon D40 is definitely a steal. Sure the features are not that hot when compared to other budget D-SLRs out there, but at its price it's all justified.

I would highly recommend this one to photography students who are strapped for cash in their first D-SLR, and for those who want to move on to SLR cameras but without spending a bomb on it.

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Tags: Nikon , D40 , digicam , digital camera , D-SLR , SLR , 6 megapixel

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