Canon EOS 40D Expert Reviews

The new Canon 40D offers a very mature set of features in a camera that's priced lower than its predecessors. It also offers as much value and image quality as competing designs that are hundreds of dollars more. Canon's pro SLR designs have always ...

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There's a lot to like about Canon's successor to the popular EOS 30D digital single-lens reflex camera. Experienced photographers will enjoy the EOS 40D's intuitive design and easy-to-use software interface, not to mention the great image quality. It ...

Image quality ; great interface with re-defined menu structure ; nice customization features ; good live view implementation ; custom modes

Limited auto-bracketing ; inconvenient power switch ; lacks some advanced features and customization options

Canon's EOS 40D is the successor to the popular EOS 30D

The 40D is amazing as it blitzes through JPEGs and even huge RAW+JPEG files..

Good 10MP images ; amazing 6.5 fps burst mode ; large 3-inch LCD

Heavy ; noisy above 800 ISO ; Live View

If you're new to the digital SLR market, this camera is a strong contender. If you're upgrading from an SLR that's older or has different features, however, the call isn't so easy to make.

But if you're starting from scratch and are in the market for a digital SLR, the 40D should definitely be one of your final contenders because of its great design, excellent interface, very competitive price/performance ratio, and support for Canon's ...