Canon EOS 40D

The camera costs Rs 64,990; this obviously puts it beyond amateur photographers, and into the realm of serious work. The settings are extensive, and the colors are just right, offering the right tonal response. The large screen LCD, fast picture...

Excellent image quality. Comfortable, solid body. Live View LCD mode. Complete manual controls and customization.

Noise creeps into extreme-ISO photos. Can't use Live View or RAW formats in auto modes.

The Canon 40D bridges entry-level SLRs with expensive, pro options. We can easily overlook its few shortcomings and focus on its excellent image quality and wide array of useful features.

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

Heavy; noisy above 800 ISO; Live View

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

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...

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...

Fast: Capable of 6.5 frames per second ; Produced pleasing, well-balanced images

Live View mode is kludgy

The strengths of the Canon EOS 40D overshadow those minor drawbacks, however. On the whole, it is a powerful, scalable camera. If you're graduating from a Rebel-series digital SLR, this is a great step-up model whose versatility will grow along with...

Fast: Capable of 6.5 frames per second ; Produced pleasing, well-balanced images

Live View mode is kludgy

Feature-packed camera produces great images, too; will appeal to enthusiasts and pros alike.

The EOS 40D inherits some advanced features from Canon's professional cameras and puts them to good use. It has a newly designed, high-precision 9-point wide area AF that uses cross-type points, enabling the camera to focus faster, more accurately, and...

umer (26) ; Wireless (6) ; Hybrid (3) ; Webcam (3) ; Show more ; Maximum Resolution ; 3264 x 2448 pixels (59) ; 3072 x 2304 pixels (57) ; 2592 x 1944 pixels (34) ; 3648 x 2736 pixels (33) ; 2560 x 1920 pixels (29) ; 2048 x 1536 pixels (28) ; 2816 x...

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