Key features:

• Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor with 24.5 megapixels

• Wide sensitivity range starting at ISO 100, ending at ISO 1600

• New EXPEED-based image processing, which was designed to minimize noise occurrence, achieves this without interfering with other factors, including hue.

• High-speed performance meets the most rigorous professional demand: It delivers a continuous shooting speed of approx. 5 frames per second in FX format (36 x 24) or 5:4 (30 x 24), and 7 frames per second in DX format (24 x 16)*2*3.

• Realizing reliable auto control: Scene Recognition System

• AF system employing high-density 51-point AF

• Superior durability

• High-resolution 3-inch LCD monitor with approx. 920k­-dots (VGA), 170° wide-viewing angle and reinforced glass

• Two Live View modes available

• Picture Control System: Choose from Auto, Extra High, High, Normal, Low or Off setting prior to shooting.

• Electronic virtual horizon

• UDMA-compatible memory card double slot

• GPS Unit GP-1 (optional)

Other features

• Lateral chromatic aberration reduction creates images with a clear periphery using original image processing technology to significantly reduce color aberrations

• Vignette Control effectively prevents reduction of light at the periphery

• Optical viewfinder achieves approx. 100% frame coverage and 0.7x magnification in FX format

• Three sensing areas: FX format (36 x 24), DX format (24 x 16), and 5:4 (30 x 24)

• Customizable function button

• Choice of black or white letters for shooting information display

• AF fine adjustment with professional standard of accuracy

• Compliant with HDMITM for high-definition image playback

• Lets you shoot up to approx. 4,400 frames on a single battery charge

There are few Vari-Programs shooting options compared to my old Canon, but, who really needs them? The display shows all the informations needed for adjustments before pressing the shutter and, besides aperture and shutter time, everything can be set up using the “info” button in combination with the “set” button. Shutter and aperture are modified using the wheel below the dial. The help button is very useful for anyone who never worked with a SLR before and whenever it is pressed it gives tips about what adjustment you should do to obtain a technical correctly image. You can view a histogram of the image, but there is no composition grid. In the little viewfinder you have a focus preview which I find very accurate when using manual focus.

The focus screen of the D40x provides three AF areas – I wish there could be more but at this price range it’s OK. The camera definitely worths the money. When using the playback effects, it saves the applied effect as a new file and it won’t allow me to make a second effect on the new image. Also, when shooting in RAW+JPEG, the jpeg version can only be low and not at full quality, but, it takes allot of memory anyway so why wishing for even more memory consumption. The Noise Reduction, if turned on, decides whether or not photos captured at high sensitivity or with long exposures (more than 1 second) are processed to reduce noise – another useful in-camera feature. If you are passioned about HDR, Image Overlay option in playback serves to combine two RAW images to create one – exposure of the shots can vary between 0.1 and 2 EV in increments of 0.1 EV while the effect can be seen in a preview (maybe later Nikon will allow more than 2 shots to be combined).

I received the camera with the standard Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm lens (as in kit) but later on I intend to get a telephoto lens. For this, it’s important to know about compatibility on the camera: AF-S DX lenses have a solid build and are compatible with Nikon D40x. D40x is only fully compatible with AF-S or AF-I lenses that have their own built-in AF motors. The Nikon D40x is also equipped with a flash shoe dedicated to Speedlights SB-400, SB-600, SB-800 and SB-R200 external flashes.
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Nikon D40x SLR Specifications

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Nikon D2Xs features a magnesium alloy large and heavy body with grip both front and back, built-in fixed low-pass filter on the Multi-Cam2000 AF sensor and plenty of settings (and plenty of buttons but easy to manipulate) for extreme flexibility (personally, I believe that the too many possible settings of this camera makes it hard to learn and accommodate with, on one hand, and on the other hand, you will always find something new to try out). A “shortcut” in this labyrinth is represented by “Recent Settings” menu which allows you to quickly recall settings you changed recently.

On the LCD you even have the battery remaining charge shown (excellent battery life by the way); it allows backlight / brightness adjustment and has tempered glass coating.
The viewfinder gives information about Focus indications, Shutter speed, Aperture, Exposure mode, Metering system, Shutter speed lock, Aperture lock, AE lock, Bracketing indicator, Electronic analogue display, Frame counter, Ready-light, ISO sensitivity, White balance, Image size / quality, Eleven sets of focus brackets (area). Depth of field preview is certainly not to forget.

Interesting about this digital SLR is the NMEA 0183 Interface standard supported with GPS Cable MC-35 and compass, as well as FTP file transfer with optional Wireless Transmitter WT-1 (IEEE 802.11b) or WT-2.
Image quality stands up for the expectations of such an expensive professional top line camera (heavy, flexible and responsive): low noise, sharpness, no artefact, no vignetting, natural colors.
A quote from cnet.com: Nikon’s flagship dSLR ranks among the best 35mm-format cameras currently made, but some pros may take umbrage with its less-than-full-frame sensor.

Accessories: AF Nikkor lenses (including AF-S, DX, VR and D-/G-type), D-type Manual-Focus Nikkor lenses, AI-P Nikkor except 3D Color Matrix Metering lens, filters, Wireless Transmitter WT-2/2A, Extended Range Antenna WA-E1, AC Adapter EH-6, Type-E Focusing Screen, Magnifier DG-2, Anti-fog Finder Eyepiece DK-17A, Rubber Eyepiece Cup DK-19, Eyepiece Correction Lens DK-17C series, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-17M, Right-Angle Magnifying Viewing Attachment DR-5, Speed light SB-800/SB-600/R1C1, Capture NX software, Camera Control Pro Software, Image Authentication Software.

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Program Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], Manual [M]
• Effects:
Sharpening: Auto, Normal, Low, Medium Low, Medium High, High, None
Tone: Auto, Normal, Less Contrast, More Contrast, Custom 1,2 & 3
Color: -3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,+3
Hue: +/-3, +/-6, +/-9 degrees
Black & White mode -> this is new
• Flash Modes: Balanced Fill-Flash controlled by five-segment TTL Multi Sensor, Standard D-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash, Advanced Wireless Lighting, Non-TTL Auto Flash, Range-priority manual, Front-Curtain Sync (normal sync), Red-Eye Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-Curtain Sync
• White Balance: Auto, 5 Presets, Manual (six steps with fine tuning), Color temperature in Kelvin (31 steps), White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames, 10,20,30 MIRED steps)
• Metering: 11 area TTL (9 area when in High speed cropped mode) and 3D Color Matrix II, Center-Weighted and Spot

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD offers a 170-degree wide viewing angle
• Viewfinder: optical, magnification approx 0.86x with 50 mm, Frame coverage 100%
• 12.4 effective megapixels
• ISO Range: 100 – 800 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps, plus HI-0.3 (ISO 1000), HI-0.5 (ISO 1100), HI-0.7 (ISO 1250), HI-1 (ISO 1600), HI-2 (ISO 3200)
• Exposure Compensation: +/-5.0 EV; 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
• Bracketing: 2 to 9 frames; 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps, for Exposure / Flash / White Balance
• Continuos Shooting:
Continuous High Full image – 5 fps
Continuous High speed cropped image – 8 fps
Continuous Low Full image – 1 to 4 fps (custom)
Continuous Low High speed cropped image – 1 to 7 fps (custom)
• Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/8000 sec
• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec
• Power-on: 0.2 sec
• Shot to Shot: 0.20 sec
• Shutter Lag: 0.045 sec
• Self Timer: 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec programmable
• File Format: NEF (12-bit RAW), NEF + JPEG, JPEG (EXIF 2.2), TIFF (RGB)
• Compact Flash Type I or II
• Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a 2500 mAh battery (1,150 shots)

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