Its resolution power makes it easy for users to print up very large sizes or crop aggressively without losing any fine details. The D40X is loaded with everything you need for truly amazing images: a 10.2-megapixel CCD, Nikon’s exclusive 3D Colour Matrix Metering II, an improved Image Processing Engine and superb Auto White Balance. Together with a world-famous Nikkor lens, these features combine to ensure perfect exposure, refined details and natural, vivid colours.
The D40X shares the D40’s ergonomic design and streamlined interface, which means the same intuitive operation that’s simple and fun – even for entry-level users. The bright and clear viewfinder ensures precise composition, while the 2.5-inch large LCD monitor utilises an easy-to-use menu system and a wide viewing angle so that everyone can navigate their settings and view their images with ease. There is also a handy built-in Help menu which, makes it easier for users to navigate their way around the camera and provides useful information on the cameras key features.
The D40X near-instant power-up time (0.18 second) along with fast, reliable responses help photographers act on the moment, while the continuous shooting mode lets photographers easily capture up to 100 JPEG images of action at as fast as 3 frames per second. The camera’s razor-sharp autofocus ensures crisp images for a wide variety of photographic scenes ensuring users capture amazing images effortlessly.
Flash photography is simple with the D40X because the camera employs Nikon’s market-leading i-TTL flash control, which evaluates ideal flash exposure automatically and accurately, even in difficult lighting situations.
Eight Digital Vari-Program modes offer creative shooting options that are optimised for common shooting situations. Fun, fast and simple, they are as easy to use as rotating the mode dial. For further control over aperture and shutter speed, P/S/A/M modes are also available.
Exclusive in-camera image editing features are available in the Retouch menu. One of the main features is Nikon’s exceptional D-lighting, which brings out details usually lost in underexposed areas of an image while retaining the proper exposure in brighter areas. Photographers can also correct red-eye easily, or use Monochrome effects to change an image to Black-and-white, Sepia tone or Cyanotype.
Some of the D40X’s major improvements include an even longer-lasting battery that allows up to 520 images per charge (470 images* for the D40), faster continuous shooting at 3 frames per second (2.5 fps for the D40) and a wider ISO sensitivity of 100 to 1600, plus HI-1 (200 to 1600 plus HI-1 for the D40).
While it inherits many advanced digital and optical technologies from professional models, the D40X and its sister model, the D40, are Nikon’s smallest, most compact digital SLR cameras. By offering everyone mobility, ease-of-use and incredible pictures with great resolution, the D40X welcomes everyone to the world of Nikon digital SLR photography.
Sales release schedule
Available from all leading camera stores in April 2007 RRP $1,399.00.
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D40X Major Features - Intuitive, simple and trouble-free operation
• The most compact Nikon digital SLR ever, featuring intuitive controls and ergonomics designed for everyone. • A large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with easy-to-view menus, large fonts and careful colour schemes for easy preview and setting changes. • Bright and clear viewfinder with 0.8x magnification for precise composition. • Long-life rechargeable lithium-ion battery that allows up to 520 images* on a single charge (*CIPA standards). • Handy assist images that help photographers select the right camera settings. • Optional Wireless Remote Control ML-L3 for easy remote shutter release.
Superior image quality and resolution
• 10.2-effective-megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD imaging sensor, producing 3,872 x 2,592-pixel images. • High-precision digital image processing algorithms for natural-looking pictures with faithful colour and tone reproduction. • Nikon 3D Colour Matrix Metering II for ideal exposures in almost any lighting condition. • Variable Centre-weighted metering and Spot metering centered on the active focus area. • Auto White Balance for natural colours, plus six different manual white balance settings and user-defined preset white balance.
Fast and precise responses
• Quick 0.18-sec. power-up to respond to every photographic opportunity. • Fast continuous shooting mode enables up to 100 JPEG images (FINE L-size or smaller) at 3 frames* per second. *The fastest frame rates can be achieved by choosing manual focus, rotating the mode dial to S or M and selecting a shutter speed of 1/250 s. or faster, using defaults for all other settings. • Advanced three-area AF system and refined algorithms for fast, efficient and precise autofocus. • Versatile shutter speed control ranging from 30s to 1/4000s, plus bulb.
Accurate automated and manual control for predictable results
• Eight Digital Vari-Programs that adjust camera settings automatically for incredible scene-specific pictures. Selections include Auto, Auto (Flash Off), Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close Up, and Night Portrait. • Manual controls over shutter and aperture: P (Programmed Auto), S (Shutter-priority Auto), A (Aperture-priority Auto) and M (Manual). • Automatic and manual control over ISO sensitivity from ISO 100 to 1600, as well as HI 1 (manual only). • Simultaneous recording of NEF (RAW) and JPEG basic data for the same image. • Built-in Flash with Nikon’s dependable i-TTL flash control, supporting Auto flash, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync, Rear curtain sync and Flash exposure compensation.
Retouch Menu for creative in-camera image edits and effects
• Selections include D-lighting, Red-eye correction, Trim, Monochrome (Black-and-white, Sepia, Cyanotype), Filter effects (Skylight, Warm filter, Colour balance), Small picture and Image overlay.
Seamless integration with Nikon Total Digital Imaging System
• Fully compatible (autofocus is supported) with AF-S and AF-I Nikkor lenses, which are equipped with an autofocus motor (Also compatible with most of the world-famous F-mount Nikkor lenses when in manual focus mode). • Supports the Nikon Creative Lighting System when using the SB-800, SB-600, SB-400 SB-R200 or the R1C1 Wireless Close-Up Speedlight system for accurate exposures via iTTL flash and versatile wireless operation. • Nikon’s PictureProject software to share, organise and edit pictures with ease. • Capture NX software (available separately) for creative photo editing with NEF (RAW), JPEG and TIFF images. Thanks to U Point™ technology, by Nik Software, radical and subtle image enhancements are as easy as a few clicks.
