| The DSLRs in the market like the Nikon D40 | | | | camera is a 6 megapixel gadget. Another |
| camera is considered by many as complicated to | | | | important factor to consider when going for the |
| use. Are these gadgets really complicated to use? | | | | DSLRs will be the lenses. In SLR photography, the |
| Well in the auto and the program modes, the | | | | lenses are considered more important than the |
| DSLRs which include your Nikon D40 are easier to | | | | camera bodies. |
| use compared to the compact cameras. A | | | | For those shopping for their DSLRs, it is |
| number of the consumer DSLRs that are available | | | | suggested that the attention should be on the |
| in the market offer a wide range of scene modes | | | | large zoom ranges, like zoom ranges of 18-70mm |
| and these can be used for portraits, night shots | | | | and the 70-300 mm. and remember that a |
| and the aperture-priority, the shutter-priority and | | | | number of Canon and Nikon lenses offer image |
| the scene modes are there for the users if they | | | | stabilization or offers vibration reduction that are |
| want them. And another interesting about the | | | | built-in the system. Other DSLRs will offer the |
| camera is that this will have controls that are | | | | anti-shake systems that are also built within the |
| considered more accessible compact cameras. | | | | camera. Simply put, these DSLRs should be |
| For most of the DSLRs out in the market, there | | | | researched well in order to understand their |
| are two main types of sensors used, the CCD | | | | features and their functionalities. There are lots of |
| and the CMOS. The Nikon D40 carries the CCD | | | | DSLRs offered in the market and these are all |
| sensor. In theory, the CMOS is considered to | | | | marketed with their own strong points. The Nikon |
| have an edge but in real terms there isn't much | | | | D40 camera is considered as one of the leading |
| difference between the two. The important | | | | names here, and this is an entry level offering of |
| factor lies in the physical size of the sensor. For | | | | Nikon in the DSLR category. This is positioned by |
| those shopping for DSLRs, the megapixel is an | | | | Nikon in between the point-and-shoot cameras, |
| important factor that should be considered. | | | | and the DSLR segment. And this is best for those |
| Others are saying that a 6.1 megapixel camera | | | | looking for a competitively priced starter DSLR as |
| should be plenty to play with, and the Nikon D40 | | | | this is offered at the $500 range. |