Canon EOS 40D - Full Review
Canon EOS 40D Specifications
| CANON EOS 40D SPECIFICATIONS | ||
| Resolution: | Approximately 10.1 million effective pixels (total pixels: approximately 10.5 million) | NEW |
| Recording pixels: | 3888 x 2592 | NEW |
| Sensor type: | CMOS sensor, with primary R-G-B filtration | |
| Sensor size: | 22.2 x 14.8 millimeters | |
| Pixel size: | 5.7 microns square | NEW |
| Lens focal length factor: | 1.6x | |
| Sensor dust removal: | EOS Integrated Cleaning System; active removal of dust by vibrating front low-pass filter; automatic removal of dust spots, in Canon Digital Photo Professional software (v. 3.1 or higher) | NEW |
| SHUTTER | ||
| Maximum frames per second: | 6.5 frames per second (fps) at full resolution | NEW |
| Maximum number of frames / burst: | JPEG: 75; RAW: 17 | NEW |
| Shutter speeds: | 30 seconds to 1/8000, plus Bulb (1/3 or 1/2-step increments) | |
| Flash sync speed: | Up to 1/250, with EX-series Speedlites | |
| Anticipated shutter durability: | 100,000 exposures, based on Canon test methods | |
| IMAGE RECORDING | ||
| Computer interface: | USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) | |
| Image recording storage media: | CompactFlash (CF) cards (type I or II, including Microdrives) | |
| Card compatibility: | "FAT32" compatible--OK for cards over 2GB | |
| Image format options: | JPEG (choice of "Fine" or "Normal" compression); RAW (Canon .CR2 RAW file format); RAW + JPEG (any JPEG file size available; JPEG file written as separate file) | |
| Analog to digital conversion: | 14 bits per channel (16,382 separate tones from brightest to darkest, for each channel) | NEW |
| Resolution options: | "Large"--3888 x 2592 (approximately 10.1 million pixels);
"Medium"--2816 x 1880 (approximately 5.3 million pixels);
"Small"--1936 x 1288 (approximately 2.5 million pixels) |
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| File numbering: | sRGB color space: IMG_0001.JPG or IMG_0001.CR2; Adobe 1998 RGB color
space: first character is always underscore (_) |
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| Folders: | Automatically created for image storage; new folder can be user-created
with "Manual Reset" function; folders cannot be freely selected on memory card
by the photographer |
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| Highlight tone priority: | Expands tonal range of bright highlights by about one stop; ISO range limited to 200 to 1600; activated by C.Fn II-3-1 | NEW |
| Data verification: | "Original Image Data" can be appended to each image via Custom Function IV-6-1; requires optional Canon Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3 to check authenticity | NEW |
| Live View viewing options: | Camera's LCD monitor; computer monitor, via USB; computer monitor, via wireless transmitter WFT-E3A | NEW |
| Manual focus (live view): | Viewed on LCD monitor, with option to magnify focus area 5x or 10x | NEW |
| Autofocus (live view): | Possible--C.Fn III-6-1 active, press AF On button; mirror drops down temporarily while AF On button is pressed, allowing AF to function | NEW |
| Silent mode Live View shoot: | Mode 1: First shutter curtain remains open; shooting up to 6.5 fps
possible; Mode 2: Quieter option; 2nd shutter curtain doesn't close until user's finger is
taken off shutter button |
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| WIRELESS | ||
| Accessory wireless transmitter: | Canon WFT-E3A (optional, dedicated wireless transmitter) | NEW |
| Attachment to camera: | Attaches to base of camera; totally integrated with EOS 40D's design | NEW |
| Wireless transfer methods: | 802.11b or 802.11g; link speed: approximately 11 megabits/second (802.11b) or 54 megabits/second (802.11g) | |
| Connection method: | Infrastructure or Ad Hoc (802.11g functions in Ad Hoc mode) | |
| Maximum wireless distance: | Approximately 490 feet (150 meters), if "receiver" has its own antenna (depends on environment) | |
| Wireless channels: | 11 (in North American market) | |
| Ethernet (wired) transfer: | Yes; Ethernet 100Base-TX (maximum distance approximately 1,000 feet); link speed: approximately 100 megabits/second | |
| Transfer options: | 1. FTP mode (images sent to folder on host computer); 2. PTP mode (remote control of camera possible from computer); 3. HTTP mode (view camera's files using web browser; remote firing of camera possible) | |
| Security options: | Encryption: WEP or TKIP/AES; authentication: open system, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK | |
| USB "host" capability: | Plug compatible USB devices into WFT-E3A, for use with the EOS 40D; GPS devices (write GPS time, coordinates, and altitude info into each file's EXIF info); external hard drive (connect compact external USB hard drive, and write files directly from camera to the hard drive as if it's an additional memory card) | NEW |
| LCD | ||
| LCD monitor: | 3.0-inch (diagonal) TFT color; approximately 100% coverage; approximately
230,000 pixels on monitor; approximately 140 degrees viewing angle |
NEW |
| LCD monitor brightness: | Adjustable in 7 levels (via Menu) Video-out: Yes (to standard TV monitor); NTSC or PAL, selectable on Menu |
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| Video-out: |
Yes (to standard TV monitor); NTSC or PAL, selectable on Menu |
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| FOCUSING | ||
| Number of AF points: | Nine, all cross-type AF points | NEW |
| Center AF point: | Unique hybrid cross-type AF point; world's first high-precision AF point
with both horizontal and vertical high-precision; additional standard precision,
cross-type sensors for lenses from f2.8 to f5.6 |
NEW |
| AF point selection: | 1. Manual AF point selection via 9-way multi-controller on back of camera; 2. automatic AF point selection | |
| AF activation: | Shutter button, or new AF On button at back of camera | |
| AF modes: | One-Shot AF (for stationary subjects); AI Servo AF (for tracking moving subjects); AI Focus AF (auto selection of One-Shot or AI Servo AF) | |
| AF sensor: | Entirely new Canon CMOS AF sensor | NEW |
| AF sensitivity range: | EV -0.5 to 18 (at 73 degrees F / 23 degrees C, ISO 100) | |
| EXPOSURE | ||
| Shutter speeds: | 30 seconds to 1/8000 second, plus Bulb (1/3 or 1/2-step increments); x-sync at 1/250 | |
| ISO range: | 100 to 1600, in 1/3-step or full-stop increments; ISO can be expanded to
3200 via C.Fn I-3-1 |
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| Auto ISO: | Can be set in any exposure mode, including P, Tv, Av, and M; ISO usually
based at 400; typical auto range is 100 to 800, depending on conditions; manual exposure
mode: auto ISO fixed at 400 |
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| Exposure modes: | Manual, Aperture-priority (Av), Shutter-priority (Tv), Program AE, plus three custom modes |
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| Full-auto modes: | Green Zone, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Action, Night Portrait, Flash Off | |
| Metering: | 35-zone metering sensor; Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points); Center-weighted metering; Partial metering; Spot metering at center of picture (approximately 3.5% of picture area) | |
| Metering range: | EV 0 to 20 (all patterns, at normal temperatures) |
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| Exposure compensation: | Possible in P, Tv, Av, and A-DEP exposure modes; +/- up to two stops, in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments (via Quick Control Dial) | |
| Autoexposure bracketing: | Possible in P, Tv, Av, M, and A-DEP exposure modes; +/- up to two stops, in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments | |
| FLASH | ||
| Compatible flashes: | All Canon EX-series Speedlites, including new Speedlite 580EX II |
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| Camera menu sets flash: | Yes (580EX II only, as of August 2007) | |
| E-TTL II flash metering: | Flash metering not linked to active AF point; distance from compatible EF
lenses now used; entire metering area can be averaged using Custom Function 14-1 |
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| Modeling flash: | 1-second burst of flash possible at 70Hz when depth-of-field preview button is pressed (580EX/EX II, 550EX, 420EX, MR-14EX, MT-24EX, and Speedlite transmitter only) | |
| Wireless E-TTL: | Fully compatible, including ratio setting over six-stop range |
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| Flash exposure compensation: | Up to +/- 2 stops can be set on camera body (can also be set on compatible Speedlites) | |
| Built-in flash: | Covers lenses as wide as 17mm (27mm equivalent); Guide Number 43 (feet)/13 (meters), ISO 100 | |
| VIEWFINDER | ||
| Viewfinder focus screen: | New interchangeable "Ef" series focusing screens; standard screen: Ef-A--precision matte screen very similar to EOS 30D; optional Ef-D screen--precision matte with grid lines; optional Ef-S screen--Super precision matte (superior manual focusing with fast lenses, f1.8 to f2.8) | NEW |
| Viewfinder display: | Similar to EOS 30D; new: ISO is always displayed; new: B/W shooting mode icon; new: maximum burst available now two digits | NEW |
| Dioptric adjustment: | User-set from -3.0 to +1.0 (range can be extended using optional Canon dioptric Lens E, plus rubber frame Eb) | |
| Mirror lock-up: | Possible via Custom Function III-6-1 | |
| Eyepiece shutter: | None (cover is provided on included strap) | |
| COLOR | ||
| Color space: | Standard sRGB or Adobe 1998 RGB (separate setting on Menu) | |
| White Balance: | Auto; Pre-set (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash); color temperature (set by user from 2500K to 10,000K in 100K increments); custom (shoot white object or 18% gray card, base WB on that neutral object) | |
| White Balance correction: | Fine-tuning of overall color, in any white balance mode; amber–blue correction, in 9 steps; magenta–green correction, in 9 steps; set on graph on LCD monitor, using 9-way controller; both types of correction can be combined | |
| White Balance bracketing: | Three separate files written with a single click of the shutter; can be varied in the amber–blue direction, or the magenta–green direction; can be adjusted up to +/- 15 mireds (equivalent to 3 steps on the 9-step adjust scale); can be combined with standard auto exposure bracketing (9 files written to CF card) | |
| Picture style: | Extensive range of settings for user to tailor color, contrast, sharpness, etc. to their preference; same characteristics as previous EOS SLRs with Picture Style control | |
| Black and white recording: | Set via monochrome setting within Picture Styles menu | |
| CONNECTIONS | ||
| Computer connection: | USB 2.0 Hi-speed, via small "B"-type USB connection | |
| Remote control: | N3-type push-in terminal (same as EOS 20D, EOS-1D Mark II, etc.) | |
| Video-out: | Single-pin mini-jack | |
| PRINTING | ||
| Direct Printing compatibility: | PictBridge printing to compatible Canon and other brand printers | |
| Compatible images: | JPEG, RAW, or sRAW, if they comply with DCF protocol | |
| Preview effects on camera's LCD: | Printing effects can be previewed (includes brightness, levels, contrast,
color saturation, color tone, and color balance--face brightener and red-eye correction
cannot be viewed) |
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| Connection to printer: | Via USB cable included with camera | |
| DPOF image marking: | Compatible; images can be "tagged" while reviewing on LCD monitor | |
| POWER | ||
| Battery: | BP-511A, BP-511, or BP-512 (rechargeable lithium-ion, same as EOS 30D) (BP-511/BP-512: 1100mAh; BP-511A: 1390mAh) | |
| Shooting capacity: | Approximately 1100 shots (at 68 degrees F / 20 degrees C); approximately 800 shots (at 32 degrees F / 0 degrees C) | |
| Charger unit: | Canon CB-5L or CG-580 (also can be charged with compact power adapter CA-PS400) | |
| AC adapter: | AC adapter kit ACK-E2 (optional; consists of adapter AC-E2, and "dummy battery" DR-400) | |
| Battery grip (optional): | Battery grip BG-E2N or BG-E2 | |
| Date/time back-up battery: | CR2016 lithium battery--coin-type; user-replaceable (estimated life 5 years) | |
| BODY | ||
| Body exterior material: | Magnesium alloy top, front, and rear covers | |
| Chassis material: | Polycarbonate and stainless steel | |
| Lens mount: | EF lens mount; metal; compatible lenses: all Canon lenses for EOS cameras | |
| Compatible with EF-S lenses: | Yes | |
| OTHER | ||
| Custom functions: | 24 custom functions, in four distinct categories; 9 entirely new custom
functions |
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| Operating temperature range: | 32 degrees to 104 degrees F, at 85% or lower humidity (0 degrees to 40 degrees C) | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 inches (145.5 x 108 x 73.5 millimeters), very slightly larger than EOS 30D | NEW |
| Weight (without battery or CF card): | 26.1 ounces (740 grams), approximately 1.4 ounces (40 grams) heavier than EOS 30D | NEW |
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