Specifications - Nikon D40 Owner's Manual

Specifications

Type
Effective pixels
CCD
Image size (pixels)
Lens mount
Compatible lenses
*
Type G or D AF Nikkor
AF-S, AF-I
Other Type G or D Nikkor
Micro Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D
Other AF Nikkor /AI-P Nikkor
†
Non-CPU
* IX Nikkor lenses can not be used
Picture angle
Viewfinder
Diopter
Eyepoint
Focusing screen
Frame coverage
Magnification
Reflex mirror
Lens aperture
Self-timer
Focus-area selection
Lens servo
Storage
Media
File system
Compression
Autofocus
Detection range
AF-area mode
Focus lock
ISO sensitivity (Recom-
mended Exposure Index)
Single-lens reflex digital camera with interchangeable lenses
6.1 million
23.7×15.6mm; total pixels: 6.24 million
• 3,008×2,000 (Large)
Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
All functions supported
All functions supported except autofocus
Can only be used in mode M; all other functions supported except autofocus
All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II
Can be used in mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder
can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster.
Equivalent in 35-mm format is approximately 1.5 times lens focal length.
Fixed eye-level penta-Dach mirror type
–1.7–+0.5m
-1
18mm (–1.0m )
-1
Type B BriteView clear matte screen Mark V with superimposed focus brackets
Approximately 95% of lens (vertical and horizontal)
Approximately 0.8× (50-mm lens at infinity; –1.0m
Quick return
Electronically controlled with instant return
Electronically controlled timer with 2, 5, 10 or 20s duration
Focus area can be selected from 3 focus areas
• Autofocus (AF): Instant single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-
S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according
to subject status
• Manual focus (M)
SD (Secure Digital) memory cards; camera supports SDHC
Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 and Digital Print Order
Format (DPOF)
• NEF (RAW): compressed 12-bit
TTL phase detection by Nikon Multi-CAM 530 autofocus sensor module with AF-assist
illuminator (range approximately 0.5–3.0m/1ft. 8in.–9ft. 10in.)
–1.0–+19EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F)
Single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, dynamic-area AF with closest subject priority
Focus can be locked by pressing the shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)
or by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button
200–1600 in steps of 1EV with additional setting one step over 1600
• 2,256×1,496 (Medium)
†Excluding lenses for F3AF
)
-1
• JPEG: JPEG baseline-complaint
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• 1,504×1,000 (Small)