Nikon D40 manual Technical Notes/Specifications

Specifications

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

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