Reviews

Canon EOS 40D

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• Pricing:Expensive: $1499 (6/10/2008)
• Performance:Superior: 98
• Features:Very Good: 81
• Design:Very Good: 85

Pricing Expensive: $1499

Expensive: $1499

Price Without Lens - $1150

Performance Superior: 98

Superior: 98

Battery
Battery Life Score	Superior
Number of Batteries	1
Number of Shots	500
Battery Life	273.5

Image Quality Tests (Max. points = 100)
Image Quality Score	Superior
Image Quality, Color	60.1
Image Quality, Color--Auto	55.3
Image Quality, Color--Adjusted	64.8
Image Quality, Exposure	55.8
Image Quality, Exposure--Flash	52.9
Image Quality, Exposure--Normal	57.1
Image Quality, Sharpness	52.7
Image Quality, Distortion	69.3
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise	74.9
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction	72.5
Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation	64.4
Image Quality, Overall	58.6

Features Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81

Imaging
Max. Megapixels	10.1
Maximum Resolution	3888 by 2592
Optical Zoom	4.8X
Zoom Range Min. (mm)	28
Zoom Range Max. (mm)	135
Highest Shutter Speed	8000
Lowest Shutter Speed	30
Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum	3.5
Telephoto Aperture Maximum	5.6
Manual Focus	Yes
Interchangeable Lens	Yes
Lens Model	28-135

Hardware
LCD Screen Size (inches)	3
Dimensions	5.7 by 4.2 by 2.9
Weight (ounces)	48.8
Viewfinder	Optical
Image Stabilization	Lens-dependent
Media Slots	CompactFlash
Starter Media or Internal RAM	No
Battery Type	Rechargeable lithium ion
Charging Dock	Yes
Remote Control	No
Flash Shoe	Yes

Controls
Scene Modes	6
Aperture Priority	Yes
Shutter Priority	Yes
Full Manual Exposure Control	Yes
White-Balance Calibration	Yes
White-Balance Bracketing	Yes
Exposure Bracketing	Yes
ISO Range	ISO 100 to ISO 3200
Flash Slow Sync	Yes

File & Printing Formats
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)	Yes
PictBridge	Yes
File Formats	JPEG, RAW

Other
Included Hardware	Wide Neck Strap EW-100DGR Video Cable VC-100 USB Interface Cable IFC-200U Battery Pack BP-511A Battery Charger CG-580 "Great Photography is Easy" Booklet and "Do More with Macro" Booklet
Included Software	EOS Digital Solution Disc Software Instruction Manual

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	16
Saturday Support Hours	10
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Canon was the star of the show, with excellent reliability and support grades overall. If you want to nitpick, Canon's tech reps aren't the fastest at answering the phone.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Better than Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Better than Average
Buyers' rating of product's	Better than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Better than Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Better than Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Better than Average
Overall quality of service	Better than Average

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85

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