The compact Nikon D40x-- designed to deliver the picture-taking benefits of a digital SLR, yet is easy and fun to use. The D40x is ready to shoot when you are, thanks to split-second instant shutter response which eliminates annoying shutter lag.

Extraordinary Nikon Dx40x image quality:

The D40x's high-resolution image quality is made possible by Nikon's high-performance 10.2-megapixel Nikon DX-Format CCD imaging sensor and exclusive Nikon image-processing engine, assuring stunning sharpness and color.

The D40x has a 2.5" LCD display with 230,000 pixel resolution and a 170 degree viewing angle, which means your friends can gather round behind you and everyone will see the same image quality wherever they're standing.

The Nikon D40x's control layout is simple and easy to adapt to. This is a button you can reprogram to bring up your most frequently adjusted menu item.

Just press the Function button on the side of the lens with your left thumb and turn the Command dial.

The Nikon D40's SD card door opens with a firm slide to the rear, then it swings open under power of a good stiff spring.

It's the Nikon D40x's excellent image quality that makes recommending this little digital SLR so easy.

The Nikon D40x is one of the finest family cameras on the market made even better than its predecessor, which is a tall order.

Nikon D40x stands up well against the competition, with great image quality at all speeds, and near-perfect utility as a family camera.

Nikon D40x is the perfect camera for the savy consumer that wants to have most all the discernible features of an expensive SLR digital camera without the enormous price.