The most compact, affordable, point and click digital SLR camera made by the renowned Nikon is here. The new Nikon D40 camera is extremely lightweight, compact and delivers exceptional performance by giving stunning pictures with an SLR camera. It has been designed specifically to be easy to use. With the Nikon D40, you can also use different kinds of optical and digital technologies without having to deal with any complex functions. The exclusive 'Digital Vari' Program gives you incredible results in all conditions.

The new Nikon D40 comes with a decent viewfinder, very short viewfinder blackout and a short shutter lag as well. The camera comprises of a 6 megapixel CCD with DX format, a well-functioning Image Processing Engine, 3D Color Matrix and a 420 pixel sensor. These features make the camera produce sharp quality pictures. The entire camera weighs just 475 grams. The camera comfortably fits in all hands and has a strong grip and well designed body. The controls are designed for easy access and the in-camera menus are easily navigable. The LCD monitor is of 2.5 inch size and gives bright and clear images.

The Nikon D40 SLR camera produces images of 6.1 mega pixel resolution in DX format. It has a unique image sensor which gives outstandingly detailed and vivid high resolution pictures. These pictures can be easily edited and enlarged without compromising on the quality of images. The camera also offers extremely sharp, 3 area auto focus option which can be controlled individually as well. This means that irrespective of whether you are at the park, at a football field or at the beach, your Nikon D40 camera would focus swiftly as well as accurately.

The Nikon D40 camera offers a number of different shooting modes such as portrait, landscape, auto flash off, sports, child, night portrait and close-up. All you need to do is to rotate the dial designated for the different modes to the choice that you want, and you will get your perfect picture. Not only this, you also have the option of setting your camera to completely AUTO mode and you Nikon D40 will automatically take care of everything. The camera automatically evaluates the conditions at the place where the picture is being taken and accordingly calculates the perfect lighting conditions for it.

Nikon is a brand known for its top of the line cameras. Preferred by professionals, a Nikon camera spells excellent quality and efficient features. Nikon D40 is the new presentation of Nikon, this camera's 'quick on' feature is extremely efficient and causes the camera to be switched on in almost 0.18 seconds. This means that from the time you switch on the camera, it will be ready to shoot in just 0.18 seconds, which means that you will never miss a moment. Not only this, its 2.5 frames per second speed ensures that you catch even the most subtle movement within a split second. The Nikon D40 has the ability to shoot more than 100 action shots with its lightening fast fps speed. So it can be effectively said that the Nikon D40 has made beautiful photography much easier than ever before.