Nikon - D40 Digital Camera Review

I baught my Nikon d40 1 year ago and have taken over 1000 pictures with it. I'm not a profesional just a hobbyists. I love taking pictures of wildlife and nature around New England (R.I.)area.

The Nikon D40's performance is excellent overall. Start-up time is good, and shutter lag at wide angle and telephoto is very good. "Prefocus" times (half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure) are quite fast as well, with a shutter delay in that condition of only 0.098 second. Shot-to-shot cycle times are also good at about 0.6 seconds for large/fine JPEGs, and the camera captures frames continuously at this rate. Continuous-mode speed is close to being as stated with noise reduction off, coming it at 2.5 frames per second. With noise reduction on, however, it's quite a bit slower, at about 1.65 frame/second. The flash recycles at about 4.8 seconds after a full-power shot, which is commendable, particularly given the excellent range of the D40's flash. Connected to a computer, download speeds are vert fast as well, so you won't feel a need for a separate card reader. Bottom line, the Nikon D40 is very responsive, good for wiggly kids and most sporting events. Though Continuous mode speed could be a little faster, the camera at least captures frames continuously at that rate, seemingly without any buffer limitation. Great results overall.