Nikon D40Nikon is a trusted brand in the digital camera industry. Some of its high end models are staples of quality digital photography. Among them is Nikon D40.

It is a 6.1 megapixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom. Pictures are taken in JPEG or NEF (RAW) format.

The camera's ISO equivalencies range from 200 to 1600. It has both programmed and automatic focus modes and exposure

settings to ensure the very best photographs regardless of distance or lighting. It uses a Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm lens.

A sturdy camera, Nikon D40 weighs in at one and a half pounds. Its physical dimensions are 3.7 in x 5 in x 2.5 in (HxWxD), making it a hard camera to fit into tight spaces, but also a hard camera to break.

Users like the Nikon D40’s natural feel. It fits right into the photographer’s hands and doesn’t feel clumsy or bulky.

Nikon D40 uses SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, or SecureDigital (SD) memory cards.

It comes with A/V and USB cables, as well as a shoe cap, strap, eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, and eyecup.

All of this hardware makes the camera sound like serious business, and it is. This is no child’s toy.

It stands at the point where digital cameras start to get expensive. Its users would pay a higher price still for such crisp, clear photographs and easy-to-use extra features. This is one camera that’s worth the cost.

User sentiments are overwhelmingly positive. This camera is touted as the next step after mastering point-and-shoot.

When the beginners get serious about taking great pictures, it will be waiting for them. Customers insist that the camera is easy to use, even with all the extra features.

You certainly do not have to be a professional to take professional-quality photographs with it

User complaints are minimal. Some customers don’t like the fact that the it has only three auto focus points, while Nikon’s D80 digital camera has 11.

There is also some concern over the way the it tends to wash people out in indoor photography, though this is easily remedied with the use of the camera’s warm photo editing tool.

True Nikon enthusiasts lament the fact that it can only use auto focus lenses that have their own built-in auto focus motors, thus preventing the use of older Nikon lenses with this digital camera.

These complaints are rare, though.

Far more often, users say that they haven’t had any problems at all with the camera, and would pay the somewhat hefty price all over again.

Nikon D40 sells for $479.99 US on Amazon.