Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR

Canon introduces its latest digital SLR for advanced amateurs and semi-professionals: the EOS 40D. With a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 6.5 frames per second burst performance, a newly developed AF system and 3.0" LCD with Live View mode, the EOS 40D makes significant advances in both performance and versatility.

Outstanding Image Quality & Flexibility
The EOS 40D inherits Canon's unique formula for brilliant image quality, including a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and DIGIC III Image Processor for superior highlight and shadow detail, natural colour reproduction and high-speed image processing. This camera performs analogue-to-digital conversion in 14-bit processing, dramatically expanding the colour range from billions to trillions of possible colours, making the EOS 40D the obvious choice for enthusiast photographers seeking brilliant results.

In addition to the EOS 40D's outstanding performance and functionality, it also delivers a range of features for improved flexibility and control. The EOS 40D provides photographers with easy-to-use Picture Style settings - including Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful and Monochrome - and three user-defined settings for ultimate colour control and consistency. Additionally, with 24 Custom Function options available, camera operation can be tailored to the suit the photographer's individual preference.

Feel & Performance Of A Professional D-SLR
Canon's EOS 40D brings photographers a host of new creative functions and professional-level features. The addition of Live View Mode with Auto Focus capabilities allows photographers to preview images in real time on the 3.0 inch fine-detail LCD monitor for greater flexibility and creative composition. Live View Mode also features a Silent Mode capability (via a custom function setting) for quiet operation in discreet situations.

Built into a tough magnesium body, the EOS 40D has enhanced durability and has a professional-quality feel. Another major advancement in the EOS 40D is a bigger, clearer, high-performance viewfinder with 95% coverage and 0.95x magnification, allowing the photographer to clearly view and compose their shot. In addition, photographers now have the ability to interchange a range of optional focusing screens.

For greater peace of mind when shooting, the EOS 40D features the EOS Integrated Cleaning System, ensuring total protection from the appearance of dust in images when shooting in adverse conditions and environments.

High Performance Operation
The new model captures 6.5 frames per second with the ability to capture an incredible 75 shots in a single continuous burst. Ensuring photographers capture the perfect shot, even in the most fleeting moments, Canon's EOS 40D incorporates a shutter speed of up to 1/8000 second and high-speed flash synchronisation of 1/250 second.

The EOS 40D also includes nine cross-type AF points, with the centre AF point sensitive to both vertical and horizontal lines at f/2.8. This feature, previously found only in Canon's professional EOS models, ensures consistent, reliable autofocus and higher sensitivity when using wide aperture lenses. In addition, the EOS 40D has a selectable ISO from 100-1600 with ISO expansion of 3200 via a Custom Function setting.