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Nikon D40
I've owned this camera since December, and I couldn't be happier with it. I don't even know where to begin.
I got the D40, because I was really disappointed with digital point-and-shoot models. I mean, they take excellent day shots, but indoors and nighttime suffers. Also you can forget having a decent depth of field. So, enter the D40. It's great for so many reasons.
First of all, for an SLR, it's really lightweight and compact. Compared to its big brothers like the D80, the size difference shows.
It'll take you a bit of time to figure out the camera, but that's fine. This isn't film, after all, so experiment! The menus aren't tricky to navigate, and the buttons are all pretty well placed--you don't need your hands to travel all over the camera to do anything.
If you're used to using another D-SLR, you might think the camera is a bit crippled. I mean, there is one dial that controls both aperture AND shutter speed (it's toggled by a button near the shutter), but I find it to be great. The dial controls a good amount of features, actually. You can use it to scroll through the pictures you've taken, you can use it to adjust the flash , etc. It's really just a great camera to mess around with and figure out.
Battery life is excellent, and I lend that to the fact that the LCD screen is not the primary way to view and compose your shot. This is a standard camera first, a digital second. You look through the viewfinder like you would a normal camera, and compose the shot accordingly. The data is provided through the viewfinder.
Yes, the camera is *only* 6 megapixels. But megapixel count isn't as important as sensor size...for instance, my Sony DSC-W80 takes lower quality pictures at 7.2 megapixels than this does at 6. The D40 just has a larger sensor.
It's a great camera, and I honestly think you can get some great shots out of it. If you don't believe me, Nikon has a site full of consumer photos.
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