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Product name

Canon EOS 400D

Samsung GX-10

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

Nikon D40

Olympus E-410

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		78 out of 10 7.8
Excellent 		77 out of 10 7.7
Excellent 		77 out of 10 7.7
Excellent 		75 out of 10 7.5
Excellent 		71 out of 10 7.1
Very good

Review Summary

The Canon EOS 400D remains a very good first dSLR, but ultimately a disappointing followup to the 350D, which cedes its lead to the Nikon D80.

Despite a great feature set for the price, pro-level customization, and excellent photo quality, we can't think of a single reason to buy the Samsung GX-10 over its Pentax-made twin, the K10D.

While a wide dynamic range lets it serve up tons of highlight detail and impressive overall image quality, the S5 Pro isn't for high-speed sports photography, and it could use more resolution.

The Nikon D40 is a great transition camera for going from point-and-shoot to your first dSLR.

Olympus' compact dSLR for newbies, the E-410, is a decent choice if you're looking to save space in your bag, but issues with its automatic exposure and white balance make it an unsatisfactory option as a first dSLR.

User ratings

  8.9
Spectacular
(from 14 users) 		 10
Perfect
(from 2 users) 		 8
Excellent
(from 1 user) 		 9.2
Spectacular
(from 9 users) 		No ratings yet

List price

 List price as of Sep 26, 2006:
S$1669 		N/A List price as of Jun 5, 2007:
S$2999 		List price as of Nov 22, 2006:
S$1088 		N/A

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

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Camera type

 Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR

Color options

 Black Info unavailable Black Info unavailable Info unavailable

Dimensions

 126.5 x 94.2 x 65 mm 142 x 101 x 72 mm 147 x 113 x 74 mm 126 x 64 x 94 mm 129.5 x 91 x 53 mm

Weight

 510 g 710 g 830 g 475 g 375 g

Resolution

 10.1 megapixels 10.2 megapixels 12.34 megapixels 6.1 megapixels 10 megapixels

Photodetectors (effective)

 10.1 million 10.2 million 12.34 million 6.1 million 10 million

Zoom range

 By lens By lens By lens By lens Info unavailable

Digital zoom

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Light sensitivity (auto)

 100, 160, 200, 320, 400, 640, 800, 1600 ISO 100, 200, 400, 1600 ISO 100, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200 ISO Info unavailable Info unavailable

White balance (new)

 Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Custom, Shade, Flash Info unavailable Auto, Fine, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Custom, Shade, Flash Info unavailable Info unavailable

Focusing

 TTL secondary image registration, phase detection; 9-point AF 11-points wide AF Single servo AF(S), continuous servo AF(C), manual focus(M) Auto, single servo AF, continuous servo AF, auto AF-S/AF-C selection Info unavailable

LCD size (new)

 2.5 inch 2.5 inch 2.5 inch 2.5 inch 2.5 inch

Viewfinder type

 Pentamirror Pentaprism Pentaprism Pentamirror Info unavailable

Type of flash

 Pop-up Pop-up Pop-up Built-in Pop-up

Optical image stabilizer

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Connection (new)

 USB, PictBridge USB USB USB USB, PictBridge

Battery type(s) (new)

 Lithium Lithium Lithium Lithium Info unavailable

Storage type(s)

 CompactFlash Type I, CompactFlash Type II Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC CompactFlash Type I, CompactFlash Type II, Microdrive Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC CompactFlash Type I, CompactFlash Type II, xD-Picture Card

Still image capture speed

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Max. image resolution (new)

 3888 x 2592 3872 x 2592 4256 x 2848 3008 x 2000 Info unavailable

Digital video capture

 No No No No Info unavailable

Digital video format (new)

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Max video resolution (new)

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Face recognition

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Service/Support

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Canon EOS 400D

Samsung GX-10

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

Nikon D40

Olympus E-410

 

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