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In a previous post, I was talking about the rumors of the 40d. Bob Atkins has updated the latest technical specs of the latest addition to the Canon line – the Canon EOS 40d.

Canon EOS 40D Product Features and Technical Details

Here are what I think are the most important features of the new Canon EOS 40D:

* Increased efficiency 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with larger microlenses
* Large 3.0-inch LCD display
* enhanced Live View display
* LCD with broadened color gamut
* 6.5 frame-per-second continuous shooting capability
* Buffer holds 75 Large/Fine JPEGs or 17 RAW images)
* sRAW mode (small RAW format)
* 35-zone metering system
* 14-bit A/D conversion
* Digic III processor
* Highlight Tone Priority
* High-ISO Noise Reduction
* integrated Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit
* 0.95x optical viewfinder magnification
* Interchangeable focusing screens
* Continuous display of ISO in viewfinder
* Auto ISO mode
* ISO 100-1600 plus “H” (3200)
* Powered by BP-511A, BP-511, or BP-512 lithium-ion battery pack
* stores images on CF cards
* $1299.00 initial price
* Availability “September 2007″

There are some pretty awesome additions to this camera – a 3″ wide LCD with improved brightness, 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, Digic III image processor (the XTi and 30d use the Digic II) and much, much more!

• Display’s the Thing – The most easily visible upgrade on the EOS 40D Digital SLR is the camera’s larger 3.0-inch LCD screen (compared with the EOS 30D’s 2.5-inch monitor)
• Enhanced Durability Recognizing the often rigorous shooting conditions encountered Canon EOS 40Dby professional and advanced amateur photographers, Canon design engineers made the EOS 40D SLR’s magnesium alloy exterior even more ruggedly dependable than its predecessors with upgraded dust- and weather-resistant construction, particularly around the camera’s connection ports, battery compartment, and single-slot compact flash (CF) memory card door.
• Adding to the improved virtuosity of the images captured by the EOS 40D SLR is the camera’s 14-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) conversion process. Able to recognize 16,384 colors per channel (four times the number of colors recognized by the EOS 30D SLR’s 12-bit conversion capability), the EOS 40D camera is able to produce images with finer and more accurate gradations of tones and colors.
• In addition to retaining the RAW image capture capabilities of its predecessors, the EOS 40D SLR now offers a more manageable “sRAW” recording format. In sRAW mode, the number of pixels is reduced to one-fourth that of a standard RAW image and the file size is cut in half, while retaining all of the flexibility and creative possibilities associated with full-size, conventional RAW images.
• The Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR is also the first camera in its class to offer two interchangeable focusing screens in addition to the standard precision matte screen. Users can opt for a grid-type focus screen that makes it easier to verify horizontal or vertical alignment while determining image composition, as well as the Super-Precision Matte focusing screen that makes it easier to grasp the “sweet spot” of manual focusing when using a lens with a maximum aperture of f2.8 or faster.
• Enhanced Live View – Previously the province of the EOS-1D Mark III DSLR (one of Canon’s top-tier professional cameras), the Live View function now gives EOS 40D camera users an expanded and Canon EOS 40Dexceedingly convenient and comfortable set of shooting options. By permitting the framing and capturing of subjects using the camera’s LCD screen instead of the viewfinder, the shooter gains a 100 percent field view to more easily achieve the desired composition. A new Custom Function on the EOS 40D allows autofocus during Live View by pressing the camera’s AF-ON button. At that point, the reflex mirror goes down and AF is carried out in the normal way. Letting go of the AF-ON button resumes Live View functions. Also, in the Live View shooting mode the user can magnify the image by five or ten times in order to ensure that the shot is optimally focused. Live View is at its best during tripod shooting–particularly for close-up photography where precise focusing is imperative.

Give the full article a read! Thanks again Bob.
Image provided by Bob Atkins photography.

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