4 Things Canon Did Right With The EOS 40D

The EOS 40D is Canon’s 10.1 megapixel DSLR.  It is the successor to the highly popular 30D but with several added features both new and improved. Given Canon’s long history of quality and craftsmanship, you’ll still beam at these new and improved features.
The EOS 40D feels like a solid camera with its sure grip rubber feel. Holding and feeling the EOS 40D instantly assures the user that the construction and build is pure quality. Some of Canon’s earlier model like the 20D, 30D and even their immensely popular full frame 5D are constructed with a plastic material that feels cheap and makes the user afraid of setting the camera down wrong for fear of cracking the shell. The EOS 40D really outshines the above cameras, and the users of these said cameras will immediately know the difference when they first pick up the EOS 40D. No plastic here, Ma. The EOS 40D is made from a magnesium alloy material for improved handling and ruggedness for when shooting the great outdoors.
The EOS 40D also incorporated impressive weather sealing in both the battery door and the memory storage compartment. The 30D, on the other hand, has no weather sealing whatsoever.
One of the joys and popularities of digital photography is being able to see your image immediately after you have shot it, made possible via the LCD screen, that of which the EOS 40D really shines on. The EOS 40D has a bright and vibrant 3.0 inch LCD screen that really makes the colors pop. The 30D and 5d, on the other hand, only have a 2.5 inch display along with a poorly lit and less vibrant display as compared to the EOS 40D. Also improved is larger to read text on the screen, making it easier to read settings and menu options. The brightness has improved as well on the EOS 40D to enable the user to view the screen in any bright outdoor settings.
Shutter lag, or the time delay when pushing down the shutter to take a picture, can be utterly agonizing when trying to take “that picture” or “the moment”. Point and shoot cameras are notorious for this. The component for digital cameras for taking pictures and then writing them into data is called the image processor. With the 30D and 5D, Canon used its very successful DIGIC II processor. The EOS 40D, however, is introduced with the even faster DIGIC III, the same image processor used in Canon’s high end professional DSLRs. Faster image processing means less to no shutter lag, which in turn means a faster burst of shots is possible – up to 6.5 frames per second or up to 75 JPEG in a single burst  (17 if shooting RAW). With this type of performance, the EOS 40D is perfect for any action shots.
Canon is no stranger in improving its quality and craft in its long range and history in photography. The EOS 40D is no exception.