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Nikon D40 Digital Camera
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Nikon D80 Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A37 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOSCCDCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.92 in
Sensor photo detectors6.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx11.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels6.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3008 x 2000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px3872 x 2592 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 2256x1496
  • 1504x1000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
Processor
N/A
Expeed 3Expeed 4
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 200
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 16000
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum200100100100100
ISO maximum16002560025600160016000
Boosted ISO maximum320025600
N/A
320025600
Maximum image resolution3008 x 2000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px3872 x 2592 px4912 x 3264 px
White balance presets6121266
White balance modesAuto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Vivid
Image stabilizernonononoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
noyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
16:9

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FSony A
Optical zoom3.0 x5.8 x7.8 x7.5 x
N/A
Digital zoom3.0 x
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
2.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture222.84.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampFlash
Contrast autofocusnoyesyesnono
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Number of focus points339391115
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)339391115
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.05 in2.05 in2.05 in2.83 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAuto/Manual
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
3.5
N/A
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
39
N/A
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.5 in3.0 in3.2 in2.5 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots2300009210001037000230000230400
Touch screennonoyesnono
Live viewnoyesyesnoyes
ViewfinderElectronicOpticalOpticalOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.78 x0.82 x0.95 x16.0 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.7-1.7 - 0.52 - 1
N/A
Eye relief0.71 in0.7 in0.67 in0.77 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonononono
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %170.0 %100.0 %
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.46 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1440000.0 px

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55553
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 12
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Flash sync speed1/500s1/200s1/200s1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashyesnoyesyesyes
Flash range1712121312
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive2.5 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps3.0 fps5.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)2.5 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps3.0 fps5.5 fps
Speed (RAW)2.6 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps3.0 fps5.5 fps
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures
N/A
33
N/A
3
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
Histogram
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
AE frames
N/A
33
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
N/A
TTL
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
yes
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HDFull HDNot supportedFull HD
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
N/A
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Thumbnails
Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 7201920 x 1080
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemnoyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonononono

Dimensions

Weight16.76 oz17.81 oz15.87 oz20.64 oz14.64 oz
Width4.96 in5.08 in4.88 in5.2 in4.9 in
Height3.7 in3.86 in3.82 in4.06 in3.62 in
Depth2.52 in3.07 in2.76 in3.03 in3.33 in

Storage

Compatible memory cardsSD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
SD
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Memory slots
N/A
111
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)470500820600500
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Number of batteries supported11111
Battery capacity
N/A
1030.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V7.2 V
N/A
7.2 V
AC adapter included
N/A
yesY
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMInoyesnonoyes
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnonononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesnono
Firewirenonononono
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
1
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMini
N/A
Mini
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless
N/A
OptionalBuilt-In
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
PictBridge
N/A
yesyes
N/A
no
AV output
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mini-USB B
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesno
N/A
GPSnonoyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Languages support
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
N/A
Calendar
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Album organization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
nono
N/A
no
Frame
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
N/A
Rotating
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Rotating

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