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| Price | $449.55 to $549.99 | $469.95 to $549.95 | $614.00 to $849.99 | $449.00 to $647.99 | $549.95 to $749.99 |
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| Release date | December 01, 2006 | August 24, 2009 | April 29, 2009 | August 04, 2008 | April 27, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | The Nikon D40 is a great transition camera for going from point-and-shoot to your first dSLR. | Its feature set is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and performance you expect when stepping up to a dSLR, with an optional interface that's very beginner friendly. | Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money. | The Canon EOS Rebel XS is a good entry-level dSLR, but only its photo quality stands out among the competition. | It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality. |
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| Lens aperture | F/3.5-5.6 | Info unavailable | F/3.5-5.6 | F/3.5-5.6 | F/3.5-5.6 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 27 - 82.5 mm | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 29 - 88 mm | 29 - 88 mm |
| Optical zoom | 3 x | Info unavailable | 3 x | 3 x | 3 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 200-1600 | ISO 3200 ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-1600) | ISO 200-3200 | ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto (100-800) | ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-800) |
| Display (projector) technology | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix |
| Video input type | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera |
| Weight | 16.8 oz | 17.1 oz | 1.2 lbs | 15.9 oz | 16.8 oz |
| Effective sensor resolution | 6,100,000 pixels | 10,200,000 pixels | 12,300,000 pixels | 10,100,000 pixels | 12,200,000 pixels |
| Still image format | JPEG NEF (RAW) | JPEG NEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG | JPEG NEF (RAW) | RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG | RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 2.5 in | 3 in | 2.7 in | 2.5 in | 3 in |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Info unavailable | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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