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Canon 40D Alternatives

The 40D ranks at #60 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras. Below is a quick summary of the 40D.

10MP APS-C 822 grams ISO 1,600
Canon EOS 40D front thumbnailportrait59street56sports53travel48landscape58vlogging9
Portability
57
Imaging
49
Features
50
Overall
49
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
display is not selfie friendly
does not have external mic socket
does not have HDMI socket
does not have headphone socket

Here are some of the alternatives to the Canon EOS 40D sorted by their overall rank. You can look at a full review of each camera or a comparison with the Canon 40D by clicking the links underneath every camera card. You can also click on the icon to check out a visual comparison or follow this link to see all of them side by side.

#1 Sony A99 II
42MP Full frame 849 grams ISO 25,600
Sony Alpha A99 II front thumbnailportrait86street76sports82travel70landscape82vlogging78
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
92
Overall
83
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
not so great battery life (490 shots)
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#2 Nikon D780
25MP Full frame 840 grams ISO 51,200
Nikon D780 front thumbnailportrait85street71sports81travel71landscape81vlogging32
Portability
57
Imaging
76
Features
89
Overall
81
above average high ISO (51,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (2,260 shots)
comes with phase detect auto focus
display is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
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#3 Canon 6D MII
26MP Full frame 765 grams ISO 40,000
Canon EOS 6D Mark II front thumbnailportrait84street77sports87travel78landscape85vlogging78
Portability
59
Imaging
74
Features
92
Overall
81
above average high ISO (40,000)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (1,200 shots)
comes with phase detect auto focus
does not have headphone socket
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#4 Nikon D850
46MP Full frame 1015 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D850 front thumbnailportrait86street66sports82travel65landscape82vlogging29
Portability
54
Imaging
77
Features
87
Overall
81
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (64)
better than average battery life (1,840 shots)
comes with phase detect auto focus
display is not selfie friendly
heavier than average in class (1,015g)
no image stabilization
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#5 Canon 90D
33MP APS-C 701 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 90D front thumbnailportrait83street71sports80travel78landscape79vlogging71
Portability
60
Imaging
72
Features
93
Overall
80
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (1,300 shots)
comes with phase detect auto focus
no image stabilization
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#6 Pentax K-1 II
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 819,200
Pentax K-1 Mark II front thumbnailportrait86street70sports77travel53landscape82vlogging32
Portability
55
Imaging
78
Features
82
Overall
79
above average high ISO (819,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
heavier than average in class (1,010g)
not so great battery life (670 shots)
very slow continuous shooting (4.4 frames/s)
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#7 Canon 5D MIV
30MP Full frame 890 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV front thumbnailportrait85street65sports80travel67landscape80vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
85
Overall
79
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
fixed screen
no image stabilization
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#8 Pentax K-1
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax K-1 front thumbnailportrait85street70sports76travel53landscape81vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
82
Overall
78
above average high ISO (204,800)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
heavier than average in class (1,010g)
not so great battery life (760 shots)
very slow continuous shooting (4.4 frames/s)
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#9 Pentax K-3 III
26MP APS-C 820 grams ISO 1,600,000
Pentax K-3 Mark III front thumbnailportrait82street70sports79travel64landscape80vlogging35
Portability
58
Imaging
71
Features
86
Overall
77
above average high ISO (1,600,000)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with phase detect auto focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
fixed screen
not so great battery life (800 shots)
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