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
Portability
57 Imaging
49 Features
50 Overall
49
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 
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#1 Sony A99 II
42MP
Full frame
849 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
57 Imaging
77 Features
92 Overall
83
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)
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban#2 Nikon D780
25MP
Full frame
840 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
57 Imaging
76 Features
89 Overall
81
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
Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firms#3 Canon 6D MII
26MP
Full frame
765 grams
ISO 40,000
Portability
59 Imaging
74 Features
92 Overall
81
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
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created Images#4 Nikon D850
46MP
Full frame
1015 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
54 Imaging
77 Features
87 Overall
81
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
Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD Cards#5 Canon 90D
33MP
APS-C
701 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
60 Imaging
72 Features
93 Overall
80
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
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video#6 Pentax K-1 II
36MP
Full frame
1010 grams
ISO 819,200
Portability
55 Imaging
77 Features
82 Overall
79
55 Imaging
77 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)
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhone#7 Canon 5D MIV
30MP
Full frame
890 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
55 Imaging
76 Features
85 Overall
79
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
Japan-exclusive Leica Leitz Phone 3 features big sensor and new modes#8 Pentax K-1
36MP
Full frame
1010 grams
ISO 204,800
Portability
55 Imaging
76 Features
82 Overall
78
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)
Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide#9 Pentax K-3 III
26MP
APS-C
820 grams
ISO 1,600,000
Portability
58 Imaging
71 Features
86 Overall
77
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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