nikon d40 - new question post 9 - Saxperience

Curran · 2nd December 2008, 21:43

i've just ordered myself a Nikon D40 for christmas. (my first camera

)

i'm looking at getting a memory card for it as i dont think it comes with one?

is the d40 compatible with SDHC?

all i can find on the internet just says SD card and amazon says check to make sure the camera is compatible with SDHC as some aren’t.

would this one be ok?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Fla...8159739&sr=8-2

just want to make sure before i order as i dont want to be disappointed on christmas day.

if someone could explain what the different types of memory cards are that would help me understand.

whats a flash card for example? and what can i use in my D40?

cheers

curran

Ryan^p · 3rd December 2008, 01:42

I expect the nikon uses Compact flash cards.

they are the largest of all.

edit double checking online it appears it does use SD... fuck me thats old skool for an SLR

lozacorsa · 3rd December 2008, 10:44

Yeh it useds SDHC Cards mate

bpm · 3rd December 2008, 11:23

Lozacorsa is correct it does accept SDHC.

As for the different kinds of cards its generaly the shape so a compact flash card is much bigger than an SD card, etc, etc. So you must get an SD for it to fit your camera. As for SDHC it is an SD High Capacity card, as in its bigger, so all SDHC tend to be 4 or 8GB etc.

The only other thing to look out for if you are a bit of a camera nut is the speed of the SD card (its read / write rate). The card write time will effectively slow the continuous rate your camera can run at so go for a faster write rate.

Recommendations are the Extreme 3 or Extreme 4 by Sandisk. Buy from a reputable dealer as many import cards are fake!

Mike-VTR · 3rd December 2008, 16:55

get a sandisk extreme III costs about 30 quid but proper fast cards!!

thats what i got.

i got a sandisk ultra II 1gb brand new if you want it, 6 quid posted.

Curran · 3rd December 2008, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Mike-VTR

get a sandisk extreme III costs about 30 quid but proper fast cards!!

thats what i got.

i got a sandisk ultra II 1gb brand new if you want it, 6 quid posted.

thanks for the offer but i've just ordered the 8gb version for £15.50

i hope this will be good enough speed-wise.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000QUUFRM

Mike-VTR · 3rd December 2008, 21:06

nice find mate, although you really aint gunna need 8gb

Curran · 3rd December 2008, 21:28

i wasnt sure what size to get so i thought i may as well get a bigger one as they are so cheap.

Curran · 26th December 2008, 13:47

new question:

is it possible to to get the lcd to display what you are shooting rather than having to look through the view finder?

i've looked through the manual but cant find it anywhere?

Barry123 · 26th December 2008, 14:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curran

new question:

is it possible to to get the lcd to display what you are shooting rather than having to look through the view finder?

i've looked through the manual but cant find it anywhere?

On the canon's it's called 'LiveView'

But its generally not a great idea to use it all the time.

Curran · 26th December 2008, 14:52

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Originally Posted by adsayer

But its generally not a great idea to use it all the time.

how come?

edit: had a look for anything similar to LiveView but still no luck

Ryan^p · 26th December 2008, 15:39

Single Lens Reflex

live view is only a new addition, so i wouldnt expect to have it on the d40.

Its also shit for 90% of stuff, should be shooting properly and using the cup anyway. It makes me LOL so much when people try taking pics on slrs holding it up as if the screen has the image on lol

Curran · 26th December 2008, 17:57

ok, cheers ryan

this is my first slr so i'm new to all this.

all the camera's i've used showed the picture on the screen.

Barry123 · 26th December 2008, 18:44

Autofocus is generally the biggest problem when using the liveview because the AF sensors are all up in top of the camera near the viewfinder area. But as Liveview displays a picture from the what the image sensor actually see's it has to lower the mirror again so the AF sensors can operate...

So it's not a straight forward system... The idea with SLR's it that they're 'TTL' Cameras, which means 'Through The Lens' i.e. you see in the viewfinder through the lens itself. Small compacts may have a viewfinder but it's not looking through the lens, it'll just be some crappy optics near the lens.

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Curran · 26th December 2008, 18:50

oh right, thanks for explaining.

i did notice that the view finder was a lot better than any of the other compact camera's i have used.

feels a bit strange holding it up to my face though since i've only ever used compact cameras before.

i've got so much to learn.