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The D40 is Nikon’s entry level digital SLR, replacing the D50. It is one of the most economical dSLRs currently on the market, either as “body-only” or as a kit with a lens. It is also the first digital SLR camera to compete head-on with a number of bridge cameras thanks to its size and weight. Compact and light, the D40 integrates all of Nikon’s newest technologies, but omits a few features found on other Nikon dSLRs to keep costs down.

The DSLR-A100, or Alpha 100, is Sony’s first interchangeable lens digital SLR camera. The Alpha 100 is the result of the fusion of Konica Minolta SLR and Sony’s experience. It borrows a lot from the Dynax camera designs, but also shows Sony’s imprint, be it by its 10-megapixel CCD, or the incorporation of a Super Steady Shot stabilization system that allows any compatible lens to be stabilized, a strength of this approach, as opposed to building the stabilization into the lens.

Based on the fact that it has an SLR-like design, and is equipped with a 10.7X zoom that has a focal length range that starts at an excellent wide angle equivalent to a 28 mm, and which extends to a big telephoto equivalent to a 300 mm, the S6000fd would appear to be a good fit into a group of cameras that are defined as Bridge cameras. Yet, it lacks one important feature to be pigeon-holed as a Bridge camera: a true optical stabilization system.