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Canon EOS40D instruction manual 194

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English Test the Camera Before Using and Liability Copyrights ‰ 2 cables ‰ Interface Cable IFC-200U ‰ Video Cable VC-100 Item Check List‰ Camera EOS 40D Icons in this Manual About the SymbolsConventions Used in this Manual Basic Assumptions Contents Live View Shooting Setting the AF and Drive ModesAdvanced Operations Image Playback Customizing the Camera Sensor CleaningTransferring Images to a Personal Computer Reference Index to Features Flash Exposure adjustmentSensor cleaning Dust reduction Live View shooting Safety Warnings Preventing Serious Injury or Death Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage Handling Precautions Camera Care Lens Electrical Contacts LCD Panel and LCD MonitorCF Card Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. p.26Set the power switch to For EF lens Attach the lens. p.30 Take the picture. p.32 Set the Mode Dial to 1 Full Auto. p.46Focus the subject. p.32 Review the picture on the LCD Nomenclature Nomenclature LCD Panel RAW Viewfinder Information WB-BKT Creative Zone Mode DialCamera User Settings Basic Zone EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is lens EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 is USM lens Battery Charger CB-5L Battery Charger CG-580This is a battery pack charger. p.24 Getting Started Attaching the Strap Recharge the battery For CG-580 Recharging the BatteryAttach the battery Remove the cover Battery charger can also be used in foreign countries Tips for Using the Battery and ChargerWhen not using the camera, remove the battery Installing and Removing the Battery Battery Life Removing the Battery Open the battery compartment coverRemove the battery Temperature Shooting Conditions Insert the CF card Installing and Removing the CF CardInstalling a Card Open the cover Removing the Card Open the cover Set the power switch toMake sure the access lamp is off, then open the cover Remove the CF card Mounting and Detaching a Lens On the lens, set the focus modeSwitch to AF Mounting a Lens Remove the caps Image Conversion Factor Manual Focusing Subjects at InfinityAbout the Image Stabilizer Lenses Shutter Button Power/Quick Control Dial SwitchBasic Operation Pressing halfway This releases the shutter and takes the picture Pressing completelyTurn the 6 dial only After pressing a button, turn the 5 dial Using the Quick Control Dial for SelectingBefore using the 5 dial, set the power switch to J Turn the 5 dial only Holding the Camera Menu Operations Set the desired setting Menu Setting Procedure Display the menuSelect the setting Select a tab 2Shooting 2 Red Menu Settings1Shooting 1 Red 3Playback 1 Blue 6Set-up 2 Yellow 4Playback 2 Blue5Set-up 1 Yellow 9My Menu Green 7Set-up 3 Yellow8Custom Functions Orange Before You Start 3Formatting the CF Card 3Set the power-off time/Auto power offSet the desired time Select Format Select OK Shooting Settings 3Resetting Camera SettingsNSelect Clear all camera settings Turn the 5 dial to select OK, then press Basic Shooting Focus the subject 1Fully Automatic ShootingAF point 2 Aim any AF point over Subject Take the picture Low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes Sometimes multiple AF points flash simultaneouslyAlthough it is daylight, the flash popped up Although flash was used, the picture came out dark Shooting a Moving Subject 1Full Auto TechniquesRecomposing the Shot Use a telephoto lens 2Shooting PortraitsShooting Tips Focus the face Shooting night scenes 3Shooting LandscapesWith a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end Simple background makes the flower, etc., stand out better 4Shooting Close-upsUse a simple background Move to the subject as close as possible 5Shooting Moving Subjects Use the center AF point to focus 6Shooting Portraits at Night Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod 7Disabling Flash Taking portraits without flash Image Settings Select Quality 3Setting the Image-recording QualityGuide to Image-recording Quality Settings Select the image-recording quality +73 Maximum Burst ApproxApprox OHigh-speed ILow-speed +83 Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting About RAWAbout sRAW ISO Speed in the Creative Zone Modes Setting the ISO SpeedNISO Speed in the Basic Zone Modes Press the m button Shooting ISO Speed Setting Mode About Auto ISO Speed Select a Picture Style ASelecting a Picture StyleNPress the a button Picture Style Effects Monochrome SymbolsFaithful User Def Press the a button Select a Picture Style Parameter Settings and EffectsACustomizing the Picture StyleN Select a parameter Toning effect Monochrome AdjustmentFilter effect Press ARegistering the Picture StyleNPress the a button Select User Def Select the base Picture Style ARegistering the Picture StyleN Press the n button Select the white balance Setting the White BalanceNIcon Mode About White Balance Select Custom WB OCustom White BalancePhotograph a white object Import the white balance data PSetting the Color Temperature Select White balance Set the white balance correction 3White Balance CorrectionNWhite Balance Correction Select WB SHIFT/BKT Bracketing Sequence White Balance Auto BracketingSet the white balance bracketing amount File numbering after replacing the CF card 3File Numbering MethodsContinuous File numbering starts from 0001 in the new folder Auto ResetManual Reset About Adobe RGB 3Setting the Color SpaceNSelect Color space Setting the AF Drive Modes Selecting the AF ModeN One-Shot AF for Still Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects Select the AF point SSelecting the AF PointNPress the S button Selecting with the Dial AF-Assist Beam with the Built-in Flash Lens’ Maximum Aperture and AF Sensitivity When Autofocus Fails Subjects difficult to focus Single shooting Press the o button Select the drive modeISelecting the Drive ModeN Press the o button Select either j or l JSelf-timer Operation10-sec. self-timer l 2-sec. self-timer N Look at the LCD panel and turn the 5 dial to select j or l Control of the camera With Creative Zone modesResult you want. You take You can set the desired shutter Check the shutter speed and aperture display Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subjectProgram AE Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely Differences Between d and 1 Full Auto About Program Shift Checkshoot. the viewfinder display Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speedShutter-Priority AE While looking at the LCD panel, turn the 6 dial Shutter Speed Display Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired aperture Aperture-Priority AE Depth-of-Field PreviewN Aperture Display Set the shutter speed Set the Mode Dial to aManual Exposure Aperture Set the Mode Dial to Focus the subject Automatic Depth-of-Field AE QSelecting the Metering ModeN Press the n button Select the metering modeECenter-weighted average metering WPartial metering Setting Exposure CompensationN Set the exposure compensation amount Select AEB Canceling AEB Take the picture3Auto Exposure Bracketing Aebn Set the AEB amount AE Lock Effects AAE LockNRecompose and take the picture Set the desired aperture and shoot Set the Mode Dial to a Set the shutter speed to buLbBulb Exposures Ulcd Panel Illumination Remove the eyecup Using the Eyepiece CoverConnecting the Remote Switch Attaching the Eyepiece Cover Mirror will swing up Mirror LockupNPress the shutter button completely again Picture is taken and the mirror goes back down Using the Built-in Flash in the Creative Zone Using the Built-in FlashUsing the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone Flash result will be the same as the d mode Effective Range of Built-in Flash Using Red-eye Reduction100 101 Flash Exposure CompensationNSet the flash exposure compensation amount Focus the subject Press the a button AFE LockNPress the D button to pop-up the built-in flash 102 Select Flash control Built-in flash func. setting3Flash ControlN Flash firing 104 For normal flash exposures, set it to Evaluative Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series External SpeedlitesEOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites 105 Sync Speed Using Non-Canon Flash Units106 PC Terminal 107 About Remote Live View Shooting Select Live View shoot Select EnableLive View ShootingN 108 Setting the Shooting Functions 109 110 Press the u buttonFocus manually Taking the picture Check the composition 111 Possible Shots During Live View Shooting About the Information Display112 113 DisableAbout Silent Shooting Mode Return to the Live View image display and shoot Using AF to FocusPress 0 to the display Live View image Focus the subject 114 115 For images taken with another camera Select the image XImage PlaybackSingle Image Display Playback the image Exit the image playback About the Highlight Alert Shooting Information Display117 About the AF Point Display Brightness Display 118About the Histogram RGB Display 119 Index Display Turn on the index displayIJump Display Browsing Through Images BRotating an Image Select Rotate YMagnified ViewMagnify the image Select the image to rotate Start the auto play 3Auto PlaybackSelect Auto play Stop the auto play Insert the video cable plugs firmly all the way Viewing the Images on TV122 Protect the image 3Protecting ImagesSelect Protect images 123 3Checkmarking X Images to be Erased in a Batch LErasing ImagesErase the image 3Erasing All Images in the Card Changing Image Playback Settings 126 3Auto Rotate of Vertical ImagesSelect Auto rotate OnD 127 Minimizing Dust Select Clean nowf 3Automatic Sensor CleaningCleaning the Sensor Now Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning Obtain the Dust Delete Data Select Dust Delete Data 3Appending Dust Delete DataNPreparation 129 About the Dust Delete Data 130 Select Clean manually 3Manual Sensor CleaningNSelect Sensor cleaning End the cleaning 132 About Dpof Canon’s PictBridge Web Site133 While you look at the LCD monitor Preparing to Print134 Some printers may make a beeping sound Icon will appear on the upper left to 135Press the x button To a printer Select the image to be printed Select Paper settingsWPrinting 136 USetting the Page Layout QSetting the Paper SizeYSetting the Paper Type 137 Set the printing effects 138 139 Set the date and file number imprintingStart printing EAdjustment of Printing Effects 140 141 Trimming the ImagePress 0 to exit the trimming Handling Printer Errors Error Messages 142 Digital Print Order Format Dpof Setting the Printing Options Select Print orderSelect Set up Set the options as desired Press the 7 button Exit the setting144 Print Ordering 145 Prepare to print Set the Paper settings. p.136Direct Printing with Dpof Under the 3 tab, select Print order Select Print Personal computer 147 DTransferring Images to a Personal Computer 148 Transferring Images to a Personal Computer 149 3Selecting the Images to be Transferred 150 Customizing Camera Select the group 3Setting Custom FunctionsNSelect Select the Custom Function No Custom Functions 153 154 3Custom Function SettingsNFn I Exposure Fn I -7 Flash sync. speed in Av mode Fn I -4 Bracketing auto cancelFn I -6 Safety shift 155 Fn II -1 Long exposure noise reduction Fn II Image156 Fn II -2 High ISO speed noise reduction 157 Fn III -1 Lens drive when AF impossibleFn III Auto focus/Drive Fn II -3 Highlight tone priority 158 Fn III -2 Lens AF stop button function Fn III -4 Superimposed display 159Fn III -3 AF point selection method Fn III -5 AF-assist beam firing Fn III -6 AF during Live View shooting Fn IV Operation/Others160 Fn III -7 Mirror lockup 161 Fn IV -2 AF-ON/AE lock button switchFn IV -3 SET button when shooting Fn IV -4 Dial direction during Tv/Av 162 Fn IV -5 Focusing ScreenEf-A Ef-D Ef-S About focusing screen characteristics About Super Precision Matte Ef-S and Maximum Lens Aperture Fn IV -6 Add original decision data Disable LCD auto adjust Enable simulates exposure163 Fn IV -7 Live View exposure simulation 3Registering My MenuN Select My Menu settingsMy Menu settings Select Register Select Register Register the camera user setting 3Register Camera User SettingsNSelect Camera user setting About Clear settings 166 Reference Display Camera set. and Shoot. func BChecking Camera SettingsCamera Settings Display one of them Shooting Functions 169 Connect the DC plug Using a Household Power OutletConnect the power cord Place the cord in the groove 171 Replacing the Date/Time BatterySet the power switch to Replace the battery + orientation Function Availability Table 172 173 Mode 174 Troubleshooting GuideBattery becomes exhausted quickly Camera turns off by itself 175 176 Error Codes 177 178 Bundled Accessories FocusingSystem Map AC Adapter Kit 179 System Map Battery Life Using the Battery GripDetaching the Battery Compartment Cover 180 Type Specifications181 Image Sensor Viewfinder 182White Balance Autofocus Built-in Flash 183Shutter Drive System 184External Speedlite Live View Functions 185 186 EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is Battery Charger CB-5L187 EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 is USM 188 Trademarks 189 European Union and EEA only Index 190 191 192 193 Button 139 194 195 Canon INC Canon Europa N.V