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Test the Camera Before Using and Liability
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Camera EOS 40D
2 cables Interface Cable IFC-200U Video Cable VC-100
Icons in this Manual
About the Symbols
Conventions Used in this Manual
Basic Assumptions
Contents
Live View Shooting
Setting the AF and Drive Modes
Advanced Operations
Image Playback
Customizing the Camera
Sensor Cleaning
Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Reference
Index to Features
Flash
Exposure adjustment
Sensor cleaning Dust reduction
Live View shooting
Safety Warnings
Preventing Serious Injury or Death
Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage
Handling Precautions
Camera Care
LCD Panel and LCD Monitor
CF Card
Lens Electrical Contacts
Quick Start Guide
Insert the battery. p.26
Set 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.46
Focus the subject. p.32
Review the picture on the LCD
Nomenclature
Nomenclature
LCD Panel
RAW
Viewfinder Information
WB-BKT
Creative Zone
Mode Dial
Camera 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 CG-580
This is a battery pack charger. p.24
Battery Charger CB-5L
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Recharge the battery For CG-580
Recharging the Battery
Attach the battery
Remove the cover
Tips for Using the Battery and Charger
When not using the camera, remove the battery
Battery charger can also be used in foreign countries
Installing and Removing the Battery
Battery Life
Removing the Battery Open the battery compartment cover
Remove the battery
Temperature Shooting Conditions
Installing and Removing the CF Card
Installing a Card Open the cover
Insert the CF card
Removing the Card Open the cover
Set the power switch to
Make 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 mode
Switch to AF
Mounting a Lens Remove the caps
Manual Focusing Subjects at Infinity
About the Image Stabilizer Lenses
Image Conversion Factor
Shutter Button
Power/Quick Control Dial Switch
Basic Operation
Pressing halfway
Pressing completely
Turn the 6 dial only
This releases the shutter and takes the picture
After pressing a button, turn the 5 dial
Using the Quick Control Dial for Selecting
Before 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 menu
Select the setting
Select a tab
2Shooting 2 Red
Menu Settings
1Shooting 1 Red
3Playback 1 Blue
4Playback 2 Blue
5Set-up 1 Yellow
6Set-up 2 Yellow
7Set-up 3 Yellow
8Custom Functions Orange
9My Menu Green
Before You Start
3Formatting the CF Card
3Set the power-off time/Auto power off
Set the desired time
Select Format
Select OK
Shooting Settings
3Resetting Camera SettingsN
Select Clear all camera settings
Turn the 5 dial to select OK, then press
Basic Shooting
Focus the subject
1Fully Automatic Shooting
AF 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 simultaneously
Although it is daylight, the flash popped up
Although flash was used, the picture came out dark
1Full Auto Techniques
Recomposing the Shot
Shooting a Moving Subject
Use a telephoto lens
2Shooting Portraits
Shooting Tips
Focus the face
3Shooting Landscapes
With a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end
Shooting night scenes
Simple background makes the flower, etc., stand out better
4Shooting Close-ups
Use 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 Quality
Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings
Select the image-recording quality
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Maximum Burst Approx
Approx OHigh-speed ILow-speed
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About RAW
About sRAW
Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting
ISO Speed in the Creative Zone Modes
Setting the ISO SpeedN
ISO 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 StyleN
Press the a button
Picture Style Effects
Monochrome
Symbols
Faithful
User Def
Press the a button Select a Picture Style
Parameter Settings and Effects
ACustomizing the Picture StyleN
Select a parameter
Monochrome Adjustment
Filter effect
Toning effect
Press
ARegistering the Picture StyleN
Press 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 BalanceN
Icon Mode
About White Balance
Select Custom WB
OCustom White Balance
Photograph a white object
Import the white balance data
PSetting the Color Temperature
Select White balance
3White Balance CorrectionN
White Balance Correction Select WB SHIFT/BKT
Set the white balance correction
White Balance Auto Bracketing
Set the white balance bracketing amount
Bracketing Sequence
3File Numbering Methods
Continuous
File numbering after replacing the CF card
Auto Reset
Manual Reset
File numbering starts from 0001 in the new folder
3Setting the Color SpaceN
Select Color space
About Adobe RGB
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 PointN
Press 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
Press the o button Select the drive mode
ISelecting the Drive ModeN
Single shooting
Press the o button Select either j or l
JSelf-timer Operation
10-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 modes
Result 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 subject
Program 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 speed
Shutter-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 a
Manual 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 mode
ECenter-weighted average metering
WPartial metering
Setting Exposure CompensationN
Set the exposure compensation amount
Select AEB
Canceling AEB Take the picture
3Auto Exposure Bracketing Aebn
Set the AEB amount
AAE LockN
Recompose and take the picture
AE Lock Effects
Set the desired aperture and shoot
Set the Mode Dial to a Set the shutter speed to buLb
Bulb Exposures
Ulcd Panel Illumination
Remove the eyecup
Using the Eyepiece Cover
Connecting the Remote Switch
Attaching the Eyepiece Cover
Mirror will swing up
Mirror LockupN
Press 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 Flash
Using the Built-in Flash in the Basic Zone
Flash result will be the same as the d mode
Using Red-eye Reduction
100
Effective Range of Built-in Flash
Flash Exposure CompensationN
Set the flash exposure compensation amount
101
Focus the subject Press the a button
AFE LockN
Press the D button to pop-up the built-in flash
102
Select Flash control
Built-in flash func. setting
3Flash ControlN
Flash firing
104
For normal flash exposures, set it to Evaluative
Canon Speedlites other than the EX-series
External Speedlites
EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites
105
Sync Speed
Using Non-Canon Flash Units
106
PC Terminal
107
About Remote Live View Shooting
Select Live View shoot
Select Enable
Live View ShootingN
108
Setting the Shooting Functions
109
Press the u button
Focus manually
110
Taking the picture Check the composition
111
About the Information Display
112
Possible Shots During Live View Shooting
113
Disable
About Silent Shooting
Mode
Return to the Live View image display and shoot
Using AF to Focus
Press 0 to the display Live View image Focus the subject
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For images taken with another camera
Select the image
XImage Playback
Single Image Display Playback the image
Exit the image playback
About the Highlight Alert
Shooting Information Display
117
About the AF Point Display
Brightness Display
118
About the Histogram
RGB Display
119
Index Display Turn on the index display
IJump Display
Browsing Through Images
BRotating an Image Select Rotate
YMagnified View
Magnify the image
Select the image to rotate
Start the auto play
3Auto Playback
Select Auto play
Stop the auto play
Viewing the Images on TV
122
Insert the video cable plugs firmly all the way
Protect the image
3Protecting Images
Select Protect images
123
3Checkmarking X Images to be Erased in a Batch
LErasing Images
Erase the image
3Erasing All Images in the Card
Changing Image Playback Settings
126
3Auto Rotate of Vertical Images
Select Auto rotate
OnD
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Minimizing Dust
Select Clean nowf
3Automatic Sensor Cleaning
Cleaning the Sensor Now
Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning
Obtain the Dust Delete Data Select Dust Delete Data
3Appending Dust Delete DataN
Preparation
129
About the Dust Delete Data
130
Select Clean manually
3Manual Sensor CleaningN
Select Sensor cleaning
End the cleaning
132
Canon’s PictBridge Web Site
133
About Dpof
While you look at the LCD monitor
Preparing to Print
134
Some printers may make a beeping sound
Icon will appear on the upper left to
135
Press the x button
To a printer
Select the image to be printed
Select Paper settings
WPrinting
136
USetting the Page Layout
QSetting the Paper Size
YSetting the Paper Type
137
Set the printing effects
138
Set the date and file number imprinting
Start printing
139
EAdjustment of Printing Effects
140
Trimming the Image
Press 0 to exit the trimming
141
Handling Printer Errors Error Messages
142
Digital Print Order Format Dpof
Setting the Printing Options Select Print order
Select Set up
Set the options as desired
Exit the setting
144
Press the 7 button
Print Ordering
145
Prepare to print
Set the Paper settings. p.136
Direct 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 FunctionsN
Select
Select the Custom Function No
Custom Functions
153
3Custom Function SettingsN
Fn I Exposure
154
Fn I -7 Flash sync. speed in Av mode
Fn I -4 Bracketing auto cancel
Fn I -6 Safety shift
155
Fn II -1 Long exposure noise reduction
Fn II Image
156
Fn II -2 High ISO speed noise reduction
157
Fn III -1 Lens drive when AF impossible
Fn III Auto focus/Drive
Fn II -3 Highlight tone priority
158
Fn III -2 Lens AF stop button function
Fn III -4 Superimposed display
159
Fn III -3 AF point selection method
Fn III -5 AF-assist beam firing
Fn III -6 AF during Live View shooting
Fn IV Operation/Others
160
Fn III -7 Mirror lockup
161
Fn IV -2 AF-ON/AE lock button switch
Fn IV -3 SET button when shooting
Fn IV -4 Dial direction during Tv/Av
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Fn IV -5 Focusing Screen
Ef-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 exposure
163
Fn IV -7 Live View exposure simulation
3Registering My MenuN
Select My Menu settings
My Menu settings
Select Register
Select Register Register the camera user setting
3Register Camera User SettingsN
Select Camera user setting
About Clear settings
166
Reference
Display Camera set. and Shoot. func
BChecking Camera Settings
Camera Settings
Display one of them
Shooting Functions
169
Connect the DC plug
Using a Household Power Outlet
Connect the power cord
Place the cord in the groove
171
Replacing the Date/Time Battery
Set the power switch to Replace the battery
+ orientation
Function Availability Table
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Mode
174
Troubleshooting Guide
Battery becomes exhausted quickly
Camera turns off by itself
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Error Codes
177
178
Bundled Accessories Focusing
System Map
AC Adapter Kit
179
System Map
Battery Life
Using the Battery Grip
Detaching the Battery Compartment Cover
180
Type
Specifications
181
Image Sensor
Viewfinder
182
White Balance
Autofocus
183
Shutter
Built-in Flash
Drive System
184
External Speedlite
Live View Functions
185
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EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is
Battery Charger CB-5L
187
EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 is USM
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Trademarks
189
European Union and EEA only
Index
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Button 139
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