Canon EOS40D ISelecting the Drive ModeN, Press the o button Select the drive mode

Maximum burst

iSelecting the Drive ModeN

Single and continuous drive modes are provided. In the Basic Zone modes, the optimum drive mode is set automatically.

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Press the <o> button. (9)

Select the drive mode.

While looking at the LCD panel, turn the <5> dial.

u: Single shooting

When you press the shutter button completely, one shot will be taken.

o: High-speed continuous shooting (Max. 6.5 shots per sec.)

i: Low-speed continuous shooting (Max. 3 shots per sec.)

In the oand imodes, the camera will shoot continuously while you hold down the shutter button completely.

j: Self-timer(10-sec. delay) l: Self-timer(2-sec. delay)

See the next page for the self- timer operation procedure.

When the internal buffer memory becomes

full during continuous shooting, “buSY” will be displayed on the LCD panel and in the

viewfinder and shooting will be disabled

temporarily. As the captured images are recorded to the CF card, you will be able to shoot more images. Press the shutter button halfway to check in the viewfinder’s bottom right for the current maximum burst. This is the maximum number of shots that can be taken continuously.

If “FuLL CF” is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel, wait until the access lamp stops blinking, then replace the CF card.

When the battery level is low, the continuous shooting speed will be slightly slower.

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