User manual CANON EOS 40D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 40D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with 10. 10 effective megapixels, DIGIC III, high-precision and high-speed 9-point AF (all cross-type points), and high-speed 6. 5 fps continuous shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting possibilities with system accessories. It also incorporates a Self Cleaning Sensor Unit called the EOS Integrated Cleaning System to remove dust on the sensor. Take a few test shots to familiarize yourself with the camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. [. . . ] (8) 3 Press the viewfinder center over the Aim subject where you want to lock the flash exposure, then press the <A> button. The flash will fire a preflash and the required flash output is calculated and retained in memory. In the viewfinder, "FEL" is displayed for a moment and <d> will light. Each time you press the <A> button, a preflash is fired and the required flash output is calculated and retained in memory. 4 Take the picture. and press the Compose the shot shutter button completely. The flash is fired to take the picture. If the subject is too far away and beyond the effective range of the flash, the <D> icon will blink. Get closer to the subject and repeat steps 2 to 4. 102 3 Flash ControlN The built-in flash and external Speedlite can also be set with the menu. The menu for the external Speedlite will be applicable only to EX-series Speedlites whose functions can be set with the camera. Select [Flash control]. Under the [6] tab, select [Flash control], then press <0>. The flash control screen will appear. [Flash firing] Normally, set this to [Enable]. If [Disable] is set, both the built-in flash and external Speedlite will not fire. This is good when you only want to use the AF-assist beam. [Built-in flash func. setting] [Flash mode] cannot be selected. comp] can be set as explained on page 101. Set [E-TTL II] as explained on the next page. Shutter sync. Normally, set this to [1st curtain] so that the flash fires immediately after the exposure starts. If [2nd curtain] is set, the flash will fire right before the exposure ends. When this is combined with a slow sync speed, you can create a trail of light such as from car headlights at night. With 2nd curtain sync, two flashes will be fired. Once when you press the shutter button completely, and once immediately before the exposure ends. 103 3 Flash ControlN E-TTL II For normal flash exposures, set it to [Evaluative]. If [Average] is set, the flash exposure will be averaged for the entire metered scene as with an external metering flash. Flash exposure compensation may be necessary depending on the scene, so this is for advanced users. Setting the External Speedlites Select either [External flash func. setting] or [External flash C. Fn setting]. For details on which external Speedlite settings the camera can set, see the EX-series (such as the 580EX II) Speedlite's instruction manual. [. . . ] 64 Sepia / Blue / Purple / Green Transfer order (image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Trimming (printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Tv (Shutter-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 S Safety shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Self-timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sensor cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Sepia (Monochrome) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Servo AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 77 Sharpness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shoot w/o card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Shooting functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Shooting information display. . . . . . . . . 117 Shooting mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 A-DEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Aperture-priority AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Close-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Flash off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Full Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 V View on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]