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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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INSTRUCTION
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MANUAL
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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 Cleani
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Item Check List Before starting, check that all the following items have been included with your camera. If anything is missing, contact your dealer. The accessories included can also be checked on the System Map (p.178). Camera: EOS 40D (includes eyecup, body cap, and installed battery for the date/time clock) Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS or EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM * Lens kit only. * The lens included in the lens kit may differ from the above. The respective lens instruction manual
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Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this Manual <6> indicates the Main Dial. <5> indicates the Quick Control Dial. <9> indicates the Multi-controller. <0> indicates the SET button. 0, 9 or 8 indicates that the respective function remains active for 4 sec., 6 sec., or 16 sec. respectively after you let go of the button. In this manual, the icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the LCD monitor
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Contents Introduction Item Check List ..................................................................................................3 Conventions Used in this Manual.......................................................................4 1 Index to Features ...............................................................................................8 Handling Precautions.......................................................................................12 Quick Start Guide..............
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Contents Setting the AF and Drive Modes 75 4 Selecting the AF Mode .................................................................................... 76 Selecting the AF Point..................................................................................... 78 When Autofocus Fails...................................................................................... 80 Manual Focusing.......................................................................................... 80 Selecting the D
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Contents Sensor Cleaning 127 8 Automatic Sensor Cleaning............................................................................128 Appending Dust Delete Data..........................................................................129 1 Manual Sensor Cleaning................................................................................131 Direct Printing from the Camera/Digital Print Order Format 133 9 Preparing to Print ....................................................................
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Index to Features Power White balance Battery White balance selection p.67 • Charging p.24 Custom WB p.68 • Battery check p.26 Color temperature setting p.69 Power outlet p.170 White balance correction p.70 Auto power off p.42 WB bracketing p.71 Menus & Basic Settings AF Menus p.38 AF mode p.76 Camera setting display p.168 AF point selection p.78 LCD brightness Manual focusing p.80 adjustment p.125 Language p.41 Metering Date/Time p.41 Metering mode p.92 Beep
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Index to Features Auto rotate of Exposure adjustment vertical images p.126 Exposure compensation p.93 Image protect p.123 AEB p.94 Image erase p.124 AE lock p.95 Video OUT p.122 Exposure level increments p.154 Camera Direct Printing/DPOF Flash PictBridge p.133 Built-in flash p.99 Print Order (DPOF) p.143 External flash p.105 Image transfer p.148 • Transfer order p.150 External flash control • Flash settings p.103 Customization • Flash Custom Functions p.104 Custo
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Safety Warnings Follow these safeguards and use the equipment properly to prevent injury, death, and material damage. Preventing Serious Injury or Death • To prevent fire, excessive heat, chemical leakage, and explosions, follow the safeguards below: - Do not use any batteries, power sources, and accessories not specified in this booklet. Do not use any home-made or modified batteries. - Do not short-circuit, disassemble, or modify the battery pack or back-up battery. Do not apply heat or ap
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• If you drop the equipment and the casing breaks open to expose the internal parts, do not touch the internal parts due to the possibility of electrical shock. • Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. High-voltage internal parts can cause electrical shock. • Do not look at the sun or an extremely bright light source through the camera or lens. Doing so may damage your vision. • Keep the camera from the reach of small children. The neck strap can accidentally choke the child. • Do not s
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Handling Precautions Camera Care This camera is a precision instrument. Do not drop it or subject it to physical shock. The camera is not waterproof and cannot be used underwater. If you accidentally drop the camera into water, promptly consult your nearest Canon Service Center. Wipe off any water droplets with a dry cloth. If the camera has been exposed to salty air, wipe with a well-wrung wet cloth. Never leave the camera near anything having a strong magnetic field such as a magnet or
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Handling Precautions LCD Panel and LCD Monitor Although the LCD monitor is manufactured with very high precision technology with over 99.99% effective pixels, there might be a few dead pixels among the remaining 0.01% or less pixels. Dead pixels displaying only black or red, etc., are not a malfunction. They do not affect the images recorded. If the LCD monitor is left on for a prolonged period, screen burn-in may occur where you see remnants of what was displayed. However, this is only
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Quick Start Guide Insert the battery. (p.26) 1 To recharge the battery, see page 24. For EF-S lens For EF lens Attach the lens. (p.30) When attaching an EF-S lens, align it 2 with the white index on the camera. For other lenses, align it with the red index. Set the lens focus mode switch to . (p.30) 3 Open the CF card slot cover and insert a CF 4 card. (p.28) Face the label side toward you and insert the end with the small holes into the camera. Set the power switch to <1>. (p.
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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full Auto). (p.46) 6 All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.32) Look through the viewfinder and aim 7 the viewfinder center over the subject. Press the shutter button halfway, and the camera will focus the subject. Take the picture. (p.32) Press the shutter button completely to 8 take the picture. Review the picture on the LCD monitor. (p.125) 9 The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on
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Nomenclature For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in parentheses (p.**). Metering mode LCD panel illumination button (p.96) selection/White balance LCD panel (p.18) selection button (p.92/67) EF Lens mount index (p.30) AF mode selection/Drive mode Built-in flash/AF-assist beam selection button (p.76/81) (p.99/79) ISO speed set/ EF-S Lens mount index (p.30) Flash exposure compensation button (p.59/101) Flash-sync contacts <6> Main Dial Hot shoe (p.
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Nomenclature
AF start button Focal plane mark (p.32,76,114) <9> Multi-controller (p.34) AE lock/ Dioptric adjustment knob (p.35) FE lock button/Index/ Reduce button Eyecup (p.97) (p.95/102/119/120,141) Viewfinder eyepiece Print/ AF point selection/ Share button (p.139,149) Enlarge button (p.78/120,141) Menu button (p.36) Strap mount LCD monitor (p.23) (p.36, 125) Jump button (p.119) CF card slot cover (p.28) Erase button (p.124) Playback button (p.
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Nomenclature LCD Panel - - - Shutter speed AF point selection ([ - - - ]) - - - Busy (buSY) CF card full warning (FuLL CF) Built-in flash recycling (buSY) CF card error warning (Err CF) No CF card warning (no CF) Image-recording quality Error code (Err) 37 Large/Fine Cleaning image sensor (CLEA n) 38 Large/Normal 47 Medium/Fine Aperture 48 Medium/Normal Shots remaining 67 Small/Fine Shots remaining 68 Small/Normal during WB bracketing 1 RAW Self-timer countdown D Small RAW Bulb exp
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Nomenclature Viewfinder Information Spot metering circle Focusing screen AF points (Superimposed display) ISO speed Focus confirmation AE lock/ light AEB in-progress Max. Burst Flash-ready White balance correction Improper FE lock WB-BKT warning ISO speed High-speed sync <0> Monochrome shooting (FP flash) FE lock/ Exposure level indicator FEB in-progress Exposure compensation amount Flash exposure compensation amount Flash exposure
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Nomenclature Mode Dial The Mode Dial has the Basic Zone modes and Creative Zone modes. Camera User Settings Most camera settings can be registered under w, x, Creative Zone or y. (p.165) These modes give you more control over the result. d : Program AE (p.84) s : Shutter-priority AE (p.86) f : Aperture-priority AE (p.88) a : Manual exposure (p.90) 8 : Automatic depth-of-field AE (p.91) Full Auto Basic Zone All you do is press the shutter button. Fully automatic shooting for specific kinds
