Instruction manual

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Inspired. By Canon.
The Largest LCD Monitor
in its Class
The EOS 40D has a huge, bright
3.0-inch TFT LCD screen with
230,000 pixels and a broad
viewing angle. It offers a
brighter, more detailed display
than previous models, perfect
for accessing camera settings
like AF, ISO, Metering modes AF Point selection
and flash options, plus for reviewing, editing
and deleting photos or composing new images
in Live View Function.
Live View Function, with New
Innovations
Live View Function is a powerful feature on the
EOS 40D. It enables viewing your subjects
directly on the huge 3.0-inch LCD monitor. It’s
easy to magnify any part of the scene 5x or 10x,
for precise manual focus. But now, one press
of the AF-ON button gives instant access to AF;
Live View Function returns as soon as the button
is released. Whether it's macro shooting at a
low angle, or taking a stab at still-life shots in
a studio, the EOS 40D’s Live View Function is
a great new addition for the SLR enthusiast.
Silent Shooting with Live View
Function
The EOS 40D CMOS sensor technology brings
new silent shooting to the Live View Function.
The sensor has an electric first-curtain shutter
function that enables shooting with the EOS 40D’s
mechanical shutter completely open. As a result,
it’s possible to minimize the sound of the shutter
cocking, or (in mode 2) postpone it, making
the camera barely audible as you take a shot.
Customized Operation
The EOS 40D has 24 distinct Custom Functions
with 62 settings organized according to cam-
era function that can be accessed from the
camera’s Menu. Parameters like Exposure, ISO
and bracketing increments, noise reduction
and highlight tone priority, AF, drive speed,
flash, button and dial assignments, among
others, can be customized to suit both the
shooting situation and your predilections.
Instant Recall
of Favorite
Settings
Set the EOS 40D
up as you like for a
specific shooting
condition, and
memorize all settings with a menu command.
Then, return instantly to those settings later
by turning the Main Dial to one of three “C”
positions. Additionally, you can register up to
six of the most frequently accessed menu options
under the EOS 40D’s “My Menu” setting, which,
when activated is the first screen to appear when
the Menu button is pressed.
Faster Live Operation
A new AF ON button, positioned so as to be
easily accessible, can start up AF in both Live
View Function and Viewfinder modes. It can also
be programmed through the Custom Function
menu to activate or deactivate metering and/or
AF, depending on your preferences.
This location is a
favorite of mine. I love the con-
trasts between hard rocks and
blurred motion of the surf. The
mood is serene and the colors
calming...My Canon camera
makes it easy for me to work in
tricky lighting conditions with its
evaluative metering and instant
feedback via the LCD preview
with histogram. In this case, the
camera got it right on the first
exposure, even though this is a
20 second exposure on a tripod!
”
William Neill
Intuitive, Customizable Operation
EOS 40D’s Live View function lets you compose and shoot directly
from the camera’s 3.0-inch LCD screen.
Camera User Setting screen
©William Neill
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Function Description
No.
Setting
C. Fn-01
C. Fn-02
C. Fn-03
C. Fn-04
C. Fn-05
C. Fn-06
C. Fn-07
C. Fn-01
C. Fn-02
C. Fn-03
C. Fn-01
C. Fn-02
C. Fn-03
Exposure level
increments
ISO speed setting
increments
ISO expansion
Bracketing auto cancel
Bracketing sequence
Safety Shift
Flash sync. Speed
in Av mode
Long exp. noise reduction
High ISO speed
noise reduction
Highlight tone priority
Lens drive when
AF impossible
Lens AF stop button
Function AF point
selection method
0 1/3-stop
1 1/2-stop
0 1/3-stop
1 1-stop
0Off
1On
0On
1Off
0 0, –, +
1 –, 0, +
0 Disable
1 Enable (Tv/Av)
0 Auto
1 1/250 sec. (fixed)
0Off
1 Auto
2On
0Off
1On
0 Disable
1 Enable
0 Focus search on
1 Focus search off
0AFstop
1AFstart
2 AE lock
3 AF point M Auto/Auto ctr
4 ONE SHOT AI SERVO
5ISstart
0 Normal
1 Multi-controller direct
C. Fn-03
C. Fn-04
C. Fn-05
C. Fn-06
C. Fn-07
C. Fn-01
C. Fn-02
C. Fn-03
C. Fn-04
C. Fn-05
C. Fn-06
C. Fn-07
(Cont.)
Superimposed display
AF-assist beam firing
AF during
Live View shooting
Mirror lockup
Shutter button/
AF-ON button
AF-ON/AE lock
button switch
SET button when shooting
Dial direction during Tv/Av
Focusing screen
Add original decision data
Live View
exposure simulation
2 Quick Control Dial direct
0On
1Off
0 Enable
1 Disable
2 Only external flash emits
0 Disable
1 Enable
0 Disable
1 Enable
0 Metering + AF start
1 Metering 3+ AF start/AF stop
2 Metering start/Metering +
AF start
3 AE lock/Metering + AF start
4 Metering + AF start/Disable
0 Disable
1 Enable
0 Normal (disabled)
1 Change quality
2 Change Picture Style
3 Menu display
4 Image replay
0 Normal
1 Reverse direction
0Ef-A
1Ef-D
2Ef-S
0Off
1On
0 Disable (LCD auto adjust)
1 Enable (simulate exposure)
C.Fn I: Exposure
C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive
C.Fn II: Image
Custom Function Function Description
No.
Setting
Custom Function
C.Fn IV: Operation/Others
Custom Function Chart