Canon 40d Manual

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Live View ShootingN
1Check the composition.
 Press the < u> button to check the 
image composition in full view.
2Check the shutter speed and 
aperture display.
3Take the picture.
  Press the shutter button completely.
X The picture will be taken and the 
captured image is displayed on the 
LCD monitor.
X After the image review ends, the 
camera will return to Live View 
shooting automatically.
  To terminate shooting, press < 0>
while Live View image is displayed.
Taking the picture
  You can check...

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Live View ShootingN
 Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will 
change.
About the Information Display
Focusing
frame
Histogram
(Brightness/
RGB)
ISO speed
Shots remaining
Exposure level
Aperture
Shutter speed AE lock
Picture Style
Battery check
Flash-ready
Flash exposure compensation
Live View exposure
simulation
(C.Fn IV -7)
  When the [ 6Live View function settings ] menu’s [Grid display ] is set 
to [ On ], a grid will appear to make it easier to align the horizontal or...

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Live View ShootingN
Instructions for setting the [ 6Live View function settings ] menu’s 
[Silent shoot. ] are explained below.
  Mode 1
The shooting sound will be quieter than when Live View shooting is 
not used. Continuous shooting is also possible. For high-speed 
continuous shooting, it will be approx. 6 fps.
  Mode 2
When you press the shutter button completely, only one shot will be 
taken. While you keep holding down the shutter button, further 
camera operation will be suspended. Then when...

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Live View ShootingN
If the [8C.Fn III -6 ] (AF during Live View shooting ) setting is set to 
[ Enable ], you can focus with the < p> button.
Be sure to set the lens focus mode switch to < f>, set the AF 
mode to < X >, and select the center AF point.
1Press  to the display Live 
View image.
2Focus the subject.
 Cover the subject with the focusing 
frame and press the <
p> button.
X The Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down, and 
AF will be executed.
X When focus is...

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Image Playback
This chapter explains how to playback images, 
including how to erase images and how to display 
images on a TV screen.
For images taken with another camera:The camera might not be able to properly display images captured 
with a different camera or edited with a personal computer or whose 
file name was changed.  

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1Playback the image.
 Press the < x> button.
X The last captured image or last image 
viewed will appear.
2Select the image.
  To playback images starting with the 
last image, turn the < 5> dial 
counterclockwise. To playback 
images starting with the first captured 
image, turn the dial clockwise.
  Press the < B> button to change 
the display format.
3Exit the image playback.
  Press the < x> button to exit the 
image playback and return the 
camera to shooting ready.
x  Image Playback
Single...

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x Image Playback
 About the Highlight Alert
When the [ 4Highlight alert ] menu is set to [ Enable], overexposed 
highlight areas will blink. To obtain more image detail in the 
overexposed areas, set the exposure compensation to a negative 
amount and shoot again.
  About the AF Point Display
When the [ 4AF point disp. ] menu is set to [ Enable], the AF point 
which achieved focus will be displayed in red. If automatic AF point 
selection was used, multiple AF points might be displayed in red....

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x Image Playback
 About the Histogram
The brightness histogram display shows the exposure level 
distribution, overall brightness, and gradation. And the RGB 
histogram display is for checking the color saturation and gradation. 
The display can be switched with the [ 4Histogram ] menu.
[Brightness] Display This histogram is a graph showing the 
distribution of the image’s brightness level. The 
horizontal axis indicates the brightness level 
(darker on the left and brighter on the right), 
while...

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x Image Playback
1Turn on the index display.
 During image playback, press the 
 button.
X The 4-image index display will 
appear. The currently-selected image 
will be highlighted in a blue frame.
  Press the < I> button again to 
switch to the 9-image index display.
2Select the image.
  Turn the < 5> dial to move the blue 
frame.
  To display an image, press the < u>
button.
You can skip over images during playback to find the image you want 
faster.
Browsing Through Images
During image playback,...

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x Image Playback
Magnify the image.
 During image playback, press the 
 button to magnify the image.
  If you keep pressing the < u> button, 
you can magnify the image up to 10x.
  Press the < I> button to reduce 
the magnification.
  Use < 9> to scroll around the 
magnified image.
1Select [Rotate].
  Under the [ 3] tab, select [ Rotate],
then press < 0>.
2Select the image to rotate.
  Turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to select 
the image, then press < 0>.
  Each time you press < 0>, the image 
will...