Canon 40d Manual

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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 store the...

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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 electric motor. Also...

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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
1
Insert the battery. (p.26)
To recharge the battery, see page 24.
2
Attach the lens. (p.30)
When attaching an EF-S lens, align it 
with the white index on the camera. 
For other lenses, align it with the red 
index.
3
Set the lens focus mode switch 
to . 
(p.30)
4
Open the CF card slot 
cover and insert a CF 
card.
 (p.28)
Face the label side toward you 
and insert the end with the 
small holes into the camera.
5
Set the power switch to < 1>. 
(p.32)
For EF lens


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Quick Start Guide
6
Set the Mode Dial to  (Full 
Auto). 
(p.46)
All the necessary camera settings will 
be set automatically.
7
Focus the subject. (p.32)
Look through the viewfinder and aim 
the viewfinder center over the subject. 
Press the shutter button halfway, and 
the camera will focus the subject.
8
Take the picture. (p.32)
Press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture.
9
Review the picture on the LCD 
monitor. 
(p.125)
The captured image will be displayed 
for about 2 sec. on the...

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For detailed information, reference page numbers are provided in 
parentheses (p.**).
Nomenclature
Digital terminal (p.134,148)
Video OUT terminal (p.122)
Remote control terminal 
(N3 type) (p.97) PC terminal (p.106)
LCD panel (p.18)
Hot shoe (p.105)
EF Lens mount index (p.30)
Built-in flash/AF-assist beam 
(p.99/79)EF-S Lens mount index (p.30)
Grip
(Battery
compartment) DC coupler cord 
hole (p.170) Flash-sync contacts 
Shutter button
(p.32) Mode Dial (p.20)
Lens lock pin
Lens mount
Contacts (p.13)...

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Nomenclature
Tripod socket
Extension system 
terminal
Battery compartment 
cover (p.26)Battery
compartment
cover release 
lever (p.26)
<
V > Focal plane mark
< 9 > Multi-controller (p.34)
Viewfinder eyepiece Eyecup (p.97)
Dioptric adjustment knob (p.35)
Strap mount
(p.23)
Access lamp (p.29) CF card slot 
cover (p.28)
CF card slot (p.28)
CF card eject button (p.29)
LCD monitor 
(p.36, 125)
<
S /u >
AF point selection/
Enlarge button 
(p.78/120,141)
<
p >AF start button 
(p.32,76,114)
 AE lock/
FE lock...

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Nomenclature
LCD Panel
The display will show only the settings currently applicable.
Shutter speed
Busy (buSY)
Built-in flash recycling ( buSY)
Custom Function
Beeper
Image-recording quality
37    Large/Fine
38    Large/Normal
47    Medium/Fine
48    Medium/Normal
67    Small/Fine
68    Small/Normal
1    RAW
D   Small RAW
Flash exposure 
compensation
Battery check
zx
bn
White balance Q Auto
 W  Daylight
 E  Shade
 R  Cloudy
 Y  Tungsten light
 U 
White
   fluorescent light
 I  Flash
O Custom
 P...

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Nomenclature
Viewfinder Information
The display will show only the settings currently applicable.
Spot metering circleAF points 
(Superimposed display)
< A >  AE lock/
 AEB in-progress
  Flash-ready 
        Improper FE lock 
 warning
  < e >  High-speed sync 
 (FP flash) 
  < d >  FE lock/
 FEB in-progress Exposure level indicator
  Exposure compensation amount
  Flash exposure compensation  
 amount
 AEB range
Red-eye reduction lamp-on indicator<
o > Focus 
 confirmation 
 light
Focusing screen...

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Nomenclature
Mode Dial
The Mode Dial has the Basic Zone modes and Creative Zone modes.
Full Auto
Basic Zone
All you do is press the shutter 
button. Fully automatic shooting for 
specific kinds of subjects.
1:Full Auto  (p.46)
Creative Zone
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)
Image Zone 2 : Portrait (p.49)
3 : Landscape (p.50)
4 :...