Canon EOS 40D User Manual
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Specifications
AF point selection:
Automatic selection, manual selection
Selected AF point display: Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD panel
AF-assist beam:
Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
Effective range: Approx. 4.0 m/13.1 ft. at center, approx.
3.5 m/11.5 ft. at periphery
• Exposure Control
Metering modes:
35-zone TTL full-aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
• Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center)
• Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering
Metering range:
EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control:
Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,
Night Portrait, Flash Off, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-
priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
ISO speed (Recommended
Exposure Index):
Basic Zone modes:ISO 100 - 800 set automatically
Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 - 1600 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto,
or ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200
Exposure compensation: Manual: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be
combined with AEB)
AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE lock:
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative
metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button
• Shutter
Type:
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds:
1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), bulb, X-
sync at 1/250 sec.
Shutter release:
Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self-timer:
10-sec. or 2-sec. delay
Remote control:
Remote control with N3 type terminal
• Built-in Flash
Type:
Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Flash metering:
E-TTL II autoflash
Guide No.:
13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Recycle time:
Approx. 3 sec.
Flash-ready indicator:
Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder