Canon EOSEOS 400D user manual

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Contents Introduction Item Check List ..................................................................................................3 Conventions Used in this Manual.......................................................................4 Contents at a Glance .........................................................................................8 Handling Precautions.......................................................................................12 1 Quick Start Guide.................

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Contents More Advanced Techniques 65 4 Action Shots .................................................................................................... 66 Changing the Depth of Field............................................................................ 68 Manual Exposure ............................................................................................ 71 Automatic Depth-of-Field AE........................................................................... 72 Changing the Meteri

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Contents Image Management 115 6 Searching for Images Quickly ........................................................................116 Magnified View...............................................................................................118 Rotating the Image.........................................................................................119 Auto Playback ................................................................................................120 1 Displaying the Images o

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Contents at a Glance Shooting Shoot automatically p.39 - 48 (Basic Zone modes) Shoot continuously p.43, 46, 59 (i Continuous shooting) Take a picture of myself in a group p.49 (j Self-timer) Freeze the action Take a blurred action shot p.66 (s Shutter-priority AE) Blur the background Keep the background in sharp focus p.68 (f Aperture-priority AE) Adjust the image brightness (exposure) p.74 (Exposure compensation) Shoot under low light p.40, 54 (Flash photography) Shoot without

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Focusing Change the point of focus p.57 (S AF point selection) Select the AF point quickly p.103 (C.Fn-1-4) Shoot a moving subject p.46, 56 (AI Servo AF) Playback View the images with the camera p.50 (x Playback) Search for pictures quickly p.116 (H Index display) Prevent important images from accidental deletion p.122 (K Image protect) Delete unnecessary images p.123 (L Delete) View the images on a TV set p.121 (Video OUT) Set the LCD brightness p.95 (LCD Brightness) Printing

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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 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 temporarily an

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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.31) 5

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Quick Start Guide Set the Mode Dial to <1> (Full Auto). (p.40) 6 All the necessary camera settings will be set automatically. Focus the subject. (p.33) 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.33) Press the shutter button completely to 8 take the picture. Review the picture on the LCD monitor. (p.94) 9 The captured image will be displayed for about 2 sec. on

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Nomenclature The parts indicated in bold are used up to the “Basic Shooting and Image Playback” section. Mode Dial (p.20) Built-in flash/AF-assist beam (p.54/104) EF Lens mount index (p.30) Power switch (p.31) EF-S Lens mount index (p.30) Power lamp (p.31) Flash-sync contacts <6> Main Dial Hot shoe (p.152) (p.4) Focal plane Shutter button mark (p.45) (p.33) Strap mount (p.22) Red-eye reduction/ Self-timer lamp Flash (p.55/49) button (p.54) Remote control Terminal cover sensor (

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Nomenclature Eyecup (p.153) Dioptric adjustment knob (p.31) Aperture/Exposure Viewfinder eyepiece compensation button (p.71/74) Display-off sensor AE lock/ (p.101) FE lock button/ Index/Reduce button Print/Share (p.84/85/116/118,142) button (p.108/143) Camera setting display on/off/ AF point selection/ Info/Trimming Enlarge button orientation button (p.57/118,142) (p.34,99/50,124/142) Menu button (p.35) Jump CF card slot button (p.117) cover (p.28)