Canon EOS 400D User Manual

Canon

400D

DIGITA.L

This guide explains how to set digital functions,
shoot images, and playback images. You can take
this guide with you for shooting. For detailed
instructions, refer to the EOS 400D DIGITAL
Instruction Manual.

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Quick Start Guide

. Insert the battery.

Attach the lens.

When attaching an EF-S lens,
align it with the white dot on
the camera. For other lenses,
align It with the red dot.

Set the Mode Dial to <0>
(Full Auto).

All the necessary camera settings
will be set automatically.

Focus the subject.

Aim the AF point over the subject
and press the shutter button
halfway to autofocus.

Take the picture.

Press the shutter button
completely to take the
picture.

Review the image.

The captured image will be

displayed for about 2 sec.

on the LCD monitor.

In this pocket guide, the asterisk ★ on the hght ol the feature name indicates that the
respective feature is available only in Creative Zone modes (

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Setting Digital Functions

Basically, you look at the LCD monitor and press the <MENU>
button on the camera back and press the cross keys and
<©> button.

< yi >
button

<v>

Cross
keys

'ID1' 1

Playback menu

Set-up 1 menu

Set-up 2 menu

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Shooting 2 menu*

Shooting 1 menu

Tabs

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Red-eye Or/Off
Beep

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Menu items

■ The [02] tab is not displayed in Basic Zone shooting modes
such as Full Auto

Menu settings

Display the menu.

Press the <MENU> button to
display the menu.

Select a tab.

Press the <JUMP> button to
select a menu tab.
If the tabs are highlighted, you
can also press the key
to select a tab.

Select a menu item.

Press the > key to select
the menu item, then press

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Select the menu setting,

press the<i^> or key
to select the setting. (Some
settings require you to press
either the <i^> or <■<►> key
to select It.)

Set the desired setting.

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Press <©> to set it.

Exit the menu.

Press the <MENU> button to

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return to the camera setting
display.

[01] Shooting 1 menu

[й2 ] Shooting Z menu

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These screens apply
when a Creative Zone
mode is set

[A2] menu screen or
the items indicated by
the symbol are not
displayed when a Basic
Zone mode is set.

Image-Recording Quality

Select [^1 Quality].
Press the < v> key to select the
recording quality.

Quality

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• In the Basic Zone modes, RAW and RAW+JL cannot be selected

• The number of possible shots applies to a 512MB CF card

• The actual maximum burst during continuous shooting will depend on the shooting conditions
(see page 61 of the EOS 400D DIGITAL Instruction Manual)

Megapixels

(Approx.)

10,1

5.3

2.5

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File Size

(Approx.)

3.8MB

2.0MB 249

2.3MB 216
1 2MB 410
1 3MB 376
0 7MB 709
9 8MB 50

Possible

Shots

130

36 8

Max.

Burst

27
58
47

112

98

326

10

Print Size

17 8x12 7cm/7.0x5 Oin

14 8x10cm/5 8x3.9in

A3

A4

A3

ISO: ISO Speed *

Press the < A IS0> button
Press the < v > key to set the ISO speed,

mm

200
400

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Low ISO

IS0100

1600

High ISO

200

400
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For bright scenes and still
subjects (less noise and
finer grain).

For low light and moving
subjects (more grain).

Picture Style*

Selecting a Picture Style.

Press < 5ETi>

i Picture Style Ì

Portrait User Def. 1
Landscape User Def. 2

NoJtral

Faithful

Uonochrone

User Def. 3

Press the <%► > key to select the
desired style.

Style Description

Standard Vivid colors and sharp images
Portrait

Nice skin (ones and slightly sharp images

Landscape Vivid blue skies and greenery and very sharp images
Neutral

Faithful

Natural colors and dull tones
Accurate subject colors as obtained under a color

temperature of 5200K

A/lonochromeBlack-and-white images
User Def. 1/2/3

Custom style modified and saved by the user

Customizing the Picture Style.

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MtSBturfltior

I'Color tone

Select [Q2 Picture Style]
If you press the <JUMP> button
while the Style selection screen is
displayed, you can adjust the
sharpness, etc

Setting Digital Functions

WB: White Balance*

I Custom White Balance*

Press the <T WB> button
Press the <-^^> key to select

the white balance.

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Daylight
Shade
Cloudy, twilight, sunset
Tungsten light
White (luorescent light
Flash
Custom

Aim the center part of the

viewfinder over a plain, white

surface and photograph it at the
standard exposure.
Select [ A2 Custom WB]
Select the white image you just shot
Exit the menu and press the

<T WB> button.

Press the key to select

<rAi>.

White balance

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Shooting Operation

Nomenclature

Power switch
Main Dial

Shutter button

Remote control
sensor

Red-eye
reduction/
Self-timer lamp

Dioptric adjustment knob - ^

Viewfinder eyepiece
Display-off

sensor

LCD monitor

Mode Dial

Access lamp

Built-in flash/
AF-assist beam

Depth-of-field
preview button

<Av0> Aperture/Exposure

compensation button

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FE lock button

<EE> AF point
selection button

<v>

Cross keys

Camera Setting Display

Exposure level indicator Aperture

Shutter speed AEB

Shooting mode

White balance

White balance
correction

Custom Function

White balance
bracketing

Image-recording quality

Battery check

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Metering mode

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Viewfinder Information

AF points

ISO speed
Flash exposure

compensation
Drive mode

Red-eye
reduction

Beeper

Shots remaining

Monochrome shooting

AF mode

AF point selection

AF point display indicator < >

AE lock

Flash-ready/FE lock

Flash exposure
compensation

Shutter speed

Focus

confirmation light

Max. burst

Exposure level indicator

Aperture

All the settings necessary for
shooting are set automatically.

^ You just press the shutter button,

and the camera does the rest.

Select the shooting mode to suit your

D Full Auto

ijl Portrait

ik Landscape

A Close-up

Sports

H Night Portrait

CD Flash Off

subject

Aim an AF point on the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
Check the display.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button fully.

Creative Zone Modes

You can set the shutter speed
and/or aperture and change the
exposure as desired. By
changing the camera settings,
you can obtain various effects.

P: Program AE

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture
In the same way as the <0> mode. The shooting procedure is

the same as with Basic Zone modes.

Set the Mode Diai to <P>

Tv: Shutter-priority AE

Set the Mode Dial to <Tv>.
Turn the <^> dial to set the desired
shutter speed, then focus the subject

(1/500 F4.0lffi)l00

The aperture will be set automatically

If the aperture display blinks, turn

the <if^> dial until it stops blinking,

Av: Aperture-priority AE

Sbi the Mode Dial to<Av>
Turn the dial to sat the desired

aperture, then focus the subject

1/30 (F16) E noo

Av

The shutter speed will be set
automatically.

If the shutter speed display blinks, turn

the dial until it stops blinking

Using the Built-in Flash

In Basic Zone Modes

If necessary, the built-in flash will pop-up automatically in low-light

or backlit conditions (except in the <tk> <^> <CS> modes)

Creative Zone
Modes

Press the <i>
button to pop up
the built-in flash,
then shoot

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ISO Speed Wide-angle: 18 mm Telephoto; 55 mm

100 Approx. 1-3 7m (3 3-121ft)Approx 1-2 3m (3.3-7 5ft)
400 Approx 1-7 4m (3 3-24 3 ft)Approx 1-46m(33-151f1)

1600

Built-in Flash Range

Anprax. l-i.4.9m (3Ji-4fl9fi,)

(using EF-S18-55mm f/3 5-5 6 II lens)

Acorox 1-9 3m (3.3-30 5tl)

Set the lens focus mode switch to

<AF>

Press the <► AF> button.
Press the key to select the

AF mode.

ONE SHOT

For still subjects

Al FOCUS

Switches the AF mode automatically.

Al SERVO

For moving subjects

Press the <EE> button

Press the < v> key to select the

desired AF point

By pressing < set >, you can toggle
between the center AF point and
automatic AF point selection.

You can also select the AF point
with the dial

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[D Metering Mode'

Press the <-^ [$]> button
Press the <-^^> key to select the
metering mode

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fol Partial metering:

n Center-weighted average metering:

Qi Drive Mode*

Press the <Qj <^\> button

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Press the key to select the
drive mode.

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□ Single shooting

Oil Continuous shooting

(Max. approx. 3 shots/sec.)

Ci)! Self-timer (10 sec.)/

Remote control

Exposure Compensation*

Standard

exposure index

Turn the Mode Dial to select any
Creative Zone mode except <M>.
Focus the subject and check the display
Hold down the <av(2> button and

turn the dial (up to ±2

stops in 1/3-stop increments)

Standard metering mode

Metering at the center covering
about 9% of the viewfinder area

Metering weighted at the center

and averaged for the entire scene

Playback Operation

Protect <

Shooting information

Image

Flash exposure

compensation amount

Shooting time
Shooting date
Shutter speed

Playback image

number/Total

images recorded

Exposure compensation amount

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Index inspiay

File number

Histogram
Color space

SRGB

File size

Image-recording quality

White balance
WB correction
Shooting mode
ISO speed
Metering mode

Monochrome

Select image

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