Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide
Chapter One
Exploring
the Canon
EOS 40D
In This Chapter
Anatomy of the
EOS 40D
Setting the date
and time
Choose the file format
and quality
Setting file numbering
Shooting modes
Whether you are a wedding, landscape, nature, or
portrait photographer, the Canon EOS 40D is a
star performer in virtually all respects. In terms of image resolution
and quality, the 10.1-megapixel sensor delivers 16-×-11-inch
inkjet print sizes and offers the telephoto advantage
of a 1.6x focal length multiplication factor. The new sensor
microlens and Canon's new DIGIC III processor with four-channel
reading and 14-bit analog-to-digital (AD) conversion
combine to offer very fine image detail, finer gradation, far
more color information than in previous 12-bit models, and
noticeably faster camera performance with improved processing
speed and writing to the CompactFlash card.
Standard and basic shooting modes are available on the
Mode dial along with three customizable C modes so you can
register your most often used modes, ... read full excerpt from Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide (Digital Field Guide #186) ebook
