Canon EOS 40D Instruction Manual page 183

AF point selection:
Selected AF point display: Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD panel
AF-assist beam:
• Exposure Control
Metering modes:
Metering range:
Exposure control:
ISO speed (Recommended
Exposure Index):
Exposure compensation: Manual: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be
AE lock:
• Shutter
Type:
Shutter speeds:
Shutter release:
Self-timer:
Remote control:
• Built-in Flash
Type:
Flash metering:
Guide No.:
Recycle time:
Flash-ready indicator:
Automatic selection, manual selection
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
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
EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
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
Basic Zone modes:ISO 100 - 800 set automatically
Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 - 1600 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto,
combined with AEB)
AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative
metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), bulb, X-
sync at 1/250 sec.
Soft-touch electromagnetic release
10-sec. or 2-sec. delay
Remote control with N3 type terminal
Retractable, auto pop-up flash
E-TTL II autoflash
13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Approx. 3 sec.
Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
or ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200
Specifications
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