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Canon EOS 40D
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Published on 10/18/2007
 
Canon EOS 40D Review A 10.1 Megapixel Canon developed CMOS sensor and DiG!C III Image Processor combine to deliver superb image quality with low noise and natural colour. Key new features include the EOS Integrated Cleaning System and Live View Shooting (with AF capabilities). With the ability to capture up to 6.5fps in incredible 14-bit colour, the EOS 40D is the only option for the enthusiast photographer.


Canon EOS 40D
A 10.1 Megapixel Canon developed CMOS sensor and DiG!C III Image Processor combine to deliver superb image quality with low noise and natural colour. Key new features include the EOS Integrated Cleaning System and Live View Shooting (with AF capabilities). With the ability to capture up to 6.5fps in incredible 14-bit colour, the EOS 40D is the only option for the enthusiast photographer.

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Outstanding image quality
-10.1 megapixel Canon-developed CMOS sensor captures superb image quality with low noise and natural

High Performance Features
-Digi III Acting as the brain inside the camera, this chip produces unsurpassed detail & 14-bit colour
-9-point AF for ultra sharp images. You can manually select on of the 9 points to ensure correct focus
-Capturing 6.5 fps with the ability to capture an incredible 75 shots in a single continuous burst

Be more creative
-Live View Mode Just like a compact camera, you can hold the 40D away from your face and still clearly see what you are shooting on the 3.0" LCD screen

Clearer Vision
-On the huge 3.0" LCD Screen
-Picture Style allows you to customise the look of your images with modes such as monochrome and landscape

Huge Range of Standard Accessories + Software
- Battery Charger CB 5L - Interface Cable IFC-200U
- Battery Pack BP-511A
- Video Cable VC-100
- Wide Strap EW-100GR
- Eyecup Eb
- Focusing Screen Ef-A
- Date time CR2016 Lithium Battery
- EOS DIGIATL Solution Disk
- Software Instruction Manual

Optional Accessories
- Over 60 EF & EF-S Lens
- Canon EX-series Speedlites
- Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX
- Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX
- E-series Dioptric
- Adjustment Lenses
- Anti-Fog Eyepiece Eg
- Angle Finder C
- Range of Focusing Screens
- Rubber Frame Eb
- Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15
- Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3
- Focusing Screens Ef-D & Ef-S
- Battery Magazine BGM-E2 Compact Power Adapter
- CA-PS400 & CA-570
- AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2
- Battery Charger CG-570

Specification

IMAGE SENSOR
   
Type
22.2 x 14.8mm CMOS      
   
Effective Pixels
Approx. 10.1M      
   
Total Pixels
Approx. 10.5M      
   
Aspect Ratio
3:2      
   
Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit      
   
Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour      

IMAGE PROCESSOR
   
Type
DIGIC III      

LENS
   
Lens Mount
EF/EF-S      
   
Focal Length
1.6x Multiplication with EF lens fitted      

FOCUSING
   
Type
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor      
   
AF System / Points
9 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at centre)      
   
AF Working Range
EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)      
   
AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo      
   
AF Point selection
Automatic selection, Manual selection      
   
Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel      
   
Predictive AF
Yes      
   
AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.      
   
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash      
   
Manual Focus
Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode      

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EXPOSURE CONTROL

   
Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 35 zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at centre)
(3) Spot metering:
Center spot metering (approx. 3.8% viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering      
   
Metering Range
EV 0-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)      
   
AE Lock
Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.      
   
Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments      
   
AEB
+/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments      
   
ISO Speed Equivalent
Auto (100-800), 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to H: 3200 (selected in Custom Function)
ISO 200-1600 in Highlight Tone Priority (C.Fn II -3)      

SHUTTER
   
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter      
   
Speed
30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb.      
   
Shutter Release
Soft touch electromagnetic release      

WHITE BALANCE
   
Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor      
   
Settings
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.      
   
Personal White Balance
1 personal WB setting can be registered      
    
WB Bracketing
+/-3 stops in full stop increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.      

COLOUR MATRIX
   
Type
Two types of colour space, sRGB and Adobe RGB.      

VIEWFINDER
   
Viewfinder
Pentaprism      
   
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95%      
   
Magnification
0.95x¹      
   
Eyepoint
22mm      
   
Dioptre Correction
-3 to +1 dpt      
    
Focusing Screen
Interchangeable (3 types). Standard Focusing Screen Precision Matte Ef-A      
   
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f4 or shorter)      
   
Viewfinder Information
AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB), flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light), white balance correction, CF card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst      
   
Depth of Field Preview
Yes      

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LCD MONITOR

Monitor
3.0" TFT, approx. 230K pixels
Live View Mode with selectable grid.
Silent shooting in Live View Mode (2x modes)      

Coverage
Approx. 100%      
   
Brightness
Adjustable to one of seven levels      

FLASH
   
Modes
Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction      
   
HotShoe / PC terminal
Yes/ Yes      
   
X-sync
1/250sec      
   
Red-eye Reduction
Yes      
   
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments      
   
Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes      
   
Flash Exposure Lock
Yes      
   
Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes      
   
Built-in Flash Range
Coverage up to 17mm focal length (27mm equivalent)      
   
Guide Number (ISO 100, metres)
13      
   
External Flash
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites,
wireless multi-flash support      

SHOOTING
   
Modes
Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP, Custom (x3)      
   
Photo Effects
Monochrome (selected from the "Picture Style" menu) with options for Filters and Toning Effects.      
   
Drive Modes
Single / Continuous L / Continuous H      
   
Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 6.5fps. (speed maintained for up to 75 images (JPEG)¹, 17 images (RAW)) ²      

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
   
Image Size
(LF) 3888x2592, (LN) 3888x2592, (MF) 2816x1880, (MN) 2816x1880, (SF) 1936x1288, (SN) 1936x1288, (RAW) 3888x2592, (sRAW) 1936x1288      
   
Compression
Fine, Normal, RAW / sRAW (Canon RAW 2nd edition)      

FILE LENGTH
   
Still Image Format
JPEG (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant      
   
RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes      
   
File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset      

DIRECT PRINT
   
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge      
   
PictBridge
Yes      

OTHER FEATURES
   
Custom Functions
24 Custom Functions with 62 settings      
   
LCD Panel (EL) Illumination
Yes      
   
Water / Dust Resistance
Yes¹      
   
Sound Memo
No      
   
Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes      
   
Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes      
   
Playback Zoom
1.5x - 10x      
   
Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Magnified view      
    
Image Erase Protection
Erase protection of one image at a time      
   
Image Erase
Single image, All images on card, Checkmarked images      
   
Self Timer
Approx. 2 or 10 sec.      
   
Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu
(2) Playback menu
(3) Setup menu
(4) Custom Functions menu
(5) My Menu      
   
Menu Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish      
   
Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.      

INTERFACE
   
Computer
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B, PTP)      
    
Other
Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Extension System Terminal      

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MEMORY CARD

   
Type
CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible)¹, External Media (with Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3 only).      

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
   
PC Macintosh
Windows 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP2) / Vista (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.3-10.4      

SOFTWARE
   
Browsing & Printing
ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser      
   
Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory      
    
Drivers
PTP TWAIN Driver (Windows 2000 )      
   
Image Manipulation
Digital Photo Professional (RAW Image Processing)      

POWER SOURCE
   
Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery BP-511/BP-511A or BP-512/BP-514 (BP-511A battery supplied), 1xCR2016 for date & settings      
    
Battery Life
Approx. 800 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 700 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)      
    
Batter Check
Automatic      
   
Power Saving
Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins.      
    
AC Power Supply
Optional, Power adapter ACK-E2      

ACCESSORIES
   
General
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3, Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3, Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15, Focusing Screens Ef (with Grid Ef-D, Super Precision Matte Ef-S), Angle Finder C, Semi-Hard case EH17-L      
    
Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses      
    
Flash
Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)      
    
Battery Grip
BG-E2N, BG-E2      
     
Remote Controller / Switch
Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5      
   
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2, Compact power adapter CA-PS400, Battery charger CB-5L, Battery charger CG-570, Car Battery Cable Kit CB-570, Compact Power Adapter CA-570, Battery Pack BP-511A      

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
   
Body Materials
Magnesium Alloy body covers      
    
Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity      
   
Dimensions
145.5 x 107.8 x 73.5mm      
     
Weight (body only)
Approx. 740g      
                  

Magnification
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 dpt

Continuous Shooting
¹ Large/Fine resolution
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity

Water / Dust Resistance
¹ Memory card and battery door only

Type
¹ Compatible with large memory card capacities, including cards of 2GB and more

Battery Life
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated