Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography

As the new owner of Canon’s most advanced intermediate digital SLR, you want to get started taking professional-looking photographs using all of the exciting features at your fingertips. “Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital SLR Photography” is a concise introduction and guide to your camera’s essential controls and functions, such as Live View, built-in dust reduction, and the blistering 6.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting mode that is an action photographer’s dream. The book provides detailed instructions showing you how, when, and why to make optimized settings with the Canon EOS 40D’s enhanced menus, which include a half-dozen versatile new custom functions. You’ll learn about the camera’s improved automatic focus, flash synchronization tricks, how to choose lenses that will provide the perspective and effects you want, and which exposure modes are ideal for each picture-taking opportunity. Packed with full-color images and examples that illustrate the recommended techniques and settings for your Canon EOS 40D, this book helps photographers of any skill level begin maximizing their equipment as soon as you open the cover!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Shooting Your First Canon EOS 40D Picture 1
Chapter 2 Canon EOS 40D Roadmap 21
Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Canon EOS 40D 43
Chapter 4 Getting the Right Exposure 107
Chapter 5 Advanced Shooting with Your Canon EOS 40D 133
Chapter 6 Working with Lenses 175
Chapter 7 Working with Light 207
Chapter 8 Downloading and Editing Your Images 233
Chapter 9 Canon EOS 40D: Troubleshooting and Prevention 257
Appendix A Upgrading to the Canon EOS 40D 283