Canon DIGITAL CAMERA

New optional EOS accessories include- Battery Grip (BG-E2N) and Wireless File Transmitter (WFT-E3)

2 new high performance lenses- EF-S 18-55mm f/3.55.6 IS and EF-S 55-250mm f/45.6 IS lens

Reliable Canon EOS System with over 60 Canon EF lenses and wide range of accessories, compatible with EOS 40D

New Optional Lenses & Accessories

EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk (Ver. 15.0) and Digital Photo Professional (Ver.2.1)

Bundled Software

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for fast and easy transfer of large files to computer

MS Windows and Mac operating systems

Connectivity

Enhanced PictBridge Printing options: Angle correction function horizontally corrects tilted images for printing Printing Effects Preview lets you preview the results of the selected printing effects on the LCD monitor prior to printing, Print all JPEG, RAW and sRAW images complying to the Design rule for Camera File System

Print photos directly to any PictBridge-compliant printers without using a computer

Shoot and Print Direct

Picture Style Editor lets you create your own Picture Style files for use with the EOS 40D

6 image composition modes available with sharpness, contrasts, color tone, saturation can be adjustable: Standard- vivid and sharp images (general shooting), Portrait- beautiful skin tones and clear image quality, Landscape- vivid blues and greens, enhanced sharpness, Neutral-natural color reproduction, low sharpness and moderate expression, Faithful-extremely accurate color reproduction in daylight, Monochrome- black and white or sepia images

Just like selecting the film type for a conventional camera, users can get the optimum image by selecting the correct setting

Picture Style

3 Programmable Camera User Settings lets you customize camera settings for easy recall

Mode dial for easy access to a wide range of shooting modes for different shooting conditions: Full Auto, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE (Tv), Aperture-priority AE (Av), Depth-of-Field, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Manual, Flash Off

Shooting Modes

9 White Balance settings to fine-tune white balance as desired: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temperature

4 metering modes: Evaluative, Partial, Centre-weighted average and Spot.

Flexible setting of ISO speed to adjust cameras sensitivity to light for best exposure (ISO 100 1600, expandable to ISO 3200)

High precision 9-point auto-focus (AF) system provides high degree of focusing accuracy

Fast & Sharp Focus

Large 3-inch LCD monitor (approx. 230,000 pixels resolution) offers wider viewing angle with visibly clearer images and larger text

New 0.95x viewfinder for large and clear view of the scene

High shutter durability of approx.100, 000 cycles

Magnesium alloy body for rugged field use

Durable Body with Rugged Design

Includes Self Cleaning Sensor Unit and Dust Delete Function

Comprehensive measures to minimise the effects of dust particles on images

EOS Integrated Cleaning System

Shoot remotely from your computer via a wired/wireless connection (with WFT-E3)

Silent shooting mode for quiet environments

Shooting from the LCD monitor allows easy verification of focus, composition and exposure

Live View mode

Shutter release time lag of 59 ms

Fast 0.15 sec. startup time

Shutter speed of 1/8000 sec.and X-sync speed of 1/250 sec

High continuous shooting speed of 6.5 fps up to a maximum of 75 shots

High Speed & Quick Response

New sRAW file format gives you the versatility of RAW at a smaller file size

DIGIC III Imaging Processors 14-bit A/D conversion gives rapid processing speeds while maintaining fine detail and accurate colour reproduction

On-chip noise reduction circuitry on CMOS sensor minimizes interference from electrical noise; keeping image data clean for clearer images even at high ISO settings and long exposures

10.1 megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor for high resolution images of superb quality and details

Superb Imaging Performance

EOS 40D (with 18-55mm Lens