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-colour 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 Chapter 2: The Canon 40D Roadmap Chapter 3: Setting Up Your EOS 40D Chapter 4: Getting the Right Exposure Chapter 5: Photography with Your EOS 40D Chapter 6: Working with Lenses Chapter 7: Working with Light Chapter 8: Downloading and Editing Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Your Canon EOS 40D Appendix A: Upgrading to the Canon EOS 40D Glossary