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Canon EOS 400D digital SLR

New to digital SLRs? This could be just the camera you need

If you simply want to pick up the EOS 400D and start shooting, then these are the modes to select, and as Canon charmingly puts it in the camera’s instruction book: “To prevent botched pictures due to mistaken operation, camera settings cannot be changed.” The second group is the Creative Mode and as the name suggests, it offers more scope for manual control. The modes comprise of program AE, shutter priority, aperture priority, manual exposure and auto depth of field. Next to the operation dial is an on/off switch.

Around the back is a viewfinder and a 2.5in LCD screen, which can display a lot of information including shutter speed, aperture setting, ISO, white balance, focus and file size. The information is clear with black text on a white background. If you want to switch the LCD screen off, there’s a small display button on the top left.

Canon EOS 400D DSLR

Around the back is a viewfinder and a 2.5in LCD screen

The EOS 400D also has a proximity sensor so that as soon as you put your eye to the viewfinder, the LCD screen automatically switches off. Other controls include a menu button, playback button, exposure compensation control, drive mode button and four-way controller for ISO, autofocus, metering and white balance. At the side is a cover for the Compact Flash (type I and II) card and underneath is the battery cover.

The EOS 400D has a 10.1 megapixel CMOS measuring 22.2 x 14.8mm and can shoot JPEG or RAW images (or both at the same time if you want). There are three levels of image compression and image file and file sizes range from 9.8MB RAW (3888 x 2552 pixels) to 3.8MB JPEG (3888 x 2552) to 0.7MB JPEG (1936 x 1288).

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