Canon Camera Accessories 40D User Manual

Introduction  
Communication Software for the Camera  
Contents at  
a Glance  
EOS Utility  
Downloading  
Images  
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Ver. 2.11  
1D X  
1D Mk IV 1Ds Mk III 1D Mk III 5D Mk III 5D Mk II  
7D  
60D  
50D  
40D  
REBELT4i  
650D  
1000D  
Camera  
Settings  
REBELT3i  
600D  
REBELT2i  
550D  
REBELT1i  
500D  
REBELXSi  
450D  
REBELT3 1100D  
REBELXS  
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Instruction Manual  
Remote  
Shooting  
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Content of this Instruction Manual  
Switchig Between Pages  
EU is used for EOS Utility.  
on rrows on the bottom right of the screen.  
Preferences  
Camera model is displayed as an icon.  
Example: EOS-1D X 1D X  
displays the relevant camera model.  
The selection sequence of menus is displayed in   
: next page  
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: previous page  
: return to a page you had previously displayed  
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procedures.  
Click on the chapter headings on the right side of  
the screen to switch to the contents page of that  
chapter. Also, click the item you want to read about  
on the table of contents to move to the relevant  
page.  
(Example: Select the [Window] menu  
[Main Window].)  
Square brackets are used to indicate items such as  
menu names, button names and window names  
that appear on the computer screen.  
Text inside < > indicates a camera switch name or  
icon, or a keyboard key name.  
Index  
** indicates a reference page.  
Click to move to the relevant page.  
: Marks information that should be read before use.  
: Marks additional information you may find helpful.  
© CANON INC. 2012 CCS-M034EUME-000  
 
Introduction  
Introduction  
EOS Utility (hereinafter EU) is software for communication with your EOS  
DIGITAL camera. By connecting the camera and computer with the cable  
provided with the camera, you can download to your computer images  
saved in the camera’s memory card as well as set various camera  
settings or shoot remotely from EU on your computer.  
System Requirements  
Contents at  
a Glance  
OS  
Mac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7  
Macintosh with one of the above OS installed and a USB  
port as a standard feature  
Computer  
Downloading  
CPU  
Intel processor  
Minimum 1GB  
Hi-Speed USB  
Images  
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RAM  
Main Features of EU  
Interface  
From EU, you can control the camera remotely and perform the  
following main features.  
Camera  
Settings  
Resolution: 1024 × 768 or more  
Colors: Thousands or more  
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Display  
Batch download to your computer images  
Check the Canon website for the latest system requirements, including  
supported OS versions.  
Remote  
saved in the camera’s memory card.  
You can also download to your computer only images you have  
Shooting  
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selected.  
Suported Camera  
Set various camera settings from your  
Preferences  
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e sed for RAW images, JPEG images or MOV movies shot with  
tmeras below.  
computer.  
Shoot remotely by controlling the camera  
EOS-1D X  
EOS-1D Mark IV  
EOS-1D Mark III  
EOS 5D Mark II  
EOS 60D  
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from your computer.  
Remote Live View shooting – Shoot while checking your subject in  
real time on your computer.  
You can also shoot remotely by operating the camera’s shutter  
button.  
EOS-1Ds Mark III  
EOS 5D Mark III  
EOS 7D  
Index  
EOS 50D  
EOS 40D  
Preset a time allowing the camera to shoot automatically with  
timer shooting.  
EOS REBEL T4i/650D  
EOS REBEL T2i/550D  
EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D  
EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS/1000D  
EOS REBEL T3i/600D  
EOS REBEL T1i/500D  
EOS REBEL T3/1100D  
When downloading images or shooting  
remotely, view/check images with the  
linked Digital Photo Professional.  
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Introduction  
Contents at a Glance  
Downloading images from your camera to a  
computer  
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Remote shooting  
To shoot by controlling the camera from a computer  
p.27  
(Remote Live View shooting)  
To batch download all the images to a computer  
p.6  
p.7  
Downloading  
Images  
To shoot with accurate horizontal/vertical alignment  
p.43  
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To download to a computer selected images only  
To change the aspect ratio and shoot  
p.44  
To download images using a third-party card reader p.10  
To shoot with another image displayed as overlay to  
Camera  
p.47  
Settings  
align several images at the same angle  
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Camera settings from a computer  
To shoot by operating the camera  
To shoot movies  
p.52  
p.53  
p.64  
p.66  
To set the camera owner’s name, copyright notice  
Remote  
p.12  
and date/time  
Shooting  
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To shoot with timer  
To set a Picture Style and apply to the camera  
To apply a Picture Style file to the camera  
p.16  
p.18  
p.20  
p.21  
To shoot th flash  
Preferences  
To register a personal white balance in the camera  
To set a JPEG quality and apply to the camera  
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ctions for use with other accessories sold  
separately  
To adjust a white balance setting and apply to the  
p.22  
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camera  
To shoot with the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2,  
WFT-E2 II, WFT-E3, WFT-E4, WFT-E4 II, WFT-E5,  
WFT-E6, or WFT-E7 and check the images in real  
time  
To register lens aberration correction/peripheral  
p.81  
p.22  
illumination correction data for the lens in the camera  
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To set My Menu and apply to the camera  
p.24  
To start up the WFT-E2, WFT-E2 II, WFT-E3, WFT-  
p.82  
E4, WFT-E4 II, or WFT-E5 software from EU  
Other  
To register background music to the camera’s memory  
card  
p.70  
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Introduction  
Basic operation such as preparing for downloading images to your  
computer (connecting your camera and computer), starting up EU,  
downloading images from your camera to your computer and quitting EU  
are explained here.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Downloading  
Connecting the Camera and Computer..................... 5  
Starting up EU ........................................................... 6  
Images  
1
Batch Downloading Images to Your Computer ......... 6  
Downloading Selected Images to Your Computer........ 7  
Using the Camera to Download Images to Your  
Camera  
Settings  
2
Remote  
Computer...................................................................... 9  
Downlading Images with a Card Reader.................. 10  
ownloading Images Using Digital Photo Professional ... 10  
Downloading Images Using ImageBrowser EX .... 10  
Downloading Images without Using Canon Software... 10  
Shooting  
3
Preferences  
4
Quitting EU .............................................................. 10  
Reference  
Index  
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Connecting the Camera and Computer  
Introduction  
To download to your computer images shot with your camera, you will  
need to connect your camera and computer using the interface cable  
provided with your camera.  
Cameras other than 1D Mk IV  
With the <  
> mark on the plug facing the front of the camera,  
Contents at  
a Glance  
connect it to the camera’s <  
DIGITAL> terminal.  
> terminal or <A/V OUT /  
Connect the large plug of the cable into the USB port  
1 of your computer.  
Downloading  
Images  
1
Camera  
Settings  
2
Remote  
Shooting  
3
For the location and direction of the USB port, refer to the  
computer User’s Manual.  
Preferences  
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Connect the small plug of the cable into the terminal  
2on your camera.  
Once the plug is connected to the camera according to the steps  
for your camera model, preparation for downloading images is  
complete. Continue with “Starting up EU”.  
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1D Mk IV  
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With the <  
> mark on the plug facing the back of the camera,  
connect it to the camera’s <A/V OUT / DIGITAL> terminal.  
With 1D X  
1D Mk IV 1Ds Mk III 1D Mk III , you can fix the plug to the  
camera with the cable protector to prevent the plug from  
disconnecting. For details on using, see p.84 to p.86.  
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Starting up EU  
Batch Downloading Images to Your Computer  
Introduction  
When the camera’s power switch is set to < ON >, EU will start up, and  
the camera and computer will be able to communicate.  
You can batch download to your computer all the images saved on the  
memory card inserted in the camera that you have not already  
downloaded.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
The downloaded images are sorted by date into folders and are then  
displayed in the main window of Digital Photo Professional (RAW image  
processing, viewing and editing software) (hereinafter DPP), which is  
linked to start up automatically, where you can check them immediately.  
Set the camera’s power switch to < ON >.  
Downloading  
Images  
1
Click [Starts to download images].  
1
Camera  
Settings  
2
EU Main window  
Remote  
Shooting  
3
Preferences  
4
Reference  
Save File dialog box  
Index  
EU starts up, the main window appears, and your camera and  
computer can now communicate. Continue with “Batch  
Downloading Images to Your Computer”.  
The camera’s LCD monitor turns on when EU starts up.  
For cameras other than  
7D  
60D  
REBELT4i  
1D Mk IV  
The [Save File] dialog box appears and image downloading to  
your computer begins.  
650D  
REBELT3i  
600D  
REBELT2i  
550D  
REBELT3 1100D ,  
The downloaded images are saved in the [Pictures] folder.  
When all images have been downloaded, DPP starts up  
automatically and the downloaded images are displayed in  
DPP’s main window.  
you can operate the camera and download images saved on the  
memory card inserted in the camera to your computer. Refer to  
your camera’s Instruction Manual for details.  
REBELT1i  
500D cannot communicate with EU if the camera’s  
Mode Dial is set to < >. Set the Mode Dial to a mode other  
than < >.  
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Introduction  
Check the downloaded images.  
Downloading Selected Images to Your Computer  
From the images saved in your camera’s memory card, you can select  
the ones you want and download them to your computer.  
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DPP Main window  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Click [Lets you select and download images].  
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Downloading  
Images  
1
Camera  
Settings  
2
Remote  
Shooting  
3
Preferences  
Check the downloaded images in DPP.  
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For details on using DPP, refer to the “Digital Photo Professional  
Instruction Manual” (PDF electronic manual).  
Continue with “Quitting EU” (p.10).  
Reference  
A viewer window appears and the images in the memory card  
are displayed.  
Index  
When you download images, you can change the software that  
starts up from DPP to ImageBrowser EX or other software in  
preferences ([Linked Software] window) (p.77).  
You can change the save destination for images downloaded and  
images to download in preferences ([Destination Folder] window,  
[Download Images] window) (p.74, p.75).  
Downloading movie files may take some time due to the large file  
size.  
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Introduction  
View the images and checkmark images to download.  
Click the [Download] button.  
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3
Viewer window  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Downloading  
Images  
1
Camera  
Settings  
2
The [Download image] dialog box appears.  
Remote  
Specify the save destination and then click the [OK]  
Shooting  
3
4button
Displays the save destination on the computer  
Download image dialog box  
Preferences  
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Add check mark  
Reference  
You can click the [  
] button and extract images by a variety of  
criteria to select images to download.  
Index  
Specify the save destination  
The [Save File] dialog box appears and image downloading to  
your computer begins.  
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Introduction  
The images downloaded to your computer are displayed in the  
Using the Camera to Download Images to Your Computer  
[Quick Preview] window.  
If your camera has a direct image transfer function, you can use it to  
download to your computer the images saved on the memory card  
inserted in the camera. Refer to your camera’s Instruction Manual for  
details on its direct image transfer function.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Downloading  
Images  
This function is compatible with 1D X  
1Ds Mk III 1D Mk III 5D Mk III  
1
5D Mk II  
50D  
40D  
REBELT1i  
500D  
REBELXSi  
450D  
REBELXS  
1000D .  
Camera  
Settings  
2
Connect your camera and computer, and then start  
1 up EU (p.5).  
2
Remote  
Operate the camera to transfer the images directly.  
Shooting  
3
The images in the camera are saved to your computer.  
The [Quick Preview] window allows you to quickly review the  
downloaded images. You can also resize the [Quick Preview]  
window.  
When all images have been downloaded, DPP starts up  
automatically and the downloaded images are displayed.  
To switch to the main window, click the [Main Window] button in  
the viewer window.  
Whll imges have been downloaded, Digital Photo Professional  
Preferences  
tartup and the downloaded images are displayed.  
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Reference  
Index  
In step 2, you can batch checkmark several images in sequence.  
After clicking the first image you want to download, hold the  
< shift > key and click the last image, and [  
] will be  
displayed. By clicking the [  
be checkmarked in a batch.  
] button, the selected images will  
For a list of viewer window functions, see p.88.  
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Quitting EU  
Introduction  
Click the [Quit] button.  
Downloading Images with a Card Reader  
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For users with a third-party card reader, you can also download to your  
computer images stored in a memory card using the card reader.  
However, EU does not support image downloading using a card reader.  
For this reason, when downloading images using a card reader, use one  
of the following 3 procedures.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Downloading  
Images  
1
Downloading Images Using Digital Photo  
Professional  
You can use DPP to download to your computer shot images from a  
memory card inserted in a third-party card reader connected to your  
computer.  
For detailed instructions, refer to “Downloading Images Using Your Card  
Reader” in the “Digital Photo Professional Instruction Manual” (PDF  
electronic manual).  
Camera  
Settings  
2
Remote  
Shooting  
3
e window closes and EU quits.  
Preferences  
Tun the camera’s power switch to < OFF >.  
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3
Downloading Images Using ImageBrowser EX  
You can use ImageBrowser EX to download to your computer shot  
images from a memory card inserted in a third-party card reader  
connected to your computer.  
For detailed instructions, refer to “ImageBrowser EX User Guide” (PDF  
electronic manual).  
Disconnect the cable from the camera and computer.  
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Do not pull on the cable; hold the plug and pull out.  
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Downloading Images without Using Canon  
Software  
To download images with a card reader without using Canon software  
such as DPP or ImageBrowser EX, copy to your computer the [DCIM]  
folder in the memory card.  
For more details about folder structures and files in the memory card,  
see p.83.  
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Introduction  
This section explains how to set the camera’s functions from EU.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Setting the Camera Owner’s Name, Copyright Notice  
and Date/Time............................................................ 12  
Available Settings by Camera Model.......................... 13  
Downloading  
Images  
1
Setting up Camera Functions.................................. 14  
Available Settings by Camera Model.......................... 15  
Setting Picture Styles and Applying to the Camera.... 16  
Selecting a Picture Style and Applying to the  
Camera  
Settings  
2
Camera................................................................... 16  
Changing Picture Style Settings and Applying to the  
Camera................................................................... 17  
pplying Picture Style Files to the Camera ............ 18  
Saving White Balance to your Computer .................... 19  
Registering Personal White Balance in the Camera... 20  
Setting JPEG Quality and Applying to the Camera .... 21  
Adjusting White Balance and Applying to the Camera... 22  
Registering Lens Aberration Correction/Peripheral Illumination  
Correction Data for the Lens in the Camera........................ 22  
Remote  
Shooting  
3
Preferences  
4
Reference  
Index  
Setting My Menu and Registering to the Camera ..... 24  
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Setting the Camera Owner’s Name, Copyright Notice and Date/Time  
Introduction  
You can set and apply to the camera, the camera owner’s name,  
copyright notice and date/time recorded as shooting information in shot  
images.  
Click the [  
] button.  
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Capture window  
Contents at  
a Glance  
Connect your camera and computer, and then start  
1 up EU (p.5).  
2
Downloading  
Click [Camera settings/Remote shooting].  
Images  
1
Camera  
Settings  
2
Remote  
Shooting  
3
Preferences  
4
Reference  
The capture window appears.  
Index  
The [Set-up menu] appears.  
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Introduction  
Owner’s name  
Click the required setting and specify each one.  
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You can enter and set up to 31 characters as the camera owner’s  
Set-up menu  
name.  
Contents at  
a Glance  
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Author*  
You can enter and set up to 63 characters or symbols, including a  
prefix, as the author’s name.  
Downloading  
Images  
1
1
Copyright holder (copyright notice)*  
You can enter and set up to 63 characters or symbols, including a  
Camera  
prefix, as the photo creation’s copyright holder (copyright notice).  
Settings  
2
2
Date/Time/Zone*  
You can set the camera’s date/time and the time zone where images  
were shot.  
You can reieve the computer’s system time to sync the camera’s  
date and tie.  
Remote  
Shooting  
Available settings are displayed for the camera that is connected.  
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For more details, see “Available Settings by Camera Model”.  
Yoset nd cancel daylight savings time on 1D X 5D Mk III  
For a list of the capture window functions, see p.91.  
Preferences  
7D  
(firmware version 2.0.0 or later) REBELT4i 650D .  
4
3
Live View/Movie func. set.*  
You can set whether the Live View function settings or Movie function  
Reference  
1D X  
1D Mk IV  
settings (p.27, p.53) are available or not.  
5D Mk III 5D Mk II  
7D  
60D  
40D  
Firmware  
50D  
REBELT4i  
REBELT3i  
REBELT2i  
REBELT1i  
REBELT3  
REBELXSi  
450D  
You can display the version of the camera’s firmware.  
You can update the firmware by clicking on this item.  
For more details on updating firmware, refer to the Canon’s website.  
Index  
1Ds Mk III  
1D Mk III  
Setting  
650D  
600D  
550D  
500D  
1100D  
REBELXS  
1000D  
*1 When the author or copyright holder (copyright notice) set is not  
displayed in full, moving the cursor to the displayed setting item will  
display all the entered information as a pop-up.  
Owner’s name  
Author*1  
*2 Area setting is for 1D X 5D Mk III  
7D (firmware version 2.0.0  
or later) REBELT4i 650D only.  
Copyright holder  
*3 Movie function settings are for 1D X  
1D Mk IV 5D Mk III 5D Mk II  
(copyright notice)*1  
Date/Time/Zone*2  
Live View/Movie func. set.  
Firmware  
7D  
60D  
REBELT4i  
650D  
REBELT3i  
600D  
REBELT2i  
3
*
550D  
REBELT1i  
500D  
REBELT3 1100D only.  
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