Canon EOS 400D Review, page 7

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Top of camera controls

The top right hand side of the camera is dominated by the Exposure Mode dial, surrounding that is the On/Off switch. Just behind the Shutter Release is the Control Dial. Whilst there are no controls on the top left hand side of the body, just to the left of the pentamirror is the sensor plane marker; which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Transport for London logo.

Exposure mode dial - Creative Zone

	A-DEP: Automatic Depth of Field AE	Information from all AF points is used to adjust the aperture and AF values, so that the entire scene is in focus
	M: Manual Exposure	User sets both aperture and shutter speed manually
	Av: Aperture priority AE	User sets the aperture, and the camera calculates the shutter speed automatically
	Tv: Shutter priority AE	User sets the shutter speed, and the camera calculates the aperture automatically
	P: Programmed AE	The camera sets both shutter speed and aperture automatically

All Creative Zone modes allow full control over the camera.

Exposure mode dial - Basic Zone

Shooting mode	Purpose	Drive mode	Picture style	AF mode	AF assist beam	Flash
Full Auto	Simple "Point and Shoot" operation	Single shot	Standard	AI Focus	Yes	Yes
Portrait	Similar to Full Auto, but setup to give shallower DOF and pleasing skintones	Continuous	Portrait	One-shot	Yes	Yes
Landscape	Similar to Full Auto, but setup to give greater DOF, boost detail, and enhance sky/foliage colour	Single shot	Landscape	One-shot	No	No
Macro	Similar to Full Auto, but setup to shoot small subjects	Single shot	Standard	One-shot	Yes	Yes
Sport	Similar to Full Auto, but setup to shoot fast moving subjects	Continuous	Standard	AI Servo	No	No
Night Scene	Similar to Full Auto, but setup to balance foreground flash with background detail	Single shot	Standard	AI Focus	Yes	Yes, slow sync
No Flash	Similar to Full Auto, but with all flash functions disabled	Single shot	Standard	One-shot	No	No

All Basic Zone modes are Auto ISO (100-400), Auto WB, auto select AF points, and JPEG only. Custom Functions are disabled, as are all bracketing and exposure compensation options.

Thumb controls (shooting mode), Creative Zone only

	AF point selection. AF points can be individually selected on the main screen by using the four-way buttons, and AF point auto-select is toggled by pressing Set.
	AE/FE Lock. To lock the flash exposure or auto exposure settings, point the camera at the area you wish to meter for, then press the AE/FE lock button and recompose.

Thumb controls (playback mode)

	Zoom In. Pressing the "Zoom In" button during playback will enlarge the image on screen. There are 15 zoom steps.
	Zoom out/thumbnail view. Pressing the "Zoom Out" button during playback will progressively show more of the image on screen, once you're fully zoomed out, pressing it again will show you the thumbnail view. Thumbnail view shows a 3 x 3 matrix of small "thumbnail" images.

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