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User Guide: The Menu
To access 400plus' menu, press the DP (DIRECT PRINT) button from within the main camera dialog; to exit 400plus' menu, just half-press the shutter-release button. The DP button is located on the rear of the camera, at the left of the viewfinder, and beside the blue printer icon with a squiggly arrow line next to it.
400plus features a multi-page menu, where each page is dedicated to a certain task. To navigate the pages, use the front wheel (notice the '<<' and '>>' indicators at the header of the menu). There is also a method to quickly access any page: press and hold the AV button down, then a list of all available pages will appear; now use the front dial to select a page, and release the AV button to jump into it. Moreover, if the "Navigate to main" option is active (see the settings page), you can also press and immediately release the AV button to stay in the main page; once there, just use UP (ISO) and DOWN (WB) to select a page, and SET to enter it.
To navigate within a page, use the UP and DOWN buttons, (or ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT, to move faster); then use the LEFT (METERING) and RIGHT (AF) buttons to change the value of the selected item (hold these buttons down to change the value faster). Items with an exclamation mark '!' at the left perform an action: activate it with the SET button. And Items with a right sign '>' are sub-menus: enter them with the RIGHT button, and return back to the main page with the AV button. Notice that some items can both perform an action and have a sub-menu.
This page contains extensions to the camera's shooting parameters, and also provides a quick access to some commonly-used, but hard to reach, custom functions.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Av comp | Extended Exposure Compensation |
| AEB | Extended Exposure Compensation |
| Color Temp. (K) | Custom White Balance |
| Named Color Temps. | Named Color Temperatures |
| AutoISO | AutoISO |
| ISO | Extended ISOs |
| Safety Shift | Safety Shift |
| Mirror Lockup | Other Shortcuts |
| IR remote enable | IR Settings |
| Flash > Disable flash | Flash Configuration |
| Flash > AF Flash | Other Shortcuts |
| Flash > Flash 2curt | Other Shortcuts |
Scripts are little programs that control your camera, and automate certain tasks.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Extended AEB | The Extended AEB Script |
| Flash AEB | The Flash AEB Script |
| Aperture AEB | The Aperture AEB Script |
| ISO AEB | The ISO AEB Script |
| Intervalometer | The Intervalometer |
| Bulb ramping | Bulb Ramping |
| Handwaving | The Hand Waving Script |
| Self-Timer | The Self-Timer |
| Long exposures | The Long Exposure Script |
| DOF Calculator | The DOF Calculator |
This page contains some useful information about your camera and 400plus.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Version | The version number of the 400plus software currently installed. |
| Release count | The total number of shots (actuations) made by this camera body. |
| Body ID | The "BodyID" of the camera body (an internal number, unique to each camera). |
| Firmware | The firmware version (should be 1.1.1 for 400plus to be working). |
| Owner | The owner of this camera (use Canon software to change it). |
Some advanced settings about your camera and 400plus; please, see Configuration for more information.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Language | Internationalization |
| Digital ISO step | Configuring Extended ISOs |
| Persist AEB | Persisting AEB |
| Restore config. | Restore Configuration |
| Config. Scripts | Configuring Scripts |
| Config. Buttons | Configuring Buttons |
| Config. Custom modes | Configuring Custom Modes |
| Config. Quick exposure | Configuring Quick Exposure |
| Config. Menus | Configuring Menus |
| Config. Pages | Configuring Pages |
| Developers menu | Developers Page |
Custom modes are complete configurations of your camera, quickly accessible from the main dial; see Custom Modes for more information.
This Page Is Intentionally Left Blank.
Note: The developers page is disabled by default, and must be enabled in the settings page prior to accessing it; moreover, the developers' page lays outside the normal page navigation: press the TRASH button while in the menu to enter the developers' page.
Warning: The options contained in this page should be used with great care; there is probably little to see here, unless you are developing your own version of this hack.
While in any page within the menu, you have the ability to change the order of the items to your own personal preference. To do this, just press the PLAY button to 'grab' an item (a small '>' will be displayed at the left of the item). Now use the UP and DOWN buttons to position the item where you would like it to reside (you will see the item actually move to the new position). Finish the process by pressing the PLAY button again, to save your changes.