[astropolak (Joe)]

Hi
I have a brand new Canon 40D and I am very happy with the purchase except for 2 things:

White balance is way out in both day light and artificial light shooting.
The camera defaults to a rather soft (not sharp) images.

Both of those settings are in the "Basic shooting modes" so I am unable to change those as custom functions are not available in Basic mode.

I can change the white balance and sharpness in "Expert modes" as well as post processing on a computer but I do not see why I should have to - the camera obviously is not doing the right thing.
Does anyone know what can be done to fix this? I have the latest Firmware 1.0.8.

And yes I have a good quality lens - Canon 24-105L F4
Joe