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Notes for auto exposure, shutter-priority AE, and aperture-priority AE 
shooting
When the shooting mode is set to , you can manually set the ISO speed, shutter speed, and  aperture for movie shooting.
1Set the Mode Dial to .
2Set the ISO speed.
  Press the < m> button and look 
at the screen while turning the < 6> 
dial to set the ISO speed.
  For details on the ISO speed, see 
page 57.
Manual Exposure Shooting
 During movie shooting, you can lock  the exposure (AE lock) by pressing 
the < A> button (p.98). When applying AE  lock during movie shooting, 
you can cancel it by pressing the < S> button (except in  1/C  
modes).
  You can set the exposure compensation  by setting the power switch to 
 and turning the < 5> dial (except in  1/C  modes).
  The ISO speed will be set automati cally within ISO 100-6400. If [8C.Fn 
I -3: ISO expansion ] is set to [1: On] (p.193), the ISO speed will be set 
automatically within ISO 100-12800 (H 1). (In Tv mode, the range will be 
ISO 100-6400.)
  If [8 C.Fn II -3: Highlight tone priority ] is set to [1: Enable ] (p.196), the 
ISO speed will be set automati cally within ISO 200-6400.
  The ISO speed and shutter speed disp layed at the screen bottom when 
you press the shutter butt on halfway is the exposure setting for still 
photos (p.135). The expos ure setting for movie shooting is not displayed. 
Note that the exposure se tting for movie shooting ma y differ from that for 
still shooting.
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3Set the shutter speed and 
aperture.
 Press the shutter button halfway and 
check the exposure level indicator.
  Turn the < 6> dial to set the shutter 
speed within 1/30 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
  If you set the power switch to < J> 
and turn the < 5> dial, you can set 
the aperture.
  Pressing the < B> button displays 
the histogram.
4Focus and shoot the movie.
  The procedure is the same as steps 2 
and 3 for “Auto Exposure Shooting” 
(p.128).
 With manual exposure shooting, AE  lock and exposure compensation 
cannot be set.
  Changing the shutter speed or aperture during  movie shooting is not 
recommended since variations in th e exposure will be recorded.
  When shooting a movie of a moving su bject, a shutter speed of 1/30 sec. 
to 1/125 sec. is recommended. The  faster the shutter speed, the less 
smooth the subject’s  movement will look.
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About the ISO speed during manual exposure
  The ISO speed can be set to [ Auto] (A) or set within ISO 100-6400 
in 1/3-stop increments.
  If the ISO speed is set to [ Auto] (A), the ISO speed will be set 
automatically within ISO 100-6400. ([ 8C.Fn I -3: ISO expansion] 
(p.193) setting will not take effect.)
  With [ 8C.Fn I -3: ISO expansion ] set to [1: On], you can manually 
set the ISO speed with in ISO 100-12800 (H1).
  If [8 C.Fn II -3: Highlight tone priority ] (p.196) is set to [1: 
Enable ], the settable ISO speed  range will be ISO 200-6400.
Notes for movie shooting
 The camera cannot autofocus co ntinuously like a camcorder.
  During movie shooting, do not point  the lens toward the sun. The sun’s 
heat can damage the camera ’s internal components.
  If  is set and the ISO  speed or aperture changes during movie 
shooting, the white bala nce may also change.
  If you shoot a movie under fluoresc ent lighting, the movie image might 
flicker.
  If you use a lens whose aperture  changes during zooming, zooming 
during movie shooting is not re commended since changes in the 
exposure may also be recorded.
  Cautions for movie shooting  are on pages 141 and 142.
  If necessary, also read the Live  View shooting cautions on pages 
123 and 124.
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Notes for movie shooting
 A single movie file will be  recorded for each movie shot.
  During movie shooting, the top, bottom , left, and right parts of the screen 
will have a semi-transparent mask . The image area surrounded by the 
mask is what will be recorded in  the movie. The semi-transparent mask 
size will change depending on the [ Movie rec. size] setting (p.139).
  Monaural sound is recorded by the  camera’s built-in microphone (p.128).
  Stereo sound recording is possib le by connecting an external 
microphone (commercially  available) equipped with a stereo mini plug 
(3.5mm dia.) to the camera’s external  microphone IN terminal (p.16). Do 
not connect the camera’s  external microphone IN terminal to anything 
other than an external microphone.
  If [Screen settings ] has been set to [ Movie display], the depth-of-field 
preview button will not work.
  You can use the Remote Contro ller RC-6, RC-1, or RC-5 (sold 
separately, p.102) to start and stop  the movie shooting. With RC-6 or 
RC-1, set the timing switch to < 2> (2-sec. delay), then press the transmit 
button. If the switch is set to < o> (immediate shooting), still photo 
shooting will take effect.
  If you playback the movie  with “Shooting information display” (p.135), the 
shooting mode, shutter speed, and ap erture will not be displayed. The 
image information (Exif) w ill record the settings used at the start of the 
movie shooting.
  With a fully-charged Batt ery Pack LP-E6, the total movie recording time 
will be as follows: At 23°C/73°F:  Approx. 1 hr. 30 min., At 0°C/32°F: 
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
  With ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowse r (provided software), you can 
extract a still photo from the movie.  The still photo quality will be as 
follows: Approx. 2.07 megapixels at [ 1920x1080] and approx. 310,000 
pixels at [ 640x480].
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 Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will 
change.
* The display will show only  the settings currently applied.
B About the Information Display
Histogram 
Possible shots
Exposure level indicator
Aperture
Frame rate
Shutter speed AE lock Magnifying frame
Picture Style
Battery check
Drive mode
Movie-recording size
Screen settings
· h: Stills display
· g: Exposure simulation
· e: Movie display
White balance Movie shooting remaining time/Elapsed time
Still photo
image-recording quality
AF mode
·         : Quick mode
·         : Live mode
·         : Live face 
 detection mode
ISO speedHighlight tone priority
Manual sound recording AEB
AF point (       )
Flash-ready FEB
Flash exposure compensation
  If there is no card in  the camera, the movie shoo ting remaining time will 
be displayed in red.
  When movie shooting starts, the mo vie shooting remaining time will 
change to the elapsed time.
  During manual exposu re, pressing the <
B> button will display the 
histogram. It will not be  displayed during shooting.
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You can take a still photo at anytime by 
pressing the shutter button completely, 
even during movie shooting.
  The still photo will record the  entire screen including the semi-
transparent mask.
 
The still photo will  be taken at the exposure setti ng displayed when you press 
the shutter button halfway. If the still  photo is shot during movie shooting in 
shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, or manual exposure mode, the still 
photo will be taken with the ex posure setting set for the movie.
 The still photo will be taken with  the image-recording quality and 
Picture Style that have been set.
  If you take a still photo during movie shooting, the movie will record 
a still moment lasting approx. 1  sec. The still photo will be recorded 
to the card, and movie shooting w ill resume automatically when the 
Live View image is displayed.
  The movie and still photo will be recorded to the card as separate 
files. If you use continuous shooting,  the captured still photos will be 
recorded to the card.
Taking Still Photos During Movie Shooting
  In < s> (Shutter-priority AE) mode , AEB is not possible.
  External Speedlites will not fire during movie shooting.
 
Continuous still photo shooting is possi ble during movie shooting, but the 
captured images will not be displayed on the screen. Depending on the still 
photo’s image-recording quality, num ber of shots during continuous 
shooting, card performance, etc., movie shooting might stop automatically.
  For continuous shooting of still ph otos during movie shooting, using a 
high-speed CF card compatible with UDMA transfers  is recommended. 
Setting a lower image-recording qua lity for still photos and shooting 
fewer continuous sti ll photos can also resolve the problem.
 
If the drive mode has been set to  or  and you start shooting a 
movie, the drive mode will automatically change to  (single shooting).
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ISO speed for still photos during movie shooting
As with normal shooting through the viewfinder, during movie shooting, 
you can still use the camera buttons  to change function settings and 
execute playback.
 Pressing the < m>, , 
< n > or  button will 
display the respective setting screen 
on the LCD monitor. To change the 
setting, turn the < 6> or < 5> dial.
  The metering mode will be fixed  to center-weighted average 
metering for movie shooting. If the AF mode is set to [ Liveu (Face 
detection) mode ], the exposure control will be evaluative metering 
linked to the detected face.
Shooting ModeISO SpeedWith C.Fn I -3-0With C.Fn I -3-1
1 

C 

d 

F Auto 100 - 3200
s 

f Auto
100 - 6400
a Auto
100 - 6400
Manual 100 - 6400 100 - 6400, H1
Regarding [8C.Fn I -3: ISO expansion ], see page 193.
Shooting Function Settings
 The < m > button works only for manual exposures.
  If the shooting mode is set to < 1> or , you can only select the AF 
mode and drive mode.
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During movie shooting, you can still set the menu options. Movie 
shooting functions are listed below.
Under the [6] tab with the [ Live View/
Movie func. set. ] screen, you can set 
the following functions.
The functions settable in this menu 
screen only apply during Live View 
shooting and Movie shooting. These 
functions do not take effect during 
viewfinder shooting.
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 ] or [Grid 2], you can display grid lines. You can 
check for any camera tilt before shooting.
  Silent shooting N
Set when shooting a still photo. S ee page 113. This will also work 
with still photo shooting during movie shooting (p.136).
  Metering timer N
You can change how long the exposure  setting is displayed (AE lock 
time).
  AF mode  (p.115-121)
You can select [ Quick mode], [Live mode ], or [Liveu mode ]. Note 
that the camera cannot focus  a moving subject continuously.
3 Menu Function Settings
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3 Menu Function Settings
 Movie recording size
You can select the mo vie’s image size [****x**** ] and frame rate [ ] 
(frames recorded per second). The   (frame rate) switches 
automatically depending on the [ 6 Video system ] setting.
• Image size [1920x1080 ] : Full HD (Full High-Defi nition) recording quality.
[640x480 ] : Standard-definition recording quality. The aspect 
ratio will be 4:3.
• Frame rate  (fps: frames per second)
[ ] : For regions where the TV fo rmat is NTSC (North America, 
Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
[ ] : For regions where the TV format is PAL (Europe, Russia,  China, Australia, etc.).
[ ] : Mainly for motion pictures.
* The actual frame rates (fps)  are as follows:  :29.97,  :25.00, 
:23.976
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute
  After you start shooting  a movie, the movie shoo ting will be terminated 
automatically if the file si ze reaches 4 GB or if the movie length reaches 29 
min. 59 sec. To start mo vie shooting again, press . (A new movie file 
starts being recorded.)
Movie-recording  SizeTotal Recording TimeFile Size4GB Card16GB Card
1920x1080    Approx. 12 min. Approx. 49 min.
Approx. 330 MB/min.
640x480
  Approx. 24 min.Approx. 1 hr. 39 min. Approx. 165 MB/min.
If you select [
2 Dust Delete Data ], [6  Sensor cleaning ], [7  Clear 
settings ], or [7 Firmware Ver. ], the Live View display will be terminated.
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3 Menu Function Settings
 Sound recording
Normally, the built-in microphone will 
record monaural sound. Stereo sound 
recording is possible by connecting an 
external microphone (commercially 
available) equipped with a stereo mini 
plug (3.5mm dia.) to the camera’s 
external microphone IN terminal (p.16). 
When an external microphone is 
connected, the sound recording will 
automatically be input through the 
external microphone.
[Auto] : The sound recording level will be adjusted  automatically. The auto level control will work 
automatically to suit the sound volume.
[Manual ] : For advanced users. You can adjust the sound 
recording level to one of 64 levels.
Select [ Rec. level ] and look at the level meter while 
turning the < 5> dial to adjust the sound recording 
level. While looking at the peak hold indicator (Approx. 
3 sec.), adjust so that the level meter sometimes lights 
up the “12” (-12 dB) mark on  the right for the loudest 
sounds. If it exceeds “0,”  the sound will be distorted.
[Disable ] : Sound will not be recorded.
 When the shooting  mode is set to  or < C>, the [ Sound 
recording ] options will be [ On/Off]. If [On] is set, the sound recording 
level will be automatic ([ Auto]).
  The sound volume balance between L  (left) and R (right) cannot be 
adjusted.
  The 48 kHz sampling frequency will be  16-bit recordings for both L and 
R.
Level meter
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