Canon 5d Mark 2 Instruction Manual

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 
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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 [...

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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....

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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,...

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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....