Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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Live View Shooting CautionsImage Quality When you shoot at high ISO speeds,  noise (such as dots of light and 
banding) may become noticeable.
  Shooting in high temperatures may  cause noise and irregular colors in 
the image.
  If Live View shooting is used contin uously for a long period, the camera’s 
internal temperature may rise, and im age quality may deteriorate. Stop 
Live View shooting when not shooting images.
  If you shoot a long expo sure while the camera’s internal temperature is...

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Live View Shooting CautionsLive View Image Under low- or bright-light  conditions, the Live View image may not reflect 
the brightness of the captured image.
  If the light source (illumination) wi thin the image changes, the screen 
may flicker. If this happens , exit Live View shooting and resume shooting 
under the actual light source.
  If you point the camera to  a different direction, it may throw off the Live 
View image’s correct brightness mo mentarily. Wait until the brightness 
level...

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Shooting Movies
Movie shooting is enabled by 
setting the Live View shooting/
Movie shooting switch to . 
The movie recording format will 
be MOV.
  For cards which can record movies, see page 3.
Under the [ 53] tab, if you set [ Wi-Fi] to [Enable ], you cannot shoot 
movies. Before shooting movies, set [ Wi-Fi] to [Disable ].
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When the shooting mode is set to other than , autoexposure control will take effect to suit the scene’s current brightness.
1Set the shooting mode.
  Set the Mode Dial to any shooting 
mode except < a>.
2Set the Live View shooting/Movie 
shooting switch to < k>.
XThe reflex mirror will make a sound, 
then the image will appear on the 
LCD monitor.
3Focus the subject.
 Before shooting a movie, focus with 
AF or manual focus (p.192-200).
  When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will...

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 Cautions for movie shooting  are on pages 233 and 234.
  If necessary, also read the Live  View shooting cautions on pages 
201 and 202.
  In Basic Zone modes, th e shooting result will be the same as in the 
 mode. Also, the scene icon for th e scene detected by the camera 
is displayed on the upper left (p.207).
  In the < s>, < f >, or  shooting modes, the  settings will be the 
same as in the < d> mode.
  Settable menu functions will differ  between Basic Zone modes and...

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ISO speed in Basic Zone modes
 The ISO speed will be set automatically within ISO 100 - 12800.
ISO speed in Creative Zone modes
  The ISO speed will be set automatically within ISO 100 - 12800.
  Under [ z3: ISO speed settings ], if you set [ISO speed range ]’s 
[Maximum ] setting to [ 25600/H] (p.109), the maximum ISO speed 
for the automatic ISO speed setting will be expanded to H 
(equivalent to ISO 25600). Be  aware that when you set [Maximum] 
to [25600 ], the maximum ISO speed...

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During movie shooting in a Basic Zone mode, an icon representing the 
scene detected by the camera will be displayed and the shooting will be 
adapted to that scene. For certain  scenes or shooting conditions, the 
icon displayed may not match the actual scene.
*1: Displayed only when the AF method is set to [ u Live mode ]. If another AF method 
is set, the “Non-portrait” icon will be di splayed even if a person is detected.
*2: Displayed when the attached lens has di stance...

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You can manually set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed for 
movie shooting. Using manual exposure to shoot movies is for 
advanced users.
1Set the Mode Dial to < a>.
2Set the Live View shooting/Movie 
shooting switch to < k>.
3 Set the ISO speed.
  Press the < i> button.XThe ISO speed setting screen will 
appear on the LCD monitor.
  Turn the < 6> dial to set the ISO 
speed.
  For details on the ISO speed, see the 
next page.
4Set the shutter speed and aperture.
 Press the...

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ISO speed during manual-exposure shooting
 With [Auto] ( A), the ISO speed will be set automatically within ISO 
100 - 12800. Under [ z3: ISO speed settings ], if you set [ISO 
speed range]’s [ Maximum] setting to [ 25600/H], the maximum ISO 
speed will be expanded and the ISO  speed will be set automatically 
within ISO 100 to H.
 
You can set the ISO speed manually wi thin ISO 100 - 12800 in 1/3-stop 
increments. Under [
z 3: ISO speed settings], if you set [ISO speed 
range]’s...

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 Each time you press the  button, the information display will change.
* Applies to a single movie clip.
Information Display
Possible shots
Recording movie
AF point (FlexiZone - Single)
ISO speed
Exposure level indicator
Aperture
Shutter speed White balance
Movie recording size
Movie shooting mode
: Autoexposure (Basic Zone 
modes)
: Autoexposure 
(Creative Zone 
modes)
: 
Manual exposure
Image-recording
quality
AE lock
AF method
•d : FlexiZone - Single
• c : Face detection 
Live...