Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

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Notes on Movie Shooting
 The camera cannot autofocus co ntinuously like a camcorder.
  Autofocusing during movie shooting  is not recommended since it may 
momentarily throw the focus far  off or change the exposure.
  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...

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Notes on Movie Shooting
The final image simulation is a function that allows you to see the 
effects of the Picture Style, white balance, etc., on the image.
During movie shooting, the image displayed will automatically reflect 
the effects of the settings listed below.
Final Image Simulation for Movie Shooting
  Picture Style
* All settings such as shar pness, contrast, color saturat ion, and color tone will 
be reflected.
  White balance
  White balance correction
  Exposure...

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While shooting a movie, you can also 
take a still photo by pressing the shutter 
button completely.
Taking Still Photos during Movie Shooting
  If you take a still photo during movi e shooting, the movie will record 
a still moment lasting approx. 1 sec.
  The captured still photo will be reco rded to the card, and the movie 
shooting will resume automatically  when the Live View image is 
displayed.
  The movie and still photo will be record ed as separate files on the 
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 AEB cannot be used.
  Even if an external Speedlit e is used, it will not fire.
  Continuous still photo shooting is  possible during movie shooting. 
However, the captured  images will not be displayed on the screen. 
Depending on the still photo’s image- recording quality, number of shots 
during continuous shooti ng, card performance, et c., movie shooting may 
stop automatically.
  If you want to shoot st ill photos continuously  during movie shooting, 
using a high-speed ca rd...

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In Creative Zone modes, you can set the following: AF method, drive 
mode , image-recording quality , movie-recording size, sound-
recording level (with [Sound recording: Manual] set), white balance, 
Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, and  video snapshot. 
In Basic Zone modes, only the functions in bold can be set.
1Press the < Q> button.
XThe settable functions will be displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
 Press the < V> key to select a function.
XThe selected function and Feature guide...

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With [Z2: Movie rec. size ], you can 
set the movie’s image size, frame rate 
per second, and compression method. 
The frame rate switches automatically 
depending on the [ 53: Video system ] 
setting.
  Image size
A  [1920x1080 ] : Full High-Definition (Full HD) recording quality. 
The aspect ratio will be 16:9.
B  [1280x720] : High-Definition (HD) recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 16:9.
C  [640x480 ] : Standard-definition recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 4:3.
  Frame rate...

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3 Setting the Movie-Recording Size
 About Movie Files Exceeding 4 GB
Even if you shoot a movie exceed ing 4 GB, you can keep shooting 
without interruption.
During movie shooting, approx. 30 sec. before the movie reaches 
the 4 GB file size, the elapsed shooting time or time code displayed 
in the movie-shooting image will st art blinking. If you keep shooting 
until the movie file size exceeds 4 GB, a new movie file will be 
created automatically and the elapse d shooting time or time code 
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You can shoot movies while recording 
sound with the built-in monaural 
microphone or a commercially-available 
stereo microphone. You can also freely 
adjust the sound-recording level.
Set the sound recording with [Z2: 
Sound recording ].
[Auto] : The sound-recording level is  adjusted automatically. Auto 
level control will operate automat ically in response to the 
sound level.
[Manual ] : For advanced users. You c an adjust the sound recording 
level to one of 64 levels.
Select [Rec. level] and...

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3 Setting the Sound Recording
 Using the microphone
The built-in microphone records mo naural sound. Stereo sound 
recording is possible by connecting an external stereo microphone 
(commercially-available) equipped with a miniature stereo plug ( φ3.5 
mm) to the camera’s external microphone IN terminal (p.20).
  In Basic Zone modes, th e settings available for [Sound recording] will 
be [ On/Off ]. If [On] is set, the sound- recording level will be adjusted 
automatically (same as with [ Auto]) and...

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The time code is a time reference 
recorded automatically to synchronize 
the video and audio during movie 
shooting. It is recorded at all times in the 
following units: hours, minutes, seconds, 
and frames. It is mainly used during 
movie editing.
Set the time code with [Z2: Time 
code ].
[Rec run ] : The time code counts up only  while you are shooting a 
movie.
[Free run ] : The time code counts up w hether you are shooting or 
not.
You can set the time code’s start time.
[Manual input setting ]...