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 fluoresc ent or LED lighting, the movie may 
flicker.
  Zooming the lens during movie shoot ing is not recommended. Zooming 
the lens can cause  changes in the exposure re gardless of whether the 
lens’ maximum aperture  changes or not. Exposure changes may be 
recorded as a result.
  You cannot magnify the imag e during movie shooting.
  Cautions for movie shooting  are on pages 233 and 234.
  If necessary, also read the Live  View shooting cautions on pages 
201 and 202.
  Movie-related setting s are under the [Z1] and [ Z2] tabs (p.223).
  A movie file is recorded  each time you shoot a movie. If the file size 
exceeds 4 GB, a new file  will be created for every subsequent 4 GB.
  The movie image’s field of view is  approx. 100% (with movie recording 
size set to [A ]).
  You can also focus the im age by pressing the  button.
  To focus during movie shooting, press the < p> button. You cannot 
focus by pressing the shutter button.
  Monaural sound is recorded by the  camera’s built-in microphone (p.204).
  Most commercially-availa ble external stereo microphones with a 3.5 mm 
diameter miniplug can be connecte d to the camera. If an external 
microphone has been  connected to the camera’s external microphone IN 
terminal (p.20), it will be given pr iority over the built-in microphone.
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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
  Depth of field
  Auto Lighting Optimizer
  Peripheral illumination correction
  Chromatic aberration correction
  Highlight tone priority
Final Image Simulation
 You can use Remote Controller RC-6 (s old separately, p.167) to start 
and stop the movie shooting  if the drive mode is  or < k>. Set 
the shooting 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.
  With a fully-charged Batt ery Pack LP-E6, the total movie shooting time 
will be as follows: approx. 1 hr. 35 mi n. at room temperature (23°C/73°F), 
and approx. 1 hr. 25 min. at  low temperature (0°C/32°F).
  When using a (super) telephoto le ns equipped with the power focus 
mode marketed since the second ha lf of 2011, power focusing is 
possible during movie shooting.
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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 
card.
  Functions particular to still photo shooting are shown below. Other 
functions will be the same as for movie shooting.
* If highlight tone priority  is set, the ISO speed rang e will start from ISO 200.
Shooting Still Photos
FunctionSettings
Image-Recording 
QualityAs set in [
z1: Image quality].
When the movie reco rding size is [1920x1080] or 
[ 1280x720 ], the aspect ratio will be  16:9. When the size is 
[ 640x480 ], the aspect ratio will be 4:3.
ISO Speed* With autoexposure shoo
ting: ISO 100 - 12800.
With manual exposur e shooting: See “ISO speed during 
manual-exposure shooting” on page 209.
Exposure Setting With autoexposure shooting: Automatically-set shutter 
speed and aperture.
With manual exposu
re shooting: Manually -set shutter speed 
and aperture.
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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 is recommended. Setting a smaller image-
recording quality for still photos an d shooting fewer continuous still 
photos are also recommended.
  You can shoot still photo s in all drive modes.
  The self-timer can be used before yo u start shooting a movie. If used 
during movie shooting, the self-timer  will switch to single-image shooting.
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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 (p.63) will appear.
  Set it by pressing the < U> key.
  To set the RAW image-recording quality or Picture Style 
parameters, press the < B> button.
3Exit the setting.
 Press < 0> to finalize the setting and return to movie shooting.
While the movie image is displayed on  the LCD monitor, if you press the 
< f > or < R > button, the setting screen will appear on the LCD 
monitor and you can turn the < 6> or < 5> dial to set the respective 
shooting function.
When Quick mode is set, you can press the < S> button to select the 
AF point. The procedure is the same as with viewfinder shooting. 
During manual-exposure shooting  (p.208), you can press the  
button to set the ISO speed.
Shooting Function Settings
Q  Quick Control
f  / R  / i  / S Settings
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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  (fps: frames per second)
6 /8 : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North America, 
Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
5 /7 : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, Russia, 
China, Australia, etc.).
4 : Mainly for motion pictures.
  Compression method
X  IPB : Compresses multiple frames at a time 
efficiently for recording. Since the file size will 
be smaller than with ALL-I, you can shoot 
longer.
W  ALL-I (I-only) : Compresses one fr ame at a time for recording. 
Although the file size will be bigger than with 
IPB, the movie will be more suited for editing.
3  Setting the Movie-Recording Size
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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 
will stop blinking.
When you play back the  movie, you will have to play each movie file 
individually. Movie files cannot play  back consecutively automatically. 
After the movie playback  ends, select the next movie to be played.
 Movie Shooting Time Limit
The maximum recording time of one mo vie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. If 
the movie shooting time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting 
will stop automatically. You can st art shooting a movie again by 
pressing the < 0> button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Total Movie Recording Time  and File Size Per Minute
Movie-
Recording SizeTotal Recording Time (approx.)File Size 
(approx.)4 GB Card8 GB Card16 GB Card
A 65
4
X
16 min. 32 min. 1 hr. 4 min. 235 MB/min.
65
4 W
5 min. 11 min. 22 min. 685 MB/min.
B 87 X
18 min. 37 min. 1 hr. 14 min. 205 MB/min.
87 W 6 min. 12 min. 25 min. 610 MB/min.
C65 X 48 min. 1 hr. 37 min. 3 hr. 14 min. 78 MB/min.
An increase of the camera’s internal  temperature may cause movie shooting 
to stop before the maximum recording time shown in  the table above (p.233).
About Full HD 1080Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High-Definition 
featuring 1080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
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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 look at the level meter while 
turning the  dial to adjust the sound recording level. 
While looking at the peak hold in dicator (3 sec.), adjust so 
that the level meter sometimes lights up the “12” (-12 dB) 
mark on the right for the lou dest sounds. If it exceeds “0”, 
the sound will be distorted.
[Disable ] : Sound will not be recorded.
[Wind filter ] : When [Enable ] is set, it reduces the wind noise 
recorded outdoors. This feature takes effect only with 
the built-in microphone.
Note that [ Enable] will also reduce low bass sounds, so 
set this function to [Disable] when there is no wind. It 
will record a more natural sound than with [ Enable].
[Attenuator ] : Even if [Sound recording ] is set to [Auto] or [Manual ] 
before shooting, sound distortion  may still result if there 
is a very loud sound. In such a case, setting it to 
[Enable] is recommended.
3  Setting the Sound Recording
Sound Recording/Sound-Recording Level
Wind Filter/Attenuator
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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 the wind filter  function will take 
effect.
  The sound volume balance between L  (left) and R (right) cannot be 
adjusted.
  Both L and R record audio at a  48 kHz/16-bit sampling rate.
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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 ] : You can freely set the hour, minute, second, 
and frames.
[Reset ] : The time set with [ Manual input setting] and 
[Set to camera time ] is reset to 00:00:00:00.
[Set to camera time] : Sets hours, minutes, and seconds to match  the camera’s internal clock. “Frames” will be 
set to 00.
You can select what to display on the movie-shooting screen.
[Rec time ] : Indicates the elapsed time from the start of the movie 
shooting.
[Time code ] : Indicates the time code during movie shooting.
3 Setting the Time Code
Count Up
Start Time Setting
Movie Recording Count
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