Canon EOS 7D Instruction Manual
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151 Live View Shooting CautionsNotes About the Shooting ResultsWhen you shoot continuously with the Live View function for a long period, the camera’s internal temperature may increase and it can degrade image quality. Terminate Live View shooting when not shooting images. Before taking a long exposure, stop Live View shooting temporarily and wait several minutes before shooting. This is to prevent image degradation. Live View shooting in high temper atures and at high ISO speeds may cause...
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153 7 Shooting Movies Movie shooting is enabled by setting the Live View shooting/ Movie shooting switch to . The movie file format will be MOV. When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card having a read/write speed of at least 8 MB/sec. If you use a slow card when shooting movies, the movie might not be recorded properly. Also, if you playback movies on a card having a slow read/write speed, movie might not playback properly. To check the card’s read/write speed, refer to the card...
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154 Connecting the camera to a TV set is recommended to playback movies (p.184-185). When the shooting mode is set to a shooting mode other than , autoexposure control will take effect to fit the scene current brightness. Autoexposure control will be the same for all shooting modes. 1Set the Live View shooting/Movie shooting switch to . The reflex mirror will make a sound, then the image will appear on the LCD monitor. 2Focus the subject. Before shooting a movie, autofocus or manual focus...
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155 k Shooting Movies Cautions for movie shooting are on pages 163-164. If necessary, also read the Live View shooting cautions on pages 150 and 151. You can also focus by pressing the < p> button. One continuous movie will be recorded as one file. During movie shooting, the top, bottom, left, and right parts of the screen will have a semi-transparent mask. The area enclosed by the semi- transparent mask will be the movie image that is recorded. The semi- transparent mask size will change...
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156 k Shooting Movies Each time you press the < B> button, the information display will change. About the Information Display Magnifying frame AE lock ISO speed Shots remaining Exposure compensation amount Aperture Shutter speed Picture Style Battery checkExposure simulation White balance Image-recording qualityAF point (Quick mode) AF mode • d : Live mode • c : Face detection Live mode • f : Quick mode Movie-recording size Movie shooting remaining time/Elapsed time Recording movie Auto Lighting...
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157 k Shooting Movies When the shooting mode is (p.106), you can manually set the shutter speeds, aperture, and ISO speeds shown below and shoot a movie. Using manual exposure to shoot movies is for advanced users. Shutter speed : Turn the dial. The settable shutter speeds depend on the frame rate < 9>. • 7 / 8 : 1/4000 sec. - 1/60 sec. • 4 / 5 / 6 : 1/4000 sec. - 1/30 sec. Aperture : Set the Quick Control Dial switch to < J>, and turn the < 5 > dial. ISO speed : Press the button, then turn...
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158 k Shooting Movies You can take a still photo at anytime by pressing the shutter button completely, even during movie shooting. Taking still photos during movie shooting The still photo will record the entire screen including the semi- transparent mask. If you take a still photo during movi e shooting, the movie will have a still moment lasting about 1 sec. The captured still photo will be recorded to the card, and the movie shooting will resume automatically when the Live View image is...
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159 If you press the , , or button while the image is displayed on the LCD moni tor, the setting screen will appear on the LCD monitor and you can turn the < 6> or dial to set the respective function. Note that the < q> metering mode cannot be set. If the shooting mode is < a>, you can press the < m> button and turn the < 6> dial to set the ISO speed. With the image displayed on the LCD monitor, you can press the < Q> button to set the Auto Lighting Optimizer, image-recording quality for still...
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160 Function settings particular to movie shooting are explained here. When the Live View shooting/Movie shooting switch is set to , the menu will show the [x ] tab. The menu options are as follows. The AF mode will be the same as described on pages 142-148. You can select [Live mode ], [u Live mode], or [Quick mode ]. Note that continuous focusing of a movi ng subject is not possible. With [ Grid 1 l] or [Grid 2 m], you can display grid lines. [1920x1080 ] : Full HD (Full High-Definition)...