Canon EOS 7D Instruction Manual

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x Menu Function Settings
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute
Due to the file system, movie shooting will stop automatically if the file 
size of a single movie clip reaches  4 GB. It takes approx. 12 min. at 
[1920x1080 ] and [1280x720 ] or approx. 24 min. at [ 640x480] to reach 
4 GB file size. You can resume shooting another movie by pressing the 
< 0 > button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Movie-recording 
SizeTotal Recording TimeFile Size4 GB Card16 GB Card
[ 1920x1080...

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x Menu Function Settings
The built-in microphone records monaural 
sound. Stereo sound recording is possible by 
connecting an external stereo microphone 
(commercially-available) equipped with a 
miniature stereo plug (3.5 mm) to the 
camera’s external microphone IN terminal 
(p.16). When an external microphone is 
connected, sound recording will switch 
automatically to the external microphone.
[Auto ] : The sound-recording level is adjusted automatically. Auto 
level control will operate...

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Notes on Movie Shooting
Recording and Image Quality
If the attached lens has an Image  Stabilizer, the Image Stabilizer will 
operate at all times even if you do not press the shutter button halfway. 
The Image Stabilizer may cause the total movie shooting time or the 
number of possible shots to decrease.  If you use a tripod or if the Image 
Stabilizer is not necessary, you  should set the IS switch to .
 The camera’s built-in microphone will also pick up camera operation 
noise. If you use a...

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Notes on Movie Shooting
About the  icon and camera’s internal temperature increase
 When you shoot movies continuously for a long period or in high 
temperatures, the camera’s internal temperature may increase and the 
 icon may appear on the screen. Note that if you shoot movies for a 
long period in high temperatures, the < E> icon will appear earlier. Turn 
off the camera when not shooting movies.
 If you shoot movies while the < E> icon is displayed, the image quality of 
the movies will not be...

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Image Playback
This chapter explains how to playback and erase 
photos and movies, how to display images on a TV 
screen, and other playback-related functions.
About images taken with another camera:The camera might not be able to properly display images captured 
with a different camera or edited with a computer or whose file name 
was changed. 

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1Playback the image.
Press the < x> button.
 The last captured image or last image 
viewed will appear.
2Select the image.
To playback images starting with the last 
image, turn the  dial counterclockwise. 
To playback images starting with the first 
captured image, turn the dial clockwise.
 Press the < B> button to change 
the display format.
3Exit the image playback.
 Press the < x> button to exit the 
image playback and return the 
camera to shooting ready.
x  Image Playback
Single Image...

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x Image Playback
About the Highlight Alert
When the [ 4 Highlight alert ] menu option is set to [ Enable], 
overexposed highlight area s will blink. To obtain more image detail in 
the overexposed areas, set the exposure compensation to a 
negative amount and shoot again.
 About the AF Point Display
When the [4 AF point disp.] menu option is set to [Enable], the AF 
point which achieved focus will be displayed in red. If automatic AF 
point selection was used, multiple AF points might be displayed...

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x Image Playback
About the Histogram
The brightness histogram display shows the exposure level 
distribution and overall brightness.  The RGB histogram display is for 
checking the color saturation and gradation. The display can be 
switched with the [ 4 Histogram] menu option.
[Brightness] Display
This histogram is a graph showing the distribution of 
the image’s brightness level. The horizontal axis 
indicates the bright
ness level (darker on the left 
and brighter on the right), while the...

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Search for images quickly with the index display showing four or nine 
images on one screen.
1Turn on the index display.
During image playback, press the 
 button.
 The 4-image index display will 
appear. The currently-selected image 
will be highlighted in a blue frame.
 Press the < I> button again to 
switch to the 9-image index display. 
Pressing the < u> button will toggle 
the display from 9 images, 4 images, 
and one image displayed.
2Select the image.
 Turn the < 5> dial to move the blue...

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x Searching for Images Quickly
With the single image display, you can turn the < 6> dial to jump 
through the images forward or backward according to the jump method 
set.
1Select [Image jump w/ 6].
Under the [4 ] tab, select [Image 
jump w/ 6], then press < 0>.
2Select the jump method.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the jump 
method, then press < 0>.
d : Display images one by one
e : Jump 10 images
f : Jump 100 images
g : Display by date
h : Display by folder
i: Display movies only
j: Display...