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Live View Shooting CautionsNotes About the Shooting ResultsWhen 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 noise or irregular colors.
 When you shoot at high ISO speeds,  noise (horizontal banding, dots of 
light, etc.) may appear.
 If you take the picture during magnified view, the exposure might not 
come out as desired. Return to the normal view before taking the picture. 
During the magnified view, the shutter speed and aperture will be 
displayed in red. Even if you take the picture during magnified view, the 
image will be captured in the normal view.
Custom Function NotesDuring Live View shooting, certain Custom Function settings will be 
disabled (p.221).
 If the [2  Auto Lighting Optimizer ] (p.77) menu is set to anything other 
than [ Disable ], the image may look bright even if a decreased exposure 
compensation or flash exposure compensation has been set.
Notes About Lenses and Flash The focus preset feature on telephoto lenses cannot be used.
 FE lock is not possible when the built-in flash or an external Speedlite is 
used. Modeling flash and test flash will not fire (except for wireless flash 
shooting) if an external Speedlite is used. 
						

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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 
manufacturer’s Web site.
About Full HD 1080Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High-
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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 (p.142-149).
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF mode.
3Shoot the movie.
Press the < 0> button to start 
shooting the movie. To stop shooting 
the movie, press the < 0> button 
again.
 While the movie is being shot, the 
“o ” mark will be displayed on the 
upper right of the screen.
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Shooting with  Autoexposure
During movie shooting, do not point the lens toward the sun. The sun’s 
heat can damage the camera’s internal components.
 If you use an EX-series Speedlite  (sold separately) equipped with an 
LED light, note that  the LED light will not turn  on automatically during 
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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 depending on the [ Movie rec. size] 
setting (p.160).
 AE lock is possible by pressing the < A> button (p.110).
 In all shooting modes except < a>, the ISO speed (100-6400 or 
expanded to 12800), shutter speed, and aperture will be set 
automatically.
 Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the shutter speed and 
aperture (p.156) on the screen’s bottom left. This is the exposure setting 
for taking a still photo (except for < a>).
 The sound is recorded in monaural by the camera’s built-in microphone 
(p.16).
 Stereo sound recording is possible by connecting an external 
microphone equipped with a stereo mini plug (3.5mm dia.) to the 
camera’s external microphone IN terminal (p.16).
 The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically.
 You can use Remote Controller RC-6/RC-1/RC-5 (sold separately, p.114) 
to start and stop the movie shooting if the drive mode is  or . 
With RC-6/RC-1, set the 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.
 Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the ISO speed and shutter 
speed at the screen bottom. This is  the exposure setting for taking a still 
photo (p.158). The exposure setting for movie shooting is not displayed. 
Note that the exposure setting for movie shooting may differ from that for 
still photo shooting.
 With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6, the total shooting time will be 
as follows: At 23°C/73°F: Approx. 1 hr . 20 min., At 0°C/32°F: Approx. 1 
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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
Optimizer
Frame rate
Drive mode
You can display the electronic level by pressing the < B> button 
(p.244). When you start shooting a movie, the electronic level will turn 
off. To display the electronic level again, stop the movie shooting and 
press the < B> button. Note that if the AF mode is set to [ u Live 
mode ] or the camera is connected to a TV set with an HDMI cable 
(p.185), the electronic level cannot be displayed.
 If there is no card in the camera, the movie shooting remaining time will 
be displayed in red.
 When movie shooting starts, the movie shooting remaining time will 
change to the elapsed time.
 When < > is displayed in white, it indicates that the Live View image 
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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 the < 6> dial.
• Manual setting range : 100 - 6400
• Auto ISO range : 100 - 6400
Using Manual Exposure
 AE lock and exposure compensation cannot be set.
 If  is set and the ISO speed or  aperture changes during movie 
shooting, the white balance may also change.
 If you shoot a movie under fluorescent lighting, the movie image might 
flicker.
With the ISO speed set to Auto, you can shoot a movie as if it were in 
aperture-priority AE mode (fixed aperture, standard exposure).
 If [8 C.Fn II -3: Highlight tone priority ] is set to [1: Enable], ISO 100 
and “H ” (equivalent to ISO 12800)  settings cannot be set (p.225).
 When shooting a movie of a moving subject, a shutter speed of 1/30 sec. 
to 1/125 sec. is recommended. The faster the shutter speed, the less 
smooth the subject’s movement will look.
 Changing the shutter speed or aperture during movie shooting is not 
recommended since variations in the exposure will be recorded.
 If you playback the movie with “Shooting Information Display” (p.167), 
the shooting mode, shutter speed, and aperture will not be displayed. 
The image information (Exif) will record  the settings used at the start of 
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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 
displayed.
 The card will record the movie and still photo as separate files.
 Functions particular to still shooting are shown below. Other 
functions will be the same as for movie shooting.
Shooting Still Photos
FunctionSetting
Image-recording quality As set in the [1 Quality ] menu.
Exposure setting Shutter speed and aperture set automatically 
(Manually if shooting mode is <
a>).
Displayed when the shutter button is pressed 
halfway.
AEB Canceled
Drive mode Modes other than self-timer available.
Flash Flash off
For shooting still photos during movie shooting, using a UDMA (Ultra 
DMA) card having a writing speed faster than 8 MB/sec. is 
recommended.
 If the shooting mode is < a>, the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO 
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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 photos, and movie recording size. And with  f, you can select the 
AF point and set the AF area selection mode.
1Press the  button.
 The settable functions will be 
highlighted in blue.
 When < f> is selected, the AF 
points will also be displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
 Use < 9> to select a function.
 The setting of the selected function is 
displayed at the screen bottom.
 Turn the < 5> or  dial to 
change the setting.
 When the selection of the AF point is 
enabled, the AF area selection mode 
for < f > can be selected with the 
< B> button.
Shooting Function Settings
f  / R  / B  / A /  i Settings
Q Quick Control
 Exposure compensation ca n be set (except in  mode).
 The Picture Style, white balance, image-recording quality, and exposure 
compensation (except in < a> mode) set for movie shooting will also be 
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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) recording quality.
[ 1280x720 ] : HD (High-Definition) recording quality.
[ 640x480 ] : Standard recording quality. The screen format will be 4:3.
The [9] (frame rate) indicates how many frames are recorded per 
second. This will change depending on the [ 6 Video system ] menu 
setting (NTSC for North America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc., or PAL for 
Europe, Russia, China, Australia, etc.). Note that [ 4] is used for motion 
pictures.
* The actual frame rate will be:  6: 29.97,  5: 25.00,  4: 23.976,  8: 59.94,  7: 
50.00
x  Menu Function Settings
AF mode
Grid display
Movie-recording size