Canon EOS 7D Instruction Manual

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You can edit out the first and last scenes of a movie in 1-sec. increments.
1On the movie playback screen, 
select [X].
 The editing screen wi ll be displayed.
2Specify the parts to be edited out.
Select either [ ] (Cut beginning) or 
[ ] (Cut end), then press < 0>.
 Tilt < 9> to the left or right to fast 
forward or turn the < 5> dial (Next 
frame) to specify the part to be edited 
out, then press < 0>.
 The portion highlighted in blue on the 
top of the screen is what will remain.
3Check the editing.
Select [7] and press  to playback 
the portion highlighted in blue.
To change the editing, go back to step 2.
 To cancel the editing, select [ ] and 
press < 0>.
4Save the movie.
 Select [ ], then press < 0>.
 The save screen will appear.

To save it as a new movie, select [New file]. 
Or to save it and overwrite the original movie 
file, select [
Overwrite]. Then press .
X  Editing the Movie’s First and Last Scenes
If the card does not have enough space to save the movie, only [ Overwrite] 
can be selected. 
						

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You can playback the images in the card as an automatic slide show.
1Select [Slide show].
Under the [4 ] tab, select [Slide 
show ], then press < 0>.
2Select the images to be played 
back.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the item, 
then press < 0>.
All images/Movies/Stills
Turn the  dial to select one of the 
following: [
jAll images],  [kMovies] 
or [zStills]. Then press .
Date/Folder/Rating
 Turn the < 5> dial to select one of 
the following: [i Date], [nFolder ] or 
[9 Rating ].
 When < z > is displayed 
brightly, press the < B> button.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
setting, then press < 0>.
3  Slide Show (Auto Playback)
Number of images to be played
Item Playback Description
jAll imagesAll the still photos and movies in the card will be played back.
iDateStill photos and movies taken on the selected shooting date will be played back.
nFolderStill photos and movies in the selected folder will be played back.
kMoviesOnly the movies in the card will be played back.
zStillsOnly the still photos in the card will be played back.
9RatingOnly the still photos and movies with the selected rating will be played back. 
						

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3 Slide Show (Auto Playback)
 3Set the play time and repeat 
option.
Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Set up], 
then press < 0>.
 For still photos, set the [ Play time] 
and [Repeat ] options, then press the 
< M > button.
4Start the slide show.
Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Start], 
then press < 0>.

After [Loading image...] is displayed for 
a few seconds, the slide show will start.
5Quit the slide show.
To quit the slide show and return to the 
setting screen, press the <
M> button.
[Play time][Repeat]
 To pause the slide show, press < 0>. During pause, [ G] will be 
displayed on the upper left of the image. Press < 0> again to resume 
the slide show.
 During auto playback, you can press the < B> button to change the 
still photo display format.
 During movie playback, you can adjust the sound volume by turning the 
.

During pause, you can turn the  or  dial to view another image. During the slide show, auto power off will not work.
 The display time may vary depending on the image.
 To view the slide show on a TV set, see pages 184-185. 
						

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You can also view the still photos and movies on a TV set. Before 
connecting or disconnecting the cable between the camera and 
television, turn off the camera and television.
* Adjust the movie’s sound volume with the TV set.* Depending on the TV set, part of the image displayed might be cut off.
1Connect the provided AV cable to 
the camera.
 Connect the AV cable to the camera’s 
 terminal.
 With the plug’s  logo facing 
the back of the camera, insert it into 
the < q /C > terminal.
2Connect the AV cable to the TV set.
Connect the AV cable to the TV’s 
video IN terminal and to the audio IN 
terminal.
3Turn on the TV and switch the TV’s 
video input to select the connected port.
4Set the camera’s power switch to 
.
5Press the  button.
The image will appear on the TV 
screen. (Nothing will be displayed on 
the camera’s LCD monitor.)
 To playback movies, see page 179.
Viewing the Images on TV
Viewing on Non-HD (High-Definition) TV Sets
(Red)
(White)
(Yellow)
If the video system format does not match the TV’s, the images will not be 
displayed properly. Set the proper video system format with [6 Video system]. Do not use any AV cable other than the one provided. Images might not 
be displayed if you use a different cable. 
						

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Viewing the Images on TV
The HDMI Cable HTC-100 (sold separately) is required.
1Connect the HDMI cable to the camera.
Connect the HDMI cable to the 
camera’s < D > terminal.
 With the plug’s < dHDMI MINI> logo 
facing the front of the camera, insert it 
into the < D > terminal.
2Connect the HDMI cable to the TV 
set.
Connect the HDMI cable to the TV’s 
HDMI IN port.
3Turn on the TV and switch the TV’s 
video input to select the connected port.
4Set the camera’s power switch to 
.
5Press the  button.
The image will appear on the TV 
screen. (Nothing will be displayed on 
the camera’s LCD monitor.)

The images will be displayed at the 
TV’s optimum resolution automatically.
 By pressing the < B> button, you 
can change the display format.
 To playback movies, see page 179.
Viewing on HD (High-Definition) TV Sets
 Do not connect any other device’s output to the camera’s < D> 
terminal. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
 Some TVs might not be able to display the captured images. In such a 
case, use the provided AV cable to connect to the TV.
 The camera’s < q/C > terminal and < D> 
terminal cannot be used at the same time. 
						

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Protecting the image prevents it from being erased accidentally.
1Select [Protect images].
Under the [3 ] tab, select [Protect 
images], then press < 0>.
 The protect setting screen will 
appear.
2Select the image and protect it.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image to be protected, then press 
< 0 >.
 When an image is protected, the 
 icon will appear on the screen.
 To cancel the image protection, press 
 again. The  icon will 
disappear.
 To protect another image, repeat step 
2.
 To exit the image protection, press 
the < M > button. The menu will 
reappear.
K Protecting Images
Image protect icon
If you format the card (p.45) , the protected images will also be erased.
Once an image is protected, it cannot be erased by the camera’s erase 
function. To erase a protected image,  you must first cancel the protection.
If you erase all the images (p.188), only the protected images will 
remain. This is convenient when you  want to erase unnecessary images 
all at once. 
						

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You can either select and erase images one by one or erase them in 
one batch. Protected images (p.186) will not be erased.
Once an image is erased, it cannot be recovered. Make sure 
you no longer need the image before erasing it. To prevent 
important images from being erased accidentally, protect it. 
Erasing a RAW+JPEG image will erase both the RAW and 
JPEG images.
1Playback the image to be erased.
2Press the  button.
The erase menu will appear at the 
bottom of the screen.
3Erase the image.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Erase], 
then press < 0>. The image 
displayed will be erased.
By checkmarking the images to be erased, you can erase multiple 
images at one time.
1Select [Erase images].
 Under the [3 ] tab, select [Erase 
images], then press < 0>.
L Erasing Images
Erasing a Single Image
3  Checkmarking < X> Images to be Erased in a Batch 
						

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L Erasing Images
2Select [Select and erase images].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Select 
and erase images], then press 
< 0 >.
 The image will be displayed.
 To display the three-image view, 
press the < I> button. To return 
to the single-image display, press the 
< u > button.
3Select the images to be erased.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image to be erased, then press 
< 0 >.
 The < X> icon will be displayed on 
the upper left.
 To erase other images, repeat step 3.
4Erase the image.
Press the < L> button.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ OK], 
then press < 0>.
 The selected images will be erased.
You can erase all the images in a folder or card at one time. When the 
[3  Erase images ] menu is set to [ All images in folder ] or [All images 
on card ], all the images in the folder or card will be erased.
3 Erasing All Images in a Folder or Card
To also erase protected images, format the card (p.45). 
						

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The LCD monitor’s brightness is adjusted automatically for optimum 
viewing. You can set the automatic adjustment’s brightness level 
(brighter or darker) or adjust the brightness manually.
1Select [LCD brightness].
Under the [6 ] tab, select [LCD 
brightness ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Auto] or [Manual].
 Turn the < 6> dial to make the 
selection.
3 Adjust the brightness.
 While referring to the gray chart, turn 
the < 5> dial, then press .
 You can adjust [ Auto] to one of three 
levels, and [Manual] to one of seven 
levels.
Changing Image Pl ayback Settings
3 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness
Automatic adjustment Manual adjustment
While [ Auto] is set, be careful not to obstruct the round, external light 
sensor on the right of the LCD monitor with your finger, etc.
 To check the image’s exposure, you should look at the histogram 
(p.168). 
						

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Changing Image Playback Settings
Vertical images are rotated automatically so they 
are displayed vertically on the camera’s LCD 
monitor and computer instead of horizontally. The 
setting of this feature can be changed.
1Select [Auto rotate].
Under the [5 ] tab, select [Auto 
rotate ], then press < 0>.
2Set the auto rotate.
 Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
setting, then press < 0>.
 OnzD
The vertical image is automatically rotated on both the camera’s 
LCD monitor and on the personal computer.
 OnD
The vertical image is automatical ly rotated only on the personal 
computer.
 Off
The vertical image is not rotated.
3  Auto Rotation of Vertical Images
Auto rotate will not work with vertical  images captured while Auto rotate was 
set to [ Off]. They will not rotate even if you later switch it to [ On] for 
playback.
 Immediately after image capture, the vertical image will not be 
automatically rotated for the image review.
 If the vertical image is taken while the camera is pointed up or down, the 
image might not rotate automatically for playback.
 If the vertical image is not automatically rotated on the personal 
computer screen, it means the software you are using is unable to rotate 
the image. Using the provided software is recommended.