Canon Eos M Instruction Manual

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7Shoot the first video snapshot.
Press the < o> (Movie start/stop) 
button to shoot a movie.
The blue bar indicating the shooting 
duration will gradually decrease. After 
the set shooting duration elapses, the 
shooting stops automatically.
After the LCD monitor turns off and the 
Power/access lamp blinks, the 
confirmation screen will appear (p.192).
8Save as a video snapshot album.
 Press the < ZO > button to select 
[J Save as album ], then press .
The movie clip will be saved as the video 
snapshot album’s first video snapshot.
9Continue to shoot more video 
snapshots.
Repeat step 7 to shoot the next video 
snapshot.
 Press the < ZO > button to select 
[J Add to album ], then press .
 To create another video snapshot 
album, select [W  Save as a new 
album], then select [OK ].
10Quit the video snapshot shooting.
Set [ Video snapshot ] to [Disable ]. 
To return to normal movie 
shooting, be sure to set [Disable].

Press the  button to exit the menu and 
return to the normal movie shooting screen.
Creating a Video Snapshot Album
 
						

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[Playback video snapshot] Operations
*With [ Skip backward] or [ Skip forward], the skipping duration will correspond to the 
number of seconds set under [ Video snapshot] (approx. 2 sec., 4 sec., or 8 sec.).
FunctionDescription
J Save as album  (Step 8)The movie clip will be saved as the video 
snapshot album’s first video snapshot.
J Add to album  (Step 9)The video snapshot just recorded will be added 
to the album recorded immediately before.
W Save as a new album  (Step 9)
A new video snapshot album is created and 
the movie clip is saved as the first video 
snapshot. The new album will be a different 
file from the previously recorded album.
1  Playback video snapshot
(Steps 8 and 9)The video snapshot just recorded will be 
played. For playback operations, see the 
table below.
r  Do not save to album  (Step 8)
r  Delete without saving to album(Step 9)
If you want to delete the video snapshot you 
just recorded and not save it to the album, 
select [ OK].
FunctionPlayback Description
7 PlayEach time you press < Q/0 >, you can play or pause the 
just-recorded video snapshot.
5 First frameDisplays the first scene of th e album’s first video snapshot.
 Skip backward*Each time you press , the video snapshot skips 
back by a few seconds.
3 Previous 
frameEach time you press , the previous frame is 
displayed. If you hold down , it will rewind the movie.
6 Next frameEach time you press , the movie will play frame-by-
frame. If you hold down , it will fast forward the movie.
 Skip forward*Each time you press < Q/0 >, the video snapshot skips 
forward by a few seconds.
4 Last frameDisplays the last scene of the album’s last video snapshot.
Playback position
mm’ ss”Playback time (minutes:seconds)
9
 Vo l u m eYou can adjust the built-in speaker’s (p.239) volume by 
turning the < 5> dial.
32The previous screen will reappear.
 
						

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1Select [Add to existing album].
Follow step 4 on page 190 to select 
[Add to existing album ], then press 
< Q /0 >.
2Select an existing album.
Press the < YA >/< ZO > button to 
select an album, then press < Q/
0 >.
 Select [ OK] on the dialog screen, 
then press < Q/0 >.
Certain video snapshot settings will 
change to match the existing album’s 
settings.
 Press the < M> button to exit the 
menu and return to the movie 
shooting screen.
3Shoot the video snapshot.
 Go to “Creating a Video Snapshot 
Album” (p.191).
Adding to Existing Album
You cannot select an album shot with another camera.
 
						

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You can play back a completed album in the same way as a normal 
movie (p.239).
1Play back the movie.
 Press the < x> button to display 
images.
2Select the album.
  Press the < YA >/< ZO > button to 
select an album.
 
On the single-image display, the [] 
icon displayed on the upper left indicates 
that the image is a video snapshot.
3Play back the album.
  Tap the [ Z] (Play) icon at the center 
of the screen or tap the [ ] and 
then tap the [ Z] (Play) icon on the 
movie playback panel that appears.
Playing an Album
Cautions for Shooting Video Snapshots
  You can add to an album only video snapshots with the same duration 
(approx. 2 sec., 4 sec., or 8 sec. each).
  Note that if you do any of the following while shooting video snapshots, a 
new album will be created for subsequent video snapshots.
• Changing the [ Movie rec. size] (p.187).
• Changing the [ Sound rec.] setting from [ Auto] or [Manual ] to 
[ Disable ] or from [ Disable] to [Auto ] or [Manual ] (p.197).
• Updating the firmware.
  You cannot take still photos while shooting a video snapshot.
  The shooting duration of a video snapshot is only approximate. 
Depending on the frame rate, the shooting duration displayed during 
playback may not be exact.
 
						

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After shooting, you can rearrange, delete, or play back the video 
snapshots in the album.
1On the playback panel, select [ X] 
(Edit).
The editing screen will be displayed.
2Select an editing operation.
 Tap the icon of the editing operation 
or press the < YA >/< ZO > button 
to select an editing operation, then 
press < Q/0 >.
Editing an Album
FunctionDescription
 Move snapshot
Tap the video snapshot you want to move or press the 
< Y A >/< ZO > button to select the video snapshot you 
want to move, then press < Q/0 >. Press the < YA >/
< Z O> button to move the snapshot to the desired 
location.
 Delete snapshot
Tap the video snapshot you want to delete or press the 
< Y A >/< ZO > button to select the video snapshot you 
want to delete, then press < Q/0 >. The [ L] icon will 
be displayed on the selected video snapshot. Pressing 
< Q /0 > again will cancel the selection and [ L] will 
disappear.
 Play snapshotTap the video snapshot you want to play or press the 
< Y A >/< ZO > button to select the video snapshot you 
want to play, then press < Q/0 >.
 
						

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3Save the edited album.
Press the < M> button to return to 
the Editing panel at the screen’s 
bottom.
 Tap the [W ] (Save) icon or press the 
< Y A >/ button to select [ W] 
(Save), then press < Q/0 >.
The save screen will appear.
 To save it as a new movie, select 
[New file ]. To save it and overwrite 
the original movie file, select 
[Overwrite ], then press < Q/0 >.
Background Music
Music recorded on the memory card must be used only for private 
enjoyment. Do not violate the rights of the copyright holder.
 You can play background music when you play back albums, normal 
movies, and slide shows on the camera (p.240, 243). To play 
background music, you must first copy the background music to the card 
using EOS Utility (provided software). For  information on how to copy the 
background music, refer to the PDF Software Instruction Manual on the 
DVD-ROM.
Provided Software Usable with Albums
 EOS Video Snapshot Task:  You can edit video snapshot albums. This 
add-on function for ImageBrowser EX is automatically downloaded from 
the Internet using the auto update function.
 
						

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When you set the Mode Dial to , the [ Z1] tab will show functions dedicated to movie shooting. The menu options are as follows.
[Z 1] menu
Movie recording size
You can set the image size and frame rate. For details, see pages 
187-188.
 Sound recording
Normally, the built-in microphone will 
record stereo sound. If a commercially-
available microphone equipped with a 
mini plug (3.5 mm diameter) is 
connected to the camera’s external 
microphone IN terminal (p.22), it will be 
given priority.
[Sound rec./Rec. level ] options
[Auto ] : The sound-recording level is adjusted automatically. 
Auto level control will operate in response to the 
sound level.
3 Movie Menu Function Settings
Level meter
 
						

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[Manual] : For advanced users. You can adjust the recording 
level manually.
Select [Rec. level] and while looking at the level 
meter, press the / button to adjust. 
The loudest sound will be displayed for approx. 3 sec. 
Adjust so that the level meter on the right of “12” lights 
up occasionally. If the level meter lights up near “0”, 
the sound may be distorted.
[Disable ] : Sound is not recorded.
[Wind filter ]
When set to [ Enable], it reduces wind noise when there is wind 
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 you set [ Sound recording ] to [Auto ] or [Manual] and 
shoot, sound distortion may still result if there is a very loud sound. 
In such a case, setting it to [ Enable] is recommended.
 Video snapshot
You can shoot video snapshots. For details, see page 189.
 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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3 Movie Menu Function Settings
Movie Servo AF
The default setting is [ Enable]. You can focus by pressing the 
shutter button halfway regardless of the setting.
• When [Enable] is set:
• You can shoot a movie while focusing a moving subject  continuously. Note that the camera may record the lens operation 
noise. To reduce the recording of the lens operation noise, use a 
commercially-available external microphone. Using the EF-S 18-
135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM or EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens 
will minimize the focusing noise during movie shooting.
• When using the Mount Adapter EF-EOS M, during Movie Servo  AF, turn off the power before you set the lens’s focus mode 
switch to < MF>.
• If [ AF w/ shutter button during  k : Disable ] is set, pressing 
the shutter button halfway during movie shooting will not refocus.
• Since using Movie Servo AF will consume battery power, the  number of possible shots and the possible movie shooting time 
will be reduced.
• If you magnify the image, the Movie Servo AF will stop.
• If you want to hold the focus at a certain point or avoid recording  the lens operation noise before or during movie shooting, you 
can temporally stop Movie Servo AF by performing one of the 
operations below. When you stop Movie Servo AF, the AF point 
will turn gray. When you perform the same operation again, 
Movie Servo AF will resume.
• Tap the [ ] icon on the lower left of the screen.
• If [ 5: Shutter/AE lock button ] is set to [2: AF/AF lock, no AE 
lock ] in the [ 54: Custom Functions (C.Fn) ], Movie Servo AF 
will stop while you hold down the < YA > button. When you let 
go of the < YA > button, Movie Servo AF will resume.
• When you press the < M> or  button, change the AF 
method, or operate the lens focus mode, Movie Servo AF is 
stopped. It will resume when you return to movie shooting.
• When [Disable] is set:
• You can focus only when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
 
						

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AF with shutter button during  k (movie recording)
When you press the shutter button while shooting a movie, you can 
shoot a still photo. The default setting is [ ONE SHOT].
• When [ONE SHOT] is set:
• You can refocus and shoot a still photo by pressing the shutter  button halfway while shooting a movie.
• When shooting a static subject (not moving), you can take a  picture with precise focus.
• When [Disable] is set:
• You can immediately start shooting a still photo by pressing the  shutter button, even though focus is not achieved. It is effective 
when you want to give priority to the shutter chance rather than to 
focus.