Canon Eos M Instruction Manual

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Movie Shooting Cautions
Internal Temperature Warning  (in white) or < E> (in red)
After prolonged shooting or when shooting under a high ambient 
temperature, the camera’s internal temperature will increase and the white 
<
s> icon or red  icon will appear in white or red on the screen.  The white < s> icon indicates degraded still photo quality.  It is 
recommended to temporarily stop shooting still photos until the camera’s 
internal temperature decreases. As the image quality of movies is almost 
unaffected, you can continue shooting movies.

The red  icon indicates that the power will soon turn off automatically. If 
this happens, you will not be able to shoot again until the camera’s internal 
temperature decreases. Turn off the power and let the camera rest for a while.
Shooting for prolonged periods under high ambient temperatures will cause the  
icon or  icon to appear earlier. When you are not shooting, turn off the camera.
Recording and Image Quality
 If the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer and you set the Image 
Stabilizer (IS) to ,
 the Image Stabilizer will operate at all times even 
if you do not press the shutter button halfway. The Image Stabilizer 
consumes battery power and may shorten the total movie shooting time or 
decrease the number of possible shots. If you use a tripod or if the Image 
Stabilizer is not necessary, it is recommended to set the IS to
 < 2 >.
 The camera’s built-in microphone will also pick up camera operation 
noise. Using a commercially-available external microphone can prevent 
(or reduce) these noises from being recorded.
 Do not connect anything other than an external microphone to the 
camera’s external microphone IN terminal.
 If the brightness changes during autoexposure movie shooting, that part 
may look momentarily still when you play back the movie. In such cases, 
shoot movies with manual exposure.

If you use a card with a slow writing speed, a five-level indicator 
may appear on the right of the screen during movie shooting. It 
indicates how much data has not yet been written to the card 
(remaining capacity of the internal buffer memory). The slower 
the card, the faster the indicator will climb upward. If the 
indicator becomes full, movie shooting will stop automatically.
If the card has a fast writing sp eed, the indicator will either 
not appear or the level (if displayed) will hardly go upward. 
First, shoot a few test movies to see if the card can write fast enough. Indicator
 
						

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Movie Shooting Cautions
Still Photo Shooting During Movie Shooting
Regarding the image quality of still  photos, see “Image Quality” on page 
128.
 If the shutter button is pressed halfway to focus while shooting movies, 
you may experience the following irregularities.
• The image may go temporarily out of focus.
• A sudden change of brightness may be recorded in the movie.
• A momentary stop may be recorded in the movie.
• The operation sound of the lens may be picked up and recorded.
• When the camera cannot focus, for example because the subject is 
moving, etc., shooting still photos may not be possible.
Connecting to a TV
 If you connect the camera to a TV set (p.247, 251) and shoot a movie, 
the TV will not output any sound during the shooting. However, the 
sound will be properly recorded.
Cautions when [Movie servo AF] is set to [Enable]
Shooting conditions that make focusing difficult
A fast-moving subject approaching or moving away from the camera.
 A subject moving at a close distance in front of the camera.
 Also refer to “Shooting conditions that make focusing difficult” on page 
123.
• Since using Movie Servo AF will consume battery power, the number of  possible shots and the possible movie shooting time will be reduced.
• During zooming or image magnification, Movie Servo AF operation will be  stopped momentarily.
• During movie shooting, if a subject approaches / moves away, or if  the camera is moved vertical ly or horizontally (panning) the recorded 
movie image may momentarily expand or contract (change in image 
magnification).
 
						

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6
Handy Features
Disabling the Beeper (p.204)
 Card Reminder (p.204)
 Setting the Image Review Time (p.205)
 Displaying the Grid (p.205)
 Setting Power-saving Features (LCD auto off, Camera auto 
off) (p.206)
 Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness (p.207)
 Creating and Selecting a Folder (p.208)
 File Numbering Methods (p.210)
 Setting Copyright Information (p.212)
 Auto Rotation of Vertical Images (p.214)
 Checking Camera Settings (p.215)
 Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings (p.216)
 Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color (p.219)
 Setting Speedlite Functions (p.220)
 Automatic Sensor Cleaning (p.225)
 Appending Dust Delete Data (p.227)
The EOS M gives you room to grow as a 
photographer and learn new creative 
techniques. As you become more 
confident, explore semi-automatic and 
manual shooting modes that allow you to 
control how light enters the camera. 
Experiment and enjoy discovering how 
photography works.
 
						

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You can prevent the beeper from sounding when focus is achieved, 
during self-timer operation, and during touch screen operations.Under the [53] tab, select [ Beep], then 
press < Q/0 >. Select [ Disable], then 
press < Q/0 >.
To silence the beeper only during touch 
screen operations, select [ Touch to ].
This setting prevents shooting if there is no card in the camera. Under the [A1] tab, select [ Release 
shutter without card ], then press . Select [ Disable], then press < Q/
0 >.
If there is no card inserted in the camera 
and you press the shutter button, “ No 
card in camera ” will be displayed on the 
LCD monitor, and you cannot release the 
shutter.
Handy Features
3  Disabling the Beeper
3 Card Reminder
 
						

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Handy Features
You can change how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor 
immediately after capture. If [Off] is set, the image will not be displayed 
immediately after image capture. If [ Hold] is set, the image review will 
be displayed up until the [ LCD auto off] time.
During image review, if you operate anything such as pressing the 
shutter button halfway, the image review will end.
Under the [A1] tab, select [Image 
review ], then press < Q/0 >. Select 
the desired setting, then press < Q/
0 >.
By displaying a grid on the LCD monitor, you can check the picture for 
any horizontal or vertical tilt. Two grid patterns are provided. Under the [A1] tab, select [Grid 
display], then press < Q/0 >. Select 
either [ Grid 1l] or [ Grid 2 m], then 
press < Q/0 >.
3  Setting the Image Review Time
3 Displaying the Grid
 
						

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If you do not operate the camera for a while, the LCD monitor will turn 
off automatically to save power. If you further leave the camera alone, 
the camera’s power will turn off automatically. You can set the time until 
when the LCD monitor turns off and when the camera’s power turns off 
automatically.
If the LCD monitor has turned off to save power, pressing any camera 
button or tapping the LCD monitor will turn it on again.
If the camera’s power has turned off to save power, you can turn it on 
again by pressing the power button or hold down the  button for at 
least 2 sec
.
The Power/access lamp will blink when you set the power to 
< 1 > and turns off when you are using power. When the LCD 
monitor turns off, the Power/access lamp will turn green.
Under the [52] tab, select [ Power 
saving ], then press < Q/0 >.
Select the desired setting for [ LCD auto 
off ] and [ Camera auto off ], then press 
< Q /0 >.
[Camera auto off ] is the auto off time 
after the LCD monitor turns off.
3 Setting Power-saving Features (LCD auto off, Camera auto off)
 
						

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Handy Features
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to make it easier to 
read. You can either use the menu to set the brightness level or set the 
Custom Function to make it brighter temporarily.
Adjusting the brightness with the 
menu
Under the [52] tab, select [LCD 
brightness], then press . On 
the adjustment screen, tap [
Y]/[Z] or 
press the <
Y A>/ button to adjust 
the brightness. Then press .
When checking the exposure of an 
image, set the LCD monitor brightness to 
4 and prevent the ambient light from 
affecting the reviewed image.
If you use the Custom Function to set 
[Incr LCD brightness (temp) ] (p.287) to 
the < XL > button, it will be the same 
brightness as level “ 7” set with the menu.
Press the button again and it will return 
to the previous brightness.
If the power is turned < 2> or the 
brightness adjustment screen is 
displayed with the menu, the brightness 
will be set to the previous level.
3  Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness
 
						

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You can freely create and select the folder where the captured images 
are to be saved.
This operation is optional since a folder will be created automatically for 
saving captured images.
Creating a Folder
1Select [Select folder].
Under the [5 1] tab, select [ Select 
folder ], then press < Q/0 >.
2Select [Create folder].
Select [ Create folder ], then press 
< Q /0 >.
3Create a new folder.
Select [ OK], then press < Q/0 >.
A new folder with the folder number 
increased by one is created.
3  Creating and Se lecting a Folder
 
						

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Handy Features
Selecting a Folder
With the folder selection screen 
displayed, select a folder and press 
.
 Subsequent captured images will be 
recorded into the selected folder.
Number of 
images in folder
Folder name
Lowest file number
Highest file number
About FoldersAs with “ 100CANON ” for example, the folder name starts with three digits 
(folder number) followed by five alphanumeric characters. A folder can contain 
up to 9999 images (file number 0001 - 9999). When a folder becomes full, a 
new folder with the folder number increased by one is created automatically. 
Also, if manual reset (p.211) is executed, a new folder will be created 
automatically. Folders numbered from 100 to 999 can be created.
Creating Folders with a Personal ComputerWith the card open on the screen, create a new folder named “ DCIM”. Open 
the DCIM folder and create as many folders as necessary to save and 
organize your images. The folder name must follow the format “ 100ABC_D”. 
The first three digits are the folder number, from 100 to 999. The next five 
characters can be any combination of upper- and lower-case letters from A to 
Z, numerals, and the underscore “_”. The space cannot be used. Also, the 
camera cannot recognize folders having the same folder number even if the 
last five characters are different, such as 100ABC_D and 100W_XYZ.
 
						

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The image files will be numbered from 0001 to 9999 in the order the 
images are taken, then saved in a folder. You can change how the file 
number is assigned.
The file number will appear on your computer in this format:
IMG_0001.JPG.Under the [51] tab, select [ File 
numbering], then press < Q/0 >. The 
available settings are described below. 
Select one, then press < Q/0 >.
 [Continuous]: The file numbering continues in sequence even 
after you replace the card or create a folder.
Even after you replace the card or create a new folder, the file 
numbering continues in sequence up to 9999. This is convenient 
when you want to save images numbered anywhere between 0001 
to 9999 in multiple cards or folders into one folder in your personal 
computer.
If the replacement card or existing folder already contains images 
recorded previously, the file numbering of the new images may 
continue from the file numbering of the existing images in the card or 
folder. If you want to use continuous file numbering, it is 
recommended that you use a newly-formatted card each time.
3  File Numberin g Methods
XXX-0051
Card-1
XXX-0052
Card-2
Next sequential file number
100
XXX-0051101XXX-0052Card-1
File numbering after  creating a folder
File numbering after 
replacing the card