Canon Eos Rebel Sl1 100d Instruction Manual

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k Shooting Movies
When you press the shutter button halfway to autofocus during movie 
shooting, the following phenomena may occur.
• Focus may become  far off momentarily.
• The brightness of the recorded movi e may be different from that of the 
actual scene.
• The recorded movie ma y be momentarily still.
• The movie may record th e lens operation noise.
• You cannot shoot still photos when  focus is not achieved, such as when 
the subject is moving.
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Function settings particular to movie shooting are explained here.
If you press the  button while the image is displayed on the LCD 
monitor, you can set any of the following: AF method, Drive/self-timer 
mode
, Image-recording quality (still photos), Movie recording size, Video snapshots, White balance, Picture Styl e, Auto Lighting Optimizer, 
and Miniature effect movie.
In Basic Zone modes, only the functions in bold can be set.
1Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X The settable functions will be 
displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
  Press the < W> < X> keys to select a 
function.
X The selected function and Feature 
guide (p.52) will appear.
  Press the < Y> < Z> keys or turn the 
< 6 > dial to set the function.
  To set Drive/self-timer’s < q> setting 
or Picture Style parameters, press the 
< B > button.
3Exit the setting.
 Press < 0> to finalize the setting 
and return to movie shooting.
  You can also select < 2> to return to 
movie shooting.
Shooting Function Settings
Q  Quick Control
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The menu option [Z2: Movie rec. size ] 
enables you to select the movie’s image 
size [****x**** ] and frame rate [ 9] 
(frames recorded per second). The  9 
(frame rate) switches automatically 
depending on the [ 52: Video system ] 
setting.
  Image Size
A  [1920x1080 ] : Full High-Definition (Full HD) recording quality. 
The aspect ratio will be 16:9.
B  [1280x720] : High-Definition (HD) recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 16:9.
C  [640x480 ] : Standard-definition recording quality. The aspect 
ratio will be 4:3.
  Frame Rate (fps: frames per second)
6/8 : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North America, 
Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
5 /7 : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, Russia, 
China, Australia, etc.).
4 : Mainly for motion pictures.
3 Setting the Movie Recording Size
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Total Movie Recording Time  and File Size Per Minute
 Movie Files Exceeding 4 GB
Even if you shoot a movie exceed ing 4 GB, you can keep shooting 
without interruption.
During movie shooting, approx. 30 sec. before the movie reaches 
the 4 GB file size, the elapsed sh ooting time displayed in the movie 
shooting screen will start blinking. If you keep shooting until the 
movie file size exceeds 4 GB, a new movie file will be created 
automatically and the elapsed shoo ting time or time code will stop 
blinking.
When you play back the movie, you will have to play each movie file 
individually. Movie files cannot  play back consecutively 
automatically. After the movie playback ends, select the next movie 
to be played.
  Movie Shooting Time Limit
The maximum recording time of one mo vie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. If 
the movie shooting time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting 
will stop automatically. You can st art shooting a movie again by 
pressing the  button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Movie Recording 
SizeTotal Recording Time (approx.)File Size 
(approx.)4 GB Card8 GB Card16 GB Card
[1920x1080] 6
11 min. 22 min. 44 min. 330 MB/min.
5
4
[1280x720] 8
11 min. 22 min. 44 min. 330 MB/min.
7
[640x480] 6
46 min. 1 hr. 32 min. 3 hr. 4 min. 82.5 MB/min.
5
An increase of the camera’s internal  temperature may cause movie shooting 
to stop before the maxi mum recording time shown in the table above 
(p.212).
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You can shoot movies having a Miniature (diorama) effect. Select the 
playback speed and shoot.
1Press the  button.
XThe Quick Control screen will appear.
2Select [ ].
  Press the < W> < X> keys to select 
[ ] (Miniature effect movie) on the 
right of the screen.
3Select the playback speed.
  Press the < Y> < Z> keys or turn the 
< 6 > dial to select [ 5x], [10x], or 
[20x ], then press < 0>.
4Position the white frame over the 
part you want to look sharp.
 Press the < W> < X> keys to move the 
white frame over the part to look 
sharp.
  To switch the white frame’s vertical/
horizontal orientation, press the < u> 
button (or tap [ ] on the screen’s 
lower right).
3  Shooting  Miniature Effect Movies
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5Shoot the movies.
 The AF method will be FlexiZone - 
Single to focus at the center of the 
white frame.
  The white frame is not displayed 
while you shoot.
Playback Speed and Length (for 1-minute movie)
SpeedPlayback Length
(5x) Approx. 12 sec.
(10x) Approx. 6 sec.
(20x) Approx. 3 sec.
  Sound will not be recorded.
  With Miniature effect movies,  Movie Servo AF will not work.
  Miniature effect movies cannot be  set if video snapshot has been set.
  You cannot take still photos while  shooting a Miniature effect movie.
  Movies whose playback time is shor ter than 1 sec. cannot be edited 
(p.256).
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You can shoot a series of short movie clips lasting approx. 2 sec., 4 
sec., or 8 sec. called video snap shots. The video snapshots can be 
joined together into a single movie called a video snapshot album. You 
can thereby show quick highlights of a trip or event.
A video snapshot album can also  be played together with background 
music (p.204, 255).
1Select [Video snapshot].
  Under the [ Z2] tab, select [Video 
snapshot ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Enable].
 Select [Enable ], then press .
3  Shooting Video Snapshots
Setting the Video Snapshot Shooting Duration
Video Snapshot Album Concept
Video snapshot album
Video
snapshot 1Video
snapshot 2 Video
snapshot x
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3Select [Album settings].
 Select [Album settings ], then press 
< 0 >.
  If you want to continue shooting for 
an existing album, go to “Adding to 
Existing Album” (p.202).
4Select [Create a new album].
 Select [Create a new album ], then 
press < 0>.
5Select the snapshot length.
 Press < 0>, press the < W>  
keys to select the snapshot’s length, 
then press < 0>.
6Select [OK].
 Select [OK ], then press < 0>.
  Press the < M> button to exit the 
menu. A blue bar will appear to 
indicate the snapshot length.
  Go to “Creating a Video Snapshot 
Album” (p.199).
Shooting duration
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3 Shooting Video Snapshots
7Shoot the first video snapshot.
 Press the < A> button, then shoot.
X The blue bar indicating the shooting 
duration will gradually  decrease. After 
the set shooting duration elapses, the 
shooting stops automatically.
X The confirmation dialog will appear 
(p.200, 201).
8Save as a video snapshot album.
  Select [J  Save as album ], then 
press < 0>.
X 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.
  Select [ J Add to album ], then press 
< 0 >.
  To create another video snapshot 
album, select [ W Save as a new 
album ].
  Repeat step 9 as necessary.
10Exit the video snapshot shooting.
 Set [ Video snapshot ] to [Disable ]. 
To return to normal movie 
shooting, be sure to set [Disable].
  Press the < M> button to exit the 
menu and return to the normal movie 
shooting screen.
Creating a Video Snapshot Album
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Options in Steps 8 and 9
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 snapsh ot just recorded will be added 
to the album recorded immediately before.
W  Save as a new album 
(Step 9)A new video snapshot al bum 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 next page.
r Do not save to album 
(Step 8)
r  Delete without saving to 
album  (Step 9)The video snapshot  you just recorded will be 
erased instead of bein g saved to the album. 
Select [ OK] on the confirmation dialog.
If you want to shoot  another video snapshot 
right after shooting one video snapshot, set 
[ Show confirm msg ] to [Disable ]. This 
setting will allow you to  immediately shoot the 
next video snapshot wi thout the confirmation 
message appearing af ter you shoot each 
time.
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