Canon Eos Rebel T3i 600d Instruction Manual

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Shooting Movies
Set the Mode Dial to  to 
shoot movies. The movie 
recording format will be MOV.
Cards which can record moviesWhen shooting movies, use a larg e-capacity SD card rated SD 
Speed Class 6 “ ” or higher.
If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie 
might not be recorded properly. An d if you playback a movie on a 
card having a slow re ading speed, the movi e might not playback 
properly.
To check the card’s read/wri te speed, refer to the card 
manufacturer’s Web site.
About Full HD 1080Full HD 1080 indicates compatibility with High-
Definition featuring 1080  vertical pixels (scanning 
lines).
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Connecting the camera to a TV set is recommended to playback the 
movies shot (p.218, 221).
1Set the Mode Dial to .
XThe 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.131-138).
  When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the camera will focus with 
the current AF mode.
3Shoot the movie.
 Press the < A> button to start 
shooting a movie. To stop movie 
shooting, press < A> again.
X While the movie is being shot, the 
“o ” mark will be displayed on the 
upper right of the screen.
k  Shooting Movies
Autoexposure Shooting
Recording movie
Microphone
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This camera is compatible with the function turning on the LED light 
automatically in low-light conditions during autoexposure shooting. For 
details, see the EX-series Speedlite’s instruction manual.
Using an EX-series Speedlite (Sol d Separately) Equipped with 
a LED Light
  During movie shooting, do not point  the lens toward the sun. The sun’s 
heat can damage the camera ’s internal components.
  Cautions for movie shooting  are on pages 163 and 164.
  If necessary, also read the Live  View shooting cautions on pages 
139 and 140.
  The ISO speed, shutte r speed, and aperture are set automatically.
  AE lock is possible by pressing the < A> button (p.107). To cancel AE 
lock during movie shooting, press the  button.
  By holding down the < O> button and turning the < 6> dial, you can 
set the exposure compensation.
  Pressing the shutter butt on halfway displays the shutter speed, aperture, 
and ISO speed (p.146) on the screen’s bottom. This is the exposure 
setting for taking a still photo.
  On the shooting information display (p .227), if you playback a movie shot 
with autoexposure, the sh utter speed and aperture will not be displayed. 
The image information (Exi f) will record the settings used at the start of 
the movie shooting.
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You can manually set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed for 
movie shooting. Using manual exposure to shoot movies is for 
advanced users.
1Set the Mode Dial to < k>.
XThe reflex mirror will make a sound, 
then the image will appear on the 
LCD monitor.
2Select [Movie exposure].
  Press the < M> button and under 
the [n ] tab, select [ Movie 
exposure ], then press < 0>.
3Select [Manual].
  Select [Manual ], then press .
4Set the shutter speed and 
aperture.
  To set the shutter speed, turn the 
 dial. The settable shutter 
speeds depend on the frame rate 
< 9 >.
• 8  / 7 : 
1/4000 sec. - 1/60 sec.•6  / 5  / 4 : 1/4000 sec. - 1/30 sec. To set the aperture, hold down the 
 button and turn the < 6> 
dial.
5  Set the ISO speed.
  Press the < Z> button and press the 
< U > key or turn the < 6> dial to 
select the ISO speed.
•[ AUTO ] setting : 
ISO 100 - 6400• Manual ISO setting : ISO 100 - 6400
Manual Exposure Shooting

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6Focus and shoot the movie.
 The procedure is the same as steps 2 
and 3 for “Autoexposure Shooting” 
(p.142).
 AE lock and exposure compensation cannot be set.
  Changing the shutter speed or aperture during  movie shooting is not 
recommended since the ch anges in the exposure will be recorded.
  If you use a lens whose maximum  aperture changes while you zoom, 
you should not zoom while shooting  a movie. Changes in the exposure 
may be recorded.
  If you shoot a movie under fluoresc ent lighting, the movie image might 
flicker.
  With ISO Auto, the standa rd movie exposure will usually be obtained 
even if the light level changes.
  When shooting a movie of a moving su bject, 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.
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 Each time you press the  button, the information display will 
change.
* When an Eye-Fi card has  been inserted in the camera, the Eye-Fi transmission 
status (p.265) will be displayed.
About the Information Display
Movie shooting remaining time/
Elapsed time
Recording 
movie
Magnifying frame
AF point (Quick mode)
Exposure mode
L:
Autoexposure
K:
Manual exposure
ISO speed
Exposure compensation amount
Aperture
AE lock
White balance
Movie recording size
Image-recording quality
Shutter speed
Auto Lighting
Optimizer
AF mode
•
d : Live mode
• c : Face detection Live 
mode
• f : Quick mode
Battery chec
k
Picture Style
Movie shootingmode
LED light
Digital zoom 
magnification
Rec. level: Manual
Video snapshot
Possible shots
Highlight tone 
priorityFrame rate
Video snapshot
shooting duration
  If there is no card in  the camera, the movie shoo ting remaining time will 
be displayed in red.
  When movie shooting starts, the mo vie shooting remaining time will 
change to the elapsed time.
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The final image simulation reflects the effects of the Picture Style, white 
balance, etc., in the movie image so you can see what the captured 
movie will look like.
During movie shooting, the movie im age will automatically reflect the 
settings listed below.
Final image simulation for movie shooting
  Picture Style
* All parameters such as sharpness, contrast, color saturati on, and color tone 
will be reflected.
  White balance
  Exposure
  Depth of field
  Auto Lighting Optimizer
  Peripheral illumination correction
  Highlight tone priority
Final Image Simulation
Notes for Both Autoexposure and Manual Exposure Shooting A movie file is recorded ea ch time you shoot a movie.
  The image’s field of  view is approx. 99%.
  The sound will be recorded by  the camera’s built-in monaural 
microphone (p.142).
  Stereo sound recording is possib le by connecting an external 
microphone (commercially  available) equipped with a stereo mini plug 
(3.5mm dia.) to the  camera’s external microphone IN terminal (p.18).
  Movie-related setting s are under the [n], [o], and [ Z] menu 
tabs (p.157).
  With a fully-charged Batter y Pack LP-E8, the total shooting time will be 
as follows: At 23°C/73°F: Approx. 1  hr. 40 min., At 0°C/32°F: Approx. 1 
hr. 20 min.
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While shooting a movie, you can also 
take a still photo by pressing the shutter 
button completely.
Shooting Stills in the  Mode
 If you take a still photo during movie shooting, the movie will record 
a still moment lasting approx. 1 sec.
  The captured still photo will be reco rded to the card, and the movie 
shooting will resume automatically  when the Live View image is 
displayed.
  The movie and still photo will be recorded as separate files on the 
card.
  Functions particular to still shooting are shown below. Other 
functions will be the same as for movie shooting.
Shooting Still Photos
FunctionSettings
Image-recording quality As set in [
1 Quality ].
When the movie-reco rding size is [1920x1080] or 
[ 1280x720 ], the aspect ratio w ill be 16:9. When the 
size is [640x480 ], the aspect ratio will be 4:3.
Exposure setting • Autoexposure shooting: Shutter speed and 
aperture automatically  set (displayed when 
pressing the shutte r button halfway).
• Manual exposure shooti ng: Shutter speed and 
aperture manually set.
AEB Canceled
Drive mode Single shooting (Self-timer not possible)
Flash Flash off
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Function settings particular to movie shooting are explained here.
While the image is displayed on the LCD monitor, you can press the 
< Q > button to set the AF mode, white balance, Picture Style, Auto 
Lighting Optimizer, image-recording  quality (for still photos), movie-
recording size, movie digital zoom, and video snapshots.
1Press the < Q> button. (7 )
X The functions settable with Quick 
Control will appear on the left of the 
screen.
  If the AF mode is < f>, the AF 
point will also be displayed.
2Select a function and set it.
  Press the < V> key to select a 
function.
X The selected function and Feature 
guide (p.48) will appear.
  Press the < U> key or turn the 
< 6 > dial to change the setting. 
Pressing < 0> will display the 
respective function’s setting screen.
Shooting Function Settings
Q  Quick Control
The image-recording quality setting will  be reflected in all shooting modes.
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Under the [o] tab, [ 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 [ 6 Video system ] 
setting.
  Image size
[1920x1080 ] : Full High-Definition (Full HD) recording quality.
[1280x720 ] : High-Definition (HD) recording quality.
[640x480 ] : Standard-definition reco rding quality. The aspect 
ratio will be 4:3.
  Frame rate  (fps: frames per second)
[8] [ 6] : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North 
America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
[7] [ 5] : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, 
Russia, China, Australia, etc.).
[4 ] : Mainly for motion pictures.
3  Setting the Movie-recording Size
When [1920x1080 ] is set as movie recording  size, you can use the digital 
zoom. For the setting p rocedure, see page 152.
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