Canon EOS Rebel T5 1200D User Guide

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k Shooting Movies
While shooting a movie, you can also 
take a still photo by pressing the shutter 
button completely.
Shooting Still Photos 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 recorded 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...

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When [Z1: AF w/ shutter button during k] is set to [Enable] (p.172), 
pressing the shutter button halfway during movie shooting will execute 
focusing. However, the following may occur.
• Focus may become far off momentarily.
• The brightness of the recorded movie may change.
• The recorded movie may be momentarily still.
• The movie may record the 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, White balance, 
Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Movie-recording size, Video 
snapshot, and Image-recording quality (still photos).
1Press the  button. (7)
XThe settable functions will be 
displayed.
 If the AF method is , the AF 
point will also be displayed. You can 
also select the AF point (p.148).
2Select...

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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 [Z2: Video system] 
setting.
 Image Size
[1920x1080] (A) : Full High-Definition (Full HD) recording quality. 
The aspect ratio will be 16:9.
[1280x720] (B) : High-Definition (HD) recording quality. The 
aspect ratio will be 16:9.
[640x480] (C) : Standard-definition recording quality. The 
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3 Setting the Movie Recording Size
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute
 Movie Files Exceeding 4 GB
Due to the file system, movie shooting will stop automatically if the 
file size of a single movie clip reaches 4 GB. You can start shooting a 
movie again by pressing the <
A> button. (A new movie file starts 
being recorded.)
 Movie Shooting Time Limit
The maximum recording time of one movie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. If 
the movie shooting time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting...

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You can shoot a series of short movie clips lasting approx. 2 sec., 4 
sec., or 8 sec. called video snapshots. 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.170, 215).
1Select [Video snapshot].
 Under the [Z2] tab, select [Video 
snapshot], then press .
2Select the [Video snapshot] 
shooting time.
 Select the shooting...

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3 Shooting Video Snapshots
3Shoot the first video snapshot.
 Press the  button, then shoot.
XThe blue bar indicating the shooting 
duration will gradually decrease. After 
the set shooting duration elapses, the 
shooting stops automatically.
XThe confirmation dialog will appear 
(p.168).
4Save as a video snapshot album.
 Select [J Save as album], then 
press .
XThe movie clip will be saved as the 
video snapshot album’s first video 
snapshot.
5Continue to shoot more video 
snapshots.
 Repeat step 3...

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Options in Steps 4 and 5
[Playback video snapshot] Operations
*With [Skip backward] and [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 4)The movie clip will be saved as the video snapshot 
album’s first video snapshot.
J Save as album
(Step 5)The video snapshot just recorded will be added to 
the album recorded immediately before.
W Save...

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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.164).
• Changing the [Video snapshot]’s shooting time (p.166).
• Changing the [Sound rec.] setting from [Auto] or [Manual] to 
[Disable] or from [Disable] to...

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You can play the completed video snapshot album in the same way as a 
normal movie (p.214).
1Play back the movie.
 Press the  button to display 
image.
2Select the album.
 In the single-image display, the 
[s] icon displayed on the upper 
left of the screen indicates a video 
snapshot album.
 Press the   keys to select a 
video snapshot album, then press 
.
3Play back the album.
 On the movie playback panel 
displayed, select [
7] (Play), then 
press .
Playing an Album