Canon Eos Rebel T6i 750d 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 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, Drive mode , 
Image-recording quality (still photos) , Movie recording size, Video 
snapshots , White balance, Picture Style,  Auto Lighting Optimizer, and 
Miniature effect movie .
In Basic Zone modes, only the functions in bold can be set.
1Press the  button (7 ).
The settable functions will be 
displayed....

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With [Z2: Movie rec. size ], you can 
set the movie recording size (image size, 
frame rate, and compression method) 
and other functions.
 Image Size
L  1920x1080
Full High-Definition (Full HD) reco rding quality. The aspect ratio is 
16:9.
w  1280x720
High-Definition (HD) recording qual ity. The aspect ratio is 16:9.
x  640x480
Standard-definition recording quality. The aspect ratio is 4:3.
 Frame Rate  (fps: frames per second)
D  29.97 fps/F  59.94 fps
For areas where the TV format is NTSC...

3 Setting the Movie Recording Size
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Compression Method
Standard
Compresses multiple frames at a time efficiently for recording.
Light ( v)
The movie is recorded at a low bit rate for playback on various 
devices, resulting in a smaller file size than with [ Standard]. 
Therefore, you can shoot longer than with [ Standard].
If you change the [ 53: Video system ] setting, set the movie recording size 
again. 

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3 Setting the Movie Recording Size
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute (Approx.)
 Movie Files Exceeding 4 GB
Even if you shoot a movie exceedi ng 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 shooting 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...

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You can shoot movies having a Miniature (diorama) effect. Select the 
playback speed and shoot.
1Press the  button.
The Quick Control screen will appear.
2Select [ T].
Press the < W> < X> keys to select 
[T ] (Miniature effect movie) on the 
right of the screen.
3Select the playback speed.
 Press the < Y> < Z> keys to select 
[5x], [10x ], or [20x], then press < 0>.
4Position the white frame over the 
part you want to look sharp.
 Press the < W>  keys to move the 
white frame over the part you...

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Shooting Miniature Effect Movies
5Shoot the movie.
The AF method will be FlexiZone - 
Single to focus on 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
O  (5x) Approx. 12 sec.
P  (10x) Approx. 6 sec.
Q  (20x) Approx. 3 sec.
Sound will not be recorded.
 With Miniature effect movies , Movie Servo AF will not work.
 Miniature effect movie cannot be set if video snapshot,  1+73, 1 , 
or white...

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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 back together with 
background music (p.245, 297).
1Select [Video snapshot].
 Under the [Z 2] tab, select [Video 
snapshot ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Enable].
 Select [ Enable], then press <...

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3 Shooting Video Snapshots
3Select [Album settings].
Select [ Album settings ], then press 
< 0 >.
4Select [Create a new album].
 Select [ Create a new album ], then 
press < 0>.
5Select the snapshot length.
 Press < 0> and use the < W> < X> 
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.240)....

3 Shooting Video Snapshots
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7Shoot the first video snapshot.
Press the < A> button, then shoot.
 The blue bar indicating the shooting 
duration will gradually decrease. After 
the set shooting duration elapses, the 
shooting stops automatically.
 The confirmation screen will appear 
(p.241-242).
8Save as a video snapshot album.
 Select [ J Save as album ], then 
press < 0>.
 The movie clip will be saved as the 
video snapshot album’s first video 
snapshot.
9Continue to shoot more video...