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.
2Select a function and set it.
 Press the < W> < X> keys to select a 
function.
 The selected function and Feature 
guide (p.64) will appear.
 Press the < Y> < Z> keys to set the 
function.
 To set the drive mode’s < q>, WB 
correction/WB bracketing, 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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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 (North America, Japan, 
South Korea, Mexico, etc.).
C  25.00 fps/E  50.00 fps
For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe, Russia, China, 
Australia, etc.).
B  23.98 fps
Mainly for motion pictures.
3  Setting the Movie Recording Size
The frame rate displayed on the movie recording size screen switches 
depending on whether [ 53: Video system ] is set to [NTSC] or [PA L].
B  (23.98 fps) can be selected only when [ NTSC] is set. 
						

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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 
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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 elapsed shooting time or time code will stop blinking.
When you play back the movie, you wi ll have to play each movie file 
individually. Movie files cannot be played back automatically in 
consecutive order. After the movi e playback ends, select the next 
movie to be played back.
 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 
will stop automatically. You can start shooting a movie again by 
pressing the < A> button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Movie Recording SizeTotal Recording Time on CardFile Size4 GB8 GB16 GB
L
[1920x 1080] DC
B Standard17 min. 35 min. 1 hr. 10 min. 216 MB/min.
DC
Light43 min. 1 hr. 26 min. 2 hr. 53 min. 87 MB/min.
w
[1280x 720] FE
Standard20 min. 40 min. 1 hr. 21 min. 187 MB/min.
DC Light2 hr. 5 min. 4 hr. 10 min. 8 hr. 20 min. 30 MB/min.
x
[640x 480] DC
Standard57 min. 1 hr. 55 min. 3 hr. 50 min. 66 MB/min.
DC Light2 hr. 43 min. 5 hr. 26 min. 10 hr. 53 min. 23 MB/min.
An increase of the camera’s internal temperature may cause movie shooting 
to stop before the maximum recording time shown in the table above 
(p.253). 
						

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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 want to 
look sharp.
 To switch the white frame’s vertical / 
horizontal orientation, press the  
button (or tap [ T] on the screen’s 
lower right).
Shooting Miniature Effect Movies 
						

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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 balance bracketing is set.
 You cannot take still photos while s hooting a Miniature effect movie.
 Miniature effect movies whose playback time is shorter than 1 sec. 
cannot be edited (p.292). 
						

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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 < 0>.
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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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).
Shooting duration 
						

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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 
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.
Creating a Video Snapshot Album