Shooting Movies

Connecting the camera to a TV set is recommended to playback movies

Autoexposure Shooting

	1 Set the Mode Dial to <>. The reflex mirror will make a sound, then the image will appear on the LCD monitor.
	2 Focus the subject. Before shooting a movie, autofocus or manual focus When you press the shutter button halfway, the camera will focus with the current AF mode.
	3 Shooting the movie. Press the <> button to start shooting a movie. To stop movie shooting, press <> again. While the movie is being shot, the "" mark will be displayed on the upper right of the screen.

Cards which can record movies

When shooting movies, use a large-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. And if you playback a movie on a card having a slow reading speed, the movie might not playback properly.

To check the card's read/write speed, refer to the card manufacturer's Web site.

• During movie shooting, do not point the lens toward the sun. The sun's heat can damage the camera's components.
• One continuous movie will be recorded as one file.
• During movie shooting, the top, bottom, left, and right parts of the screen will have a semi-transparent mask. The area enclosed by the semitransparent mask will be the movie image that is recorded. The semitransparent mask size will change depending on the [ Movie rec. size] setting. If you use Movie crop, the unrecorded image areas will be displayed in black mask.
• AE lock is possible by pressing the <> button to cancel AE lock during movie shooting, press the <> button.
• The ISO speed, shutter speed, and aperture are set automatically.
• By holding down the <> button and turning the <> dial, you can set the exposure compensation.
• Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the shutter speed and aperture on the screen's bottom left. This is the exposure setting for taking a still photo.
• Monaural sound is recorded by the camera's built-in microphone
• Stereo sound recording is possible by connecting an external microphone equipped with a stereo mini plug (3.5mm dia.) to the camera's external microphone IN terminal
• The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically.
• With a fully-charged Battery 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.