User manual CANON EOS 7D

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The EOS 7D is a high-performance, digital SLR camera featuring a fine-detail CMOS sensor with about 18. 0 effective megapixels, Dual "DIGIC 4", 100% viewfinder coverage, high-precision and high-speed 19-point AF (all cross-type), approx. 8 fps continuous shooting, Live View shooting, and Full HD (Full High-Definition) movie shooting. The camera is highly responsive to any shooting situation at anytime, provides many features for demanding shoots, and expands shooting possibilities with system accessories. Take a Few Test Shots to Familiarize Yourself with the Camera With a digital camera, you can immediately view the image you have captured. While reading this manual, take a few test shots and see how they come out. [. . . ] Cautions for movie shooting are on pages 158-159. If necessary, also read the Live View shooting cautions on pages 146 and 147. 150 k Shooting Movies You can also focus by pressing the <p> button. 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. AE lock is possible by pressing the <A> button (p. 106). In all shooting modes except <a>, the ISO speed (100-6400 or expanded to 12800), shutter speed, and aperture will be set automatically. Pressing the shutter button halfway displays the shutter speed and aperture (p. 152) on the screen's bottom left. This is the exposure setting for taking a still photo (except for <a>). The sound is recorded in monaural by the camera's built-in microphone (p. 16). 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 (p. 16). The sound recording level will be adjusted automatically. You can use Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5 (sold separately, p. 110) to start and stop the movie shooting if the drive mode is <Q> or <k>. With RC-1, set the timing switch to <2> (2-sec. If the switch is set to <o> (immediate shooting), still photo shooting will take effect. With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6, the total shooting time will be as follows: At 23°C/73°F: Approx. 10 min. 151 k Shooting Movies About the Information Display Each time you press the <B> button, the information display will change. Frame rate White balance Picture Style Auto Lighting Optimizer Image-recording quality Movie-recording size AE lock Shutter speed Aperture Drive mode Exposure compensation amount Magnifying frame AF point (Quick mode) Exposure simulation Battery check ISO speed Shots remaining AF mode ·d : Live mode ·c : Face detection Live mode ·f : Quick mode Movie shooting remaining time/Elapsed time Recording movie You can display the electronic level by pressing the <B> button (p. 228). When you start shooting a movie, the electronic level will turn off. To display the electronic level again, stop the movie shooting and press the <B> button. Note that if the AF mode is set to [u Live mode] or the camera is connected to a TV set with an HDMI cable (p. 177), the electronic level cannot be displayed. If there is no card in the camera, the movie shooting remaining time will be displayed in red. [. . . ] 17 Tv (Shutter-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 59, 154 USB (Digital) terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 User defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 176, 240 View on TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]