Movie Settings, 123 | Cannon 500D specs

Movie Settings

Function settings particular to movie shooting are explained here.

Functions Set with a Menu

					Display the movie menu.
						Select the [k] menu tab.
						The menu options displayed are
						explained below.
		Movie-recording size
		[1920x1080]		: Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality.
		[1280x720]		: HD (High-Definition) recording quality.
		[640x480]		: Standard recording quality. The screen format will be 4:3.
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute

		Movie-		Total Recording Time			File Size
		recording		4GB Card		16GB Card	File Size
		Size		4GB Card		16GB Card
		Size
	[1920x1080]			12 min.		49 min.	330 MB/min.
	[1280x720]			18 min.		1 hr. 13 min.	222 MB/min.
	[640x480]			24 min.		1 hr. 39 min.	165 MB/min.

At [1920x1080], the movie is recorded at 20 frames per second (fps). At [1280x720] and [640x480], it will be 30 fps.

The semi-transparent parts on the top and bottom or on the left and right will not be recorded.

With ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser (provided software), you can extract a still image from the movie. The still image quality will be as follows: Approx. 2 megapixels at [1920x1080], approx. 1 megapixel at [1280x720], and approx. 300,000 pixels at [640x480].

AF mode

The AF mode will be the same as described on pages 111-117. You can select [Live mode], [uLive mode], or [Quick mode]. Note that continuous focusing of a moving subject cannot be done.

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Contents

English Copyrights Testing the Camera Before Using and Liability Item Check List Conventions Used in this Manual Icons in this ManualBasic Assumptions Chapters Contents More Advanced Techniques Advanced Shooting Techniques Image Playback Handy FeaturesLive View Shooting Shooting Movies 181 163Customizing the Camera Reference Contents at a Glance Focusing PlaybackPrinting Camera Care Handling Precautions LCD Monitor CardsLens Insert the battery. p.26 Set the power switch toQuick Start Guide Take the picture. p.37 Set the Mode Dial to 1 FullAuto. p.44 Focus the subject. p.37 Main Dial p.4 Shutter button Nomenclature Nomenclature Large/Fine Shooting Settings Display Viewfinder Information Full Auto p.44 Creative Auto p.53 Image Zone Mode DialCreative Zone Basic Zone EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is lens Battery Charger LC-E5 Charger for Battery Pack LP-E5 p.24Battery Charger LC-E5E Attaching the Strap Getting Started As shown in the illustration, attach the battery securely Charging the BatteryRemove the protective cover Attach the battery Recharge the battery. For LC-E5 Purchase a new battery Tips for Using the Battery and Charger Installing and Removing the Battery Turning on the Power About the Automatic Self-Cleaning SensorAbout Auto Power Off Checking the Battery Level Battery LifeTemperature Shooting Conditions Under the 6 tab, select Date/ Time 3Setting the Date and TimeExit the setting Display the menu 3Selecting the Interface Language Under the 6 tab, select LanguageSet the desired language Captured image is recorded onto the card sold separately Installing and Removing the SD CardInstalling the Card Open the cover Insert the card Make sure the access lamp is off, then open the cover Removing the CardRemove the card Attach the lens On the lens, set the focus mode switch to AF autofocusAttaching and Detaching a Lens Attaching a Lens Remove the caps Image Conversion Factor About ZoomingTo owners of the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is kit lens To zoom, turn the zoom ring on the lens with your fingers Take the picture Set the is switch toAbout the Lens Image Stabilizer Press the shutter button halfway Holding the Camera Basic Operation This releases the shutter and takes the picture Shutter ButtonPressing halfway Pressing completely Basic Zone modes Movie shooting mode3Menu Operations Menu Screen Select a tab Menu Setting Procedure Display the menuSelect the setting Set the desired setting Under the 5 tab, select Format, then press 3Formatting the CardSelect Format Format the card Execute Format in the following cases Switching the LCD Monitor Screen Shooting SettingsMenus Captured Image About the Auto Lighting Optimizer Basic Shooting Image Playback Subject Set the Mode Dial to1Fully Automatic Shooting Aim any AF point over Low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes Although it is daylight, the flash popped up 1Full Auto Techniques Recomposing the ShotShooting a Moving Subject Focus the face 2Shooting PortraitsShooting Tips Use a telephoto lens 3Shooting Landscapes With a zoom lens, use the wide-angle endShooting night scenes Move to the subject as close as possible 4Shooting Close-upsUse a simple background Simple background makes the flower, etc., stand out better Use the center AF point to focus 5Shooting Moving Subjects Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod 6Shooting Portraits at Night Taking portraits without flash 7Disabling Flash Creative Auto screen appears on the LCD monitor Set the Mode Dial to CCCreative Auto Shooting Press Adjusting the picture brightness Flash firingBlurring/sharpening the background Single, continuous, and self-timer shooting Image effectsImage-recording quality XImage Playback Playback the imageSelect the image Advanced Shooting Techniques Compose the shot and press the shutter button completely Set the Mode Dial to d Focus the subjectProgram AE Check the shutter speed and aperture display Changing the ISO speed and using the built-in flash Program can be shifted. Program shiftDifferences Between d and 1 Full Auto ISO speed will appear Changing the ISO SpeedNPress the Z button Select the ISO speed About Auto for Automatic ISO Speed Shooting Mode ISO Speed Setting ISO Speed DUsing the Built-in FlashPress the D button Effective Flash Range Bright light, decrease the ISO speed 3Using Red-eye ReductionIf the subject is far away, increase the ISO speed By increasing the ISO speed, you can extend the flash range One-Shot AF for Still Subjects Select the AF modeAF mode will appear Changing the AF ModeN AI Servo AF for Moving Subjects AI Focus AF for Automatic Switching of AF Mode SSelecting the AF PointN Press the S buttonSelect the AF point Ring until the subject looks sharp MF Manual FocusingSet the lens focus mode switch to Focus by turning the lens focusing · For still subjects IContinuous ShootingNPress the YiQ button Select Press the U key to select i, then press Remote control can also be used. p.194 Using the Self-timerPress the YiQ button Select the self-timer 10-sec. self-timer Select the image-recording quality 3Setting the Image-recording QualityGuide to Image-recording Quality Settings Approx Select Quality What’s the difference between 7 and 8? When do I use the 1 mode? About 1+73 About Picture Style Effects ASelecting a Picture StyleNPress the XA button Select a Picture Style Neutral FaithfulUser Def CAbout the Main Dial Pointer More Advanced Techniques Set the Mode Dial to s Set the desired shutter speed Action ShotsShutter Speed Display Use a fast shutter speed such as 1/4000 sec. to 1/500 sec Using the Built-in FlashHow to blur a flowing river or water fountain To freeze the action or moving subject Set the Mode Dial to f Set the desired aperture Changing the Depth of FieldAperture Display Changing the Depth of Field Depth of Field PreviewN Bulb Exposures Set the Mode Dial to aManual Exposure Set the exposure and take the picture Automatic Depth-of-Field AE Set the Mode Dial to Focus the subject QChanging the Metering ModeN Set the metering mode Making it darker Setting Exposure CompensationNOSetting Exposure Compensation Making it brighter Select Flash control Select Built-in flash func. settingSelect Built-in flash func. setting, then press YFlash Exposure CompensationN 3Auto Exposure BracketingN Select Expo. comp./AEBSet the AEB amount Using AEB with exposure compensation Canceling AEBUsing AEB with continuous shooting Using AEB with u single shooting Set the parameter ACustomizing a Picture StyleNSelect Picture Style Select a parameter Color tone Skin tones can be adjusted Parameter Settings and EffectsSharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image Saturation Image’s color saturation can be adjusted Monochrome Adjustment KFilter EffectLToning Effect With Picture Style selected, press ARegistering a Picture StyleNSelect User Def Select the base Picture Style Registering a Picture StyleN 3Setting the Color SpaceN Select Color spaceAbout Adobe RGB AE Lock Effects AAE LockNPress the a button Recompose and take the picture AFE LockN Press the D button to pop up the built-in flashFocus the subject Press the a button OCustom White Balance Setting the White BalanceNPress the WB button Select the white balance Select Custom WB 2White Balance CorrectionN White Balance CorrectionSet the white balance correction White Balance Auto Bracketing Set the white balance bracketing amountBracketing Sequence Under the 1 tab, select 3Lens Peripheral Illumination CorrectionSelect Peripheral illumin. correct 100 101 About the Lens Correction Data 0Using the Quick Control Screen Display the Quick Control screen102 Function Setting Display Quick Control Screen Nomenclature103 Press the shutter button completely again Using the self-timer l with mirror lockupRemote control shooting Preventing Camera ShakeN 105 Live View Shooting 106 Set the shooting modeALive View ShootingN Display the Live View image 107 To Enable Live View Shooting 108 ASetting Shooting FunctionsNSettable Functions when the Camera is ready to shoot Functions Set with a Menu 109 110 About the Information Display Move the AF point Using AF to FocusNSelecting the AF Mode Live Mode d 112 UFace detection Live Mode c 113 Press the a button to focus the face covered by the p frameWill turn red Live Mode and uFace Detection Live Mode Notes 114AF operation 115 Quick Mode f AF point 1 Display the Live View image116 117 118 Focusing ManuallyNSet the lens focus mode switch to MF Focus manually About the E icon 119 Custom Function Notes 120 121 SD Cards for Movie ShootingAbout Full HD 122 Set the Mode Dial to kKShooting Movies Shoot the movie Movie Settings Functions Set with a Menu Display the movie menu123 With Grid 1l or Grid 2m, you can display grid lines Remote controlSettable Functions During Camera Ready 124 Shooting Still Photos 125Taking Still Photos During Movie Shooting 126 Recording and Image Quality 127 Playback and TV connection 128 129 Handy Features 3Card Reminder Handy Features3Setting the Image Review Time 3Silencing the Beeper Setting the Auto Power-off Time 3Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness131 File numbering after replacing the card Card-1Card-2 3File Numbering Methods132 IMG0001.JPG 133 3Auto Rotate of Vertical Images 134Set OnPD, then playback the image. It will be rotated BChecking Camera Settings Settings Display135 Select OK 3Reverting the Camera to the Default SettingsNSelect Clear settings Select the desired setting 137 Camera SettingsMovie Settings 3About Copyright InformationN Select Screen color 3Changing the Shooting Settings Screen Color3Preventing the LCD Monitor from Turning off Automatically Select LCD auto off 139 3Setting the FlashNNormally, set this to Enable Flash firing Flash mode 140Shutter sync 141 Clear Speedlite settingsSelect External flash C.Fn setting, then press Set the Custom Function Disabling Automatic Sensor Cleaning FAutomatic Sensor CleaningCleaning the Sensor Now Select Clean nowf 143 3Appending Dust Delete DataNPreparation Obtain the Dust Delete Data Select Dust Delete Data 144 About the Dust Delete Data End the cleaning 3Manual Sensor CleaningNSelect Sensor cleaning Select Clean manually 146 About images taken with another camera 147 148 XSearching for Images QuicklyHDisplay Multiple Images on One Screen Index display Turn on the index display 149 IJump through Images Jump displaySelect the jump method Browse by jumping 150 YMagnified ViewMagnify the image Scroll around the image 151 BRotating the ImageSelect Rotate Rotate the image 152 KPlaying MoviesSelect a movie Playback the movie 153 Under the 4 tab, select Slide show, then press 3Slide Show Auto PlaybackSelect Slide show 154 155 Set the play time and repeat optionStart the slide show Quit the slide show 156 Viewing the Images on TV Connectcamera. the Hdmi cable to Viewing on HD High-Definition TV SetsConnectset. the Hdmi cable to the TV 157 158 KProtecting ImagesSelect Protect images Select the image and protect it Select Erase images LErasing ImagesErase the image 3Checkmarking X Images to be Erased in a Batch 160 3Erasing All Images in the Card BShooting Information Display 161About the Highlight Alert RGB Display 162About the Histogram Brightness Display Transferring Images to a Computer p.177 163Printing p.164 Digital Print Order Format Dpof p.173 While you look at the LCD monitor Direct printing procedure is done entirely with the cameraPreparing to Print 164 To a printer 165Press the x button Icon will appear on the upper left to WPrinting Select Paper settingsPrint setting screen will appear Print setting screen 167 QSetting the Paper SizeYSetting the Paper Type USetting the Page Layout Depending on the printer Set the printing effects168 Screen display may differ Set the date and file number imprinting Start printing169 170 EAdjustment of Printing Effects 171 Trimming the ImageSet the trimming frame size, position, and aspect ratio Press 0 to exit the trimming 172 Handling Printer Errors Error Messages Set the option as desired Setting the Printing Options Select Print orderSelect Set up Digital Print Order Format Dpof Press the 7 button 174 175 Print Ordering Under the 3 tab, select Print order Select Print Set the Paper settings. p.166Direct Printing with Dpof Preparing to print 177 DTransferring Images to a Computer Transferring Images to a Computer 178All images Select & transfer 179New images Transfer order images 180 3Selecting the Images to be Transferred Customizing Camera 182 3Setting Custom FunctionsNCustom Function No Select the Custom Function Number Clearing All Custom Functions 183 Custom Functions 3Custom Function SettingsN Fn I Exposure184 Off Auto Standard Low Strong DisableFn II Image 185 186 Disable Enable Only external flash emits Enable DisableFn III Autofocus/Drive 187 188 Fn IV Operation/Others Retain power OFF status 189Display Select Register Select My Menu settingsAbout My Menu settings 3Registering My MenuN Reference When Autofocus Fails Subjects difficult to focus192 Insert the DC Coupler Using a Household Power OutletConnect the power cord Connect the DC Coupler 194 Remote Control ShootingRemote Controller RC-1/RC-5 Sold separately Remote Switch RS-60E3 Sold separately 195 Using the Eyepiece CoverRemove the eyecup Attaching the eyepiece cover External Speedlites EOS-dedicated, EX-series Speedlites196 Sync Speed Using Non-Canon Flash UnitsCanon Speedlites other than the EX-series 197 198 Function Availability Table Exposure 199 2Shooting 2 Red Menu Settings200 1Shooting 1 Red 201 KMovie Red Movie Shooting Mode MenuAbout the menu screen during the movie shooting mode 202 Troubleshooting Guide Battery becomes exhausted quickly203 Image is out of focus 204Camera turns off by itself No images can be shot or recorded Built-in flash does not fire 205Maximum burst during continuous shooting is lower ISO 100 cannot be set Movie shooting terminates by itself Camera makes a noise when it is shaken206 Shutter makes two shooting sounds during Live View shooting 207 208 Shooting date and time displayed is incorrectNo image appears on the TV screen 209 Error Codes 210 AccessoriesSystem Map Bundled System Map 211 212 Specifications Shutter 213Autofocus Exposure Control Flash 215 216 217 EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 isEF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 is 218 Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommendedTrademarks About MPEG-4 Licensing 219 Safety Warnings Preventing Injury or Equipment Damage 220 European Union and EEA only 221 222 Index 115 223 224 225 226 227 CEL-SN3YA210