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IV. PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
Live View Function
Canon’s spectacular Live View shooting is now available
through most of the EOS Digital models.Live View Function,
where the photographer can compose and shoot directly
from the camera’s LCD is an indispensable feature for
creative photography in any number of situations. It enables
the photographer to zoom in and navigate the composition
5x or 10x normal size, while enabling critical focus and
allowing more attention to detail.Users can even choose a
grid overlay,perfect for architectural photography. In the
studio,Live View Function can be
used remotely (via a computer)
through the camera’s USB connection,
or wirelessly if the optional Wireless
File Transmitter is used.
Live View Focusing
One of the elements distinguishing Canon's Live View
Function from other manufacturers is the sophisticated
focusing modes available,including Q uick mode,Live mode,
and Face Detection Live mode.In Quick mode, One-Shot
AF is set automatically and the AF point is selectable even
while the Live View image is displayed. In Live mode,AF
can be started by pressing the AE button for either AF mode.
In Face Detection Live
mode,the largest face
near center is detected
initially,but the
Multi-controller can
be used to select any
face detected.
Video Shooting with Live View Function
The new EOS 5D Mark II offers shooting in Full HD
video—a first for EOS Digital cameras. Recordable in 640
x 480 VGA mode and in 1920 x 1080 Full HD mode,and
saved as MOV files,shooting video with an EOS Digital
camera increases the photographer’s flexibility and allows
for full-use of the camera’s EF lenses including wide angle,
macro,tilt-shift lenses and more (zooming is not available
in shooting video).S hooting is at a frame rate of 30 fps.
Sound is recorded either through the camera’s built-in
microphone or through an external microphone connected
to the camera’s microphone
input terminal.P layback modes
are available in-camera,and al l
Live View AF features can be
used in shooting video.
with Grid Display
10xMagnified
View
Face Detection Live Mode