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Recording and Viewing Movies
Movies can be recorded in live view mode.
1Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror is raised and the view through the lens is
displayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder.
2Focus.
Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 2
and 3 of “Framing Photographs in the Monitor” (093; see
also “Focusing in Live View” on pages 094–96).
Note that
the number of subjects that can be detected in face-
priority AF drops during movie recording.
3Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to start recording.
A
recording indicator and the time available are displayed in
the monitor.
Except in i and j modes, exposure can be
locked by pressing the A (L) button (063) or (in modes
P, S, A, and %) altered by up to ±3EV in steps of 1/3EV by
pressing the E (N) button and rotating the command dial
(065; note that depending on the brightness of the
subject, changes to exposure may have no visible effect).

Recording Movies

DThe 0 Icon
A 0 icon (097) indicates that movies can not be recorded.
ABefore Recording
Set aperture before recording in mode A or M.
Live view switch
Movie-record button
Recording indicator
Time remaining