SMART GUIDE: Shooting movies with the Canon 5D Mark II
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Insert battery and turn camera on
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Set shooting mode to CA ( Creative Auto )
SETUP MENU #2
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LCD brightness set to Manual (4)
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Set the date and time and the operating language
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Video system must be NTSC for North American video
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Sensor cleaning - enable auto cleaning
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Enable Movie recording
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select Live View/ Movie func. set
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Movie Recording to Enable
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Grid Display to off
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AF Mode to Quick Mode
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Movie Rec. Size to 1920 x 1080 (24)
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Sound Recording to On.
SETUP MENU #1
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increase the time for Auto Power off or turn it OFF.
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format the CF card
SHOOTING A MOVIE
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Press the Live View button to the left of the viewfinder
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Focus your subject with Auto Focus
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set focus switch on lens to AF ( auto focus )
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press and hold the AF-ON button to activate auto focus. hold this button until you see
one or more red lights on the dark screen. The image will reappear in focus.
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Focus your subject with Manual Focus
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Use the Magnify by 5X / 10X to “zoom” in on your subject.
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Manually adjust the focus ring on the lens
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Press the “Set” button of the back wheel to start and stop recording your movie.
The LCD Brightness setting is
d e s i g n e d t o m a ke t h e
camera adjust to the lighting
in your environment. This
can be problematic when
tr ying to make critical
exposure adjustments.
Therefore, it’s a good idea
to change this setting from
Auto to Manual and move
the adjustment slider to the
center setting, which is 4.
Live View
Magnify
Select / Set
Movie Start / Stop
Multi Selector
Shooting Mode
Picture Style
Playback
Auto Focus
