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III. VIDEO RECORDING ON EOS 5D MARK II
New Video Shooting Capability
Still photographers who also need to capture motion picture
video will find the video recording capabilities of the EOS 5D
Mark II highly useful, often eliminating the need to carry a sep-
arate camcorder. The EOS 5D Mark II can shoot video at Full
HD (High Definition) at 1920 x 1080 pixels or SD (Standard
Definition) at 640 x 480 pixels. The frame rate is 30 fps.
To begin video shooting, the user simply presses the SET
button while the camera is in Live View mode. Pressing SET
again ends recording. The maximum file size of individual video
clips is 4GB. This works out to approximately 12 minutes of
footage when shooting in HD, and 24 minutes shooting SD.
There is no real delay before being able to start the next new
video clip, and the only limit to the number of clips you can shoot
is the size of your memory card. Videos are recorded as MOV
files (with MPEG-4 compression), and the sound is recorded
using uncompressed linear PCM (pulse code modulation).
The Picture Style selected for the Live View mode is
used for video recording. Thus, adjustments
to a Picture style — such as sharpness,
color saturation, etc. — will be reflected in
the captured video footage.
Focus is performed prior to the start of
video recording. As with still shooting, the user
can focus manually or use one of three AF modes. Focus can be
reacquired in the midst of video shooting using the AF-ON
button. Program AE is used for exposure control with all video
recording. The image sensor is used for metering, and exposure
is calculated in real time using an evaluative algorithm.
A built-in microphone below the camera nameplate
records monaural sound. Stereo recording is possible with an
external stereo microphone connected to the camera’s mic
input connector (a standard 3.5mm stereo jack). Audio levels
are automatically adjusted whether recording with the built-in
or an external microphone.
Still photos can be captured at any time during video
recording simply by pressing the shutter release button. The
photo is captured at the currently active still image quality
settings. Video recording is momentarily interrupted while a
still photo is being captured; the Live View Function returns
and video recording automatically resumes as soon as the still
capture is completed.
Video can be played back on the EOS 5D
Mark II LCD monitor with sound reproduced
via a built-in speaker located to the right of the
viewfinder eyepiece. Playback options include
standard and slow motion replay (with variable
speed) and various still-frame capabilities.
Video Playback Screen
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Страница 8: ...8 II SUMMARY OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES ...
Страница 13: ...13 III VIDEO RECORDING ON EOS 5D MARK II ...
Страница 20: ...20 IV PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY ...
Страница 39: ...39 V CONTROLS AND CONVENIENCE ...
Страница 46: ...46 VI INTELLIGENT BUNDLED SOFTWARE ...
Страница 48: ...48 VII NEW ACCESSORIES AND LENSES ...
Страница 54: ...54 VIII SPECIFICATIONS ...
Страница 70: ...70 IX FEATURE COMPARISON CHARTS ...
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