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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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