Can Still Photos Be Taken During Movie Shooting? (EOS M)
23-Aug-2012
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Solution
While shooting a movie, you can also take a still photo by pressing the shutter button completely.
Functions particular to still shooting are shown below. Other functions will be the same as for movie shooting.
| Function | Settings |
| Image-Recording Quality | As set in [Image quality]. When the movie recording size is [1920x1080] or [1280x720], the aspect ratio will be 16:9. When the size is [640x480], the aspect ratio will be 4:3. |
| ISO Speed* | • With autoexposure shooting: Automatically set within ISO 100 - 6400. • With manual exposure shooting: Automatically-set/manually-set ISO 100 to 6400 |
| Exposure Setting | • Autoexposure shooting: Automatically-set shutter speed and aperture (displayed when pressing the shutter button halfway). • Manual exposure shooting: Manually-set shutter speed and aperture. |
| AEB | Canceled |
- If you take a still photo during movie shooting, the movie will record a still moment lasting approx. 1 sec.
- The captured still photo will be recorded to the card, and the movie shooting will resume automatically when the Live View image is displayed.
- The movie and still photo will be recorded as separate files on the card.
CAUTION
Still photo shooting is not possible while shooting video snapshots.
NOTE
- The self-timer works before you start shooting the movie. During movie shooting, the camera will switch to single shooting.
- Regardless of the drive mode setting, single shooting will take effect for still photo shooting during movie shooting.
- One-Shot AF is the only AF operation mode available for still photo shooting during movie shooting.