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Canon 70D How-To Manual

How to shoot great video

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How to Shoot Great Video with
your Canon 70D DSLR camera
Master the menu settings and manual controls to shoot great
video with your Canon 70D
Settings
1.
Switch to Video Mode.
2.
Set the Mode Dial to M (Manual Exposure Mode).
3.
Select Video System: PAL.

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Summary of Contents for Canon 70D

  • Page 1 How to Shoot Great Video with your Canon 70D DSLR camera Master the menu settings and manual controls to shoot great video with your Canon 70D Settings Switch to Video Mode. Set the Mode Dial to M (Manual Exposure Mode).
  • Page 2 From the Menu, set Movie Recording Size to 1920×1080 25fps IPB. Set Shutter Speed to 1/50 by turning the front dial. Don’t change this throughout the shoot.
  • Page 3 Adjust the Aperture during the shoot for exposure setting by turning the rear dial. Exposure can also be adjusted with ISO. Press the ISO button on top and turn the rear dial.
  • Page 4 Turn off Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Digital Zoom, and Wifi. Set Custom White Balance by taking a picture of a white...
  • Page 5 object first. Optionally, you can adjust further using White Balance Shift.
  • Page 6 Set Sound Recording to Manual and adjust the Recording Level. Enable Attenuator.
  • Page 7 Set Picture Style to Neutral or Standard. Focusing Select AF method: Tracking, Multi Zone or Single Zone. Leave Continuous AutoFocus enabled by default. Full Manual. Switch lens to Manual Focus. Turn the Focus Ring on the lens to focus. Press the magnifier plus button to enlarge the image for precise focusing.
  • Page 8: Recording Videos

    Battery Pack LP-E6. Total movie shooting time is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes. SD Card. Recommended SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s Class 10 32GB SDHC card. Lenses. Recommended Canon lenses silent autofocus. Or the kit lens. Total Video Recording Time and File Size Per Minute...
  • Page 9 Video Shooting Time Limit The maximum recording time of one video clip is 29 minutes and 59 seconds. The recording will stop automatically when the limit is reached. This happens to let the camera’s internal temperature cool down. It gets hot because a mechanism is holding the mirror up while the video is recording.
  • Page 10 Scroll to the third menu and set AF method to Face Tracking. Press the Menu button again. Press the Start/Stop to start and stop recording. If focus hunts or does not lock on, switch the lens to MF Manual Focus and adjust the focus ring. Canon 70D User Manual...