Specifications

HD Movies
EOS Movie
Straight out of the box the EOS 7D offers full manual control of the
exposure for Full HD movie shooting for ISO settings up to 6400 and
shutter speeds up to 1/4000sec. If you decide not to make use of
the manual movie exposure, the camera can control the exposure for
you but you retain some control via exposure compensation of up to
+/- 3 stops.
A dedicated switch to the right of the viewnder lets you switch easily
between Live View Mode and EOS Movie mode. The centre of the
switch is a Start/Stop button that is used to enter or exit Live View or
to start and stop the EOS Movie recording.
The EOS 7D features user selectable recording resolutions and frame
rates. It is now possible to record at Full HD 1920x1080 resolution at
29.97fps, 25fps or 23.976fps. The lower HD resolution of 1280x720
and the standard denition of 640x480 can be recorded at 59.94fps
or 50fps.
There is also the ability to perform very simple editing of your clip
in-camera via the ‘trimming’ feature. Sound recording on the 7D
is via a built in mono microphone and a 3.5mm mini-jack plug for
recording from an external microphone.
Live View Mode
Live View enables you to see what the camera sensor can see on the
rear LCD monitor so you can zoom in on parts of a scene by 5x or 10x
magnication to check critical focus very accurately. It can also be
combined with use of the depth of eld preview button.
With Live View Mode you can preview the exposure of your image
before you take the shot. Pressing the INFO button will cycle the
display in Live View to show the Dual Axis Electronic Level; a screen
with the image, AF frame and magnication rectangle; or a fully live
histogram for in-depth analysis of your exposure settings. It is also
possible to set a grid display in Live View to help with composition.
RIGHT:
01. The AF point selection
screen allows you to select AF
points quickly and easily.
02. The Auto Lighting Optimizer
screen allows you to adjust the
level of correction on the y.
03. When using the new Custom
controls screen the control that
you are customising is highlighted
on the image of the camera in
the screen, making it incredibly
easy to set the camera up just
how you like it.
BELOW: The EOS 7D
operates superbly in low
light thanks to a wide choice
of exposure control settings.
EOS 7D + EF-S 18-135mm
f/3.5-5.6 IS; 1/125,
f/5.6, ISO 6400.