Canon 550D - Manual (Page 131)

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Shooting Function Settings
[n] Menu
Movie-recording size
You can select the movie’s image size [****x****] and frame rate [9]
(frames recorded per second). The 9 (frame rate) displayed on the
[Movie rec. size] screen switches automatically depending on the
[6 Video system] setting.
• Image size
[1920x1080] : Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality.
[1280x720] : HD (High-Definition) recording quality.
[640x480] : Standard-definition recording quality. The
aspect ratio will be 4:3.
[Crop 640x480] : Standard-definition recording quality. The aspect
ratio will be 4:3. It will give a telephoto effect of
about 7x. This shooting mode is called Movie crop.
• Frame rate (fps: frames per second)
[8] [6] : For areas where the TV format is NTSC (North
America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.).
[7] [5] : For areas where the TV format is PAL (Europe,
Russia, China, Australia, etc.).
[4] : Mainly for motion pictures.
Notes for Movie crop
Use a tripod to prevent hand-held camera shake.
The Movie crop image cannot be magnified for focusing.
Even if the AF mode has been set to [Quick mode], it will switch
automatically to [Live mode] during movie shooting. Also, in [Live
mode], the AF point is displayed larger than with other recording sizes.
Noise and dots of light may be more noticeable than in other recording
sizes.
Focusing may be difficult if the AF point covers both a near and far
subject.
Still photos cannot be taken.