Shooting Still Images during Movie Recording (EOS M3)

Last Updated : 30-Jan-2015
Issue Number : 8202274100

You can shoot still images during movie recording as follows.

1. While shooting a movie, focus on a subject.

Press the shutter button halfway down to readjust the focus and exposure. (The camera will not beep.)

NOTE

2. Press the shutter button all the way down.

Your shot will be recorded.

REFERENCE

Shooting still images during movie recording may not be possible when the memory card’s recording speed is slow, or when there is not enough free internal memory.
Shutter sounds will be heard in the movie.
An orange AF frame is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway. No picture is taken, even if you press the shutter button all the way down.
The flash is disabled.
Movie recording may stop if shooting still images fills up the internal memory.

NOTE

In the menu, set [AF w/ shutter button during ] in the -5] tab to [Disable] to turn off focusing when the shutter button is pushed halfway when shooting movies.
In [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] (16:9 aspect ratio) modes, still photos will be saved in the [ ] aspect ratio.
In [ ] and [ ] (4:3 aspect ratio) modes, still photos will be saved in the [ ] aspect ratio.