Taking Still Photos Be Taken During Movie Shooting (EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D)

Last Updated : 06-Mar-2015
Issue Number : 8202556700

While shooting a movie, you can also take a still photo by pressing the shutter button completely.

Taking Still Photos during Movie Shooting

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.
Functions particular to still photo 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 - ISO 6400. Manual Exposure Shooting : ･ With [AUTO] (A), the ISO speed will be set automatically within ISO 100 - ISO 6400. ･ You can set the ISO speed manually within ISO 100 - ISO 6400 in whole-stop increments. Under [ : Custom Functions (C.Fn)], if [2: ISO expansion] is set to [1: On], the manual setting range will expand so you can also select H (equivalent to ISO 12800). ･ Under [ : Custom Functions (C.Fn)], if [3: Highlight tone priority] is set to [1: Enable], the ISO speed will be ISO 200 - ISO 6400.
Exposure Setting	With autoexposure shooting: Automatically-set shutter speed and aperture (displayed when pressing the shutter button halfway). With manual exposure shooting: Manually-set shutter speed and aperture.
AEB	Canceled
Flash	Flash off

* If highlight tone priority is set, the ISO speed range will start from ISO 200.

NOTE

Regardless of the drive mode setting, single shooting will take effect for still photo shooting during movie shooting.
The self-timer can be set before you start shooting a movie. During movie shooting, the camera will switch to single shooting.

IMPORTANT

When you press the shutter button halfway to autofocus during movie shooting, the following phenomena may occur.

Focus may become far off momentarily.
The brightness of the recorded movie may change.
The recorded movie may be momentarily still.
The movie may record the lens operation noise.
You cannot shoot still photos when focus is not achieved, such as when the subject is moving.