Shooting Movies

The Canon EOS T3i can shoot full HDTV movies with monaural sound (or stereo sound if you plug in an external microphone) at 1920 × 1080 resolution. In some ways, the camera’s Movie mode is closely related to the T3i’s Live View still mode. In fact, the T3i uses Live View type imaging to show you the video clip on the LCD as it is captured. Many of the functions and setting options are the same, so the information in the previous sections will serve you well as you branch out into shooting movies with your camera.

To shoot in Movie mode, just rotate the Mode Dial to the Movie position. Press the Start/Stop button to begin/end capture. That’s quite simple, but there are some additional things you need to keep in mind before you start: