Image Customization Features; Changing Image Quality - Canon EOS M5 User Manual

● During continuous shooting, focus is locked at the position
determined when you pressed the shutter button halfway.
● Cannot be used with the self-timer (= 44).
● Shooting may stop momentarily or continuous shooting may slow
down depending on shooting conditions, camera settings, and the
zoom position.
● As more shots are taken, shooting may slow down.
● There may be a delay before you can shoot again, depending
on shooting conditions, the type of memory card, and how many
shots you took continuously.
● Shooting may slow down if the flash fires.
● With Touch Shutter (= 46), the camera shoots continuously
while you touch the screen. Focus during continuous shooting
remains constant, after it is determined for the first shot.
● Screen display in continuous shooting differs from the images
actually captured and may look out of focus. Some lenses may
also darken the continuous shooting screen display, but images
are captured with standard brightness.
● When nine or fewer shots can be taken continuously, the number
available is shown to the right of the total remaining shots on
the top of the screen (= 191). It is not shown when 10 or more
shots can be taken.
● Fewer continuous shots may be available under some shooting
conditions or camera settings.

Image Customization Features

Changing Image Quality

Choose from 7 combinations of size (number of pixels) and compression
(image quality). Also specify whether to capture images in RAW format
(= 48). For guidelines on how many of each kind of image can fit on a
memory card, see "Recording" (= 214).
● Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
(= 34).
● The option you configured is now
displayed.
● To restore the original setting, repeat this
process but choose [ ].
● [ ] and [ ] indicate different levels of image quality depending
on the extent of compression. At the same size (number of
pixels), [ ] offers higher image quality. Although [
have slightly lower image quality, more fit on a memory card. Note
that [ ]-size images are of [
● Not available in [ ] mode.
● You can also configure this setting by choosing MENU (= 35)
> [ 1] tab > [Image quality].
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Still Images Movies
] images
Index
] quality.
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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