Shooting Movies - Canon EOS 5D Mark III Instruction Manual

Shooting Movies

Cards that can record movies
When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a
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fast writing/reading speed as shown in the table.
Compression
Method (p.231)
IPB
ALL-I (I-only)
If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie

may not be recorded properly. Also, if you play back a movie on
a card with a slow reading speed, the movie may not play back
properly.
If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will

need an even faster card.
To check the card's reading/writing speed, refer to the card

manufacturer's Web site.
Movie shooting is enabled by
setting the Live View shooting/
Movie shooting switch to <k>.
The movie recording format will
be MOV.
CF Card
10 MB/sec. or faster
30 MB/sec. or faster 20 MB/sec. or faster
8
SD Card
6 MB/sec. or faster
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