Setting the Time Code. Canon EOS 5DS, EOS 5DS R

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Setting the Time Code

The time code is a time reference recorded automatically to synchronize the movie during movie shooting. It is recorded at all times in the following units: hours, minutes, seconds, and frames. It is mainly used during movie editing.

Use [ z

5: Time code

] (the [ z

3

] tab in

<

A

>) to set the time code.

Count Up

Rec run

: The time code counts up only while you are shooting a movie. The time code will continue in the sequence of the movie files captured.

Free run

: The time code counts up whether you are shooting a movie or not.

Start Time Setting

You can set the time code’s start time.

Manual input setting

: You can freely set the hour, minute, second, and frames.

Reset

: The time set with [

Manual input setting

] and

[

Set to camera time

] is reset to “00:00:00.” or

“00:00:00:” (p.305).

Set to camera time

: Sets hours, minutes, and seconds to match the camera’s internal clock. “Frames” will be set to

00.

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Shooting still photos during movie shooting will cause a discrepancy between the actual time and time code.



If [

Free run

] is set and you change the time, zone, or daylight saving

time (p.49), the time code will be affected.

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Setting the Time Code

Movie Recording Count

You can select what to display on the movie shooting screen.

Rec time

: Indicates the elapsed time from the start of the movie shooting.

Time code

: Indicates the time code during movie shooting.

Movie Playback Count

You can select what to display on the movie playback screen.

Rec time

: Displays the recording time and playback time during movie playback.

Time code

: Displays the time code during movie playback.

With [Time code] set:

During movie shooting During movie playback

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Regardless of the [

Movie rec count

] setting, the time code will always be recorded to the movie file (except during time-lapse movie shooting).



The [

Movie play count

] setting under [ z

5: Time code

] switches in tandem with the [ x

3: Movie play count

] setting. Changing either setting will automatically change the other.

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“Frames” are not displayed for movie shooting or during movie playback.

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Setting the Time Code

Drop Frame

If the frame rate setting is

6

(29.97 fps) or

8

(59.94 fps), the time code’s frame count causes a discrepancy between the actual time and time code. This discrepancy can be corrected automatically. This correction function is called “drop frame.”

Enable

: The discrepancy is corrected automatically by skipping time code numbers (DF: Drop frame).

Disable

: The discrepancy is not corrected (NDF: Non-drop frame).

The time code will be displayed as follows:

Enable (DF)

Disable (NDF)

: 00:00:00. (Playback time: 00:00:00.00)

: 00:00:00: (Playback time: 00:00:00:00)

If the frame rate is

4

(23.98 fps),

5

(25.00 fps), or

7

(50.00 fps), drop frame is not used. (If

4

is set or if [

5

3: Video system

] is set to [

For PAL

],

[

Drop frame

] will not be displayed.)

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