Change shutter speed in Canon 7D

[Neil Abeynayake]

Vladimir,

Your camera came with an instruction manual and it helps to read it once in a while. In case you have misplaced it, here is a link from Canon Digital Learning Center which might help you.

https://cdn.sellpoint.net/canon/EOS_7D-11_Movie_Mode_Basics.html

Good luck,

Neil

“Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else”.

Confucius

[Vladimir Lozinski]

Thanks for the sympathetic note but the menu is not the issue.
Outside America people like to shoot in 25 PAL ( Pictures At Last) and shutter speeds as a multiple of that are preferable. It usually helps with lighting flicker which runs at 50hz etc. I cannot find any reference in the manual to adjusting shutter speeds to 25, 50, 100 etc.

Thanks.
V.L.

[Vladimir Lozinski]

Thanks for the humane response.
I understand shooting formats and have no problem with the shooting frame rates.
I have worked in PAL, NTSC and now HD for the US networks in Europe and Middle East and Asia for the past 30 years as a vid-kid and beyond, but am new to DSLRs

My specific question is the shutter speed. For some reason I cannot dial up a shutter of 25, 50, etc. I only have the 30, 60, etc. options.
The camera came from the US where multiple of 30 shutter speeds are not an issue. I just feel more comfortable operating in 25 FPS with a 50, 100 frame shutter rather than 30 or 60.

Cheers.
V.L.

[Norman Pogson]

Are you in Tv or Av mode?

Double check you are in manual mode, select movie shooting at the start/stop button, rotate the wheel on the top plate near the shutter and you should see 40 50 60 etc. You will not see less than 1/30th in movie mode.

My Canon 7D Blog

[Vladimir Lozinski]

HI.Thanks for the response.
Yes. I’m in manual. The manual aperture control works fine. But I only have 30,45, 60, 90,125, etc. as my shutter choices. Cannot for the life of me find multiples of 25 that we PAL people like.

Cheers.

V.L.

[Stefan Narancic]

hello vladimir
in menu
go to second last icon (advance options)
choose exposure
under exposure level increments
there i suspect your camera is set to 1/2
it should be 1/3 to access those 50… 100 steps for the 180 rule
1/3 is also the default setting (euro 7d)

[Damienne Caron]

Hi Vladimir,
If you get a useful answer to your question please share it. I am forced to shoot at shutter speed 100 when in 720p (PAL).
Thanks
Damienne

[Vladimir Lozinski]

Hi.
Sorry for not tracking my own posting. I have been in Bangladesh shooting for the past 3/4 weeks.
The problem seems to have been a software glitch.
I finally reloaded the firmware and all came back to normal. 50/100/ etc frame shutter rates popped up as per normal. I have been trying to recreate the fault but unsuccessful. I think it was when I pushed some of the latitude parameters that it went strange on me.

The only advice I can give from the experience is to reload the firmware and hope.

Regards.
VL

[Vladimir Lozinski]

P.S. Stefan’s answer cracked it. Brilliant. Thanks for that.

[Damienne Caron]

Hi Vladimir,
I followed your advice and uploaded the firmware (actually I upgraded to the newest firmware) and in 720 50p mode I have only these shutter speeds: 60-80-100-etc
Whereas in 1920 25i, I have 30-40-50-60-80-100-etc

Do you have the same values?
Thanks!
Damienne