How long can t2i record

Toggle navigation. Jump to: navigation , search. When using the default zoom lens aperture changes will occur during a change in focal length. If this happens please turn the camera off for a while and wait for it to cool down.

Camera Settings Turn off both Auto Focus and Image Stabilizer switches on the lens Turn the camera dial to the movie mode camera icon Press the Menu button and adjust the following settings Canon Rebel Video Settings Guide Press the red video record button near the viewfinder to start video recording.

Anything above will look pretty grainy. Set White Balance : Take a shot of a white piece of paper in the subject area. In the menu settings select that white image as the custom white balance reference. Press Display. Press Quick menu. Select custom white balance using the scroll wheel. Very few differences appear on the top of the Canon T2i, except for a few contour changes to the body shell.

The mode dial has a black background rather than a silver one, and as previously mentioned, now has fairly deep vertical grooves around its outside edge, rather than the shallower knurling of the T1i's dial.

The order of the scene modes on the dial has also been changed, promoting the Flash Off mode to the top of the list, rather than the Portrait mode.

The Canon T2i's mm IS lens is unchanged. It performs well for an inexpensive kit lens, but the Rebel T2i's megapixel sensor demands superior optics to show its true potential. Most of the retooling and rethinking can be found on the back of the Canon T2i.

Though it's subtle, Canon's switch from a screen to a screen has a dramatic effect on where some of the controls land, and may contribute to the one millimeter reduction in the Canon T2i's height.

Button design has changed quite a bit on the Canon T2i, moving from primarily circular buttons with nothing printed on them to larger shaped buttons, some with words and icons printed on them. It does make the labels clearer, especially with reduced real estate for labels next to buttons because of the wide-aspect LCD.

The variation in button shapes also makes them easier to identify without removing your eye from the viewfinder. In its old place is the new Quick Menu button, an innovation borrowed from the Canon 7D. This allows easy adjustment to the Canon T2i's settings via the Status display, which transforms into a Quick Menu screen with a press of this button.

In Movie and Live View shooting, the same button calls up an abbreviated Quick Menu display that forms a column at the left of the LCD, rather than occupying the whole screen. All other buttons are in the same positions relative to the T1i. The speaker holes on the rear, though, go from four holes to nine holes, presumably for better sound transmission.

Sensor and processor. As with that camera, effective resolution is Maximum image size in pixels is 5, x 3, Pixel pitch is 4. Where the two imagers differ is in their readout method, and hence their speed. The EOS 7D's sensor has eight channel readout, key to that camera's eight frames per second burst shooting. The Canon Rebel T2i's sensor has four channel readout, which means a more modest 3. Unfortunately, the increased throughput caused by the faster burst speed and higher sensor resolution together conspire to greatly reduce the burst shooting depth as compared to the T1i.

Converting from bits worth of data means that the saved images are theoretically formed from four times the color information that was available to the Canon XTi, which was only able to generate 4, colors per channel. The Canon Rebel T2i can recognize 16, colors per channel, which should mean smoother tones and more accurate color overall.

Though JPEGs will still be saved as 8-bit color, RAW images will benefit more fully from the bit depth, making for more accurate bit images in programs like Photoshop. Peripheral illumination correction.

Brought over from the 50D, the Canon T2i's Peripheral illumination correction compensates for vignetting in the corners of a lens. The amount of correction changes depending on which lens is mounted; selecting the Peripheral Illumination Correction item from Record Menu 1 brings up a screen where you can see which lens the camera has detected, and whether correction data is available.

You can also either enable or disable the function from the same screen. Autofocus and metering. The name hints at how the sensor works: the iFCL chip has a dual-layer design with each layer sensitive to different wavelengths of light, allowing subject color to be taken into account when determining exposure. Information on focusing points is also taken into account in metering calculations, and it is in this area that the Canon T2i's iFCL chip differs from that of the EOS 7D, accounting for fewer focus points in the consumer Rebel camera than its prosumer sibling.

The focusing screen, likewise, is of the etched variety, and not the fancy LCD overlay on the Canon 7D. ISO Expansion. Where the T1i offered compensation from Creative Auto mode. Setting aperture and exposure are converted to easier concepts of background blur blurred or sharp , and exposure level darker or brighter with a slider that's adjusted with the Main dial.

The more complex exposure decisions remain under the Canon T2i's control in CA mode. The exposure slider is the more useful, standing in as a more comprehensible EV adjustment. Copyright info. Like the Canon 7D, you can input Copyright information right on the Canon T2i, as well as delete it at will.

It was a first in that camera for Canon's prosumer line, and now it's on the consumer Rebel line as well. The Canon T2i also features a new LCD panel, which now offers a aspect ratio, matching that of the image sensor, rather than the aspect ratio panel which was used on the T1i.

The new panel still has a 3. Each pixel still consists of three separate colored dots red, green and blue , for a total count of just under 1. The Canon T2i's degree LCD viewing angle isn't quite as wide as that of the angle possible on the T1i, and the total display area is just slightly smaller, although neither reduction is terribly noticeable in use.

Improved Movie mode. Another area where the Canon EOS Rebel T2i has inherited significant upgrades from the 7D is in its high definition video capabilities.

The previous T1i model offered a maximum resolution of p 1, x 1, pixels , but with a non-standard and rather low rate of 20 frames per second, making this mode perhaps of limited use. Lower-resolution options of p 1, x pixels and VGA x pixels had a more useful 30 frames per second rate, but all video modes were also hindered somewhat by offering only automatic exposure, and monaural audio from a built-in microphone. The Canon T2i corrects every one of these issues, with a new stereo microphone input jack, manual control of video exposure available, and a wide range of standard video frame rates on offer.

At p resolution, the user can select between 24, 25, and 30 frames per second. For p and VGA shooting, both 50 and 60 fields per second modes are available. Users can also edit movies in camera, including the ability to chop off beginning or ends of movies, but only in one-second increments.

The first, dubbed "Movie Crop" mode, is available only when shooting at standard-definition VGA resolution. It works by simply cropping and recording the center-most x pixels from the sensor. This yields an effective 7x fixed zoom without interpolating the video.

Of course, simply cropping the center of the image means that everything including image noise will be recorded at , so video has noticeably higher quality with the crop disabled. Still, for consumers who may well not be able to afford expensive telephoto lenses and only need standard-def output, it's an interesting feature. The second movie feature specific to the T2i -- and rare among its DSLR brethren from any manufacturer -- is the ability to use autofocus during moving recording.

Continuous autofocus isn't available, so you have to manually trigger single AF operations as needed with a half-press of the shutter button.

The feature is something of a tradeoff, because the AF operation is clearly visible in the video, even if Canon's contrast detection AF implementation doesn't hunt around the point of focus as much as some we've seen.

AF noise is also very clearly captured on the movie's audio track, at least when using the internal microphone and mm kit lens -- using quieter USM lenses can mitigate this somewhat, and AF noise can be avoided altogether by using a good directional mic on a shock mount.

Pros will certainly want to stick with focusing manually and can choose to disable AF during movie capture to prevent accidental operation , but in the consumer market at which Canon's Rebel cameras are aimed, it makes sense to give customers the choice as to whether they feel the convenience of AF is worth putting up with the drawbacks.

HDMI output. In layman's terms, this allows you to use your compatible high-def display's remote control to operate certain camera functions via the same cable through which the video signal is passed.

Functions that can be controlled from the TV remote include single image playback, index display, shooting info display, image rotation, slide show, and movie playback. The Canon T2i comes with the same kit lens that shipped with the XSi and T1i: the image-stabilized mm EF-S lens that so impressed us at its debut.

Equivalent to a mm lens on a full-frame 35mm camera, this is a good mid-range zoom lens that is quite light. Optical image stabilization technology delivers sharper shots even in low light.

Canon claims you can shoot at up to four stops slower than normal and still get a stable shot. If you're a fairly steady shooter, it seems to be true. Your results may vary, and remember that image stabilization compensates for camera movement, not for subject movement, so when shooting in low light tell your subject to hold very still, or shoot with a faster shutter speed at a higher ISO.

Storage and battery. Direct support for Eye-Fi wireless cards has found its way into the Canon T2i, complete with a dedicated status display that only appears if the card is installed. The new display shows when a card is connecting, has connected, is transmitting, and when a card has a problem connecting. By setting an Auto ISO range, videographers can retain dark shadow areas and avoid blowing out highlight areas in a scene while still retaining the benefit of automatic ISO adjustments.

For easier video recording operation and familiar functionality for beginners, the Rebel T2i's autofocus can be operated before or during video recording by pressing the shutter button half-way down in video mode. Another feature debuting in the Rebel T2i is Canon's new Movie Crop mode, where the user can achieve 7x magnification when shooting SD video for a significantly increased "telephoto" effect. Unlike the digital zoom feature found in many compact digital cameras, Canon's new Movie Crop mode actually crops the image directly from the CMOS sensor at full SD resolution to preserve maximum image quality and provide additional zoom power.

The new Movie Crop feature is especially helpful for achieving extra full resolution zoom power when filming youth sports, such as a child running to the furthest end of a field.

For better sound quality when shooting video, the Rebel T2i DSLR includes an external stereo microphone jack, a first for an EOS Rebel model, in addition to its built-in monaural microphone.

These audio and video features supplement a tremendous range of additional must-have video features in an entry-level Digital SLR camera. The camera exhibits exceptional low-noise performance incorporating many of the same technologies used to reduce noise in professional cameras such as the EOS 7D.

The outstanding ISO range combined with its noise reduction technology allows the Rebel T2i to capture outstanding low-light pictures at events such as candlelit birthday celebrations or recitals where flash photography may be prohibited.

The camera provides 3. The camera features Canon's proprietary iFCL zone dual-layer metering system offering intelligent Evaluative metering with much finer segmentation than any previous EOS Rebel model. These features include Canon's Auto Lighting Optimizer to enhance shadow detail and add contrast to "flat" scenes, Highlight Tone Priority adding up to one stop of detail in bright highlight areas, Peripheral Illumination Correction for automatic correction of vignetting, High ISO Noise Reduction with four user-selectable settings, and Long Exposure Noise Reduction applied to exposures one second or longer.

These Canon image enhancements provide new photographers with professional quality automatic image correction on JPEG files right out of the camera. The Rebel T2i camera's LCD monitor can display a full-screen video image utilizing the entire screen during playback.