Shutter Mode

You can choose the method of shutter release.

  1. Select [Shooting: Shutter mode] ().

  2. Select an option.

    • Mechanical

      Shooting activates the mechanical shutter. Recommended when shooting with the aperture of a bright lens wide open.

    • Elec. 1st-curtain

      Camera vibration blur may be reduced more than with the mechanical shutter, under some shooting conditions.

      Flash sync speed can be set higher than with the mechanical shutter.

    • Electronic Electronic shutter

      Enables reduced sound and vibration from shutter operations, compared to mechanical shutter or electronic first-curtain.

      Recommended when shooting with the aperture of a bright lens wide open.

      Maximum shutter speed can be set higher than for mechanical shutter or electronic first-curtain.

      • A white frame blinks on the screen when you press the shutter button completely.
      • Shutter operations are accompanied by beeps. You can disable beeping in [Set-up: Beep].

Caution

  • With the camera set to [Elec. 1st-curtain], defocused image areas may be incomplete when you shoot near maximum aperture at high shutter speeds under some shooting conditions. If you dislike the appearance of defocused image areas, shooting as follows may give better results.

    • Shoot with an option other than [Elec. 1st-curtain].
    • Lower the shutter speed.
    • Increase the aperture value.
  • Setting [Shooting: Silent shutter function] to [On] sets the shutter mode to [Electronic Electronic shutter].
  • Zooming during continuous shooting may cause changes in exposure even at the same f/number. For details, refer to the Canon website ().
  • Depending on the lens used, consider shooting with [Elec. 1st-curtain] or [Electronic Electronic shutter] to ensure effective image stabilization. For details, refer to the lens instruction manual.

  • Precautions when set to [Electronic Electronic shutter]

  • The continuous shooting speed may become slower depending on the shooting conditions.
  • Images may lack suitable exposure if the aperture value changes in [P] (Program AE), [Tv] (Shutter-priority AE), or [Fv] (Flexible-priority AE) mode.
  • With some lenses and under some shooting conditions, lens focusing and aperture adjustment may be audible.
  • Bands of light may be displayed and captured images may be affected by light and dark banding if you shoot with electronic shutter during flash firing by other cameras or under fluorescent lighting or other flickering light sources.
  • Banding may appear in the viewfinder or on the screen if you shoot under flickering light sources.