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Electronic
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 is displayed around the screen when [ : Drive mode] is set to
[ ] or [ ].
Shutter operations are accompanied by beeps. You can disable beeping in [ :
Beep].
Caution
Defocused image areas may be incomplete when shooting near maximum aperture
at high shutter speeds, depending on 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 [ : Silent shutter function] to [On] sets the shutter mode to [Electronic].
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] to ensure effective image stabilization. For details, refer to the lens
instruction manual.
Precautions when set to [Elec. 1st-curtain]
Camera vibration blur is more likely to occur with [ ] than with [ ] or [ ].
Precautions when set to [
Electronic]
The continuous shooting speed may become slower depending on the shooting
conditions.
Images of fast-moving subjects may look distorted.
Images may lack suitable exposure if the aperture value changes in < >
(Program AE), < > (Shutter-priority AE), or < > (Flexible-priority AE)
shooting.
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.
Maximum shutter speed is 1/4000 sec. in [ ] drive mode.
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