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Using the mirror lockup feature - 5D Tutorial
From the course: Canon 5D Mark III Essential Training
Using the mirror lockup feature
When you're shooting an exposure of a second or two long, you want to be very careful to ensure that the camera doesn't shake, so typically, you put the camera on a tripod, and maybe you use a remote control to ensure that your hands don't touch the camera, but even with all of that, the camera can still pick up some vibration from its mirror flapping up and down. Depending on the length of your exposure, that little bit of vibration can cause a softening in your image. Your camera includes a feature that can help you prevent this problem. The mirror lockup feature is located here in the first shooting menu, down at the bottom of the page. If I just scroll down here, you see that the default is Off. So I'm going to hit the Set button to go in here, and hit Enable, and now I've got my mirror lockup icon; that's supposed to be a little mirror hanging down, and there is an arrow indicating it's swinging upward. So you can just imagine what's happening in the camera when this goes on…
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Exploring metering modes3m 26s
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Using exposure lock1m 22s
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Working with focus points and metering3m 47s
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Exploring Aperture Priority mode3m
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Using the depth of field preview button2m 40s
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Using Shutter Priority mode3m 26s
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Using Manual mode3m 27s
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Using auto exposure bracketing6m 3s
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Exploring Bulb mode2m 34s
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Working with the Auto Lighting Optimizer1m 40s
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Correcting lens aberration2m 46s
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Exploring Highlight Tone Priority2m 25s
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Understanding high-dynamic range (HDR)7m 5s
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Creating multiple exposures6m 25s
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Using the mirror lockup feature2m 20s
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