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Dark Photos in Canon EOS 7D? Please help!
Looking at the EXIF data in the posted photograph, i.e. extra information also stored in the image file, such as camera and lens model, and camera settings, I can see this setting:
Exposure Bias ...
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Recording a movie larger than 4GB on Canon 7D
The maximum file size on FAT32 is 4GB-1. I'm not familiar with the original 7D (I have a 7D II), but unless the firmware is programmed to record to multiple files, switching to a new file ...
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Can a Canon 7D's serial number tell us the manufacturing date?
Possibly, but the information to decode date of manufacture doesn't seem to be known outside of the Canon company.
Canon bodies and lenses used to have a date code stamped on them, separate from the ...
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Why does Canon 7D exist?
Because sometimes it is the most appropriate tool for the job. For a lot of shooters, it meets a need and they buy it.
The following cameras are among those I have at my disposal:
EOS 5D Mark III
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How is the EOS Lens Registration application and data intended to be used?
The EOS Lens registration data is intended to be used by either:
The camera when processing the raw data from the sensor to produce a jpeg image (or to produce a jpeg preview image when the file is ...
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Live view of moon underexposed Canon 7D with vintage zoom lens
If you've got Live View set to "exposure simulation" but the camera is unable to communicate with the lens you'll have issues. That is because "exposure simulation" needs to know 1) at what aperture ...
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What's causing large artifacts in some of my digital pictures?
As this occurred only to the RAW files and not the JPEG copies of the same photo, that means by far the most likely explanation of the error is that your SD card is giving up. Throw it away, get a new ...
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Should I get my Canon DLSR serviced?
Don't fix something that works.
This is usual practice with (almost) all the things around us. Just keep your batteries charged, replace time to time the SD cards and (depend of the amount of photos ...
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Why does my on-camera Speedlite not fire?
If the Test button does not work, this is a sign of internal issues, or batteries. If the Test button is not lighting up in red, then the batteries are bad, not fully charged or there is an connection ...
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How do I change the number of AF points on Canon 7D Mark ii?
From the EOS 7D MArk II AF Setting Guidebook:
Much of the same information, some of it in greater detail, can be found on pages 85-98 of the EOS 7D Mark II Instruction Manual (for the revised ...
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Any idea why my Canon 7D and Mac OS X 10.11 can't communicate using EOS Utility v.2.6?
The 7D should work with EOS Utility v.2.xx.
I'm in a Windows 10 environment and my 7D running firmware v.2.0.3 communicates fine with EOS Utility v.2.14.20.0. (listed at Canon support as v.2.14.20a ...
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Why does Canon 7D exist?
Why does [the] Canon 7D exist?
Because there's a market for it.
When I think about prosumer cameras the first thing that comes to my mind is the full frame sensor.
While that may be the first ...
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Why is my Canon 7d mark ii taking such dark pictures even though my settings should be correct?
Based on your report that the camera had recently been returned to you after a clean and check along with your discovery that the aperture was set to f/25, here's what most likely happened:
Your ...
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Broken memory card cover Canon 7D markII, is there an override?
The memory card door has a tab that engages a very small micro-switch on the camera body when closed. If you can find a way to activate this switch, your camera will operate without the door closed or ...
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Recording a movie larger than 4GB on Canon 7D
There is an alternative solution, which is to side-load the Magic Lantern firmware. I believe the process is:
Format the card as ExFat
Copy the Magic Lantern install files to the card
Insert the card ...
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Canon 7D - shutter Will Not Fire and Menus Disabled When Auto-Focus Is On
For whatever reason, the camera is failing to achieve focus. Some things to try:
Replace the camera's clock battery. The whole "disabled screens" thing makes me suspect something bizarre ...
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Why is my Canon 7d mark ii taking such dark pictures even though my settings should be correct?
This is not a difinitive answer to your question but may be a starting point for investigation. I copied your images to my computer and easily adjusted them to look more correctly exposed so the ...
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Bird Photography lens recommendations on a Canon 7D Mk I
Both Sigma and Tamron currently offer 150-600mm f/5-6.3 image stabilized lenses in the Canon EF mount. Those are probably the most budget conscious choices beyond 300mm for relatively new lenses.
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What would make my Canon 7DMK2 show a buffer of only 16 photos rather than the normal 20?
The buffer is fixed amount of memory in to the camera. On the other hand RAW file, produced by camera can differ by size. For example 5D Mark III produce between 22MB and 34MB of files. This happen ...
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Why does Canon 7D exist?
It is difficult to compare the 7D series to the 6D, 5D and/or 1D-series, as those too vary on key features (yes, that is why there are three full frame series). The the 7D (series) compares well with ...
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Is it safe to swap cards with Magic Lantern on them between two identical Canon cameras?
There's no real way to "install" Magic Lantern (ML) to a camera. It always remains on the memory card that is used to boot the camera into ML when it is turned on. Put in a card without ML on it and ...
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Logan Paul camera?
All camera lenses form an image at some specific distance downstream from the lens. When imaging far distinct objects like stars or sun or moon, the image to lens distance is equal to the focal length ...
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Can I have flash disabled by default in auto mode on Canon EOS 7D Mark II?
A top tip, always shoot in 'P' Mode for whatever it is you are taking. Then switch to 'M' for your creativity.
If you can see the light in your 'P' Mode (Fire off a shot and check in the LCD) then ...
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Can using an old flash damage a new DSLR?
Think of the High Voltage Sync Regulators like an isolation bar in between your systems. Like a fuse etc. It does make the flash higher on the camera but ultimately is great insurance against over-...
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Which piece of equipment is holding me back?
Your problem as I understand is to get better shots given low light. For indoor subjects and variable movement and distance, you need multiple lenses, so you won't solve the general problem with one ...
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