5 amazing Canon R3 features you'll want to use

[@warrenphotographyx]

focus bracketing just blew my mind

[@Chris-NZ]

I wish the R5 had the lens focal length feature, I could not find it in the menu system ,it is enabled on the R7 !

[@the716samurai8]

Tremendous. I've been shooting an R3 for almost a year now, and you definitely gave me some new tricks to try out ASAP. Thanks, Josh!!

[@WesternMAphoto]

Super helpful! I struggled with the auto focus settings for the last year, because I never realized that the spot AF function only works on that one button. I had been trying to do it with the star button and it never worked properly. Also, I just set a third button to 1/250 @2.8 auto ISO and this works brilliantly! This video just changed my life!

[@joshrexford]

So glad I could help 🙌🏼 the R3 is such a great camera, glad you're able to enjoy it even more now!

[@garyrivera895]

Excellent, thank you for sharing.

[@peterlyonsphoto]

Yeah good stuff! Thank you!

[@grain-argentique]

Hello as a new R3 user - a so interesting video - thanks a lot

[@simongking]

Thank you for #2 I had been using the toggle modes on the MFn button but sometimes that gets knocked and you end up with the wrong settings. This works exactly how I want it so I can set the MFn2 button to this now and it solves that problem!

[@gladysklip6984]

Great features, many thanks for sharing!

[@joshrexford]

Glad you liked it!

[@kraviindia]

Excellent collection of tips. I have been using the R3 for one year, these tips are very useful for me... Thanks for sharing

[@joshrexford]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@kamiltupatowicz5161]

Great material, thanks.

[@AJVLlaxus90]

canon R8 also display the milimeter length

[@captureprojectone8471]

Great content as I just purchased a R3 adjusting the settings yesterday #6 is a must under photo orange camera #2 Sam2 expo. for new aperture! My setting “ISO” game changer!!

[@joshrexford]

YES - didn't think of mentioning that one but that's such a handy feature Canon offers!

[@PantheraPhotoSafaris]

You can actually set the custom AF to the AF on / * and the focus point button on the back... for wildlife I have them all set differently

[@nir296]

Can you do video with the 50 1.8 rf? Its not autofocusing with the r3

[@DavidWagelmans]

Great videobagain you’re the reason I purchased the r3 and the 28-70 :)

[@joshrexford]

My apologies to your bank account but that's SUCH a good combo

[@LukeChristo]

Thanks, did not know about recall, helps from when I'm going from outside to in. I shoot M with auto iso and I have to crank up the shutter outside, then go inside and I get too high iso because I forgot to reduce my shutter speed. I wish M with auto iso had an override when going outside with a 160th. My exposure gets blown out and have to crank up to 1000th.

[@genswarc]

Number 4 also works for other buttons, not just back AF button! I set a custom eye tracking mode to the * button, right beside back AF button! :-) Otherwise I use my camera in traditional focusing mode. Also I set One Shot - Servo change to MFn2 in the front. I wish 1 or 2 more programmable button, but even like this R3 is a beast! :-)

[@ath3263]

Excellent video 😊

[@seahawker791]

Does anyone know why when I connect to a external monitor it doesn’t display the focal point?

[@adamx12m]

#4 is exactly how I have things configured for sports, like a DSLR mode and similar with how the my 1dx's worked. I don't shoot much video so I reprogrammed the movie button to "drive mode" so I can easily switch between fps which is helpful for sports, I don't always need 30fps.

[@joshrexford]

oh nice! the AF-ON customization is seriously so convenient

[@303badassboxer]

Is there a way to mark what photos you want to import on the camera? My A7Riv had this, but I can't for the life of me find it on my R3

[@joshrexford]

I haven't seen that feature on Canon, that'd be really convenient to have!

[@simongking]

You can set the rate button to do this, I import to Photo Mechanic at sports events. When live at pitch side I use the rate button to tag images then when I put the card in my laptop it only imports tagged images. In the playback menu page 4 there is an option to set the rate/(microphone icon) button function set it to lock/(microphone icon) and when you press rate instead of setting a star rating it "protects" the frame which is what Photo Mechanic uses for import.

[@ToneRoss]

#5 🤯

[@Paul_Kretz]

It's funny you could have at least points #1, 2 and 5 to some extent even in DSLRs with the help of *Magic Lantern* (with certain cameras, including 5D\5DII\5DIII, 7D and 70D, the full list is on ML website) over a decade ago... 1) ML has been showing focal length in LiveView (obviously not in OVF) since 2008... 😊 BTW R-cameras only show FL with RF lenses (EF\EF-S and, I assume, third parties for DSLRs are not supported). 2) With ML you can have two *ExpoPresets* , which are switched between one another with an assigned button too. Handy feature. 5) *Rack Focus* and *Focus Stacking* also present in ML. Of course, for shooting only. You need to stitch the result elsewhere.