Canon R5 Setup for Landscape Photography // How I setup my Camera

[@jessejayphotography]

FYI, electronic shutter will output 12-bit RAW files instead of 14-bit for mechanical and Elec.1st curtain mechanical.

[@NickPage]

This I did not know!!!! Thank you this is important info!

[@ceezfotography]

won't mechanical also create a bit of shutter shock at slow speeds?

[@jessejayphotography]

To add to this H+ drops down to 13bit A/D as well. Electronic shutter is still useful for long periods of high speed continuous shooting sessions, say at a beach with monster waves.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@ceezfotography it hasn't in my experience. The R5 has a very soft shutter click compared to Canon DSLRs, or the R7 from what I've heard.

[@peterpage597]

@@ceezfotography Yes it will; I shoot using the Electronic 1st curtain shutter only.

[@ts76751]

Electronic shutter won’t let you do long exposures slower than 0.5 sec and it’s only 12 bit raw. You need to be in 1st curtain electronic for landscape. Least amount of shutter shock if any at all, full 14 bit raw (when not in H+). I only use electronic for 20fps for action and wildlife. Also full mechanical will give you best bokeh for portrait photography when used with a fast lens wide open and fast shutter speeds. Hope this isn’t too confusing lol

[@ushakanthkuchibhotla9259]

Love it that you are back with Canon Nick! Not that I care too much about any of these brands but my selfishness is that now that you are with Canon, I will be able to learn tons of stuff of like in this video and use those in my own setup.. You'd be amazed at how hard it was to find Canon Landscape Pro photographers to learn their setup when I bought by R5 just a year ago.

[@timothylinn]

*PSA* for anyone who wants a deep dive into the R5's menu: The KZbin channel "Points in Focus" has over fifty videos (and counting) that go in depth into the different Canon R5 menus and menu options. Jason, the guy that runs the channel, is a software dev or a system admin-I'm not sure-but he has taken a really organized and analytical approach to the topic. If you want to devote the time, you will come away from his channel with a comprehensive knowledge of just about every setting and why you would choose one over the other. Have something handy to take notes. :-)

[@Uisci81]

Thank you for the info! I’m getting either the R5 or R5ii so any info is greatly appreciated

[@stevearita3267]

I'm a Sony user, but that doesn't affect me watching your videos, your an excellent photographer and teacher and have learned a lot (and continue to learn) from you. Thumbs up all the way!

[@chrisaquila8328]

Stay out of electronic shutter for high dynamic landscape. It drops you from 14 bit to 12 bit. This means that the focus bracketing feature will also drop you down. Kind of a bummer I know. I’ve found that for scenes that don’t have a lot of dynamic range there’s virtually no difference. Great video. Hope you’re feeling better. ✌️

[@NickPage]

yeah thank you I didn't know this but its been brought up a couple times! crazy that it would change the bit depth!

[@ntompson000]

Agree. It’s just baffling that focus bracketing forces you to use electronic shutter. For goodness sake: if you’re going to the trouble of doing a focus stack, you obviously care about image quality, so why would you accept 12 bit raw? I was super disappointed when I discovered this.

[@ericvanhorn7986]

It also disables AEB

[@chrisaquila8328]

@@ericvanhorn7986 You can get 14 bit files using AEB as long as you’re not in electronic shutter mode.

[@stuartansell4027]

Nice summary Nick. Welcome back to Canon :) I've been shooting with the R5 for a couple of years now, pretty much bullet proof. One additional tip, save your camera settings config file to a card as a back-up. Menu/Spanner/5/Save cam settings on card

[@simontull7511]

Thanks Nick, interesting Video. FYI (?) I set my back button as follows, because I do a lot of wildlife as well as landscape... AF-ON button = back button focus, AE Lock button is eye detection AF, and AF point button flips between one short & servo, and the multi-controller selects the AF points.

[@Light_Camera_Story]

Hi, I wish photographer like you with that much knowledge and artistic vision would use cheap APS-c or MFT Cameras or even the old Canon 5D Mark 2 to show us poor photographers that, you don't need the LATEST AND THE GREATEST to capture beautiful images.

[@JBlakePhoto]

Hey Nick, just an FYI that the color space is indeed only for JPG shooting and does not impact RAW. But I did want to mention that your selection of the ES mode over Mechanical makes sense, but you are losing 14-bit files. That won't matter to a ton of people, especially of (like you sometimes) are exposure stacking to use luminosity masking and whatnot down the line, but if you find shadow area(s) that need a few stops of lifting, the data will be much better retained with 14-bit over 12-bit. However, you may want to try Electronic First-Curtain for a best-of-both worlds option as it eliminates most of the rolling shutter and flicker issues that full electronic gives you, ditches the shutter shock of mechanical, but unlike the comment you pinned, it does give you 14-bit files according to Canon. Lastly, nothing wrong with ISO 50, it does shoot at 100 (overexposed), then process down to 50, meaning you might see some highlight clipping. What hot shoe cover is that?

[@andreasfriedl9858]

You probably know that you can set up the * button for animal eye AF; that way you have immediate access to back button AF for single point (AF-on) and for animal eye (*). Also, (as Video Hummus mentioned), electronic shutter reduces your dynamic range by more than one stop. I keep it on electronic 1st curtain most of the time for that reason. Leofoto makes a really nice and inexpensive L-bracket; much better than the one from Sunwayfoto. I didn't see a need to shell out $185 for the RRS version. Have fun with your new camera!

[@louisburley1597]

I shoot Sony and still watched this. Sony folks watch this because this is how a menu system should look lol.

[@SonicStates]

I'm also thinking of ditching my Sony for an R5 because of the ridiculous language lock policy here in Japan. Sure I can get clued in with the menus but having them in my Native language just takes some of the stress out of screwing around with the already convoluted Sony menus in the field. Thanks for your set up share. It might indeed be time to jump ship and sell everything Sony that I own. Cheers!

[@DanYosua]

Welp. R6 shooter, didn't know about L(50) until right now. Not something I'll use too often but thank ya 😂

[@robgerety]

Thanks for running through that. Couple of things I do... I set the eye focus to off in the main menu, and then I set two back buttons for auto focus. One does "regular" focus - I tend to use spot. The other does eye auto focus. I find in many situations eye autofocus will struggle unless I start with regular. This helps with that. Also, I have three different set ups saved. One for action. One for landscape. One for macro. Its a great camera - I guess all these modern cameras are great. I love it.

[@edshanahan]

I do the same thing re: setting up the back buttons. It really helps you lock in focus

[@KennethBenjaminReed]

Glad you brought that up; it's my favorite approach to AF on the R5. You can also incorporate a third button into this! Try re-mapping the "AF point button" to "Switch to registered AF function" instead. Then register the 1-spot AF to be called up at the push of that one (otherwise not often utilized) "AF point button". Especially helpful for shallow DoF moments, what this third AF button means is that now when you hold down BOTH the "AF point button" and the "AE lock button" (they're like 3mm apart from each other) you'll get just the 1-point AF for those moments where you need to command focus on one tiny little point in the composition but the AF keeps hunting around inside your current AF mode's active zone.

[@michelhedley1805]

I have the same back buttons arranged

[@123DarkG123]

Nick, one important thing that Canon fixed in the latest firmwares is the option to backup your settings, like Canon1d series. So, when you format your camera, you will lose that small file with your settings. Very important to make a backup in your computer so, you can copy it over later and........ you dont need to do all of this again :) And, you can create custom setups and save all those files if you need more that 3 customs (Canon allow us three customs setups in our cameras if I am not mistaken right now). I hope it helps.

[@KennethBenjaminReed]

Thanks for sharing your setup, Nick! As you said, you may need to change your rear screen's brightness (10:31) from time to time. Usually I find I have to turn the brightness up temporarily (in bright sunlight, etc) and recently I learned a convenient way to do this: using the customize buttons menu, re-map that little lightbulb button on top (usually it just "illuminates" the mini-screen) to instead "Maximize screen brightness (temp)" and now you have one quick button push to temporarily crank up the rear screen's brightness to max! It then resets (back to brightness 4) after the next screen power cycle (or if you press the same button again).

[@DaveReasonsSr]

I have had my R5 since March 2021, and have struggled with the settings ever since. After watching this video it has help me to understand the best way to setup an easy goto shooting method. I only programed the first method to handle landscape, but I will be work on setting up wildlife next since the Sandhill Cranes are migratting through our area and I love to capture them in flight. Thanks, Nick!

[@mikebartow9415]

Thanks! I am a Nikon user but I still found it interesting. It is always good to be knowledgeable in other areas even if you don’t use them.

[@derkarhu5079]

a funny note about shake induced by something like the shutter...it actually has less effect as the exposure gets longer, past something like a couple of seconds; if you think about the "equivalent exposure" of the movement, it's quite short, and the movement quite small, do that it's kind of 'painting's the blur, with less effect over time. I'm guesstimating shutter shake to be (depending on the tripod/head stability) to be something like 1/60, with less motion over time. thus, on a 1 second exposure, the blur is 5 stops below the total exposure time, and on a 10 second exposure, 8+ stops 'down'...it would be pretty interesting to actually measure the amount of camera shake with an accelerometer, or a laser pointed at a wall 5 or 20 metres away, recorded on high-speed video ...just a thought.

[@pablogonzalez8304]

Cool all this time I didn't know i could bring the iso all the way down to 50 in 6D congratulations to switching to Canon

[@adventurewhitasiam]

Nick i have question. For the braketing whend i whant to make auto braketing for HDR, i am not able to to choice my exposure comp. / AEB setting in my scream. Way more easy whit my canon 1D Mark iii and on my 6D.

[@adventurewhitasiam]

Hello Nick, i have renew my camera. Before i use the Canon 1D Mark III and Canon 6D. Now i have the Canon R5. Thanks for this video !!!

[@CraigMagina]

I found this useful even as a 5D MK IV user. The menu isn't completely the same, but close enough. I already had some of the settings, but I hadn't made full use of everything yet and made some changes based on this video. Thank you. Hopefully I can upgrade to the R5 someday in the future, but for now I am not lacking with my 5D.

[@dpulte]

Great video, Nick! really appalling how little I know about my R5 - this will help.

[@simonlatulippe2355]

Hi Nick! Great video!!! I have currently the 5d mark 4 and I am thinking about going mirrorless. Should I buy the R5 right away or wait for the mark 2 to come out??? According to the rumours it is not coming out till 2024… I just wanted to know what would you do…

[@charleskronvall8735]

After our Oregon Coast workshop, I saw the R5 on sale at B&H. Broke down and bought one; this video was great for helping with the initial set-up. Still a lot to learn, but I think it will be fun!

[@joelbarto1103]

Definitely not going to watch canon videos 😊

[@RussWeymouthPhotography]

The custom buttons are very useful - I have the M-Fn button set to quickly switch between photo and video mode. Another one is to change the crop ratio when composing a shot.

[@LucasArtsFr]

50 ISO is just 100 ISO Down To 50 By Camera Software, what you can achieve in Lightroom. You can Also lose Dynamic Range using Intermediate/extended ISO Settings (50, 160 etc...) on some camera, right ?

[@NickPage]

Correct, you loose a bit of highlight dynamic range when shooting iso 50.. but gain cleaner shadows, you certainly have to be careful with it, but its handy when trying to get to a shutterspeed sometimes

[@LucasArtsFr]

@@NickPage Thanks for the confirmation ! Keep going, your videos are truly Amazing. Learned so many things with it 🔥

[@RaytheReviewer]

In regards to you taking your video off because of negative comments..ive got a sony a7 r2 and a sony a7III..IF i had the money id also switch to a Canon R5..SO,dont let these bashers get ya down..Sony is good,but if i started over,id go for the newer Canon's

[@boal451]

I use cRAW as I was not able to see any difference with normal RAW. I did many tests on dynamic range, image quality,.... , and except for the file size, no difference.

[@ZachGroney]

I've never bothered using the my menu tab but you have inspired me to do so. Also I didn't even know focus bracketing was an option. Totally blew my mind! Thanks for the video.

[@Luigi13]

Well, even though I shoot with a Nikon it was informative to see some of the features of your Canon R5 especially when it comes to the shutter. I will try to see if I can adjust some of the cameras I have to electronic and see how it works. On the Nikon they call it a silent shutter that I hardly notice if I took the image, It is interesting there is always something new to learn and that makes the whole photography work interesting. The smaller file size of this Canon camera vs the Sony you have should gelp with the noise isn't it? Okay, thanks Nick looking forward some of the images from this new tool next time. Cheers.

[@craigpiferphotography]

Definitely a few differences in how I set mine up, but a lot of similarities. I also put "Airplane Mode" in the personal menu. I usually keep Airplane Mode on (to save battery), but if I want to use the Canon Camera Connect app to do remote shooting, or transfer a couple images to the phone for a quick share, it's extremely fast and easy. I actually need to re-do the personal menu as I had thrown a bunch of things in there, but it's just a jumble and I've intended to go back and actually organize the order a bit better.

[@derbagger22]

And Canon looks like they put some effort into the updated version of the app. I've done most of my extra long exposures just on the app. Sharing pics quickly is also very nice.

[@seth.graham]

My only beef with the RRS L bracket (and it looks like the sunway one has the same thing) is the notch on the side mount. They have a very good reason for doing it, it's the only way to get the lcd horizontal. But it has a tendency to register touches on the screen if it makes contact, and when I line the sensor up on my tripod plate it doesn't cross the gap, reducing stability. They did the best they could given the constraints the camera body imposes.. but it still bugs me.

[@nigelthomas6813]

Seth, take a look at the Pro Media Gear L bracket for the R5, no cutout, expensive but awesome, hope this is helpful 👍

[@cuisineundercover]

To be fair, I’ve only ever been a canon photographer and have no other comparisons. However, I don’t mind telling you, I’m excited that you’re on the same system as me! The R5! I’m so looking forward to seeing how and what you shoot with what I “biasedly” consider to be the greatested camera system out there. I loved learning about your setup. I look forward to hearing what you like and dislike about this system. Afterall, no system is perfect and I always like to keep a well rounded constructive argument on any topic. I also enjoy your editing tutorials! This is what I have learned most from your channel and I also invested (turns out, wisely!) in a Wacom tablet! Where has that been all my life?? If I had said all that in a nutshell, but ever moreso you’re a canon shooter, would that have been better? 🤔 You get the point! Keep up the great content! Love your channel! Kaz 💪🏻💪🏻

[@jasontaylor1920]

Yes, always use mechanical for best image quality and dynamic range.

[@daconpictures]

With this new camera, show it a bit more love and care, treat it like a woman. Well, maybe not since some would shoot it...

[@DennisSiebertPhotography]

Cool, apart from 2-3 small things, I set my camera pretty much the same. However, my My Menu is fuller, as I have separate pages for photo, video and system settings.

[@robertwhitemoto]

Adobe rgb will also change your file naming… also on the back screen I turn on my 3x3 grid which helps be space shots in a pano, I overlap 2/3 (some only overlap 1/3) I keep airplane mode on (saves battery).

[@chipsrafferty8362]

Hopefully your Canon withstands the abuse you subjected your Sony too as I’m sure Canon will take care of you.

[@critchmoore4720]

Hey! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Where did you get your hotshoe cover for the r5?

[@ChrisSteele-Photo]

Hey Nick have you considered the L Bracket (PLCR56 L) by Pro Media Gear ? It really solves cable and screen problems and it provides an excellent grip. I used to use RRS L Bracket but I find the Pro Media Gear one superior.

[@NickPage]

yeah.. When deciding on the L bracket it was between the PMG and the RRS brackets.. I like the design of the PMG .. but in the end I went for the smaller and lighter RRS bracket. I dont mind the knotch method for the articulating screen, And I felt the PMG would block the shutter release port too much. And I was worried the extra bulk would be unwanted, so I went small and slim with the RRS

[@ntompson000]

I’ve been using the RRS bracket for my R5 a year or so now. It’s awesome.

[@alanm.6096]

Nick: a question about the one shot/servo button you set up. With back-button focus, if you set the camera to full time servo,. when you release the BBF button, does the camera effectively switch to one shot anyway? Thanks.

[@NickPage]

kind of... when you let go the AF button, autofocus stops.. but when you hold it down, it is tracking and following the entire time. Servo is never quite as accurate as oneshot for that reason for stationarity targets, so I still toggle over to oneshot for landscape photography

[@illyrinia555]

@Nick - Should take a look at the ProMedia Gear L-Bracket. Allows complete movement of the back screen. Tried the others with the cutout notch for the screen and they just drove me crazy

[@EsotericNY]

Unless you need absolute speed, you might want to switch to electronic 1st curtain - a good balance of speed and image quality (bit depth). I believe images are 14 bit with mechanical shutter and 1st curtain electronic shutter. 13 bit A/D conversion in H+ mode. 12 bit A/D conversion with electronic shutter.

[@dannylaureys1376]

Can't go below .5 second in electronic shutter mode.

[@mzeeshan]

Great video!. Could you please make a video about how you add your copyright/metadata information and file naming conventions from the R5 menus?

[@saurav81125]

Hey Nick a great fan of yours. Reasons to change from Sony to Canon?

[@aaronmkeith1622]

He made a whole video about his reasons for changing systems. Go to his channel and watch it.

[@matej.mlakar]

Nick, check out Silencecorner Atoll too. Might come handy for landscape photography. I'm not any brand fanboy, but it is nice to see your return to Canon, as it is a bit nostalgic since I remember all your old videos and your 5D IV

[@PMCN53]

Great VLOG Nick. I use a 5DsR and I have been using the BULB functions since I got the camera 6 years ago. I had a quite expensive plugin intervalometer, it now sits in the bottom of the bag LOL!

[@dbv11]

Hi Nick, now that you’re shooting more wildlife, would you consider a video on those settings? Thanks!

[@NickPage]

Once I feel like I am happy with them… I am still tweaking things

[@rogersteele9890]

Great tutorial, do you turn off stabilization when on a tripod?

[@mikedyephoto8364]

😲..

[@jaekim5397]

Welcome to Canon world, Nick.. Thanks for all of your videos.. Good luck.. Let's push Canon for high mpx camera from R5, mainly for still photography

[@77dris]

What happened to your last video? It was pretty great!

[@PeterMarcaurelle]

Pretty much how I have mine set. I would suggest that before setting up "my camera" menu to write it out. It will save some time moving items to various screens while you organize what you want on paper first. BTW Cheap L bracket Link not correct takes you to the Hotshot cover

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Welcome back to the dark side Nick. Great choice with the R5. Looking forward to seeing more images soon. Stay safe 🇦🇺

[@dhj013]

Hi Nick. Excellent video as always. Do you notice any major difference in the dynamic range between Sony and Canon? Just curious as I have never used Canon before.

[@paullangenbach7719]

Perfect timing! My R5 should arrive in the next couple of days 😍

[@EKowallis]

I have an EOS R and this video was super helpful. Thank you so much. There was a couple items I didn't have but most worked perfectly for me.

[@rolsonn]

Great video! I did n't know about the bulb timer and definitely worth adding to my menu. Thanks

[@timothysmallwood2367]

Here’s a silly one: why would you ever want to shoot without card, unless you want to get home and find that you have no images! Turn it off.

[@NickPage]

it simply allows the shutter to close without a card.. no one is ever going to go out and shoot and think they have a card in because you get an error after every shutter actuation

[@robvercouteren]

Hi Nick, you might also want to have a check, or at least know about is "Lens aberration correction" as it has a very good correction for sunstars. (The F16-F22 and up; diffraction spikes) If you want to shoot a sunstar you should disable something in that menu.. grtz

[@sookephotographyadventures]

Great tips for setup Nick. Definitely a couple things I picked up and I’ll be making some adjustments to my setup today. Thanks for a great video.

[@seabreezeof]

We all shoot and set up differently, I like setting up my mode dial 123 as acronym PAL P = Portrait A = Action L = Landscape... This way I have all my setting there and ready for what I want to shoot. .. You could also set up P as Video if you prefer... Best Utube channel I found for setting up wildlife action is Whistling Wings Photography He uses all three back buttons for different scenario's on the R5

[@MaricianDedeauxBrown]

Thank you for posting this! 🎉🌳🌻🌸

[@BrettHall-56]

thanks nick just bought the R5 heading out now see how we go

[@DavidSwarthout]

I read somewhere that you were planning to take this video down because of complaints from some of your followers. I wish you wouldn't do that. Your advice is always valuable to me. As a Sony-gone-to Canon-shooter myself, I totally agree with your assessment of the Sony menu system, etc. It's a big reason I went for a Canon R5 and RF100-500mm lens, even though a comparable Sony A7 system including a 200-600mm G-Master lens, was cheaper. In retrospect, I couldn't be happier with my Canon gear for bird photography. At the ripe old age of 80, this camera body and lens could well last me for the rest of my life. Please keep up your good and inspiring work, Nick, and try your best ignore those who spoke out against your opinions. The rest of us are excitedly watching for new content and wishing you well.

[@timothylinn]

Highlight Tone Priority _does_ affect RAW files, and is a very useful function that more Canon shooters should be taking advantage of. This makes sense if you understand how HTP works. As you no doubt realize, a sensor does not become more sensitive to light as the ISO is increased. Instead, the signal coming off the sensor is amplified by a factor determined by the ISO setting. Highlight Tone Priority selectively amplifies the signal coming off the sensor, amplifying darker areas more and brighter areas less, and thereby increasing DR in images shot at ISO settings above the base ISO of the sensor. It is essentially tone mapping your image before the data is written to a RAW file. This is why the feature requires an ISO setting higher than the base ISO which uses no amplification. However unless you use Digital Photo Professional, you won't immediately see a difference between an ISO 800 CR3 file shot with HTP "on" and an otherwise identical ISO 800 CR3 file with HTP "off". This is because other editing programs ignore the metadata that tells the software how to tone map the image. But the extra editing latitude _is_ there in the file. You just have to tone map the image manually to see it. This is easy to test yourself by shooting two identical RAW images at ISO 800, one with HTP on, the other with it off. Blow out the highlights and then enjoy the increased recovery latitude in the image that was shot using HTP. I love that we're getting some good Canon gear talk on your channel now.

[@pbraaten]

Thank you so much for the informative video Nick.There are several items I overlooked when I initially set up my R5. Keep up the great videos Nick!

[@PeterMarcaurelle]

Let us know how you make out with the RRS L Bracket relative to pivoting the screen. By habit I flip the screen on the same plane before turning. It appears that if you want an L bracket you need to get use to pivoting 90 degrees from camera, decide on pivot direction before turning into L Bracket.

[@MrJasonMeans]

Great video. Finally ready to customize my R5 :)

[@4rr44E]

Most important… check for firmware updates as a first thing after taking it out if the box. Otherwise I set my R5 up in a similar fashion. But I did set up my crop mode to the button on the front by the lens.

[@stroiman.development]

I rely a lot custom modes. My "normal" modes setup is optimized for handheld photography (I almost only use Fv) - e.g. continuous AF, AF on the shutter button, etc. And then the custom modes are normally setup for tripod use. back button focus, point-and-touch. C1 is M - C2 is Bulb, and C3 is currently set for astro stacking. I appreciate the preview in the viewfinder. It will only show the preview if I fully release the shutter button, so if I need to be ready for the next shot, I just keep the finger on. Otherwise it's just a quick move of my thumb over to the magnify button to check sharpness. (I think there's an option for the zoom to center on the focus point).

[@conradpeloquin181]

Nick You are a rockstar in the photography world. I have learned so much from you over the years. Please don't take anything personal that the Trolls say. I thought your criticism of your Sony was well thought out and objective. Keep them coming Bud. Love your channel.

[@johndoe-nh9sh]

What's that mini tripod you're using there please Nick?

[@pfunk360]

Excellent video as always. I just bought the R5 last week and I keep gravitating to your videos on how to set this thing up.

[@guykerr8111]

I do not have a Canon, however, seeing what you set and why allows me to look at my camera settings and set the things I think should be set. I do not agree 100% but that is fine. It does allow me to hear different ideas which is good. Thanks.

[@davidroberts5535]

Interesting video. I set mine up in a similar fashion but used C1 mode for landscape, C2 mode for wildlife with animal AF on with a higher shutter speed set to go. Also, I shut off a few of the shooting modes and AF methods (the zones), then set up a button on the back to cycle through those modes (spot, eye af, expanded spot). I also enabled touch and drag AF to move my AF points around instead of the controller. I haven’t set up a function for the Len control ring yet. Haven’t found anything compelling to set it to. One question I have in regards to the R5 with RF lenses…is it necessary to shut off IS and IBIS when on a tripod shooting landscapes? I know by using the lens’s IS switch it does shut off both, but is it necessary? I’ve left it on and didn’t notice any issues but never found an official answer.

[@tarheelgarden]

I love the touch and drag AF function. Use the rear lcd as a mouse pad for your af point. It's much faster.

[@777syth]

I have mode C1 set for night use including the display brightness. Also if you go into the detail settings for the AF back buttons you can set each with one-shot or servo. I've found that I prefer multi back button autofocus over an AF start button, AF pattern and the 1shot/servo.

[@NickPage]

That sounds like a really well thought out setup!

[@777syth]

@@NickPage thank you. I've certainly got three BB-AF buttons set up with three completely different AF styles It took a bit to get that to work the way I want but it was worth it. On a complete non sequitur I noticed you use auto light balance with RF lenses having the control ring I've put the aperture back on the lens where it belongs I also shoot film so it's easier but that frees up the back wheel for on the fly Kelvin adjustments with four dials on the camera I have the remaining two set up top dial ISO & shutter dial set to shutter speed. This allows me to "change film stocks" on the fly. Sorry about this novel length post. Have a good day.

[@michellewesson4409]

I love this video as a Canon user. Today I really understood the options you chose foe My Menu. 🎉🎉🎉

[@terrylong8465]

Are you assembling an array of "R" lenses or do you plan on using your already purchased EF lenses with the R5 camera? If you're gonna use the Canon Mount Adapter EF - EOS R ring do you plan on giving us a video on how to properly use it effectively?

[@derbagger22]

Some of the menus aren't quite the same on the R6, but was able to look at everything you did and could, likewise, change on my R6. Thank you!

[@valpayne2963]

This was really useful, even for me with my little Canon 70D. It’s made me want to go through my menu again and make some changes. Thanks Nick.

[@AmorLucisPhotography]

Even though I am a Sony shooter (and was hoping to see an a7Rv setup video for when mine arrives - oh well), I still found this useful and interesting. I had not considered using electronic shutter over mechanical. Aside from dynamic range limitations mentioned in other comments, I wonder about rolling shutter for birds in flight. Not an issue?

[@TheOtherDom]

Nice one dude, I'm running an RP but so much of that vid was transferable. Super useful, thank you

[@davet3530]

I have my image review set up where when I press the magnifying glass it goes straight to maximum magnification at the point where the focus point was. It’s a quick way to verify whether the image is in focus. You can also save all the customisation that you have done onto a SD card. If your camera has to be reset for any reason, such as when it gets serviced or repaired, you can just put the SD card back in your camera and have all the custom settings put back as you had them . Thanks for sharing your settings Nick - and I agree wholeheartedly with you the UTILITY of a camera is a very important function.

[@mariolombardi4766]

Hey Nick, what is the RRS L Bracket they you are getting.

[@isotechimages.9130]

A good start Nick, l have had a R6 for a few years now & trust me it worth playing around constantly in the menu system as it quite complex so l was learning new little things for a good 6 months

[@crowtheri]

Welcome back to Canon, Nick! Have you seen the double-back button focus set up for wildlife? For more complex scenes, maybe where birds are in a bush or obstacles maybe near the bird when attempting to focus, the AF system can still get a little confused about what it's supposed to lock onto. For this, you can use the AE Lock for AF, then slide your finger across to the star button and set this up for Eye AF, ensuring you smash the focus every time. There are several videos on KZbin about DBBF, but I found this change really useful. I know you have the star button set up for another function, but for wildlife, set it up under the custom setting then you can revert to normal for landscapes! Hope this helps 🙂

[@rhodesia1578]

Nick I just bought my R5 .. now tell me .. the rattle you hear inside the body is this from the IBIS ? Is this normal for these new mirrorless cameras ?

[@NickPage]

When the camera is off, there’s definitely a bit of movement inside. I’m assuming it goes away when the cameras on?

[@rhodesia1578]

@@NickPage thanks Nick much appreciated . Yes it seems to reduce the clonking noise . I thought something was wrong with it .. and no body seems to have discussed this I found in all other R5 review channels.

[@gchristopherklug]

Really great. Just found your channel. I have an R5 coming; just subscribed!

[@ddki9094]

I don't own a Canon but I still will watch anyways. Always like learning about cameras and their settings.

[@patmurray9199]

How do you like that Emerge chair?? In the market for a new computer/editing chair and yours looks pretty good.

[@johndonegan8110]

great to see your cam setup ideas. I use touch LCD for scrapping the AF point around. You can set it up to only sense in the top right corner of the LCD. This bit is easily accessed by your thumb and the small area speeds up dragging the point around. Also this is not for everyone, but I use an extra long base L bracket and have the portrait arm on the grip side. This way the flippy screen is totally free. It increases bulk round the hand hold but its not too bad, and I dont use my cam hand held much anyway. I love the Flippy screen too much to limit it in any way

[@duckfan7684]

Nick, thanks for the video. I shoot Pentax, and almost always gain some nugget of wisdom from your videos-no matter what the subject matter is. Congrats on the new gear-can't wait to see it in the hands of a master.

[@cguerrieri4866]

We need to remember that the intervolmeter bulb mode will only go up to 5 seconds, to get the extended time (5 seconds and above) you must be in mechanical shutter.

[@NickPage]

Actually, the limit for electronic shutter is only a half second! I probably missspoke in this old video, but when shooting landscape photography, I’m always in mechanical shutter

[@cguerrieri4866]

@@NickPage o need to watch those damn decimal points. My work around is my old intervolometer or a simple plug in corded trigger! Not so much high tech, but it does work and no new skills were needed to learn (unlike everything else on the r5 for me😀