Canon R5 | The Video SETTINGS You NEED to Know!

[@dglatz01]

Jan your R5 content is the best I’ve seen, anywhere. Everything in one place. Amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to put this video together. If you are not a Canon ambassador I don’t know what that term means.

[@jan_wegener]

Hehe, maybe one day ;)

[@etiennebertrand6337]

Just received an R5 for work and I'm forced to learn quickly how to use it as I used to work with Nikons and I'm leaving on an assignment in just over 5 days. This video is a goldmine, I will be shooting video and photo in an inhospitable area with below freezing temperatures and limited shelter. Think gloves, mittens, frozen fingers... the tools you unlocked for me will save me from minor frostbites, it's guaranteed ! thank you !

[@jan_wegener]

Glad I could help! I also made a set up video for photography

[@sparkyjshaw]

I pretty sure your tip on the M-Fn button custom setting just changed my life. Excellent tutorial!

[@jan_wegener]

awesome!

[@celeritasc9207]

OMG! Auto Update Settings. Thank you, thank you, thank you. That drove me crazy whenever I used the custom programs. I tried to remember to manually save my custom setup whenever I made adjustments in the field. I can’t count the number of times I missed great shots due to forgetting or fiddling with camera settings during action. Great advice on everything else too. Very informative, I will now adjust my camera settings.

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, game changer when they added it :)

[@dav14pawest]

Great video as usual. A couple things that I never considered that you talked about. 1- set up C3 and saving once you see what your conditions are for each shoot. That should have been obvious but I overlooked it. 2- Auto update settings. I always thought I would never want that enabled but your explanation made me realize I was missing an important feature. 3- The 4th mode trick is brilliant.

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, took me a while as well to work out all the little tricks you can use the make the camera the most usable. Glad I could share some of them :)

[@HariGopalakrishnen]

Jan, Excellent tutorial on video settings and C1 to C3 . Would be grateful if you could also have something like this tutorial on the following: 1.) 8k+25p+ (what should it be - All-I or RAW or Light Raw?) 2.) How to get 16:9 aspect in 4k and 8k? 3.) In Clog 3 - What colour space is best recommended for wildlife, mammals, birds, and separately for travel shooting

[@peteruddock7519]

This is the benchmark for help videos on KZbin! Your explanations are clear, concise and easy to follow and your content is super helpful. I will now watch your video on camera settings. Thank you. 👏

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped!

[@nickdagorne1298]

This will be HUGELY useful when I eventually get my new R5! It looks like I will need to replay this on slowmo to follow all the settings changes, as you obviously know the R5 like the back of your hand! Very many thanks for your support. I am so pleased I came across your channel when searching for R5 information. Definitely worth keeping subscribed.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OfMicNMen]

Fantastic video. I watched 3-5 videos before yours and yet I still learned stuff from your video that others didn't even touch on. Thank you!

[@sallyjberry805]

I'm just beginning to learn how to take videos on my R5. You gave me the perfect tips to easily take videos in the field. Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@kk7308]

Thank you for another amazing tutorial! Just wondering how to change the shutter speed to 1/50?

[@ManKhunChan]

Fantastic - exactly what I needed (for a video beginner). Step by step guide. Thanks Jan. Cheers!

[@jan_wegener]

Happy I could help

[@gojoe36]

4th CUSTOM Function Button...AWESOME idea..clever man you are 💪😉👍 Also the Custom Shooting Modes C1-C3 Auto-UPDATE that will help A LOT. Great work Jan

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, it helped me a lot when I realised I could set it up like that :D

[@ZE3kr]

Set M-Fn to Video/Photo switch is so useful. I have tried this for months and it is really convenient! Much better than Mode+Info

[@jan_wegener]

Makes it much more usable

[@Lax-Sharks]

I just want to say thank you. I spent a really long time going through different videos to help me understand my camera, and your teaching style was exactly what I was looking for.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad I could help!

[@multanilala]

This is best tutorial i ever seen in KZbin, Thank you

[@WildlifeInMotion]

Super useful video Jan! Nice tip for the 4th custom mode! Another way to re-focus in video is to use the touch & drag AF (moving thumb on the screen while looking through the viewfinder)

[@jan_wegener]

Great tip!

[@atomcreates]

Amazing video for someone like me who’s experienced at photo but relatively new to video. Thank you.

[@TheKingmaji1]

I would like to thank you for making this video. I've been shooting only stills for the past two years. This really has started me down the path of getting up and running.

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome

[@mvp_kryptonite]

I can’t agree more but for me stills since video was introduced. Now I’m going to apply this to my R7 as there is no reason not to be a hybrid shooter! 1st time I used custom functions in photo mode I was annoyed that it defaults back but this setting to auto update is perfect for me.

[@danieleriksson556]

Thank you Jan! You're the best! Just what I needed! I'll watch this several times and make adjustments accordingly 😊

[@jan_wegener]

Glad I could help

[@jinrajinfo]

Super super useful explaination. You explained every detail required with demo. Thanks very much.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it

[@HariGopalakrishnen]

Hi Jan, whilst I await your revert on my query below, I am happy to say that this video and the earlier one on how to set up Canon R5 was so very good that I have got my second R5 too! Thank you Jan for elaborately explaining the settings. Its become a breeze in the field for me.

[@jan_wegener]

Wonderful!

[@Pacojerte2022]

No one at my work or any other video has been able to answer my question. But you just answered it. Deactivating C-LOG and shooting in "jpeg" is sort of the equivalence of S-cinetone on Sony

[@mageefilms]

Great tutorial - what I have not understood - how or where do you recall custom functions c1-3 - after the 3 settings in video mode have been made?

[@jan_wegener]

You have to select them with the mode dial

[@DanBetty]

I had an interesting phenomenon with this setup on my Canon R5. I set it up exactly like your set up in the video and my camera would fail to turn on about 60% of the time unless I took the batteries out and put them back in and I haven't had a single freeze up since the 1.5.2 update. I cleared the custom settings and I was back to normal. turned it on and off 50 times with no problem. I put the settings back and got the same result so I called Canon USA and reported that. Not sure which of those settings are triggering that in my camera But I suspect it's the auto update enabled because that's really the biggest change from my previous settings.

[@navinsakhuja3990]

Superb. One of the best video setting explanations I’ve seen. Possibly the best. Well done Jan

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidjenkins181]

Perfect Timing - My R5 arrived yesterday and I was just going through the settings. I have had an R6 for 8 months and have looked forward to more hybrid photo/video shooting with the R5.

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome!

[@TheSantiagomonti]

you are amazing jen! what is the best settings for excellent quality for instagram reels? thanks!

[@baileythebirder]

Great video, but I'm not sure how you can set your shutter speed at only double the frame rate and shoot with a wide open aperture without an ND filter. You either have to crank up the shutter speed, or shoot at f16. What am I missing?

[@pvp31976]

BRILLIANT video! Though I am super comfortable with photo mode, I am an absolute newb to video and this brilliant video showed me how to set up, SO EASILY! Love the detailed explanation and guidance! Thanks Jan!

[@davideisner8881]

Thanks so much for a really helpful video. One question. WIth the change of use of the M-Fn button, how do you get to the functions that this normally serves?

[@jan_wegener]

have to put it on another button, but I never needed that

[@dannydanquah3681]

Thanks for sharing your video settings Jan. In the Yellow menu 5, there is "Save/load cam settings on card" option which has been very useful. I save my settings to a dedicated SD card every time I make changes to my custom settings, that way in case something changes by accident, I can always go back and restore quickly. I really appreciate the work you do. Thank you.

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks for sharing, I have mainly used it to transfer settings to a new camera

[@SuchanBajracharya]

Thanks for sharing these valuable tips and tricks. I also find the My Menu window page really usefull where you can set your most commonly used function and always have My Menu open by default when I press the Menu button.

[@jan_wegener]

Great tip!

[@harshvardhanrane198]

most helpful always, no frills, only best settings.

[@jan_wegener]

Happy to help!

[@jameschilton3556]

Many thanks for highlighting the Auto Update Settings - this is a huge help.

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, big game changer when I found out about it

[@anthonyhershko]

In my case, I can't control the shutter speed and the ISO in video mode. Any idea why? Never had that at 5D MK IV. Thanks.

[@allanwilliams2361]

I asked for this and now I have it. Thanks Jan. All I have to do now is set it all up. Much appreciated.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad I could help!

[@maliazima4334]

Love your wildlife photography! I was so excited to see that you make instructional videos too! Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you like them!

[@JenKlementti]

I photograph people (portraits and events) and have used the single shot focus with ‘focus and recompose’ since starting with film cameras. Can I still take photos with that one shot focus mode but set the video auto focus mode with people tracking? Thanks for this tutorial!

[@jan_wegener]

you can

[@quiteuncertaingherkininthe1930]

Hi Jan,, Thank you so much for this extremely helpful video! I seem to be only able to use the M-Fn button to go from still to video but not back any idea what I am doing wrong here? To go back to stills I have to press mode and then info to get back to stills.

[@jan_wegener]

You have to select the back and forth item in the menu. There’s also just the go to video which you selected I think

[@darrenmctee2255]

Outstanding video Jan! Clear, concise, and does an excellent job of explaining how to use these functions of the R5. Thanks so much!

[@jan_wegener]

You're very welcome!

[@simplysymbolicUUU]

As always, a great video! Thank you very much for your time and effort in producing informative and useful videos for the Canon R5

[@davidwilkinsonphoto]

Great video, very helpful! I set my M-Fn as described in your video, but it switches to MovieM, not Movie Custom3. I thought the default was Movie Custom3?

[@digitalcollaborationtools3371]

Thanks so much for the video. On the mark ii, it seems the stil-movie swich option is not available. How have you changed your setup for the new body?

[@jan_wegener]

yes, you have to use the switch or press record right away and have the correct settings in CFN3

[@Echoesofwild]

Hi Jan, I dont know how many times I have seen this great video before. Nevertheless, because I skrew up the settings of my R5 I was review it one more time. However I got stuked on first step: AF menu 1 - Is it me or menus have changed after last firmware upgrade and options such as "Movie Servo AF" is no longer available,; instead now is "Continuous AF"? Any assistance would be very welcome.

[@zafar1084]

Jan thank you very much for the great instructional video, your style, explanations and the use of good close ups of the R5 menu screens really helps me understand the camera. There's a lot to learn and to take in especially for video which, for me is a new language but I'm diving right in. You are my go to person for the R5 so keep up the good work.

[@Georgeschmahl]

Hi Jan. Once again a great presentation with excellent info. Jan can you perhaps post the different screens so to compare the setting?

[@leoayala131]

Jan - your go to is 4kHQ D in 24fps, but what if you are filming small birds that are bouncing around very fast? would you use 60 or 120fps? Thank you! Leo

[@jan_wegener]

sometimes, although personally I am not a huge fan of slowmo

[@nicolasgonzalezv]

Que buenos consejos! Se agradece demasiado. Saludos desde Talca, Chile.

[@24_meamu]

Hey there...when I move my R5 Lil fast during video shoot it starts hunting focus and loose focus from character....no distractions in frame only character...AF is servo with face and eye tracking enabled..fast sensitivity

[@floydbermejo6861]

Thank you very much for this very informative video, Jan! I use my R5 mainly for wild bird photography but lately, I started taking videos. What movie recording quality would you recommend if I want to grab high quality stills from a video? Thank you very much!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful! Grabbing stills from video is a nice idea but doesn’t work that well in theory unless you are using shutter speeds that are way too high for nice video

[@CarlLoop]

Thank you for this very informative video. Jan, will you be taking a look at the R5 vs R5C and sharing your thoughts and insights? Which would you choose: R5 or R5C? How strong do you feel that Canon is the King (more compelling than Sony or others) as the top hybrid photo and video camera? Trying to decide the best move up from Canon DSLR world… Thank you for all you do!

[@jan_wegener]

The way Canon has separated video and photo in the R5c doesn't work for me, so I don't think I will get one. Also no eye tracking in video mode for birds is pretty painful. R5 has the best ergonomics (button design & usability) and menu for video by a mile. Sony is good, but their image stabilisation really lets them down for handheld video. Nikon Z9 was very good for video and has internal Pro Res recording, which is great

[@CarlLoop]

@@jan_wegener thank you for the helpful detailed reply!

[@sleepmusicwhitenoisetinnitus]

Great video, now I can use my R5 and get the best results, thanks

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

Thank you so much for this helpful video! As a photographer who wants to improve his video skills I have learned a lot right now. It’s great to know how easy and quick you can change between the photo and video mode with the Canon R5.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@songs794]

I didn't understand the yellow menu video setting NTSC vs PAL. So if I travel somewhere internationally I need to switch to PAL?

[@captaindaedalus1]

Jan, this is a great help. I had no custom settings, so this will be very helpful. Additionally, I didn't like the technique required to switch between video and still. Now, it's much easier and quicker. Thank you.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@captaindaedalus1]

@@jan_wegener Very helpful...

[@seabreezeof]

Thanks for the time it took to produce this video, Very Helpful !! Perhaps another video discussing what post production software you found to be the most useful. Thanks again Jan.

[@jan_wegener]

I made a video on editing with Davinci, which is free

[@seabreezeof]

@@jan_wegener Thanks, have a question when you were discuss using CD 3 , do you mean M3. I use 1-2-3 for my photo, I think of it as PAL Portrait, Action & Landscape

[@shawn5210]

Great video Jan. One custom button that I have set up is to boost screen to full brightness temporarily and then press again it goes back to the previous setting. I usually use a mid range screen brightness to conserve battery and also if you leave it on auto or full brightness it can be confusing with exposure in low light. I use the button on the front near lens Mount for this.

[@jan_wegener]

Great tip!

[@vincentvscheung]

Excellent video! This is the best KZbin video I have ever seen on r5 video setting. Thanks.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@newdayinspirations5792]

Fantastic video and perfect timing. I was looking just yesterday for a video that talked about setup for video of birds and people in the R5. I watched another guy's video but prefer the settings you shared today since that is already how I had it set up, except that I will change the Mfn button to switch between photo and video now.

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome, thank you!

[@izopen]

Thanks Jan helpful video can you recomended a cheap shotgun microphone for in the field something I can hear more natural sounds. Thanks

[@jan_wegener]

Rode has a bunch of options for different budgets

[@tomhansen3182]

Great video Jan. I am primarily a stills, landscape photographer. I am an R5 shooter as well. So, this is extremely helpful, especially to me as a nube in the video world. Thanks for taking time to put this together.

[@love4wildlife]

This is a great video, Jan. Comprehensive and concise.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kenmonahan9924]

Awesome as always Jan, video scares me…….thanks for taking the mysteries away in just 26 mins!

[@jan_wegener]

My pleasure!

[@BugsySailor]

Jan, setting up my R5 and wondering if you could help with a question. I love C1-C3, but I'm confused of which settings are saved in the custom function and which settings are global. Is there a video or a place for some guidance on this?

[@jan_wegener]

I believe they copy any adjustment you make like a snap shot in time

[@BugsySailor]

@@jan_wegener Loving my new R5 but very overwhelming! It's a 12-year leap in technology from my previous camera.

[@HotGates]

Great video but question your C3 is in M mine is C3P how do I change that?

[@jan_wegener]

You have to go to manual mode, set all the settings and then save it as C3

[@robs3557]

Great Video. Ordered mine today from B&H. Should be here tomorrow. Does the camera recorded 10 bit 4:2:2 in other modes then clog 3?

[@jan_wegener]

Not entirely sure but I think so

[@PeterCane]

Fantastic video, thanks for taking the time to make it Jan.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SerafimSmig]

Hey! Thanks for the awesome video! Curious if you are using wind filter/attenuator feature in the internal mic settings. Thanks.

[@jan_wegener]

I have to play around with them a bit more!

[@jonathanklizas3980]

Another well done video with great information. I believe you have said in other videos that you use DaVinci Resolve for processing. Do you know if the studio version is needed to process Canon Log files or is the free version, which I have, acceptable? Thanks.

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, you need the studio version to work on H.265 & also to run noise reduction

[@danielenobile7859]

Hello, how do you set the time to 1/50 in C3 video mode? It seems to me that it is not possible ... or am I wrong? Hello and thank you for your great tutorials!

[@jan_wegener]

go into video manual mode, set all settings, then save as C3

[@danielenobile7859]

@@jan_wegener Thanks, solved as you suggested

[@oscarlaz]

Jan, i really enjoy your videos very much! thank you for the effort you put in to educate all of us.

[@colinfieldgate4719]

How does your wide open aperture setting work with a variable aperture lens, such as the RF 100-500? Do you set up C3 witn f/7.1 or f/4.5?

[@jan_wegener]

7.1 it will go, since I mostly shoot on the long end, but I will adjust it before every shoot anyways, so I pick whatever suits that day in terms of aperture and focal length

[@hantiedesmedt5625]

With C3 you recommended to change S/S to 1/50, but How? Iso to 800, please explain hot to do it. Thanking you in advance

[@jan_wegener]

You have to dial it all in, in Paula mode first and then save as C3

[@lerychfotovideo]

Great vid! One question from a newbie - does R5 always record video in a crop mode?

[@jan_wegener]

No

[@mstrathmore]

Hi Jan, I’ve commented on this video before, but wanted to say thank you again - it remains valuable! Have any of the suggestions you make in this video changed over time or is this still your go to? Also, please can you make an “Exposing and grading CLOG3 for dummies” video? There are quite a clog3 videos on YT, but no good ones focussed on wildlife (that I have found).

[@wellbrock]

Jan - thanks for a great and informative video. I've had this bookmarked for some weeks, but finally had time to watch it tonight in preparation for a couple of videos in the next week or so. Thanks again!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jackdouglas1663]

Excellent and it's helped me out a lot but something worth mentioning up front is the assigned function of every button because if someone were shooting only photos the buttons could have gotten changed unknowingly relative to video. In my case the mode button wasn't mode - duh. There also is a little confusion regarding getting the menu to display video settings which disappears once the M-fn button has been assigned to switch between photo and video as you suggest. Otherwise the Mode button will result in text in the lower section saying: INFO photo video which allows the switch via the INFO button. I decided to program the DOF button as MODE for video and found that the programming of the button has to be saved for all 4 modes M, C1, C2, C3 - not sure if this applies to other buttons at this time.

[@christinelundvall3097]

Really appreciate your R5 videos - thank you! Fully understand R5 for photos and am learning video. I use Lightroom Classic for editing photos and am wondering what you recommend for editing videos? Would prefer to use LR as am very familiar with it but am guessing that it is still limited.

[@jan_wegener]

I'd use Davinci Resolve, cause it's free :)

[@snehajitroy]

Excellent video. Can you please make a video on using the old ef lenses on a R5?

[@jan_wegener]

In most my videos I use the R5 with older EF lenses like 600 L IS II

[@wheresjimmy247]

Hi, I was looking at purchasing your setup guide for the R6 but I see that you only have one for the R5. Could this guide be used for the R6 as well? Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

not for everything, but for the majority of things. I also have a set up video for the R5

[@63barty]

Jan, what is the difference between using the Red Record button to switch between Photo and Video and the programming of the M-fn button to do it ?

[@jan_wegener]

The red record button records instantly with that's in CFN3 for video. The MFn just switches from photo to video

[@kenalexander8714]

Great video and your setup and explanations have made it so much easier than reading the manual. I've now setup my R5 to use video which I've not bothered with before. I've done some test recordings and it all works just as you said. I love how easy it is to switch now between still and movie.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped!

[@christophernutley3246]

Hi Jan, thanks for this video and for explaining the video settings on the R5 so clearly. I am a stills photographer but have always wanted to have the option for short video clips on occasion, but the complex menus and various shooting modes have baffled me in the past. I love the way your videos explain the various settings on the R5. Just a quick question, what video software would you recommend for a beginner? Thanks

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks!. Davinci Resolve is free, so that makes it very attractive and it's basically as good as Premier Pro & FinalCut

[@gilaxia]

Hello, Im back I finally bought R5 and after customizing dials for video and other settings it seems like a very good camera. I use rf/ef adapter and 50mm 1.2 and autofocus is kkinda crappy in video mode. It's set to no priority tracking. I have only used one lens, after I test my other lenses I will edit the post. PS: I only have EF lenses, maybe video AF is better with RF? Thanks Wegener, cheers

[@jan_wegener]

AF is a bit better with RF

[@KamrulIslamRizvi]

this video deserves more LIKES! very helpful...

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you think so!

[@tiaoat2013]

Thank you Jan. So helpful. Even though I'm shooting the R6 the AF information was great. I was kinda doing it all wrong! Keep up the great work.

[@jan_wegener]

Happy to help!

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Wow Jan, there’s a lot of information in this video. Definitely worth watching more than once so I’ve added it in my watch later R5 settings file. With the 8k video, what sort of time are we looking at before the overheating issue starts? Thanks for sharing again Jan. Stay safe 🇦🇺

[@jan_wegener]

Depends on a lot of factors like outside weather, but could be less than 10min depending on how it is recorded and how hot it is. What causes the overheating is the EVF and rear display running

[@darrenbarber323]

I have had my r5 for over a year and never tried video thank you for a very good information

[@jan_wegener]

No problem 👍

[@PNWild]

mind blowingly useful thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@SEAWARD38]

Hi Jan, Just wondered the screen menu is not totally the same since I up graded the firmware to the latest 1.5.2

[@jan_wegener]

Not sure, what changed?

[@garyknight3019]

Thanks Jan…great info….I have been wanting to do some video and was a bit confused about the custom functions and how to set them up..

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mike124T]

Really interesting and informative. As someone with virtually no experience of video recording I will definitely set my camera up for video shooting like this and am sure that I will be pleased with the result. Thank you.

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome!

[@michaelvankempen4505]

Hi Jan, I upgraded to an EOS R5 and have been using your settings for photography. Coming from a 7D MkII and 5Ds, the learning curve is enormous but I find your videos very helpful, thanks heaps. In October I am going to the Warbirds 2024 at Temora and will be also using the video function on the R5, also new to me as I'm a photos guy. Anyway, My R5 has OS 1.9 installed. In the AF menu the SUBJECT TO DETECT has four options; PEOPLE, ANIMALS, VEHICLES, NONE/OFF for both still and video, which option would you suggest for an airshow? I'm assuming your bird photography settings will be good for aircraft show also. Once again great stuff, cheers.

[@jan_wegener]

That’s a good question, might have to see what works best

[@pratyayr]

This was very helpful. Do you use the audio wind filter setting when using the internal mic?

[@jan_wegener]

I think it;s on auto?

[@pratyayr]

@@jan_wegener When I set it to auto, it says "off" on my Q menu on the back of the camera. I haven't turned it on and experimented with it yet.

[@thatgnaralooguy]

Hi Jan, just upgraded from the 5DmkIV. I do marine work and just wondering about c-log and how difficult it would be using premiere to edit for this. I have to do a lot of work balancing colour and highlights/shadows/blacks anyway. Will it be more difficult than this?

[@jan_wegener]

It’s a little more involved but not a lot and you can get LuTs too

[@miloburcham3998]

OK, One more: I got through your video. Very helpful, especially for someone (like me) with little video knowledge. Just past half-way through your video, it sounds like you try to talk us out of using Canon Log settings (flat look to video and more processing). However, towards the end when you describe setting up the Custom Shooting Modes 1-3 for video, you chose Canon Log 3. Do you personally prefer to use that format despite the drawbacks that you point out? If that's the case, I would be fine without the Canon Log setting, but just wanted to double check. Thanks again for all the great info and taking the time to respond to questions.

[@jan_wegener]

Yes, I usually shoot in Log, because I will edit my videos anyways. What you chose there is up to you.

[@brianwillis202]

@@jan_wegener Was going to ask the same question - thanks Milo. At this time and for me I think it would be advantageous to have an external recorder, for example, Ninja V, if I am using C Log which is the point I think you make in the video. I am not confident about getting good exposure when I am shooting in C Log - it is all so dull-looking. I don't have an external recorder and have used the neutral picture style with good results. Do you use an external recorder Jan in any of your shoots and if so which one? Thanks for a great video. Outstanding content!

[@jan_wegener]

@@brianwillis202 I am using Ninja V to shoot at home and sometimes outside. Works great. You will need to use the histogram to get exposure

[@SteveParishNatureConnect]

Hi Jan, I have noted that the M-Fn button photo to video is not available on R5 MK II. Do you have an option for that?

[@jan_wegener]

No. You have to use the photo/ video switch on lhs unfortunately

[@KGsPhotography]

Thanks Jan great tips. I have similar set up for my vlogging with the R5 allowing me to go from stills to either 4K 25fps or 4K 100 fps just with one click. There are some additional things in your video I will be sure to check out. Cheers Keith

[@jan_wegener]

Good stuff!

[@billshepherd40]

Jan than you for your wonderful videos I wondered if it would be possible to get you to write down each step. The customising of button is the one I cannot get. I get the first one but the focus ing steps are just a bit fast for me and when I pause your video a lot to make sure I have these set up correctly I just cannot make out the star alignment and the task you have given it. Hope this does not sound like rubbish. I love your presentation no bullshit no wasting time just straight into process. If you have a print or e-book I would be quite happy to pay Thank you Sue Shepherd New Zealand.

[@jan_wegener]

You can find a set up guide in pdf form at: thebirdphotographyshow.com