How to set up your Canon EOS R to shoot sport or action photography

[@RobSambles]

Some big announcements coming this week for mirrorless enthusiasts. Who's excited for the R5 and R6 on Thursday?

[@WeeRobbie]

Hi Rob, where do I find your vid on EOS R vs R6?

[@AlmilaDemirci-lp8wm]

You talk too much aq

[@alecthemad]

Three and a half minutes before you get to actually setting up the camera. That puts people off from even watching the rest of the video.

[@ianmartin5389]

Fast forward to 4:30 to start the info relating to the title...........

[@MannyScoot]

a tip for sports is to set your focus and metering to the back AFON button and the shutter release button to only take pictures.

[@HeroShotz]

As much as i want to get an r6 im really thinking abouy all the cheap eos r that will flood the used market lol.

[@RobSambles]

Yeah very true

[@msbrownbeast]

6:14 Can the EVF display and the LCD rear display be programmed to be independent with one another? i.e. to have the EVF not to show image review, but the LCD rear display to show image review. Such a feature would emulate a DSLR with OVF.

[@RobSambles]

Yes thats right

[@msbrownbeast]

8:09 The EOS R continuous shot speed drops from 8fps down to only 5fps when the Servo AF is activated. That's a huge drop in shooting speed. At only 5 frames per second, it is not very suitable for use as an action camera.

[@danuneken]

EOS R is not a good sports camera. Also the EVF is useless in full sunshine.

[@msbrownbeast]

@@danuneken But isn't it (EVF) a common issue with other mirrorless cameras too? My biggest issue with the EVF (at least on the EOS R) is that for action shots that require panning, the EVF can't seem to be able to keep up with moving action.

[@danuneken]

@@msbrownbeast I suppose it is, but this is the first and only EVF camera that I have ever used. I've shot two soccer matches with the EOS R and the mark 1 5D (!). The 5D came out much better that the R.

[@patrick950]

For the love of God, stop with the 10 minute introduction and get to the meet of the video

[@RobSambles]

Nah

[@cmac1455]

@Rob Sambles I'm not a sports photographer but have been asked to photograph my son's team's football match (11 yr olds) for their club. I have an RP and Canon 70-200 f4L which i will be using. I know the RP only shoots at about 4/5 fps but all i need is a few in focus shots of the kids on the ball for their parents. I believe the focus on the RP is similar to the R and was originally thinking of using the face+ tracking setting until i watched your video. Would there be a big difference in the single point vs face+ tracking settings for accuracy? Thanks

[@RobSambles]

I'm sure you'll be fine with the RP. Consider using single point focus (set to centre) with AI servo mode

[@ERSAD_ARDIAN_VLOG]

Too much speak

[@panthervisionspringhillisd7341]

Loved this video! I have a question. I just got an EOS R Canon and have been trying to set it up in M mode. Am attempting to practice with sports photography. All of my photos in continuous mode only take about 4 photos in different exposures. I would like to have it like it is in auto mode as far as being able to hold the button down and take a lot of photos. Is there a way to fix this that you know of in M mode?

[@RobSambles]

That's just the shutter setting. If you ask the question on my tiktok page I can video answer to show you

[@bloodpearlsdl]

dont forget you also have the control ring you can control. Such as, shutter button not pressed adjusts x, half shutter press adjusts y. Neat little tool! I love it. I have mine set up for focus without shutter press, and iso with half shutter press. I love it.

[@shannonmuse9859]

New subscriber! I came from a 90d and wanted better image quality shooting indoor BJJ matches...I hate it doesn't have a Sports mode but setting it up in manual at 400 shutter and 4000 ISO and the pictures are so awesome it's ridiculous

[@thomashopper3705]

Hey looking at getting one how’s the focusing?

[@groundhoppingwlkp3622]

13:10 Why don't you use auto iso (locked in 100-6400 area) ? It's far more comfortable and faster solution

[@Warren-wy5cb]

THIS GUY IS VERY DETAILED/THANKS!!!

[@johnlivingston6986]

Thanks for the video Rob. I've shot sports in the past but I am shooting mma tomorrow, which is a whole new realm for me.

[@adriangarnham5436]

Would you buy this camera or the r6 to take motorcycle racing I am a amateur and like motor sports and a general photography.

[@NiasSurfingVideo]

hi i want to ask, why the option for One Shot or Servo Mode does not appeared on my settings?

[@epsonc882009]

Hi Rob, I just bought a EOS R (firmware 1.8) and noticed the viewfinder freezes a bit after photo taken. Is it a setting thing? Does your R and R6 have the same issue? I tried hooting with card and without card, it's same. Here is a link to show the issue. Looking forward to hearing from you. drive.google.com/file/d/1Ae8M7BEd1a2Emvyeikh8z2l4BVJ_hOqu/view?usp=sharing

[@RobSambles]

Hi Tommy, it's just the review delay. You can turn it off but there's still some. Watch this vid and my other EOS R ones, I talk about it a bit. You don't get it with the R6 or R5 no

[@epsonc882009]

@@RobSambles Thank you for lighting respond, which REVIEW setting are you referring to?

[@RobSambles]

@@epsonc882009 No worries. Check all my EOS R videos, I talk about a couple of bits. I can't recall the exact settings off hand.

[@zacharydavis7193]

My eos R isn’t allowing me to choose continuous shooting. Why is that?

[@314pickleball]

So so helpful thank you so much🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽👌🌟

[@luisenca11]

Thank you for these configuration tips. Which Lens shall I purchase for sports photography that doesn't break the bank?

[@MariusGiurgi]

I got a Canon EOS R RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM Lens and I tried setting the shutter speed to about 1000 (shooting basketball games indoors / school gyms) and I found that I needed to set the iso pretty high to get a good brightness (5000 iso). the aperture setting was flashing at these settings at 7.1f .. which I figured it must mean the aperture needed to be set lower than that but the lens would not allow it? Regardless.. even at these settings, with a monopod the pictures came out blurry and grainy. IS it safe to say the lens is to be blamed here? is the default lens in the kit not adequate for indoor sports shooting ? perhaps I need a lens that has a higher aperture range?

[@mihir1857]

Yeah at f 7 you won't get very good pictures. That's why it's a "kit lens". For better results I'd consider a 24-105 f4 or a 24-70 f 2.8 or a 70-200 f 2.8. Any of those lenses will get you those proper "professional" pictures with a good depth of field and allow you to set your ISO lower & ramp up your shutter speed. Hope this helps

[@hybridsoul2]

Thanks for the vid. Whats the intro music!?

[@maggietan7498]

what is the best lens for taking soccer games? thank you for this video.

[@RobSambles]

Tough question to pick one. 70-200 if I had tonsay my favourite. I would say somethinf longer like 300 or 400 too though

[@PunjabiGymBeats]

100-400 is ii

[@dimitris.tsakalas]

Can you set tour iso button on the "Set" button?

[@felipemach00]

do you know if there is something we can do to get 8fps with continuous focus? unfortunately i bought EOS R for cycling, this is a big difference for me. i migrated from 7 cropped to 8full frame, but discovered that shooting with servo is only 5, big frustration here.

[@outdoortechtrekguy1029]

Thanks Rob love the energy and your enthusiasm, good man.

[@RobSambles]

Cheers man

[@jmich5123]

Can you explain why continuous focus being enabled? I noticed this setting and it’s not clear why one would set this, especially if back focus is set up. Maybe I’m confused about something?

[@RobSambles]

It basically just keeps the camera focusing. If you're tracking effectively in Servo mode there's actually little benefit I would imagine

[@fintanmctiernan8284]

I turn the continuous af setting off as I found it works against you when you use ai servo. I get a better in focus hit rate when it’s off. Hope that helps.

[@jmich5123]

Fintan McTiernan thanks! That does help. I’m surprised it interferes though. You’d think if I’m servo mode and not timed out it would supersede... but we’re talking about firmware here so anything is possible. My lenses seem to focus very fast, I can see trying this with non native lens who’s AF might be crippled a bit by same said firmware.

[@fintanmctiernan8284]

J Mich51 No problem, you’re very welcome. I find the AF on the R fantastic (except for birds in flight) either with RF or EF lenses. I’m really looking forward to getting the R5, though as the R has a lot of limitations but the image quality is just fantastic out of it.

[@ScottPrincePhotography]

@@fintanmctiernan8284 Continuous AF off. I agree.

[@JAYK3526]

Hi Rob, I found your video and found it really interesting to get a good grasp of the best settings for shooting sport with the Eos R. I got puzzled by one thing though: you have obviously an EF lens mounted there on your Eos R (the EF 24-70 f/2.8 if I'm right?), how did you manage to have the High Speed continuous burst mode enabled?? Do you have the adapter RF to EF with the control ring or the basic adapter RF to EF? Because I can't set my (basic adapter + EF 24-70 lens) to the High speed continuous burst it shows me a message that I can't access this mode with the lens mounted on the camera... 🤔 Thanks a lot for your help 😉👍

[@RobSambles]

Hey man - that should work fine for you. DM me on Instagram and I'll try to help. A screen shot would help

[@JAYK3526]

@@RobSambles thanks for your help Rob. We figured out the solution to this problem! If some people in the same case would be wondering about the solution to this problem: If you're already in Autofocus mode with Ai Servo on and not able to get the high speed burst, DISABLE the Dual Pixel mode and you'll unlock access to the high speed continuous burst function with 5fps in AI Servo, and 8fps in One Shot. You won't be able to get the high speed display though because it doesn't work with EF lenses (not essential function), it only seems compatible wit RF lenses because more info is able to comsme through thanks to this new mount port and additional connectors. Hope it will help someone someday! 😀

[@RobSambles]

@@JAYK3526 No worries man - thanks for sharing the solution for others here

[@jillstripling1366]

Very helpful, thank you

[@anthonyhershko]

Can you do one for Canon 5D MK IV? Thanks!

[@angels6741]

This is very very helpful thank you 😊 🙏

[@alexgwilliamcom]

Really useful video, thanks

[@jenglenn8656]

Super helpful...Thank you!

[@noelleperrotta4944]

Thank you, that was helpful.

[@RobSambles]

Thank you

[@FranciscoJimenez-tr8ol]

DO YOU USE MANUAL OR TV?????

[@RobSambles]

Manual

[@prottoy90]

skip to 4:38 guys, Thank me later

[@Abol98]

Great video Rob, thanks for sharing. New to your channel... which SD card are you using in your EOS R? I'm interested the R6, and have never had dual SD slots, so I'm researching preferences assuming that I might able to switch from slot to slot for stills vs. video.

[@RobSambles]

Thank you, welcome to the channel. I'm using either Lexar Professional or Transcend SDs.

[@yellowbond]

The 1dxmk3 lets you do that, so will be interesting to see if they've transfered that functionality to the R6.

[@NikCan66]

Another great tutorial for Canon mirrorless sports users. Will you eatching the Canon R5 live broadcast this Thursday

[@RobSambles]

Thank you mate, I'll be hoping to watch it definitely

[@NikCan66]

@@RobSambles interesting to see how the mirrorless R 5 will stand against the Canon 1dx Mark iii for sports shooters will be the battery life plus buffer capacity is the main points

[@RobSambles]

@@NikCan66 Yeah I'll definitely try to do a comparison

[@NikCan66]

@@RobSambles worth waiting for

[@colinreese]

Should I buy the R5 if I have the R? Nobody will give me a definitive answer if the R5 has much sharper photos.

[@RobSambles]

A definitive answer would have a lot of variables like lens etc. But if you're asking os the R5 better than the R then the general opinion seems to be yes 100%

[@colinreese]

Rob Sambles Thanks, Rob. I do have the RF Hebrew Trinity. I was curious if as soon as I took a photo I’d notice that the photos were just much sharper.

[@RobSambles]

@@colinreese The R is great so it might not be that instant impact difference that you're after

[@colinreese]

Rob Sambles Thanks for your help and the info!

[@jonpremosch9544]

I just sold my backup R5 body and rebought 2 EOS R bodies on refurb for $1250. reason for this is ONE thing. The r5 is unbelievable in every single way except the rendering of the images. None of the editing software available has good profiles for the R5 colors and if you shoot portraits or people like I do, the rendering is really unfaltering. It's more like a Nikon or Sony rendering than a canon. The images from the Eos R are light years more flattering in every way and the smaller file size is a lot easier to deal with. That being said, I have another r5 for sale if u still want it lol.

[@-WhizzBang-]

Sadly, the EOS R has a pathetically SLOW continuous shutter speed of only 8FPS, which makes it NOT ideal for fast moving Photography!

[@JessDemant]

Canon EOS R never becomes a really good sports/wildlife camera regardless of settings with so few pictures per second

[@RobSambles]

I think if you compare it to other sports specific cameras then yeah sure you're right, but ultimately if you end up getting some great pictures, then...

[@simonlydford5917]

So few pictures per second... a few years ago 5 fps was considered a lot and pro sports shooters got amazing pictures ... just saying 😀

[@MOTOLINK]

This câmera its unusable for fast moving subjects. Im one of the fooled by canon. Evf crap, fps crap, AF crap, high speed video crap. Worst buy I ever had...

[@RobSambles]

Worst buy ever!? Wow - I've found this to be one of the best camera's I've used. It's not a sports specialist camera though no.

[@MOTOLINK]

@@RobSambles Im a high speed motorsports specialist: this camera is unusable for this kind of work.

[@RobSambles]

@@MOTOLINK Ah yeah - if you bought it specifically for that type of work then I'm afraid it was a mistake. A 1dx would do you well or perhaps the new R6.

[@MOTOLINK]

@@RobSambles 5d mark m4 or 7d m2 will do. 1dx if you have enough $$

[@RobSambles]

@@MOTOLINK Yeah 7dii is great

[@Melouche]

Thanks a lot for this video. I usually take landscape pictures with a Fuji, so I definitely needed this to make sure I take some good picture of spinning class tonight as I have only 2h to learn to use a Canon for the first time. 🫣