Canon R5 | The Video SETTINGS You NEED to Know!

New Canon R5 with LOTS of settings and customization options, but what are the right video settings? I will show you how to master the menu and set up the autofocus correctly, so you can get fantastic footage with ease! What changes have you made to your settings? Have I missed any good ones? Please let me know in the comments!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:27 The best hybrid camera on the market
1:19 Switch from Photo to Video super fast!
2:19 Take Advantage of the Record Button
3:36 Settings up the Autofocus
5:01 Keeping the Focus on the Subject
6:10 AF Settings
9:09 Picking the RIGHT recording Quality
12:20 Audio
13:16 White balance
13:47 C-log or NOT?
15:56 Video Custom Functions (IMPORTANT)
19:00 Saving Custom Modes
20:47 Adjusting Custom Modes on the Fly
23:06 Get a Fourth Custom Mode!
25:48 What about You?

[@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 ;)

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@ManKhunChan]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Happy I could help

[@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!

[@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!

[@skootyalan556]

Cracking video Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Many thanks!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@romelmahaldar2470]

Heartfelt Thanks, for making this

[@jan_wegener]

It's my pleasure

[@christianwetzel1862]

Thank you so much. I'm really familiar with all the stills settings, but as a beginner with video was constantly confused with the video modes, their AF and the switching in between, eventually not using them much. This was exactly what I needed.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PNWild]

mind blowingly useful thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@jonasborgvall]

Thank you Jan, for saving me a lot of time. For my work I will surely find some personal tweaks that fit me better, but I will base my adjustments on your settings! Great knowledge explained in a great way!!

[@jan_wegener]

Wonderful!

[@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!

[@hasanali948]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks so much.

[@jan_wegener]

You're very welcome!

[@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!

[@skybergman5659]

Great video. Thanks for all the info!

[@PeterCane]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@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!

[@n.d.nnandin7937]

SUPER HELPFUL, MAN! THX

[@jan_wegener]

No problem!

[@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

[@davidclode3601]

Thanks Jan, excellent video!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@UraFlight]

Amazing tutorial 😊Thank you so much !

[@plenkdesign]

Hervorragend erklärt Jan, vielen Dank!

[@magnegrimen3376]

Great tutorial, very helpful! Thanks!

[@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!

[@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!

[@colinb188]

Fantastic video yet again Jan, keep them coming

[@jan_wegener]

Many thanks!

[@multanilala]

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

[@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!

[@ericellingson8257]

Thanks! Very helpful

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you very much!

[@kathrynmilner5448]

Great information. Thanks so much for this and all of your videos! I found some settings I need to change from this video.

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@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!

[@bellaviephotoart570]

Super video. Thank you Jan!

[@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.

[@shyamksukumaran]

Thank you Jan. It was quite helpful.

[@jan_wegener]

So glad!

[@jjbs58]

Well done . . . BRAVO!👍

[@MrThree6ty]

Great video again. Want to do some short videos this year to compliment my photos. This is another great guide from you. Thank you 👍

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome!

[@RUM8LE.]

Great video, thank you for sharing

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks for watching!

[@jgredford]

Great content. Very well done.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@navinsakhuja3990]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@atomcreates]

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

[@kppineda880]

Thank u for the help

[@gavthane]

Great video as always, Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pellenilsson5860]

Thank you Jan, great ands super useful video

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oscarlaz]

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

[@rickygoodyear8836]

Brilliant! Very informative, easy to follow and answered a lot of questions. Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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

[@federicogiller5741]

Thank you. What a great video with specific tips for the R5. Thanks so much

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardvermeulen3123]

Thanks Jan. You are a true hero!!! Thanks a lot!

[@jan_wegener]

You're welcome!

[@gargvibhash]

Thank you very much for this video. It solved a lot of my issues

[@marcialgamma]

finally a good understanable video. thanks man!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@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!

[@dim8700]

Thanks you! Great video

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@davezimmerman3203]

Awesome and informative video Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@68spires]

Very useful video, thank you

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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

[@kenmonahan9924]

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

[@jan_wegener]

My pleasure!

[@prosunsport1]

Outstanding well explained

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you think so!

[@spenceford4299]

Super useful. Thanks Jan

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@harshvardhanrane198]

most helpful always, no frills, only best settings.

[@jan_wegener]

Happy to help!

[@CarolineOrdHume]

Excellent video Jan. I had been hoping you would do a video on your video settings so this is very much appreciated. I had most of this covered but there were a few things you went through that I wasn't aware of. Extremely useful. Now I just need some tips on organisation of video clips, meta data, and being able to find the darn clip I want to use. Chaos.

[@jan_wegener]

I have not found a good solution for that myself, especially when shooting in LOG and previewing the files is even a pain

[@BrianSFischer]

Great video!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nicolasgonzalezv]

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

[@jinrajinfo]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it

[@Naturewizard]

thank you for your advice, really nice talk

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@emptyandseephotos7858]

Great helpful videos you make thanks

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you like them!

[@vincentvscheung]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-bw5zc3ry8o]

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!

[@MS-yk3yu]

I also have purchased your prosets and I am glad that i got it

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@love4wildlife]

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

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@VictorAffaro]

very helpful , thanks a lot

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped

[@MS-yk3yu]

so cool, thank you very much for the excellent video. I have R6 mark 2 and this video helped me assign everything so well. grateful to you. keep posting such excellent videos. I am looking out for your still r5 settings now

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped!

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!

[@gavinxa]

Amazing video!!

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you!!

[@sparkyjshaw]

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

[@jan_wegener]

awesome!

[@DanceDeepDas]

Great video... Keep it up ❤️

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you so much 😁

[@tibtechtalks]

Really great, it saves a lot time. Thanks Sir🙏

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome, thanks

[@philipkoenig9197]

Brilliant thanks!

[@jan_wegener]

You're welcome!

[@tedscalzo252]

So well done. You are a great teacher!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you think so!

[@stellybirdwalking]

Thank you Jan

[@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!

[@DanaSudborough]

Great video! I needed this

[@jan_wegener]

Great!

[@johnnlausten8841]

I got my R5 in dec. and I really benefit from your videos. They are fantastic. 👍👍😊

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@kennethlui2268]

Awesome. Good tips. I have been using the m-fn button to switch between stills and video. Very quick.

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@bestpix100]

Great work, have set my video up just like yours.

[@jan_wegener]

Cool, thanks

[@alejandroortiz4565]

Thanks you so much Sir.

[@jan_wegener]

Welcome!

[@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 👍

[@KevinJohnson7]

Excellent!!

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@VEGAMF]

Tks Jan !

[@warrenwalters4245]

Perfect content! thank you

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped!

[@Georgeschmahl]

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