Canon R6 Mark II | The SETTINGS You NEED To KNOW!

[@richardm6]

Thanks Jan, I found that an extremely useful video in setting up my R6m2!

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you! Glad I could help!

[@samelogio7441]

Jan, I have had my R6 II for six months and never really bothered with a deep dive into the menu system. This was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!

[@ronaldpahl5643]

Thank you. Just bought the R6Mkii this week. You really helped me understand a lot of the features.

[@MacawAviculture]

I decided to rent a Canon R6 Mark 2 and it arrived today. After using your settings, I am simply amazed at the quality of photos taken of my Macaw family. I ordered an Canon R3 yesterday, so by the time it arrives on Monday, setting it up should be very easy. Thank you for all the help and coaching my friend!

[@TC-eo5eb]

I have watched dozens of set up videos for my Canon R6 Mark ii and this video is by far the best.

[@jon87583]

Jan, you just might be the best overall "how to" vlogger!. This vid is clear, well paced, and informative.

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you! 😃

[@SujayJamkhandi]

Perfect timing for this video Jan. I just purchased the R6 Mark II and this video is extremely helpful in setting it up for wildlife photography.. Thanks a ton for sharing the video!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dogstoryteller]

Always appreciate what you give to others in education! You have a gift for teaching! Thank you Jan!

[@leotexas3485]

I've recently began practicing wildlife photography by photographing water fowl. I wondered why only a few of my photos were sharp, but most of my others were slightly blurry using the RF 100 - 400 lens. From this video, now I see that there are extra settings I have active that may have slowed my camera and affected my images. Thanks for this!

[@ashktch]

what extra settings were active?

[@ibrahimuzun-]

It is the most descriptive Canon Eos R6 video I have watched so far. Thank you for your effort 🙏🙏🙏

[@jan_wegener]

My pleasure!

[@TheSafariExpert]

Jan, thank you so much for this extremely helpful video. I am confident that I'd now be able to get the best out of my R6ii right from the start!

[@jan_wegener]

Happy to help! 😀

[@eiremic]

Just received my R6 m2. Your explanation was clear and concise. ( I did follow the transcript during your video and paused to catch up). This had to have been my easiest set up of a new camera. Kudos. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@jan_wegener]

Great! I'm happy to help.

[@noelchignell1048]

Hi Jan Just brought this camera yesterday and it's a revelation after my 1DX ii. Thanks so much for the set up guide Jan. I followed your settings but changed a few things: I've set up the custom buttons to vary the fps with C1 set for 20 fps and Electronic shutter, C2 again e shutter but 40 fps and C3 mechanical shutter 12 fps. I've also programmed the AF point selection AF point selection button as a 3rd back button set to All area tracking. Looking forward to your review of the RF 200-800 which I'm considering buying. Cheers Noel

[@andygray7776]

I have just got an R8 and as expected, 90% of the set up you have used in this video also applies to the new R8. Great work thanks Jan, that has save me a load of time and made my workflow much easier 😊

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome!

[@GlennBrownOz]

Thanks Jan for this setup vid. Got me going with my new R6II. I've gone with a triple back button Focus. Seems like a great way of taking advantage of the AF options it has. So flexible I love it.

[@MacawAviculture]

Thank you for the best instructional video I have ever seen! I only take photos/videos of my Macaw parrot family, both outdoors and indoors. I have used a Canon 1Dx Mark 2 since 2016, and with the new eye tracking function and 4K video abilities, it is time to move up to either an R3 or an R6 Mark 2. I just rented an R6 Mark 2 and it should arrive in 2 days, so this video will be a lifesaver! Thank you very much!

[@jamesownby2402]

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on this camera - this video seems invaluable for setting it up to do bird photography and especially BIF. Great job, Jan!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timdelma]

Very clear video. Just switched from Nikon to Canon and always used back button focus. This video helped me a lot to get my my settings right... Thank you!!!

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@SharonDale-s4u]

I've set my R6 up as you have said, I will give it another try in the field. My problem is tracking an keeping the focus sharp at all times.

[@SkylarkFields]

Only just bought the R6m2, (coming from a Fujifilm X-T5, and it is REALLY quite different!) so I very much appreciate this video as there are not many videos about the R6m2 to do with setting up for bird/wildlife shooting. I shall have to watch it again as it's a lot to take in.

[@tlustejmicin]

This is a video I needed. My whole life I had ancient cameras. Which I loved and proved it is not about the gear. Cost a lot of sweat and postprocessing to show that old cameras with a prime are more than competitive. 20D, 30D and last 10 years 5D Classic (2005 manufacture date). Two days ago I picked up R6ii and holy moly. Milions of features which do the job for you. Literally. 5Dc could only point with one cross type middle focus point and then you recomposed the frame. Slow fps. Limited DR etc. Now I feel like in startrek 😅

[@HerringLiz]

I also went from the 5D classic to the R6. Loved my 5D! Gonna love this new one after I learn it.

[@tlustejmicin]

@@HerringLiz Congrats, good for you :) I have 2 5D Classics. One is very used and one is like brand new. Gonna keep it and make it a museum artifact :)

[@garystone6583]

I have just got my R6 mkii from a 7d ii and 5d iv. Glad I found your video to set up for the new camera.have followed your advise and setting so this weekend I have a good base set up. Thank you.

[@tracychilders3238]

I will receive my R6ii tomorrow and I will use your video to set it up. Thank you for making this video!

[@AutoMoPho]

Thank you Jan, got my R6 mk2 yesterday this was super helpful being a motorsport shooter i love my single point AF on track, but in the pits I take photos of people so having eyeAF available quickly and easily will be a massive help

[@MrTmiket0007]

Thank you so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 👍🤗

[@jan_wegener]

You are so welcome

[@terrydonofrio8103]

Your videos for my R6MK2 and the R7 were excellent for both Bird and Sports action photography. But the best feature was the setup PDF guides allowing me to setup the cameras without going all thre the videos each time … the setup guides were well worth the small amount of money …. Well done

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear and happy I could help

[@ajsevents6527]

Very grateful for your thorough screen-by-screen settings review. I was having serious trouble understanding the adapting the new focus features. I 'm been accosted to simple siingle-point focusing with my 5D Mark 2s.

[@AdrianoTodeschini]

What a perfect video. Thank you very much for the lesson. I learned a lot. A hug from Brazil to you.

[@Eric-pm6ol]

Excellent video. While reading the manual is always helpful, having a video with detail settings and rationale really helps me make informed decisions on the settings that are right for me. Thanks very much.

[@buddahbud1]

I find Jan I play back your guide videos in 1/2 speed and I can follow the button changing instructions :-) and still understand what you're saying too. Thanx

[@jan_wegener]

hehe nice

[@jirinovotny5580]

Thank you - good tip - I have trouble following fast - your comment helped me a lot 👍

[@janapasley6789]

Great video! There were so many aspects of the settings I was unsure about that you touched on. i will definitely be utilizing a lot of the changes you suggest. Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deanhenthorn8674]

I simply appreciate all the effort. I am going to try your focus set up and hope it doesnt take too long to adapt to the 2 back buttons.

[@DTSquared]

Very thorough video thank you. Watched originally to confirm that R6 MK II I'm looking at buying will allow shutter button to be reconfigured as video start (it does). Massive bonus though was when you briefly mentioned the "Movie Servo AF Speed" this is really useful for slow focus pulls when videoing, and it turns out that my current EOS-R already has the feature but I hadn't realised!!! Thanks again.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DougMirandaPhoto]

oh my gosh turning off whole area tracking servo AF saved me from going insane!!! Why do they ship cameras with the most jacked up settings? Thanks again you're a lifesaver!!!

[@drmathochist06]

Thanks for this! I'm a bit late to this party, but I've kept using my R7 for birds, but with the 200-800 I've moved to using my R6II and wanted to come up with advice on the AF modes. There's one notable difference in the setup I like: since (as you suggest) I don't use the record button in stills mode, I reassign the "dial func" menu (normally on the M-Fn button) to that button. Then the M-Fn button I set to the tracking toggle, which you have set to the DOF preview button. THEN I use the DOF preview as a panic button, in case something unexpected suddenly happens. This "panic button" mode switches to a different AF setup entirely, trying to pick up a subject in the entire field of view, and widening the acceptable exposure settings. Then if I'm busy trying to get a nice, careful shot of some nesting GBHs in one direction and I suddenly hear a bald eagle making a raid on the rookery, I can pivot, hit the panic button, and hope to grab something.

[@pamela-yourlifeasart]

Great video, I definietely will come back to - thank you for sharing the settings, thats how I learn best when I can see various settings in comparison to what I am using myself. LOVE bird photography so this is very helpful!!!

[@melviname4484]

This is a great setup video! Thanks so much for all the details... it really helped me get started with my NEW R6 markII.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RainCityLar]

Excellent! Easily the best video for Canon EOS R6 II settings for birding and wildlife.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrisgrylls9132]

Thanks for a great video helping me better understand the best settings for this magic camera.

[@richardcohen8769]

Great video. Just got an r6ii to upgrade my mki, this was helpful. Looking for the same for my old r5...

[@j4kke046]

I’ve been waiting for this video mate 😎🥳

[@courtney727ray]

Thanks to this video, I finally learned how to enable the histogram while shooting with the R5C. I guess two years later is better than never.

[@randyb2124]

Thanks Jan, I'm looking forward to trying these settings in my camera.

[@jan_wegener]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@GlennBartley]

Great video. This will be very helpful for all the R6II users!

[@jan_wegener]

I hope so!

[@RogerJones-mountfield]

Excellent video Jan, my Mk ii should be with me any day now fingers crossed 🤞🏼 so this video is perfect timing 👍🏼

[@jan_wegener]

Awesome!

[@chrisburns4909]

Thank you very much. You are one of the best at this type of instruction.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it helped

[@Vincentioia]

Great video. A lot in good info, very fast paced , but essential. Helped me a lot. Thank you!!! ❤

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertcummings1155]

Great video, very helpful, May I suggest using the SET button to review photos. It's very handy and if you accidentally tap it, no changes are made.

[@JoeJonesABC123]

Thank you Jan !

[@jan_wegener]

You're welcome!

[@rogerrhoades5167]

I am in the market to upgrade my D7 Mark II and this video has provided me with a wealth of information. I believe the R6 II is a good fit for me as primarly a bird/wildlife photographer. Thank you for the information.

[@jan_wegener]

Great to hear!

[@scottnorland4214]

Really great video! Thanks for sharing

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@glenpearson8277]

Thanks Jan, an amazing video very helpful and I’ll be buying you setup guide as a reference.

[@jan_wegener]

Glad I could help

[@adude394]

Very helpful information here. Thanks for posting!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KlaudhiaRodriguezCasas]

I'm newbie in wildlife photography, and also with the R6 MII so this video feels like the Holy Grial for me!! Thanks so much ❤

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Guoenyi]

Thanks for the guide! Why do you now like 4k 50fps?

[@andrewhunter9770]

looks like shooting quick birds has made you fast, too. I had to stop and repeat the video several times.😃 So it was very good to have the chapters. Thank you for your efforts. This will definitely help me to get a better understanding of the camera.

[@jan_wegener]

always a fine line between too fast and boring ;)

[@doug11127]

No problem, enjoy, it’s a great camera 😊

[@RickLincoln]

You put a lot of work into this... Thank you. I'm still working with a 5D3 that was purchased at rollout, but I am looking ahead. Your video is most helpful.

[@jan_wegener]

great!

[@eradams1]

I found this video extremely helpful. How might you change these settings when shooting stills of sports? Ie. if subjects were wearing helmets making eye detection more difficult.

[@gunnhildurhansdottir2216]

Thank you for this tutorial! Super helpful 🙏

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeffgaboury3157]

Alas, the R6 Mark II is out of my price range, but I have pre-ordered the R8 and I think I can leverage at least some of this for that camera, since it shares the same sensor and AF system. Thank you!

[@petemitchelmore4422]

What a helpful and informative video! Thank you!

[@jan_wegener]

You are so welcome!

[@AKSKMY]

There is a choice for "SPOT DETECTION" for custom button selection instead of the "Eye AF" How does that work?

[@arthurg9737]

Jan, Thank you for sharing these settings. I am still learning what works for me best. It is definitely a journey :-)

[@rarestoration]

Been waiting for this one, great video，thanks Jan！

[@rinogambardella5230]

Wonderful video!! Sorry Jan, where can i download the setup guides in pdf? Thank you very much.

[@jan_wegener]

Thank you. Here: thebirdphotographyshow.com

[@georgemccormick1247]

Thanks Jan, I get my R6 MII next week can’t wait to set it up and start shooting, all wildlife very active now in the breeding season. 👀👀

[@jan_wegener]

Congrats! You will enjoy it

[@RichieColemanSr]

Great video. How is your background so blurry?

[@jan_wegener]

Long lenses

[@RichieColemanSr]

@@jan_wegener 70-200, 24-105?

[@wildlifesimon]

Great video mate! 👍

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks! 👍

[@walterdibartolomeo3157]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@jan_wegener]

Thanks for watching!

[@rodolphekalbusch7001]

Simply awesome ! Thanks Jan :)

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you liked it!

[@raiden_131]

Best camera ever

[@captainsteve19]

Keep ruling Jan! Couple of theses changes help my r5

[@radhakrishnakamaraju7693]

Thank you so much Jan for the detailed video 🙏🤗

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zmstudiochannel]

such an amazing setting well done keep it up! one question we don't have to save the settings after it's done?

[@jan_wegener]

No they stay that way once put in u less you reset the camera etc

[@zmstudiochannel]

@@jan_wegener appreciate it. I couldn’t find the contract, saturation- - - on this camera any advice please 🙏

[@jan_wegener]

@@zmstudiochannelpicture styles

[@zmstudiochannel]

@@jan_wegener I see thanks again!!

[@dmfinpa]

This is a highly useful guide and I am going to make some changes. I have been having a great deal of difficulty since acquiring the R6ii and 100-500 Canon lens, specifically with birds in flight and even aircraft at air shows. I am either unable to grab focus or constantly losing it. I previously had a 7Dii w/ Canon 100-400ii, and I had none of these issues. It’s been so aggravating that I am concerned I made a big mistake moving to mirrorless. Any additional assistance is appreciated.

[@MrCNMW]

Hi Jan, thanks for the great video. Just want to confirm your worklow on the field. Please correct me if I am wrong. By default you have the AF set to (Spot focus, Servo, Eye detection-off, tracking-off, subject detection-animal). You set the focus point either using the joy stick or top-right corner of the screen. Hit the "*" button to acquire focus. Hit the "AF-ON" button to enable eye detection. Hit the front button to enable/disable tracking. The last 2 buttons not necessarily in the same order. This would really help understand your workflow. I own a R7 and would like to see if your workflow helps me improve my keeper rate. Thnx in advance👍

[@jan_wegener]

I usually only hit the AF-on button and only when the eye tracking doesn’t find the bird or misses I will use the * button. The button on the front I almost never use

[@MrCNMW]

@@jan_wegener thank you 👍. Will try it 😀

[@ursthomann3463]

Great video, Jan. Thanks for all your fantastic footage. I really enjoy watching all of them, even the ones that are not too relevant to me, like this one for instance (I own the R5). I will re-watch the R5 settings video. So far, I was unable to assign the depth of field button with the wide autofocus tracking on my R5, which is something that I used on my 5Div before I changed to the R5.

[@jbruner4263]

Great video! Been waiting for this... I had mine set to most of your recommended settings and your video filled in the blanks to make it perfect. However, I did find one quirk that I hope you can explain and show a fix for. At 22:00, you show how to set up the star button. This works great when shooting horizontal but If I go vertical, it stops working and seems to go to a wide area multi-point AF.

[@jan_wegener]

probably the setting for different Af points/zones messing with you in the pink menu

[@jbruner4263]

@@jan_wegener You're amazing! That was it. AF menu #4, Orientation Linked AF point. Thanks!

[@igorrutsch]

great tips Jan ! thank you very much 🙏 I'm gonna make a few changes to my autofocus settings right away 💫

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SylviaScienceWrighter]

Setting up my new R6M2 today -- my first mirrorless -- using your settings. Great video overall; thanks especially for explaining dual back-button focusing two and three times as you progress through the menus. Question about IS modes on the Canon 100-400 EF L ii lens, which I'll be using with dual back-button focusing as you suggest, with the R6M2 and EF-to-RF adapter: Which lens IS mode is best for hummingbirds moving erratically -- 2 or 3?

[@jan_wegener]

I like mode 1

[@jonberube2489]

Great video and love the info and now I have to make some adjustments to my setup. I love my R6II and newly acquired EF 600mm F/4 IS II. I'm shooting stills 95-99% of the time but have found myself shooting some 180fps videos too (a few examples on my channel). Maybe I'll start editing videos in the future.

[@candice-p7374]

Hi, I'm in the orange settings and when I try to use the back button customize section, I don't have the AF button to select on my dialfor eye checking. I don't have a couple of the options (I did scroll down and I didn't see them)

[@GertSpierenburg]

Hi Jan, is it possible to make a SETTINGS You NEED To KNOW guide for the Sony A1?

[@jan_wegener]

Haven’t used one in a while, but if I get one again, I may

[@GertSpierenburg]

@@jan_wegener Thank you

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

Does nobody manually focus their camera anymore? This was a very helpful video as I just bought this camera

[@jan_wegener]

No 😄

[@cesarm8811]

Hey Jan, don't own the Canon R6 Mark II, but if I did, I am sure this would be a great video to setup the camera.

[@juniorlhulk]

Very helpful video Good job

[@jan_wegener]

Glad you think so!

[@srirakshadigital5178]

exlent settings

[@steveglennan]

Good info, thanks for sharing!

[@jan_wegener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Tetra84]

Bookmarked for later. Thanks!

[@jan_wegener]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@TheChadWork2001]

I found it, I was in Program mode, not Manual. I didn’t know we had to be in manual mode to see all of these features.

[@mcoffroadinaz4075]

Excellent setup. Even when I change it, at least I understand why. I am coming from the Nikon menu system, so this was rather different. I call Nikon a "side-menu" and the Canon a "top-menu." I wish they had a way to save the settings to a card.

[@mgpinkangler]

Thanks this helps alot, I'll get mine next week. 😊

[@arcticshots2321]

I set it up like this and it works good, I do notice though the when using the EF600/4II with the 1,4ext it is annoyingly slow to focus

[@jan_wegener]

That’s the lens and extender tho unfortunately

[@AndreH-p1w]

Thanks!! verry helpfull!!

[@dzhigit]

Thanks for the exhaustive video, Jens. Just one thing - and I’m sure it’s because I missed something - I followed your instructions re back-button focusing, but now my R6 mk ii is no longer metering. What have I missed?

[@jan_wegener]

You can select af start and metering

[@MrTonydiab]

Great video, thank you very much.

[@jan_wegener]

You are welcome!

[@terrydonofrio8103]

Where can I get info about joint your group ….

[@jan_wegener]

the channel membership?

[@BobBell.]

Very helpful, thank you 👍

[@PaterliniPhotography]

Hi Jan, I am thinking about getting your Proset, is it a download or it has to be shipped? Thanks

[@jan_wegener]

it's a small download. So you can use them instantly

[@PaterliniPhotography]

Perfect , thank you very much!