Canon EOS R6 Training Tutorial & Settings

[@ericnathanguel]

Thanks, Tony. I'm a full-time commercial photographer and I've been using the R6 for about 6 months now. I thought I knew the camera pretty well, but this taught me a thing or two. You guys are awesome.

[@heathersterling6017]

You know, I gotta say, you always come through with the best videos that we all can understand and get the most from. I recently bought the Canon R6 and looked at several tutorials... which would leave a lot out, go too fast, and/or confuse me. But you really DO Rock. Why did I bother to look at anyone else's tutorial.

[@HighwayReaper]

You are very knowledgeable and I just ordered my canon r6 and excited. As a beginner and taking an online course you greatly explain everything and with all that I just ordered you photography book. My name is George thanks again and great videos

[@Lsneaky]

Thank you Tony! I retired from the service and have just started my photography journey. Thank you for all your work!

[@trevormuhlestein8516]

I have learned a ton in the 1hr and realized how much I didn't know about this camera. One addition I learned while I was walking through your suggested settings - I turned on the display focus chart regardless of auto focus or not and wow mind blown, I push the auto focus button, then I can manually change it with the lens dial and there are red highlights that appear around the layer that I am manually focusing towards... I was doing this to focus on the outside through blinds and window and I could auto focus on the blinds, then manually focus to outside and it looks excellent.

[@JoeJonesABC123]

Tony, your videos are so useful! Thanks for all the hard work you and Chelsea put into them. Your work as a photography educator is excellent!

[@joyvandervalk5705]

Tony, I've been following you for my whole photography carreer. Watched all the tutorials and also the one for my older camera 6D MII. Now i'm taking a leap to a new camera, R6 and i'm so excited that again you are the one that can teach me the little big things about this camera. THANK YOU for being here cause you've made me learn photography the fun and fast way!

[@digitaldevigner4080]

I have been a Panasonic user since before the GH1. Owned video cameras before that and moved to each new GH camera up to the GH4. Months ago I bought a Canon M6 mk2 to have higher resolution stills and experiment with DPAF for 4K video. Loved the camera but it had its limits for video. Finally just bit the bullet and bought a R6. This is what we always wanted the GH successor to be. Such an amazing camera. Now I’m here learning more about this new sexy beast. Subscribed after years of just watching.

[@reynatillery]

I’m so happy I found your page. It helped me a lot. I had changed setting without understanding and my camera wasn’t taking pictures correctly. My camera is ready to take pictures of my kids cheer competition. Thank you. thank you. thank you. I absolutely subscribed for future lessons.

[@vanessakuns1952]

This was a great tutorial. I feel very confident in transitioning to the Canon R6 from the Canon 5D Mark iii. Thank you Tony!

[@anthonyneal8978]

I'm a newbie at photography and will mostly take photos for personal use. This video was very helpful to configure my new Canon R6. I set the back button focus, so that will be different for me since I'm used to using the AF feature on cameras. Purchased your Stunning Photography book and Flash training to help me take great photos. Thank you Tony!!

[@amykerr6805]

Thank you so so much Tony. I'm upgrading tomorrow from a 5d mark iii . Cannot wait now. Great video

[@kurtisca]

You are always my #1 choice for camera information and training. Thanks for years of valuable knowledge!

[@vas.milivoj]

this is the best in shorten tutorial (not too long, not too short)about canon R6, and with the reading of the camera user manual (better sooner than later) it s ready to go, canon r6 unleashed :). will take a look at your other videos. thanks for this one :)

[@nodavood]

Thanks Tony! Please make one for R6 ii.

[@Anonymous95403]

I agree. A setup guide for R6 Mark II would be very helpful.

[@debrapeasley2606]

Yes, please do. In the R6 II videos I've seen the author said what some of the settings should be but didn't explain WHY a certain setting was selected. You go into MUCH more detail.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

Adding to this. The various AF modes have been driving me crazy. I'm coming from a 5D3, and it's been painful so far experimenting in the field. Lots of out of focus shots, and the camera is not locking onto the eye and tracking it.

[@bojigirl4779]

Having just watched the video for the R6, an updated version coving R6 mk 2 would be very beneficial as many of the menus are different. Ditto the comments on AF modes, the WHY behind some of the settings, also setting the back button focus is worth revision. I've bookmarked this video and will return.

[@FollowingCairns]

I am so thankful for this video. My 60D broke yesterday. (yah I am a little behind the times). I ordered the R6. I found the pdf camera manual online and 😨😳 yikes! I have so much to learn. Your video is so much easier to understand and veryhelpful. I will likely have to watch it over and over to get it all down. I especially appreciate all the little settings and details. I would be one of those people thinking my camera was broken when I just pressed the lock button or something haha. Thanks so much. I haven't found anything so straight forward and detailed. Lots of info! I may have to slow down the playback speed. I thought I was in fast forward there for a while- I kept pausing and rewinding. Ahahaha. Keep up the great videos! Can't wait to buy your books and videos soon. Just discovered you guys a few weeks ago when searching for off camera flash tutorials.

[@kenbaxter819]

I have been waiting for your R6 Tutorial. I bought the camera and kit lens, plus the 800 f/11. Thank you Tony.

[@TonyAndChelsea]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Wandy1D]

This training came at such a perfect timing. I just bought an R6. Better to watch this video than having to read the entire manual, specially since I'm new to the Canon ecosystem. THANK YOU :)

[@MichaelCTruth]

Is it built like a tank like 5d series? People said it was plastic feeling.

[@Wandy1D]

@@MichaelCTruth To be honest, I have held both cameras in my hand at the store and didn't notice the difference..maybe because I wasn't particularly looking for that "plastic feeling"..hope this answer your question :)

[@debrapeasley2606]

​@@Wandy1D I just bought one and don't think it feels or looks like plastic.

[@donnahodge864]

This is so helpful. I just got my R6 a little while ago and this tutorial is so helpful. Will need to watch it a couple of times.

[@davesmith67]

One (very!) minor point about navigating the menu system: After pressing "menu" the "Q" button quickly switches between each "bank" of menu options (red, purple, blue, more purple, yellow, orange, green). Once you're used to it, that can speed up menu navigation quite a bit. This is true on many Canon cameras, not just "R" series.

[@ganyrehs]

Wow! That saves me a lot of time! I just bought the R6 and have been playing around with it - this is a great tip!

[@paulshelbourne1690]

I’m only 15 minutes into the video and I an loving it so far. Great detail and great tips. I have already organised a label for reminders to stick behind my screen and I have created a link on my phone for the R6 Manual. Thank you

[@peterprobst6307]

I appreciated that your tutorial indicates the tab and line number of each of the topics you discussed as well as your tip to put a sticky on the camera back noting how/where to find certain key info. This leads me to the following suggestion. With the expectation that I will be an R6 owner, I downloaded the massive advanced user manual this weekend. YIKES, It's nearly 900 pages! Since a tutorial is a wonderful tool for anyone new to the subject at hand, I think it would be helpful to everyone if your future tutorials would cite the page number or section of the user manual where the specific info you are discussing can be found, as well as the date of the manual version you are citing In perusing the downloaded pdf, I felt like an elementary grade child using a college level text book trying to solve a homework problem. Very sad.

[@jeproks113]

Just subscribed. Thank you so much for these tutorials you do. I also passed my Part 107 exam through one of your videos. You are always spot on. God bless you.

[@williambrown1172]

What an excellent walk through tutorial! As a new owner of an R6, I may have spent the rest of my life figuring all of these features out. Thank you, thank you... also not sure if anyone has ever said this to you but you are a true doppelganger for Fred Armisen looks and tone of voice (it s a compliment). Really enjoy learning from you. New subscriber for sure. Thanks.

[@markducharme9199]

I just like to say that your video is excellent. Your explanation of the different screens and menu options are really well done clear concise and simple. As a professional photographer have to say that I greatly appreciated this video. Thank you.

[@212BigDaddy]

I’m upgrading from my old EOS and this is my next camera; thanks I’ve learned a lot.

[@Steve-cr6rw]

Thanks Tony. Just moved from T6i to R6 and this video was so helpful to get me up and going fast. I really like the R6.

[@IdrisFashan]

This is my second R6 tutorial… I wish it was my first. Everything I needed was here. Thank you! Love your books, BTW. 👊🏾🧔🏾

[@DayHunch]

Tony you have no idea how much you just SWITCHED up my work flow . Thank you so much bro

[@TherconJair]

A couple points that were not touched in the tutorial: 1. A remote is not even necessary anymore. Remote Live View shooting in the Camera Connect app works so well and lets you see composition, adjust settings and move the focus point 2. Electronic 1st. Curtain can introduce "half bokeh" when the shutter speed is very fast (

[@hvrtado]

Wow! I just got the Canon R6, 2 days ago as a birthday present and i JUST finished watching this incredible tutorial! I can’t thank you enough for putting this together. After watching this entire video I feel more confident and I actually feel that I know a lot more about my camera and the endless settings it has. I even did your custom buttton configuration for eye AF, and I think i will get used to that very quickly. Again, thanks for sharing all the knowledge!! I suscribed to the channel, I will keep an eye on your videos. Thanks. :)

[@chrisaugustin9181]

wow what an amazing birthday present

[@trouwfotomakerij]

It was a lot but it was worth it Tony, thanks a lot for this video. I love the pace of your tutorials. Like most of us (I think anyway :) I am impatient and don't want to sit through unnecessary blah blah. Your explanations and recommendations are to the point, quick, and helpful. Thanks again!

[@leesaburzynski]

Awesome video, Tony! My R6 is arriving tomorrow and this tutorial has me even more excited! Keep up the great work!

[@langholdt]

Love this video Tony. I've bought all your books and quote you often as I'm working on getting better everyday. All my best!

[@AboutFocusTV]

Many thanks for this Tony, very helpful. Just updated/upgraded to R6 MkII from a 5D MkII and a bit of a change. Loving the journey so far. Lionel in the UK 🙂

[@jpulley]

Just got my R6 last week and I've barely had time to check it all out. This video is awesome. Thanks Tony!

[@rafaelsmit4080]

Tony, thank you so much for your tutorial on focusing and switching from a single point focusing to eye detect. I really needed that tutorial and I am very grateful for your clear explanation.

[@Tornado.EOS.Software]

Did you know about the Tornado EOS utility program for Canon? You should give it a shot, it's really user-friendly.

[@0clouds0]

Just replaced my 7D with the R6 and thank you for an excellent video tutorial!.

[@wezjonesphotography3197]

Thanks so much. Like others I have just bought an R6 and the thought of reading that manual is mind blowing. Great tutorial, I found it very useful. Probably something simple but as yet I haven’t found the shutter release timer, but only had it a few hours.

[@Jack-jy1tt]

Hi Tony, I've just picked up my R6 (switched from a 5dIV) - fantastic video, very informative as always. Looking forward to getting out this morning and putting some of these tips into action - I shoot wildlife so the eye tracking in particular is one I can't wait to try out, hopefully I can adapt to your suggestion of dual BB focus. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together! I'm relatively novice compared to many of the people here and you do a great job of putting a point across in a way that I can understand 👍

[@alanm.6096]

I think the greatest lesson for anyone considering any brand/model of camera, is to make time to watch these comprehensive reviews. Then you can truly decide if you wish to shell out the money. The one question that should always be answered: if I buy a particular camera, can I keep it for 5 years to get a 'return' on my investment ? Photography can be a VERY expensive hobby.

[@okaro6595]

I think the C-RAW stands for Compressed Raw. It uses a lossy compression but the differences should be minimal in most cases.

[@TonyAndChelsea]

Yeah you're right. C-Log is Canon Log and my brain got confused.

[@OberRamirez]

For this well done Benhur kinda long video you deserve the like. Thanks Tony for cover and explain the most important features in R6.

[@bettermanis5577]

Hi Tony! A big thank you for this video. Just bought my R6 and was watching it. It is really a great help. Just ordered "How to Create Stunning Digital Photography" at Amazon as a thank you and because I am sure, it will support me. All the best from Austria!

[@edgarmelero7079]

@tony you and your wife are amazing. Your book changed my life and got me into photography.

[@TonyAndChelsea]

Thanks, Edgar, that means so much!

[@MTBIKEXC]

GREAT VIDEO. I tried your power saving methods and my battery lasted as long as my old one did on my 7D. A couple settings I didn't like for taking photos of downhill mountain bikers and I'm going to go back to I think Display Performance of Smooth and Eco Mode Off and see how the battery life goes. If it dies too quick, I'll go back to your recommendations - they definitely work GREAT! Thanks!

[@cjbikes]

Thank you so very much…just got the R6 and this video got me going in the right direction for customizing my preferences. 👏👍👏

[@esecssr]

Thanks Tony. Very detail tutorials. Please make one for Fuji XT-5 and Fuji X100VI

[@ChristosBassCovers]

There is also the Ring Mount EF-EOS R. This has a remote ring as well so you can have a ring control with EF lenses

[@debrapeasley2606]

It's double the price of the basic adapter, or I would have gotten one.

[@susansusan3793]

Wonderful video! I feel like i can use my new camera with more confidence than i had before i viewed the video.. Thank you!!

[@chrlmlln9018]

Thank you so very much, dear, sir! Very good information and most useful! Wishing you and your whole family all the very best, and stay blessed, safe, and healthy! Best regards from Sweden!

[@themacclan]

Thank-you. I just bought my R6 and your video was really helpful.

[@BillMcDaniel74]

Tony thanks for the video, I actually purchased my R6 from KEH using credit for trading in some older equipment. I was able to use the codes on both sides of the purchase plus get extra credit from KEH for trading towards the R6. I actually ended up with extra funds that they gave me more credit for putting the extra on a KEH gift card. I used that plus the code to purchase a RF 85Mm F2 Micro from them after watching used lenses for a few months on their site. Thanks guys.

[@andyfotheringham8561]

As always, another great tutorial! Very informative and helpful, I've followed you guys for some time now and always love your videos. Should have me R6 in the next couple of weeks will be revisit this video to review all the great tips and guidance again. Great work

[@gillesrutube]

An excellent tutorial, Tony! It helped me get to grips with my Christmas present very quickly. Thank you! Now I need to find your wireless tutorial 🙂

[@daviddeane]

Superb stuff. You're a natural and gifted teacher. Thanks for this.

[@annsmith7600]

This is an excellent tutorial. I have owned Canon cameras for several years so I didn't need to start from the ground up. This tutorial was perfect for getting me up to speed on the capabilities of the R6. Thank you!!!

[@Ayi321]

Just wanted to take a moment to appreciate the amazing work you have done. This helped tremendously!

[@ecs2sy501]

Thank you guys for all the hardwork being put in.

[@paulosilvapro]

Hi tony. Great video about R6. Thanks a lot. I've one question about Electronic shutter. I did some tests with my R6 and got that at higher SS there is some lost of light with Electronic shutter mode special at high shutter speeds (1/500 +). My test results (with ISO 100, M mode, One Shot, all photos processed in dpp4 converted to monochrome and all lens corrections disabled, sharpness and noise reduction set to 0) were: At 1/8000 SS the EV loss is roughly between -0,70 and -1,20, compared to Mechanical; At 1/2000 SS the EV loss is roughly between -0,20 and -0,35, compared to Mechanical; At 1/500 SS the EV loss is roughly between -0,05 and -0,10, compared to Mechanical; Under 1/500 the EV loss is further less and less noticeable. With the EFC Shutter mode the results are between Mechanical and Electronic shutter. Any thoughts about that?

[@ericthomas6014]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video!! Much appreciated..

[@aajohnf]

Tony, will you be doing an R6 mk2 tutorial at any point?

[@helodriver20]

R6 Inbound. Thanks Tony for the tutorial. 🎥

[@2002ec]

Thanks Tony! I’ve been waiting for this for some time now! I had to use the R5 tutorial to get my settings down !

[@doloreslopez8273]

Hi Tony, Thank you this was great . I just got my R6 and this was really helpful.

[@richard9610]

Excellent tutorial. The details for IS(Image Stabilizer) mode; the options depicted will only be available if you are using a lens without image stabilizer. Even turning off lens image stabilizer doesn't get you those options.

[@CheaperEngineer]

Extremely helpful. An amazing resource. Thank you!

[@sgreen4449]

great tutorial very information that you may not find anywhere else.

[@MajorTendonitis]

Just subbed , thank you for sharing . I just purchased this camera and another 10K worth of their 2.8 lenses . Sheesh ,I used to think 2K was a lot for a lens when I bought all the 2.8’s for my Nikon DSLR , but here I am spending almost $3500 before tax for a canon 70-200 2.8 mirrorless lens? I’m in Canada so we pay a premium also . I own a Fuji XT1, and find the menus daunting on the Canon R6 , and much harder to navigate. I’m sure if I study often enough, I’ll actually be able to use the canon

[@Vegadoesmedia]

Yeah this was great. I watched Jareds video and I swear it was like 3 hours and I didn't find what I was looking for.

[@ofcmikebinder]

Really great, Tony. New subscriber. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@thegr8stm8]

Fantastic Tony… as a novice I learned so much…. Although I am a Nikon DSLR shooter still. Cheers, Johno

[@Daniel_Borisov]

Tony, that was an awesome video! So much information and all important. This stuff is hard to make and really needs experience so I appreciate it.

[@TonyAndChelsea]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mimib1450]

Thank you Tony, I have your stunning digital Photography book and will get the video one next. I am an amateur and loved your video as I just purchased the R6. I could not set the time-lapse video as you suggested in the video, I had to go back to Wrench 1 and change the record func+card/folder setting to enable the time-lapse . It now only records to 1 card

[@lmolmud]

This is excellent. Here is what I still wonder. On my R6m2, I "took away" the focus part of the shutter function as suggested, and now it belongs to the AF and/or "*" buttons. But I kind of miss it. I wonder if there is any downside to putting the focus back into the shutter button. IOW, will it adversely affect this set-up?

[@MZXD]

At 45:23 my R6 only shows 8 formats. 4k 50p, 4k 50p light, 4k 25p, etc. I do not have the same settings as you, working on firmware 1.6.0

[@patrickmcgowan3617]

Hi Tony, Always appreciate your time and expertise. I just bought the Canon R6 (July 2024) and I can't find some of the power save modes to extend the life of battery. Any thoughts?

[@afffe4444]

35:35 it shows just video digital IS and no other options. Any Idea what I'm doing wrong? We also have an EF objective with stabilisation but this runs all the time exept we turn it off on the objective itself.

[@okaro6595]

The sensor cleaning function has also an undocumented side effect on Canon cameras. You can hear the shutter sound during it. The camera takes a photo and looks at hot pixels and masks them out - at least from jpeg-files. You should have the lens cap on for this.

[@mikejduk]

I keep making the same mistake of watching these tutorials, only to discover, because I have the R6 MK2, the menus are different than the R6.The 1-point AF you recommend is greyed out on my R6 MK2. However, it doesn't seem to have the Eye Detect symbol either! Unfortunately, I see there are others in the same situation as myself and a year has passed since Tony was requested to cover the MK2 and hasn't responded.

[@jdhannis1485]

Mind blown. Thanks for all the nitty gritty detail!

[@bobstokes4457]

Refering to the HEIF format at time index 11:11 minutes into the video. Before buying my R6 a couple of months ago, I did a lot of research including watching this video several times. This is an excellent video, especially as I am one of the types that do not want to read the manual :). I have an issue with the Canon R6 HEIF file format compatibility with the latest version of Lightroom Classic on a windows 10 PC. It appears to be compatible with files from Apple devices, but not the Canon R6. I downloaded the HEVC extensions from Microsoft and still, cannot get it to work. Any suggestions?

[@bobmarquette1596]

Great video. I have the R6 and it's the best I have had outstanding performance!!!!!

[@10svid]

Good grief. Finally found how to comment. Really nice, succinct tutorial! Wish I had an R6. Thanks for explaining CLog, one of the words i’ve heard so often but didn’t know what it was. Ditto for a few other tech terms. Many cameras these days sound much better than my Nikon D600, maybe for the focusing ability as much as anything.

[@Vincentioia]

Thank you Tony. Really appreciate what you do.

[@kurtneven70]

Will you be making one for the R6mk2 also ?

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

This is absolutely amazing. I really appreciate the work you put in making this.

[@vanessaburnsphotography6983]

Exactly the video I needed. Thank you so much!

[@mmmwa4213]

Tony and Chelsea you are fantastic ive learnt so much from your tutorials. Quick question at 2 minutes 30 in this video you talk about the rear screen capabilities, my R6 isnt doing this. Is there a setting or could it have a fault. Look forward to your response. TIA

[@vperalta]

This was a great video. Very detailed, very granular. (I love that). I have one question. I just purchased the R6 Mark II. Are there any important difference that I need to be aware of? Will you be doing a refresh of this video for the Mark II? - As always thanks for your help.

[@dougirwin3222]

Thank you, Tony, your video was amazing and very informative, thank you!!

[@swistedfilms]

Thanks for the tutorial! I think that the flash you showed is for the Sony mount, and you would of course want the Canon mount, or the V860II-C. I know it's way too late to change it but you spelled it "focus peakiung." I suspect Chelsea did that as a practical joke on you.

[@andreasanfilippo27]

Tony, Your how to create stunning photography is my go to book. I just got a Canon R6 and I’m wondering if you are going to write a book just for that camera?

[@AntonisKelaidis]

An issue of R6 mechanical shutter. (I have tested 6 different R6 with the same results, which means that it may be the same for every single R6 out there). At fast shutter speeds (especially in 1/8000) the shot with mechanical shutter mode is darker on the upper half and brighter on the lower part by almost one stop. That does not happen in ''electronic 1st curtain'' or in ''electronic'' mode. In these modes the image has normal exposure uniformity. Thank you

[@monstrok]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have an R5 and still learned many things about the menu system.

[@joerobbins9120]

THANK YOU, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TONY

[@robertlawner6861]

Tony the setup video for the Canon R6 is fantastic but I also now own the new Sony a7iv. Do you plan to make a complete video for this camera in the near future?

[@MWDAdventures]

18:41 how do you program that front ring?

[@rogerwebb2761]

Super useful tutorial. Thank you for putting this together.