Canon R1 Full Menu Setup Guide- Birds, Birds in Flight, Wildlife Photography

[@curtislewis3555]

My R1 arrived this morning, so once the battery is charged I'll be watching this. Can't wait.

[@russfairburn7528]

Outstanding setup video Ron! Thank you VERY much for all the energy you put into creating these videos.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are most welcome, I am glad it was helpful. Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated. Ron

[@robmains1121]

Thanks very much for taking the time to cover in depth all the menu functions and options. Definitely helpful in making choices specific to my needs. Thanks again

[@mitchconn7712]

Excellent information and very helpful. You explained it well. Thanks for your help on the settings.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are very welcome. I am glad it helped. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Ron

[@koenfrantzen]

Thanks so much again Ron! Very clear and good and helpful video !!! Amazing job !!!

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Very welcome. Thanks so much for continuing to support my channel it means a lot to me. Ron

[@gavinrowley960]

HI Ron thanks again for you set up on the R1 always helpful to have your input on your settings great job

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and continuing to support my channel. Ron

[@joachimreiner7924]

A very detailed video. I like the way you go through step by step. Very relaxing, skilled and informative presentation.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thank you very much! Thanks so much for watching. Ron

[@SamRino]

Great job Ron !! Iset up my R1 mostly for wildlife video work but I still enjoyed this !!

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I have found the R1 to be amazing for video work. I hope to get a video out on set up for video in the near future. Cheers, Ron

[@DavidMaciasPhoto]

Thanks for the great setup suggestions, I love my R1.

[@patahern189]

Thank you for sharing your expertise! Much appreciated!

[@ripa-photo]

Perfect and verydetailed explanation, Thanks a lot, it works great for me as well

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thanks so much for watching. Much appreciated. Ron

[@bunkyamy37]

This was very helpful especially setting up the smart controller for alternative focusing.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

I am glad the video was helpful for you!

[@petere6036]

Excellent video with very helpfull information! THX

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mfengthong]

Thanks for doing this helped me a lot

[@57rayk]

Interesting, very interesting - thank you from the UK.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Welcome!

[@LesleyMattuchio]

Thank you, Ron. This was very helpful.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are very welcome. Glad it helped.

[@patrickcallow2888]

Thank you so much for this. 🙂

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are so welcome!

[@mikede2464]

"Detect priority AE while AF" only works when the meter is set to Evaluative (won't work on spot or any other meter mode). When enabled, "Metering is based on the AF point or area where the subject was detected" (per Canon R1 manual).

[@mikede2464]

High speed display is only available when the drive mode is set to High in mechanical shutter mode. It helps eliminate/reduce EVF blackout by mixing shot images with live images....kind of looks like a super fast moving slide show.

[@Gemmatum]

Thanks..... very good explanation

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are welcome. Thanks so much for watching. Ron

[@Met.Photography]

Hello,What is the lens that you recommend for the R1?the RF 200-800 or the Rf 100-500 L with 1.4x? Or going with the R5ii better?Waiting for your comparison between the r1 and R5 mark ii cheers

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

For bird photography I like the RF 200-800 on the R1. The lens is sharp and the AF is quick, keeping up with the fastest approaching birds I have shot and they are pretty fast. As you know the 200-800 is not the fastest lens but with the R1's great ISO performance you can shoot higher ISO to get your shutter speed up for BIF shots without sacrificing much image quality. The RF 100-500 is a great lens, but the focal length is not as appropriate for birds as getting out to 800mm is on the 200-800. You can put a 1.4x TC on the 100-500 and get to 700mm, but then you are at a slower f than you can get at 800 with the 200-800. Overall, I love the 200-800 at the price point it is offered. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is much appreciated. Cheers, Ron

[@Met.Photography]

Sir, What do you recommend between the Nikon Z8+PF 800mm f6.3 vs Canon Eos R1+200-800mm RF?100-500mm Rf l with 1.4x? Give me reasons.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Well, first of all, you can't go wrong with any of the items you listed. They all perform well. Second, given I do not know what you shoot or how you shoot it is very difficult for me to recommend anything. Do you need the flexibility of a zoom lens? Both zooms you mention are great IQ-wise and much cheaper than the PF 800. With the 1.4xTC they are both still very good IQ and fast focus on the R1. However, they are slower. Is that an issue for you taking into account the great ways we have available to us these days to deal with noise at higher ISO settings? If noise is a big issue for you then the R1 would be an awesome choice. Lowest noise at ISO settings up the 40,000+ I have ever seen in RAW images. Of course, the R1 is 24mp and the Z8 is 45mp. Is that a big deal to you, the difference in resolution? I can tell you the R1 IQ is as good as I have ever seen. AF on the R1 is great. Better than the Z8? Well, that is a tough call to make as they are all so very good these days. So, no real answer to your question, because it all depends on what you feel is most important to your photography. Cheers, Ron

[@Met.Photography]

@@whistlingwingsphotography Thanks.I am also a wildlife photographer. I mainly do birds.Then what will be your choice?I know the Pf 800mm f6.3 is an amazing lens compared to the other 2 mentions.Still what keeps holding me is that while Z8 is a great body,R1 is also superb. I would like to know you pro opinion too. Cheers,Methul

[@francadobbe5189]

Thank You for the settings, where can you buy the harnas you used?

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are very welcome. The Speed-shooter Harness is available here: www.speed-shooter.com If you have any questions you can email me at [e-mail] Cheers, Ron

[@adamsmalley7072]

Thanks for your concise video on how you setup the R1 up. I have the R1 with the rf 200-800 and very happy with combo. Can I ask do you have any preference on how you setup Pre-shooting feature?

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thank you so much for watching. Pre-cont. shooting is on half-press of the shutter button as it works well for me. Half-press to activate and go to full press to record the pre-cont. images and any images while shooting. Don't want the pre-cont images just let up on the half-press and those images will not be recorded to your card. After some work with it, I like it. Cheers, Ron

[@adamsmalley7072]

@ cheers mate

[@Alexander_Kushnarev-117]

Thank you. It's a very long titanic work!

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Yep, now way to make a comprehensive video on the entire menu of the R1 and keep it short. There are chapters, so you can pick what you want to watch. Thanks for watching. Ron

[@SamNutton]

Hi Ron, why do you mostly use zone 3 AF, with a long prime such as a 600mm you already have a much reduced FOV wouldn't it be easier to use whole area AF ?

[@SamNutton]

Ron why do you use Af zone 3 most of the time ? With a 600mm prime you have a very much reduced FOV already wouldn't it be easier to use to use the whole area AF with long prime lenses ?

[@fredlar9421]

A great video of R1! Had the settings improved the AF of birds with strong back light as you mentioned wherever the R52 is better in your last video?

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

I am still finding that very bright backgrounds cause the R1 to struggle with eye detection. It does fine with overall AF on the bird, but it looses the eye and goes to whole bird a lot under those conditions. R5II does not do this nearly as much. Cheers, Ron

[@stevieb8322]

Once again thanks for a very good an informative video, im heading to Orlando from Ireland on 2nd Jan hoping to get some wildlife that i will never see in Ireland an give the R1 na R5mk2 a run out. Not that i know of any places to go to.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

When in Orlando check out Orlando Wetlands. Also not too far away is Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. In Merritt Island you can visit Black Point Wildlife Drive. I hope you have a good visit. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Ron

[@stevieb8322]

@@whistlingwingsphotography Thank you Ron im up in Arkansas at the moment so will be in Florida soon, since i did the settings i seem to be having a problem with writing to the card it takes for ever would you have any idea?

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Excellent setup! I will run over my R7 again especially since the latest update appears to have reset all my custom dial modes. I’d like Canon the flag on their menu, which setting gets saved against a custom mode dial (or what doesn’t). The override ISO, shutter speed and aperture min and max are global, and it makes Astro settings or Timelapse settings difficult. Tbh I guess they are not true profiles which to me would affect every setting. The profiles could be improved since they don’t exist on bodies other than the R5, R1 or R3 lines. So custom modes, are not sufficient enough

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing your insights into the cameras. Much appreciated. Ron

[@stephendouglas4545]

thank you

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

You are most welcome.

[@adinew8920]

Thanks.....

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thank you for watching.

[@benstill6924]

Agree on setup except for pre capture. Mostly run lenses wide open. Take useable images over 100k iso without post. A big ugly heavy beast that takes better imagery than any box I ever tried. No way this is 24mp. Got to be twice that. Can’t really tell the R1 has a buffer at craw 30fps. Forensic use dictates gps.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing your insights. Ron

[@fonsmm]

You use to many words and to much time.

[@JaredRibic]

Maybe it would be faster for you to read the manual then?

[@fonsmm]

You use to many words and to much time.

[@whistlingwingsphotography]

I am sorry you feel as such. I could just talk like a computer and rush through, but what fun would that be. I provide chapters so folks can skip around and watch only what they want/need. Overall, there is no way to keep a video that covers the entire menu system of the Canon R1 in 10 minutes. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Ron

[@VafaPhotography]

And to top it all off I had to listen to all this talking for free! 😂. Keep it up I might have to come back and listen to more talking content creation

[@gossedejong9248]

Please ignore this very rude remark, Sir! All of your video's are outstanding, very informative, and we thank you for sharing your knowledge in this kind and generous way. You are a true hero Birdman!

[@fonsmm]

Everybody can be right. But listen to Simon or Tony. Less not necessary words.