Canon EOS R7 User's Guide

Table Of Contents:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:45 - Outside of Camera: Button Explanation / Layout
00:14:41 - Photo Menu (RED)
00:37:25 - Autofocus Menu (MAGENTA)
00:45:12 - Playback / Review Menu (BLUE)
00:48:45 - Setup / Wrench Menu (YELLOW)
01:00:35 - Custom Function Menu (ORANGE)
01:04:05 - My Menu (GREEN)
01:05:44 - Video Menu (RED)
01:12:14 - Video Autofocus Menu (MAGENTA)
01:14:47 - Photo Live View Walkthrough
01:25:57 - Video Live View Walkthrough
01:29:26 - Playback / Review Walkthrough

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[TheSlackassCrew]

Even tho I will never own this camera, Im going to watch this all

[philiprolenick]

Hi Jared,
Just finished watching this whole video. Since I've been using an R7 since early August, I have a few notes on it.

I don't know why you didn't mention the Depth Of Field Preview button inside the Manual/Auto Focus Switch, but this is a valuable hold-over from film SLRs that I've been using until today, when I discovered, while following along with your video, that the viewfinder can be set to not only simulate exposure but also always show the depth of field. That should be the default.

Unlike you, I like to use Touch and Drag for the focus point location - using the right-hand side of the screen set to "relative" (not absolute) position - I find that using my thumb on the screen while looking through the viewfinder gives me much finer control than using the joystick, while also avoiding the risk of accidentally changing the dial around the joystick. I use the AF On button to do servo spot focus and the * button to do Eye tracking - if I used a half-press of the shutter button to focus I couldn't easily choose between the two modes.
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Like you, I live in Manual mode for exposure. However, I don't do a lot of manual focusing so I've set the Control Ring on the lens to simulate the aperture ring on a film camera's lens. In the menu I set that ring to Control, not Focus (and definitely not Off). If I need to manually focus with a lens that doesn't have a separate focusing ring, I can always use the Manual/Auto Focus switch to set the control ring to do manual focus.

Continuing my nostalgia for the film SLR I used for nearly 40 years, I set the shutter speed on the top deck of the camera with the Main Dial, and for the third leg of the exposure triangle I set the ISO with the dial around the joystick. (Ok, I couldn't set ISO on my film camera at all except by changing the film, so that's a plus for digital.)

Living in Manual mode and shooting RAW, I keep the histogram in my viewfinder on so I can expose to the right ("ETTR"). (More informative than a simple single pointer.) Since the histogram display is based on the JPEG picture style, I use a low contrast picture style to make it behave more like the RAW file I'm actually shooting Why isn't ETTR a standard auto exposure option? I might actually *use* Auto exposure if it were.

[Kaho_Tokyoo]

I can finally say I own this camera and I’m going to watch all of it thank you Jared Polin

[extremelydave]

For being the bad boy of photography, you did an awesome job on this Jared. You didn't give the true beginners grief, but you did delve pretty deep into the features. Great job pilgrim.

[The_WarLrd_Way]

I tried to watch this video when I first got my R7, and my brain went tilt. I went and used the camera and talked to people. I made a ton of mistakes. 9 months later I watch this video again, and it makes so much more sense. Thanks!

[tinman]

Perfect EXACTLY what I needed, was setting up my new R7. Canon user manual was only a few pages unlike my previous Canon that was thick as a phone book.
While addressing each setting seemed tedious at first it was needed, found myself stopping video to explore the new options.
I've been following The Fro for a number of years found him it be informative and entertaining at the same time.
Thanks..game time now have to go Eagles vs 49ers.

[theadventuresofgibby]

Jared, you do a great job with these. Your D5600 user guide helped me so much in 2018 to get started on my photography journey.

[cropperson]

I got my R7 in June and been waiting for that video ever since. Thank you sir!

[BrittanyPeterson]

Thank you Jared! I just got this camera and would have been lost without this video. Appreciate that you do this work!

[kjordan]

I have been using my R7 since July. Took it on safari to South Africa. This is a great video even after having it a few months. Learned some new things. Thanks!

[eyekneemuhni]

After months of watching video and reading I went with a r7 this video is a God send!

[beachbumblog]

Interesting, what is wild to me is honestly this is probably a terrible camera for someone's first camera if new to photography, not because it's bad but because it's not designed for them. It's clearly designed for semi-pro to pro use.

I'm super excited about it and these are great to know things as someone moving up to this camera but I'm shocked when people recommend this or the R5 or R6 as people's first camera. I'll give canon credit for knowing how overwhelming this is though and giving simplified options for people.

It would be awesome to see this whole guide again more from a pro standpoint. Also, I'm as a wildlife and landscape photographer, back button focus sure saves me a lot of time from accidentally touching the focus when I don't want to but to each their own.

Appreciate this none the less.

[NateEpicsaurus]

October 21st 2023, I just got this Camera today and It is overwhelming to begin with haha. So many options but All I need to know is Juggling the Exposure triangle.

[philiprolenick]

The big knock on the R7's electronic shutter is that shooting at 30 frames per second can yield rolling shutter effects on moving subjects, while the mechanical shutter, being limited to 15 fps, doesn't do that. So set the electronic shutter to 15 fps! No rolling shutter and no shutter vibration - for sharper low light shots and silent shooting. The camera will last longer, too. (Since I don't shoot sports, I set my electronic shutter burst rate to 3 fps.)

But I'm glad there's still a mechanical shutter in the camera so I can use the "close the shutter when the camera is switched off" function to protect the sensor while changing lenses.

[DeSireeAlicea]

Thank you for these!! I just purchased this camera after months of lusting over it and now I’m ready to watch this 💕

[haroldosterpersonal]

Fro, I am so impressed. I had already watched two videos from others on my new R7. Never again. You explained everything so well.

[okaro]

The reverse display works only when you turn the screen forward. When it is on the display screen is shown mirrored which helps composing. The image or video is still stored normally. With strobe lights one should turn the exposure simulation off or the viewfinder will be dark.

[LeValLife]

My R7 arrived today, I’ll be sitting down to watch this tonight, just what I needed :)

[lorraineanderson]

Thank you Jared. Yes it is a long video but one of the best ones out there to take me through the entire menu! I learned so much on my new R7 from this video before I even started to use it. It did help me take better photos of wildlife and portrait photos so far. I also saved this video so I can access the table of contents to help me out when I get stumped on settings or where to find it by your great color code idea of Red, Magenta Blue and so on. This was perfect for beginners like me!!

[ToxicDover]

Man, I got my R7 in the mail yesterday, and it's the first camera I've had in probably 10 years. This video is coming in so clutch right now haha. Thanks for putting the work into this one!