Canon EOS R6 Training Tutorial & Settings

Tony Northrup teaches you everything you NEED to know about the Canon R6 full-frame mirrorless camera. This isn't a review, it's an overview/video user guide!
Table of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 R6 Manual
0:53 Firmware Updates
1:43 Tips for DSLR Users
2:30 Adapting EF Lenses
3:42 USB Charging
4:15 Battery
4:29 Camera Settings for Conserving Battery
5:57 Checklist Sticker
6:24 Ports (HDMI, headphone, mic, etc)
7:19 Wireless Remote
7:31 Memory Card Configuration
9:05 Raw files (vs JPEG)
10:40 HEIF vs JPG
11:39 Lightroom vs Lightroom Classic
12:11 SD Cards
13:11 Format an SD Card
13:51 Release Shutter Without Car
14:28 Clean the Sensor
15:48 How to Use the Q Menu
16:44 How to Switch Between Stills & Video
17:10 Northrup.Photo Photography Education
17:53 Exposure Compensation & Lens Ring
18:41 Camera Modes (Tv, Av, M, P)
18:50 Flexible-Priority Mode (Fv)
19:42 Adjusting the Diopter
20:12 The Lock Button
20:32 Using the Touch Shutter
20:49 Electronic vs Manual vs E-1st Curtain Shutter
22:23 Banding in Artificial Light
23:18 How to Use Anti-Flicker
24:32 Maximum Frames per Second (FPS)
25:22 Disabling the Beep
25:38 Northrup.Photo Photography Education
26:26 Back-button Focus
27:35 My Autofocus Settings
29:17 Animal Eye AF
29:46 Manual Focus
30:24 Focus Peaking
30:44 Custom Buttons
31:04 Using C1-C3 Custom Modes
32:45 INFO Button
33:56 Interval Timer / Intervalometer
34:53 Stabilization (IS)
36:16 Reviewing & Rating Pictures
37:36 Selecting Default Erase for Faster Culling
38:06 Automatic Picture Review
38:40 Settings for Studio Flashes or Strobes
39:51 Bulb Mode (Exposures over 30 seconds)
40:37 Northrup.Photo Photography Education
41:00 HDR (High Dynamic Range) & Auto-Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
43:07 Copyright Info
43:40 My Menu (Custom Menus!)
44:18 Recording Video
44:48 Video Manual Mode
45:09 Standard vs Light Codecs
45:55 Movie Cropping
46:16 High Frame Rate for Slow-Motion
47:11 Canon Log (C-Log vs C-Log3)
48:09 Sound Recording & Levels
49:58 Digital IS (Image Stabilization)
50:20 Zebras
51:26 Time Lapses (recorded to a video)
52:05 Flash Suggestion
52:35 Strobe Suggestion
52:58 Tripod Suggestions
53:41 Northrup.Photo Photography Education

[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.

[JoeJonesABC]

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!

[joyvandervalk]

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!

[heathersterling]

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.

[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!

[Steve-crrw]

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.

[Jack-jytt]

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 👍

[williambrown]

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.

[anthonyneal]

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!!

[digitaldevigner]

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.

[markducharme]

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.

[rafaelsmit]

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.

[jpulley]

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

[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!

[wezjonesphotography]

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.

[Lsneaky]

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

[trevormuhlestein]

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.

[vanessakuns]

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

[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.

[leesaburzynski]

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