Canon R7 | The SETTINGS You NEED To KNOW | Fix Most AF troubles!

The Canon R7 is a great little camera with a few issues. Set up the right way it can still shine in the field!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 R7 Amazing, but...
0:48 Let's get Started (Red Menu)
8:23 Let's Focus (Pink Menu)
14:19 Blue Menu
15:12 Yellow Menu
17:41Important (Orange Menu)
20:46 Video Settings

[MarkLindaWilson]

Jan, Just wanted to let you know that these recommendations also work on the R10. I have had the R10 for 18 months and have been searching for solutions to get the most out of the autofocus system with no success. It was better than the Z50 I came from, but not as good as we were led to believe it could be. None of the YouTube channels that have done videos on the R10 setup for bird photography have suggested the settings you point to here. I've tried experimenting with all the case settings and the settings associated with them with unsatisfactory results. Many of the settings you suggest I had set on my camera, but the one that really made the difference is setting Case 1 with both tracking sensitivity and Accel./decel tracking settings to minus 2. A major improvement in tracking birds in flight. Also, setting up dual back button autofocus is essential for when the camera fails to lock on to your subject. Thanks for your work and the work of your mate Duade Paton for helping people figure out how to take better photographs.

[lloydsullivan]

I just bought an R7 this week. You've saved me countless hours and doubtless considerable frustration. I can hardly thank you enough.

[patrickweber]

Hi Jan - happy to have your video as I'm shooting on the R7 as well. A note on the topic of "saving battery": I have configured the Mf-n button with the stand by function. For example, when I'm walking around, I can easily put the camera into sleep mode, which saves battery, and quickly wake it up again with a simple click on the shutter

[RevJohnOrr]

Great info. Pretty similar to how I have my R7 setup. I think the only difference is how I set the accel/decel in the AF case. One feature of the R7 which I think is immensely powerful is the shooting settings register/recall function. I map that to the DOF button on the front. My C1 settings are for 'normal' wildlife but if something faster moving catches my eye, the shooting recall immediately jumps me to a preset of higher shutter speed, wide open aperture, auto ISO, and full area AF with subject detect. It gives me a greater chance of catching the shot than I would if I had to spin some dials. It is only operational while the button is pressed, but it also means you just drop back to whatever settings you had previously when you release it.

[chrischerbas]

Thank you ! Thank you Jan .You and Duade have helped me overcome my frustrations with my R7. I now look forward to shooting because I have methods I can use for making adjustments. Thanks again I am grateful.

[dpbblov]

I’ve just been checking out my R7 learning how use it effectively and jan wegener I’ve learnt a lot re settings so definitely want to watch more of your videos to get the most out of my R7 you are amazing for sure.😊

[HaveIGotADealU]

At 5.45 you talk about the noticeable blackout between frames in the viewfinder when using EFCS. You can fix this by setting High Speed Display to On (red menu 8). This turns on live view between each shot in continuous mode so that the display is essentially continuous (it flickers slightly). Note that it only works with certain settings (limited to the H mode, not the H+ mode, shutter speeds above 1/30s and apertures larger than f/11).

[chmueller]

Full agreement, I use almost the same settings from the beginning and have little to no problems. As always, you have brought this well to the point!👍

[desireneilson]

Very very happy to come home, relax with coffee, and see this video!!! Thank you so much for this!

[gacjack]

Thanks for this Jan. Somedays I want to trash my R7 other days I want to kiss it ! Hopefully this info will improve my keeper rate.
BTW I am the guy who bought your Masterclass and accidently deleted the video portion . I did send an e mail to your attention at Aviscapes but have had no reply as of yet .
Thanks for all the great work you do,
Greg Jackson

[MrTmiket]

Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always Jan, keep up with the awesome content 👍🤗

[Nepzene]

Thanks so much for all your hard work figuring out what all those settings do. You've saved me a ton of work!

[N_v_G]

Thanks for sharing your settings, Jan.

[hamishashton]

Thanks Jan. Great info. Having moved from the 70D I must now try back button focus

[ForrestWest]

Thanks for sharing this information Jan! When I use raw burst mode the action I want is always right before I hit the shutter so I only do a short tap on the shutter. The buffer fills much more quickly since I'm only capturing a couple of shots from after the shutter was pressed and I only have to wait a second or two before I can use it again or use a different mode. I'll get all those pre-capture shots and just a couple from after that.

[NECPER]

Thanks for repeating this so I can benefit from your great experience again. / Per from Denmark

[TomazNMelo-tfsc]

Amazing and very helpful video Jan. I did all changes you suggest and can't waint to go to the field and test the new settings.

[arbutusadventures]

thanks for this great guide. I just received my r7 and had a great time following along. I cant believe all the settings available in this camera. I feel like I'm off to a great start here.

[henkstraatmanmyportfolioNL]

Geweldige informatie. Veel gebruikte TIPS! TOP Jan.

[selkiemaine]

I just came across this video - very nice for the R7 I just received, thank you - there is one thing I DO want to mention - with auto-update-settings on the custom modes. If auto-update is off, and you have the camera set to auto-power-off quickly - every time it powers down, it will revert any changes you've made in the custom mode you're in.

I use the custom settings for a quick "oh crap I need to grab that" set of settings - and while I may modify them for the moment, I want to return to that baseline next time I use the custom mode, so I keep auto-update off.

But, that means that rather than auto-power-off, I shut off my display quickly, but have auto power off set to 10 minutes or more. That way I don't get a surprise reset on my custom mode if I stop shooting for a minute or so.