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 p.3 #14 · Canon R6 seems to be geared towards a Wedding Photographer? | |
The menus and customization are vast! I had to record the settings to keep them consistent across THREE R6's (the fleet is growing).
Weddings are highly-repetitious rituals and once you get a shooting style for parts of the day, you can leverage C1-C3 and various buttons to speed up your shooting flow. I often shoot in one of the pre-programmed custom modes, but go to full Manual for flash work (reception dancing, speeches, bride+groom hero shots, etc).
I like essentially two modes for AF ...
For static subjects (decor, details) I use half-press single point, one shot mode.
For human subjects I prefer to 'serve up' the person to track, then hold AF-ON with my thumb while the camera locks on to an eye of a person (or dog) I selected. I can move around, chat it up with the subject and the AF stays locked on allowing super-shallow portraits to always been in focus, despite subject (or photographer) movement.
if it’s not noted, don’t change
RED 1
Image Quality RAW
Cropping FULL
RED 2
ISO Speed Settings - ISO speed range 100-12800 - Auto Range 100-12800 - Min Shutter Speed, press on AUTO and turn up (prevents Av mode shutter speeds getting too low)
Auto Lighting OFF
Highlight Tone OFF
Anti-Flicker ENABLE
RED 3
White Balance - AWB-W … press AWB, then the INFO button for the “W” mode which is a colder balance under tungsten lights (no more murky Canon photos)
Clarity - 0
RED 6
Release shutter without card OFF
RED 7
IS Mode - ON, digital IS ON, Still Photo IS - Only for shot
Touch Shutter disable
Image Review 4 secs - viewfinder review disable
Exposure simulation - Enable
Shooting info settings - personal, but we prefer to always see the 3x3 grid
RED 8
Display Performance - smooth looks better and does not drain battery that much
PURPLE 1
AF operation ONE SHOT AF (Servo is a hot key set to AF-ON)
AF method you pick
Subject to Detect - leave on PEOPLE unless you have dogs at a wedding (add to MyMENU)
Touch & Drag - Enable, Relative, Right side of screen
PURPLE 2
Peaking ON, Level HIGH, color Blue
Focus Guide ON
AF-assist LED (add to MyMENU)
PURPLE 3
SERVO AF, Case 2 > then adjust tracking sensitivity all the way
PURPLE 4
Switching Tracked Subjects - 0 (to the left)
Limit AF methods - fewer is better (faster cycling through modes you actually use). Try the first 3 and turn off others
AF Method Selection - turn on the wheel
Orientation linked AF point - turn on separate points (doesn’t seem to work as well as the Mark IV)
PURPLE 5
Initial Servo AF point for face/eye tracking - select the top one (means photographer picks initial tracking subject)
Sensitivity AF pt - either middle, or left if you want a slower joy stick
YELLOW 1
Record func - still camera Rec options, REC TO MULTIPLE
Auto Rotate - ON for computer only
YELLOW 2
Power Saving - viewfinder off, 3 mins
Eco Mode - ON
YELLOW 3
Screen VF display - AUTO2 (not sure though)
Screen Brightness - 7
Viewfinder Brightness - 5
Color Tone - 3
YELLOW 4
Sensor Cleaning - Auto Cleaning, Enable
YELLOW 5, Custom Shooting Modes
C1 … for available light shooting. Av mode aperture wide open, metered 1/3 stop down (protect delicate Canon highlights), AUTO ISO, mechanical shutter, anti-flicker
C2 … for INDOOR available light shooting. Tv mode at 1/160th, AUTO ISO, mechanical shutter, anti-flicker
C3 … SILENT shooting for INDOOR tense getting-ready rooms or church ceremony. Tv mode aperture wide open, AUTO ISO, turn anti-flicker off, full electronic shutter, make certain drive mode is on SINGLE shot (or you will fill up your memory card with motor dive sequences you’ll never knew you shot). Note, without anti-flickr on your shots might have inconsistent lighting so use sparingly if you want fast post-processing.
ORANGE 1
Safety Shift - Tv/Av
ORANGE 2
Set Shutter Speed - I turned minimum shutter up to 1/15th second
ORANGE 3
Control Ring Rotation - Reversed
ORANGE 3 CUSTOMIZED BUTTONS
Shutter Button, AF start
Movie Button, Dial Func
AF ON (the 'oh snap' button), AF start WITH CUSTOMIZATION - Detail Set, AF operation SERVO, AF Method Face/Eye tracking, Servo AF Characterisitcs 2
AE lock (Star button), Flash Function Settings
AF Point Selection, lead on AF point selection
DOF preview, leave on DOF preview
Lens - I turned OFF
M-Fn - one shot/servo
Set - I have on AF Point Selection - not firm on decision
Joystick - turn on direct AF point selection
ORANGE 3 CUSTOMIZE DIALS
Top Main Dial, Av
Thumbwheel Control Dial 2, ISO
Legacy Control Wheel, Tv
Lens Control Ring, Exposure Compensation (not firm on that one)
MY MENU 1
AF Assist (to turn on and off camera LED focus help)
Shutter Mode
Anti-Flickr Shooting
Eye Detection
Subject To Detect
MY MENU 2
IS Mode
Date/Time/Zone
Format Card
Highlight Alert
Initial Servo AF Point for Face Tracking
MY MENU 3
Screen Brightness
VF Brightness
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