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Archive 2024 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

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p.1 #1 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Is it possible to set the default to CF? Not sure why, but my R5 keeps getting set on the SD card. Usually happens after I remove the CF from the camera and copy files to my PC. I guess now I have another step to check that it stores to the CF, I don't mind, but curious why it's changing?

Mar 21, 2024 at 11:08 AM

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p.1 #2 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Are you closing the door when the CFe card's removed? When there's only 1 card inserted and the door's closed, the camera automatically sets the recording priority to that card, and it stays set when you re-insert the CFe card. The same thing will happen if you'd set the SD card as preferred, then remove it and shut the door with a CFe card installed�the CFe card becomes the default.

If you're not doing the above, then you've not set the camera to use the CFe card first. Go into the Tools (yellow) menu set and open the first option ("Record func + card/folder sel.).

You can also quickly change the card being used by accessing the Quick Menu (Q button on the back of the camera).

Mar 21, 2024 at 11:23 AM

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p.1 #3 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Yes, I'm closing the door when I do this. Interesting... thanks for the answer.

Mar 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM

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p.1 #4 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

There is a menu function that allows you to assign card slot 1 as the priority slot to be used whenever returning to a two-card scenario from single card.

Unfortunately it does not appear you can choose card 2 as the priority card via this checkmark option to permanently set it to use slot 2.

To access the priority card checkmark option for slot 1, when in the yellow menu and in the Record func+card/folder sel. submenu, go to Record/play, press the SET button to bring up the Record/play submenu, press the INFO button to activate the checkmark in the box at the bottom of the screen to lock slot 1 as the priority card slot.

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Mar 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM

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p.1 #5 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Once you set the CF card as priority it will always use that card first regardless of pulling the CF card out and closing the door. I have set the CF card as priority and pull the CF card out and close the door all the time for the past 4 years and as long as I put it back in at a later time it always uses that card.
I use the SD card as the overflow (auto switch) and not as a duplicate so maybe it behaves differently when set-up as a back-up.

You need to select card 1 under the camera record/play menu as well as clicking [info] to make it the priority card.

Note: Hitting the "Info" button once you highlight your desired card places a check mark in the Priority box as shown in the pic below. I think this is what many people miss or overlook.
You will need to do the same for video.

Mar 21, 2024 at 11:53 AM

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Mar 21, 2024 at 02:47 PM

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p.1 #7 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

I did not know this in years of using an R6 and recently R5!

Thanks!

Mar 21, 2024 at 07:28 PM

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p.1 #8 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Perfect! This is exactly what I was seeking. Thank you.

lighthound wrote:
Once you set the CF card as priority it will always use that card first regardless of pulling the CF card out and closing the door. I have set the CF card as priority and pull the CF card out and close the door all the time for the past 4 years and as long as I put it back in at a later time it always uses that card.
I use the SD card as the overflow (auto switch) and not as a duplicate so maybe it behaves differently when set-up as a back-up.

You need to select card 1 under...Show more →

Mar 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM

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p.1 #9 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

rscheffler wrote:
There is a menu function that allows you to assign a card slot as the priority one to be used whenever returning to a two-card scenario from single card.

I don't think so. I didn't remember my R5's behaving like this, so I just tried it again in an R5 with firmware 1.9.0. Camera's set to record to CFe card. Remove that card, close the door, and the camera starts recording to SD card.

Turn the camera off, replace the CFexpress card (so there are now 2 cards again), close the door and turn the camera on. The camera remains set to record on the. SD card until I change it back to CFexpress.

And yes, I'd set the appropriate control to use the CFe card as primary.

Mar 23, 2024 at 06:20 PM

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p.1 #10 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

I checked my R5 with FW 1.9 and it works the way the manual says. The camera goes back to priority slot 1 when I put the card back in. I even took a photo with no card in slot 1, just the SD card, and the camera switched back to CFexpress slot when I turned it on. Did you hit the info button to put a check mark for priority card slot 1? For reference, my R3 and 1Dx III work the same way.

Abbott Schindl wrote:
I don't think so. I didn't remember my R5's behaving like this, so I just tried it again in an R5 with firmware 1.9.0. Camera's set to record to CFe card. Remove that card, close the door, and the camera starts recording to SD card.

Turn the camera off, replace the CFexpress card (so there are now 2 cards again), close the door and turn the camera on. The camera remains set to record on the. SD card until I change it back to CFexpress.

And yes, I'd set the appropriate control to use the CFe card as primary.

Mar 23, 2024 at 09:03 PM

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p.1 #11 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

lighthound wrote:
Once you set the CF card as priority it will always use that card first regardless of pulling the CF card out and closing the door. I have set the CF card as priority and pull the CF card out and close the door all the time for the past 4 years and as long as I put it back in at a later time it always uses that card.
I use the SD card as the overflow (auto switch) and not as a duplicate so maybe it behaves differently when set-up as a back-up.

You need to select card 1 under...Show more →

Thanks for explaining this. I don't think I've ever had the OP's issue, but I've been using my R3 for 21 months and always wondered what priority was for, and had never been able to figure it out.

I have my camera setup with still recording options to Rec. separately, and to record RAWs to card 1 and JPEGs to card 2. Does the priority have any meaning when recording separately?

Mar 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM

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p.1 #12 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

I was aware of the issue of closing the door causing the card switch. And excited with the idea I could set card 2 to priority. It seems I can turn card 1 priority on and off, but not set to card 2. This is not mentioned in the advanced r5 manual at all. I found some dpr threads where it is said you can't do a card 2 as priority. Anyone figure out how to get card 2 set to priority ?
JP

Mar 24, 2024 at 07:07 AM

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Mar 24, 2024 at 07:45 AM

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p.1 #14 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

lighthound wrote:
You just move down to highlight card 2 then hit the info button to put the check mark in the box.
Either card can be set to priority.

If I go to card 2 and press info it just toggles the priority for card 1 on and off. Maybe a firmware issue ? Yet to see anything on this from Canon in a clarification or in the actual advanced manual.
JP

Mar 24, 2024 at 08:36 AM

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p.1 #15 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

From another thread (DPR)

Re: Yes, Closing Card Door while slot is empty

"I just rechecked (I have not tried it in over a year), and the R5 with the latest firmware (1.7) still swaps cards if the door is closed with the card removed if in "Standard" or "Auto-Switch" mode. In dual record mode, it will not change.

On the R5, You can only set "Priority" to the Express SD slot but not the MicroSD slot. If you set Priority to the Express SD slot, it will stay locked on that card, even if the door is closed with the Express SD removed. There is no option to set priority to MicroSD.

I think the behavior many people would want it to stay with the given card slot, at least until the camera is turned on.

When I am just shooting around with no need for high performance, I use the MicroSD as they are much less expensive to replace if I damage one, and I have many MicroSDs but only one Express SD. I suspect others behave similarly."

Mar 24, 2024 at 09:03 AM

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p.1 #16 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

Another reference on same thread. The names of the cards were given incorrectly on the previous post.

"I disagree with this on the R5. The only slot that can be Priority is the CF Express slots. I, and I suspect many others, will use the MicroSD slot for "casual shooting" and downloading. The only slot you can make "Priority" on the R5 is the CF-Express slot. There is no option to give the SD card priority. Besides, as stated below, the assumed and thus desired behavior is to stay with the same slot until at least the switch on the camera is turned "on" (while "mechanical" it really is a software-controlled switch).

Yellow wrench menu 1, choose "Record func+card/folder sel." option, then in the "Play" and "Record/play" options you can set the priority card.

Yes, and I can't understand why this isn't the default. Maybe to avoid changing the behaviour from some older model which didn't have this option? (NB this is just a wild guess.)

As I wrote, the CF express is the only slot that can be the priority. And besides, this is not what many people would want/expect. The camera should not switch slots until the camera is turned on with one empty slot, better yet, it should warn you that the preferred slot is empty."

Mar 24, 2024 at 09:08 AM

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p.1 #17 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

mcoons wrote:
Did you hit the info button to put a check mark for priority card slot 1? For reference, my R3 and 1Dx III work the same way.

Thanks; hadn't paid attention to the checkbox. Checked, it works as others have said. However, if I then manually change the card being recorded to (I tried it with the Q menu), that card becomes the priority card. So the checkbox apparently makes whichever slot I've selected be the priority one. Right?

Mar 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM

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jpeter wrote:
Another reference on same thread. The names of the cards were given incorrectly on the previous post.

"I disagree with this on the R5. The only slot that can be Priority is the CF Express slots. I, and I suspect many others, will use the MicroSD slot for "casual shooting" and downloading. The only slot you can make "Priority" on the R5 is the CF-Express slot. There is no option to give the SD card priority. Besides, as stated below, the assumed and thus desired behavior is to stay with the same slot until at least the switch on the camera...Show more →

Odd. I just tried. I checked the box with the INFO button. Then tried removing the card, closing the door, turn camera on, then turn it off and replace the CFexpress card. Works as expected.

Then I manually changed the recording card using the Q menu option. Looking at the card priority menu, the SD slot was prioritized. After replacing the CFexpress card, the SD slot was still marked as priority. Works the same in 2 R5's.

Mar 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM

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jpeter wrote:
I was aware of the issue of closing the door causing the card switch. And excited with the idea I could set card 2 to priority. It seems I can turn card 1 priority on and off, but not set to card 2. This is not mentioned in the advanced r5 manual at all. I found some dpr threads where it is said you can't do a card 2 as priority. Anyone figure out how to get card 2 set to priority ?
JP

lighthound wrote:
You just move down to highlight card 2 then hit the info button to put the check mark in the box.
Either card can be set to priority.

jpeter wrote:
If I go to card 2 and press info it just toggles the priority for card 1 on and off. Maybe a firmware issue ? Yet to see anything on this from Canon in a clarification or in the actual advanced manual.
JP

Yeah, I think you're right and you can only set card 1 as the priority card. Bummer.

For the record, I have an R6 and R6II and expect(ed) that all cameras with this priority card checkmark option would work the same way. I think they do, mostly, but because I only ever wanted to make slot 1 the priority card (with the checkmark option to set it as the priority card), I didn't notice that you couldn't assign the checkmark option to slot 2, which I think is a bit shortsighted by whoever created this option. Not a big deal for my R6/6II because both slots are SD.

I did notice something odd with my R6. If I have the priority card 1 checkmark set, sometimes if via the Q menu or diving into the regular menu, when I change the record/paly card to slot 2, the camera immediately switches back to slot 1. It'll keep doing this regardless of whether it's set to standard, auto rollover, record to multiple (where really only playback is relevant), etc. I finally figured out that I have to pop card 2 out and back in again and it will then let me switch to card 2 and stay there, even though I have slot 1 set as the priority card via the checkmark option.

I tried my R6II and it did not exhibit this odd behavior. If priority card checkmark is set for card 1 and I change record/play to slot 2, it stays at slot 2 unless card 2 is removed and the card door is closed, or card 1 is removed.

rscheffler wrote:
There is a menu function that allows you to assign a card slot as the priority one to be used whenever returning to a two-card scenario from single card.

Abbott Schindl wrote:
I don't think so. I didn't remember my R5's behaving like this, so I just tried it again in an R5 with firmware 1.9.0. Camera's set to record to CFe card. Remove that card, close the door, and the camera starts recording to SD card.

Turn the camera off, replace the CFexpress card (so there are now 2 cards again), close the door and turn the camera on. The camera remains set to record on the. SD card until I change it back to CFexpress.

And yes, I'd set the appropriate control to use the CFe card as primary.

I checked a few options with my R6II, which might differ from the R5 (sounds like it from what you wrote above) and if you want to use slot 2 as your default card slot, do not checkmark the priority card slot 1 option because it will activate more situations when it will revert back to using slot 1.

If the checkmark is off, you can remove both cards, close the door, reinsert the cards and it will stay on slot 2. The only time it will switch to slot 1 is if you remove card 2, there is a card in slot 1 and you close the card door.

If the checkmark is on, and you have slot 2 set as record/pay, whenever you remove the card in slot 1 the camera will revert record/play functions to slot 1. It doesn't matter if the card in slot 2 wasn't removed or that the door wasn't closed. Based on what you wrote in the previous message, it sounds like the R6II's behavior is different than the R5's in this respect. I also checked this with my R6 and it behaves identically to the R6II.

Mar 24, 2024 at 10:38 PM

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p.1 #20 · How to set Canon R5 default storage to CF, not SD card?

I haven't messed with this in a long while, but I don't think I have this issue. I have mine set to write RAW files to the CFExpress card, and JPEGs to the SD card. Seems like maybe this arrangement avoids the issue described above?

Mar 27, 2024 at 09:35 AM

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