Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

I need some help in setting up my Canon R5 for hummingbird shots, finally got some coming into my feeder, but it seems I'm not ready to capture their beauty. I "think" I have my Animal Eye Focus setup, but when I'm shooting in my CF function that I setup for Manual settings, it seems the settings in that are overriding the animal eye focus setting. I'm not proud, I'll do whatever someone tells me to do to try and get better shots and shoot so that the Animal eye focus, at least as a chance to work, appreciate any help, Thanks

Canon EOS R5 EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens 182mm f/3.2 1/2000s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R5 EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens 170mm f/3.2 1/2500s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R5 EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens 170mm f/2.8 1/2500s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Aug 20, 2024 at 06:47 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

There are a number of good YouTube videos that describe how to set up the R5 for bird photography. Search for "Canon R5 setup bird" and look at the videos by Jan Wegener, Whistling Wings Photography, and WILD ALASKA.

Kevin

Aug 20, 2024 at 07:35 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

Bob,

Here is a resource we used for setting up the R5 for birds/wildlife with eye tracking. Hope it helps.

Brad

Aug 20, 2024 at 07:51 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

Bob, you certainly don’t need to set up back button focusing, and if you don’t already use it things may get more confusing for you.

When set up properly the AF eye tracking will easily lock on and track the hummer’s eye by simply holding down the shutter button halfway.

As others have said, many YouTube videos showing how to set up.

Canon EOS R5 RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM lens 300mm f/16.0 1/30s 800 ISO 0.0 EV

Aug 20, 2024 at 08:47 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

If you are using a C mode (C1,2...), there are a couple of common places to get tripped up.

First, go to the mode you want to start with. Say manual mode, and set all your button functions and AF settings you want. Then register that to the C mode of your choice. If you later make a change while using that C mode, it will NOT save that change. The next time the camera sleeps, or powers back on after you shut it down it will go back to the original settings you saved to it.

There is another setting, I can't recall the exact name, to make it update settings that change while using the C function. I HATE that setting. I recommend turning it off. It literally saves everything and there is no way to revert. If that is set, it may be what is 'overrriding' your bird settings.

Brian

Aug 21, 2024 at 02:16 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Setting up R5 for animal eye focus/tracking

Thanks Brian, I may have been getting caught in it reverting back to my original settings

Aug 21, 2024 at 02:43 PM


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