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Canon EOS R5 Mark II Owners Unite: Discuss and Post Photos!

Downloaded wirelessly through the Connect app. No issues with the install. Saved all my setting also.
 
Question:

Having used Bluetooth to connect to my phone and remote release, is it worthwhile disabling it at the camera to save battery power, or does it make so little difference I may as well leave it on?
 
A couple of experimental action shots using tracking...

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Found a fantastic improvement for me, going from 5DIV to R5II...

One of the things that drove me nuts about the 5D was any time I took the CF card out, I had to take the SD out as well (just there for overflow). If I left the SD in (and shut the hatch), then when I put the CF back in, next time I used the camera, it would be set to record to SD - unless I remembered to change it to CF. I just found the 'Priority' setting, so I can tell it to stay with CF if it is there. Woo-hoo! (y)(y)(y)

Sometimes it's the small things... :)
 
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I enable the pre-continous shooting. When you half press and hold the shutter button, pre capture is engaged and it's ready. I set the shutter button to metering only. It does not work single shot. This way, you do not have to assign a button for pre-capture.
 
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Cap'n Fishy said:
Question:

Having used Bluetooth to connect to my phone and remote release, is it worthwhile disabling it at the camera to save battery power, or does it make so little difference I may as well leave it on?
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The typical advice (which I follow) is to turn on airplane mode to conserve power when you are not using BT to connect to other devices. I have not done any experiments to see if or how much it affects power consumption, however.
 
Cap'n Fishy said:
Sitting down today for the first time with my R5 II and tentatively going through the initial set-up procedures.

First totally new thing I have come across (compared to my last camera, 5D IV), is "Save/Load Camera Settings on Card."

Intrigued by this, but wonder about the practicalities. Can I ask those familiar with it whether they find it useful and, if so, how they navigate the need to switch cards and/or format full cards???

Thanks,
Col
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I have an updated answer for you specific to the load/save settings. These days I'm mostly doing macro and birds. For each pursuit I prefer to have different settings saved to custom positions (C1,2,3) rather than digging through the menus. For example, custom positions for pre-capture on or off when birding and custom positions for electronic or physical shutter when doing macro - more custom settings than available positions. Today, I created two separate setting files on my SD card as a way to virtually increase the number of custom positions. I loaded one set for birding today, and I'll load the other for macro tomorrow. Next season I'll create another for football. I didn't have to go this route on the R5 as there weren't as many features to consider.
 
Trvlr323 said:
I have an updated answer for you specific to the load/save settings. These days I'm mostly doing macro and birds. For each pursuit I prefer to have different settings saved to custom positions (C1,2,3) rather than digging through the menus. For example, custom positions for pre-capture on or off when birding and custom positions for electronic or physical shutter when doing macro - more custom settings than available positions. Today, I created two separate setting files on my SD card as a way to virtually increase the number of custom positions. I loaded one set for birding today, and I'll load the other for macro tomorrow. Next season I'll create another for football. I didn't have to go this route on the R5 as there weren't as many features to consider.
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Thanks - that's useful. Will keep in mind as I start to climb the learning curve... it's a big one! :p
 
A thought crossed my mind, sitting, setting up everything...

All you right-handed people must have to type in all the settings and other stuff on the touchscreen with your wrong hand? Being a lefty, I get the rare advantage of being able to use my writing hand to do it. The rest of the time I am holding and operating the camera with my wrong hand! :whistle:

They make left-handed bread knives, but not left-handed cameras. :p
 
Question:

I'm having trouble getting my head round this one...

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Do folk use the bottom setting and, if so, why?
 
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