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EOS R setup - is it missing a feature?

Started Dec 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Steve W Veteran Member • Posts: 6,998
EOS R setup - is it missing a feature?

I am a long time Canon user but sold all my gear about six month back. Up until then I was shooting both Sony and Canon. My prior last Canon was the 5D Mark IV (also owned the the prior 5D versions and 7D versions)

With the great deals on the EOR R I decided I would try Canon again and bought the EOR R and RF 24-105/4L to start in with them again.

I am also a back button focus type of user but was surprised to see the appears to be a feature missing or I can't find it on the EOS R.

With the 5D Mark IV and 7D Mark II you could assign/associate focus and other settings with the the AF-ON or AEL button. On my 5D Mark IV I had AF-ON set up for SINGLE and the AEL button setup for SERVO and other things but this appears to be missing from the EOS R or being a newbie with it I can't figure out how to set it up.

Is it missing or do I need to do something that I am not to get other features beside AF-ON attached to a custom button like Focus Mode?

All help appreciated. Thank you in advance.

p.s. I guess you can't configure your own Quick screen either like on he 5D Mark IV. I wonder what else they left out besides the two card slots from the 5D Mark IV?

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