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Question about EFCS, mechanical shutter, and e-shutter on the EOS R

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Alastair Norcross
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Question about EFCS, mechanical shutter, and e-shutter on the EOS R

Can someone who owns the EOS R tell me whether it has all three shutter modes: full mechanical, electronic first curtain, and electronic shutter? I see that it has two menu options: Silent Shutter, and Silent LV shoot. In the manual it explains Silent Shutter is the way to enable electronic shutter. Silent LV shoot seems confusing, though. The manual describes mode 1 as the default option, but doesn't say any more about it. Mode 2 seems to be a way to take just one shot at a time, even with continuous shooting enabled. And then there's the option to disable Silent LV shooting. My guess is that Silent LV shooting mode 1 is EFCS, and disable gives you full mechanical shutter. But that's just a guess. Is it correct? It would be clearer if Canon simply labelled the options as electronic shutter, EFCS, and full mechanical. Assuming that that's what they are.

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