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

Alastair Norcross wrote:

juanmaasecas wrote:

johncal wrote:

Alastair Norcross wrote:

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.

Mode 1 - EFCS

Mode 2 - Full Mechanical

Silent on - Silent

It's supidly confusing, but it has all 3 .

Mode 2 is also EFCS, but with different timing.

Disabled is full mechanical

Ah, that's what I guessed. I should receive one in a few days, so I can check for myself. About a day after deciding that I wouldn't get an R until I could afford an R5, I succumbed to the temptation of the amazing refurbished deals from the Canon store. They were offering the R with 24-105L for just over $1900. I phoned them and gave them the serial number of my 20 year-old non-functioning 2MP S100, and got another 10% off (with the Canon loyalty upgrade deal). So it ended up as a bit over $1700 for the kit.

Wow congratulations! I'm selling my a73 today. The eos R is a great camera that produces beautiful pictures and it's a joy to use