New to Canon R7

koenkooi wrote:

Rocket13 wrote:

itsallBb2me wrote:

jeffnles1 wrote:

Longtime (since 19881) Nikon user and I just switched to Canon R7.

Any good set-up and guide videos you all can recommend? How about books?

I have downloaded the manual but I'd like a "Cliff Notes" version of the massive 963 page manual.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

Here’s some contrarian advice for you. Do not read or watch any setup or guide material for at least two weeks after receiving your camera. Become thoroughly familiar with it straight out of the box before you make any changes, and, above all, do not reflexively attempt to replicate previous settings from older cameras. Trust the camera until it gives you good reason not to..

That is perfect advice, I loved mine out of the box (Birds in flight) watched various "expert videos" changed my settings as suggested and wanted to throw it in the lake after that. Went back to basically out of box settings other then some view finder tweaks and fell in love again . One tip I will share for birds in flight and this isnt a settings tip. Find the blurry bird in your view finder first, then hit whatever you use to focus, one frustrating thing I found and it doesnt seem to be only the R7 if you try to focus before you can actually see the target if not enough contrast for the lens to focus its like it just stops working unless you find a big target near to focus on and go back to the bird.

Check if you have "Lens drive when AF impossible" set to 'ON'. What you are describing sounds like it is set to 'OFF'

Good tip.

See https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/html/UG-05_AF-Drive_0120.html for more details.