EOS RP EVF Pause

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

You need to make sure the viewfinder is not in a power-saving mode.  Look under the wrench/yellow menu under tab 4 and "Viewfinder performance." You have a choice between Smooth and Power Saving.

You probably also want to turn off "Image Review" under the camera/red menu tab 1.

One problem I have with the viewfinder is that there is a bit of lag between what you see in the viewfinder and what gets captured. You are seeing a delayed version of the real world. This obviously makes taking a picture of a fast-moving subject difficult. I understand this delay is a lot less with the higher end models but I have not tried it.

Karl_Guttag wrote:

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

You need to make sure the viewfinder is not in a power-saving mode. Look under the wrench/yellow menu under tab 4 and "Viewfinder performance." You have a choice between Smooth and Power Saving.

You probably also want to turn off "Image Review" under the camera/red menu tab 1.

One problem I have with the viewfinder is that there is a bit of lag between what you see in the viewfinder and what gets captured. You are seeing a delayed version of the real world. This obviously makes taking a picture of a fast-moving subject difficult. I understand this delay is a lot less with the higher end models but I have not tried it.

+1

Once set using Karl’s good suggestions above, I find there is no EVF issues in the RP or R6 - even with fast moving subjects.

All of the settings were as described. The behaviour is still there. Annoying for someone who's got to used DSLR for many years. Although I do currently have a G1X III as my casual shooter until I get something more serious. Still have to see wether the R6 is the same.

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

The blackout of the EVF in continuous shooting on the R and RP is quite long, which makes them not suitable for fast actions. This problem is resolved on the R5 and R6.

moon1029 wrote:

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

The blackout of the EVF in continuous shooting on the R and RP is quite long, which makes them not suitable for fast actions. This problem is resolved on the R5 and R6.

Thanks. So less of an image pause on none at all with the R6 and R5?

Swerky wrote:

moon1029 wrote:

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

The blackout of the EVF in continuous shooting on the R and RP is quite long, which makes them not suitable for fast actions. This problem is resolved on the R5 and R6.

Thanks. So less of an image pause on none at all with the R6 and R5?

There is still a lag between shots in continuous shooting on R5 and R6. You can imagine the time of the lag being similar to the blackout time of the 5D series. It poses no problem at all in real-world use even when I try to keep fast-moving subjects in the frame.

The lag on the R was my main concern. That was the major reason that deterred me from getting the R. After trying the R6 in a showroom in August I pre-ordered one immediately.

You have to use the following mode. Otherwise the blackout time is the same as R/RP.

High-speed continuous shooting +

moon1029 wrote:

Swerky wrote:

moon1029 wrote:

Swerky wrote:

While trying a friend’s RP, I noticed that after pressing the shutter button, the image pauses in evf less than briefly. It’s annoying with moving subjects. Don’t know if this effect is reduced in continuous. Was in single shot. The question is for those who had or still have the RP and the R6, is that effect similar in the R6? In either single shot or continuous.

The blackout of the EVF in continuous shooting on the R and RP is quite long, which makes them not suitable for fast actions. This problem is resolved on the R5 and R6.

Thanks. So less of an image pause on none at all with the R6 and R5?

There is still a lag between shots in continuous shooting on R5 and R6. You can imagine the time of the lag being similar to the blackout time of the 5D series. It poses no problem at all in real-world use even when I try to keep fast-moving subjects in the frame.

The lag on the R was my main concern. That was the major reason that deterred me from getting the R. After trying the R6 in a showroom in August I pre-ordered one immediately.

You have to use the following mode. Otherwise the blackout time is the same as R/RP.

High-speed continuous shooting +

Thanks! Got my answer.