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EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

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Dave Chaplain New Member • Posts: 9
EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

Fairly new here - camera set to Manual 1/1000 f2.8 Auto ISO with RF 70-200mm 2.8 lens and Flicker OFF.  Current drive mode is H+.  The HC drive mode is grayed out / unavailable.  Never used HC mode before.  No mention in the updated online manual of what might prevent HC from being available in the menu.  Anyone else seen this problem or a reference to it?

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koenkooi Contributing Member • Posts: 920
Re: EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

Is the battery fully charged?

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OP Dave Chaplain New Member • Posts: 9
Re: EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out
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I found the answer in a DPReview article on the firmware version 1.2.0 that delivered the new HC drive mode -

"The new Custom High speed Continuous is disabled by default, so you must enable the 'Custom high-speed continuous’ drive mode in orange 'Custom Functions' Menu, Tab 3 'Restrict Drive Modes.' Once you've enabled 'HC,' it can then be selected in your drive settings."

Thank you DPReview!

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OP Dave Chaplain New Member • Posts: 9
Re: EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

Yes, and thanks for the response.  See my latest response for the fix I found ...

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expro Senior Member • Posts: 2,273
Re: EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

This is surprisingly true for many factory settings including drive modes and even custom modes….

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RLight Senior Member • Posts: 4,418
Re: EOS R3 "Custom high-speed continuous shooting" menu item grayed out

Dave Chaplain wrote:

Fairly new here - camera set to Manual 1/1000 f2.8 Auto ISO with RF 70-200mm 2.8 lens and Flicker OFF. Current drive mode is H+. The HC drive mode is grayed out / unavailable. Never used HC mode before. No mention in the updated online manual of what might prevent HC from being available in the menu. Anyone else seen this problem or a reference to it?

I’ve never tried it on mine, but I believe it’s limited to TV mode.

Also, you have to use electronic shutter for the highest drive modes. Are using mechanical, EFCS, or electronic? I highly recommend electronic for most use cases.

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