Camera Menus

The structure of the 7D's menus will be immediately familiar to anyone who has shot an EOS DSLR before, with camera settings separated across a series of sensibly ordered, color-coded tabs. As usual, the really fine-level camera customization is defined in the Custom Functions tab, with the 7D including a 1D-series-esque 27 custom functions, defining almost every aspect of the camera's behavior in minute detail.

The menus are also context sensitive, with different menu options provided depending on which shooting mode you're in. As with previous EOSs there is a simplified menu structure if you shoot in the more automated modes - in this instance that means the Creative Auto and Auto modes. However, as a sign of the increasingly integrated nature of video on 7D, the fourth Record tab also changes depending on whether the camera's mode switch is set to movie or live view.

Full menu (P, Tv, Av, M, A-DEP, C1-3) Limited menu (Auto and CA)
Movie tab Live view tab

Shooting section (red)
Option
Values / Actions
Notes
Quality  • RAW
-
RAW
MRAW
SRAW
 • JPEG
-
Large Fine
Large Normal
Medium Fine
Medium Normal
Small Fine
Small Normal

- JPEG Large = 5184 x 3456
- JPEG Medium = 3456 x 2304
- JPEG Small = 2592 x 1728

- RAW = 5184 x 3456
- MRAW = 3888 x 2592
- SRAW = 2592 x 1728

Turn front dial to change RAW image, turn rear dial for JPEG.
Red-eye on/off  • Off
 • On		 Enables the use of the AF / red-eye lamp just before a flash shot.
Beep  • On
 • Off		 Enables auto focus confirmation beep. Also used for self timer.
Release shutter without card  • Enable
 • Disable		 Allow shot to be taken without CF card inserted.
Review time  • Off
 • 2 sec
 • 4 sec
 • 8 sec
 • Hold 		 
Peripheral illum. correct.  • Enable
 • Disable		 Corrects vignetting depending on the attached lens.
Flash control

 • Flash firing
Enable
Disable
 • Built-in flash function setting
Flash mode
E-TTL II
Manual flash
MULTI flash
Shutter sync
1st curtain
2nd curtain
Hi-speed
Flash exposure compensation
+/– 3.0 EV
E-TTL II
Evaluative
Average
Wireless func.
Disable
Ext:Int
Ext only
Ext + Int
 • External flash function setting
Only with flash connected
 • External flash C.Fn setting
Only with flash connected
 • Clear external flash C.Fn setting
Only with flash connected

 Pressing the info. button clears the speedlight settings.
Expo. comp./AEB  • +/–3 EV
 • 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps (C.Fn I-1)		 Configures auto exposure bracketing.
Auto Lighting Optimizer  • Off
 • Low
 • Medium
 • High		  
White balance  • Auto
 • Daylight (5200K)
 • Shade (7000K)
 • Cloudy (6000K)
 • Tungsten light (3200K)
 • White fluorescent light (4000K)
 • Flash
 • Custom
 • Color temp. (Kelvin) 		 
Custom WB  • Set custom WB Select image for custom WB.
WB Shift / BKT  • Shift: B9–A9, M9–G9
 • Bracket: BA+/–3, MG+/–3 		Configures WB shift and WB bracketing.
Color space  • sRGB
 • Adobe RGB 		 
Picture Style  • Standard
 • Portrait
 • Landscape
 • Neutral
 • Faithful
 • Monochrome
 • User Def. 1
 • User Def. 2
 • USer Def. 3 		 
Dust Delete Data  • Cancel
 • Ok		  
One-touch RAW+JPEG  • Simultaneous RAW
RAW
MRAW
SRAW
 • Simultaneous JPEG
Large Fine
Large Normal
Medium Fine
Medium Normal
Small Fine
Small Normal
  
Live view tab
Live View shoot.  • Enable
 • Disable		  
AF mode  • Live mode
 • Live mode
 • Quick mode		  
Grid display  • Off
 • Grid 1
 • Grid 2		  
Expo. simulation  • On
 • Off		  
Silent shooting  • Mode 1
 • Mode 2
 • Disable 		 
Metering timer  • 4 sec
 • 16 sec
 • 30 sec
 • 1 min
 • 10 min
 • 30 min		  
Movie tab
AF mode  • Live mode
 • Live mode
 • Quick mode		  
Grid display  • Off
 • Grid 1
 • Grid 2		  
Movie rec. size  • 1920 x 1080 (30/25fps)
 • 1920 x 1080 (24fps)
 • 1280 x 720 (60/50fps)
 • 640 x 480 (60/50fps)
 Selects movie recording size and frame rate. Frame rates of 30/60fps are recorded in NTSC mode, 25/50fps in PAL.
Sound recording  • On
 • Off		  
Silent shooting  • Mode 1
 • Mode 2
 • Disable 		 
Metering timer  • 4 sec
 • 16 sec
 • 30 sec
 • 1 min
 • 10 min
 • 30 min		  

Picture Style

The Picture Styles are a range of pre-programmed image parameter sets intended to deliver the best results in different situations. Each Picture Style has its own preset mapping for tone and color response as well as providing the ability to tune sharpness, contrast, saturation and color tone for each. For instance the default sharpening for the Standard Picture Style is level 3, if you prefer less strong you can just adjust it downwards. Sharpness has 8 levels, contrast, saturation and color tone all have have 9 levels.

Playback Section (Blue)

Option
Notes
Protect images
 Protect mode, allows you to browse images either in a single image or thumbnail view and mark each image as protected (or un-protect). This simply sets the read-only flag on the CF card file system.
Rotate
 Rotate mode, again, this can be performed in either single image or thumbnail index view. This option allows you to rotate an image on-screen by 90 or 270 degrees. Doesn't actually rotate the JPEG file, but marks its orientation.
Erase images
  • Select and erase images
 • All images in folder
Select folder
 • All images on card
Ok
Cancel
Print order Allows you to create a DPOF print order file, for use with compatible printers or photo finishers.

 • Select images
 • By folder
Mark all in folder
Clear all in folder
 • All images
 • Set up
Print type
Standard
Index
Both
Date
On
Off
File no.
On
Off
Highlight alert  • Disable
 • Enable
AF point disp.  • Disable
 • Enable
Histogram  • Brightness
 • RGB
Slide show  • Select files
All images
Folder
Date
Movies
Stills
 • Set up
Play time
1 sec
2 sec
3 sec
5 sec
Repeat
On
Off
Image jump w/ control dial

 • Select number of images
1 image
10 images
100 images
 • Select files
Date
Folder
Movies
Stills

Setup Section (Yellow)

Option
Values / Actions
Notes
Auto power off  • 1 min
 • 2 min
 • 4 min
 • 8 min
 • 15 min
 • 30 min
 • Off		 Sets camera power off time, this is the amount of "idle time" before the camera powers itself off. In the power off state the camera can be woken by half or fully depressing the shutter release (or turning the power switch to Off and back to On).
Auto rotate  • On (play mode and EXIF)
 • On (EXIF)
 • Off		 Chooses whether orientation information is recorded and if the camera should rotate in play mode.
Format  • OK
 • Cancel		 Format the CF card
File numbering  • Continuous
 • Auto reset
 • Manual reset 		Controls the numbering method used for filenames.
Select folder
  • Select folder
 • Create folder
  
LCD Brightness  • Auto
Adjust brightness
 • Manual
1 to 7 		 
Date/Time  • Set Date & Time
 • Set Date format		  
Language

 • English
 • German
 • French
 • Dutch
 • Danish
 • Portuguese
 • Finnish
 • Italian
 • Ukrainian
 • Norwegian
 • Swedish
 • Spanish
 • Greek
 • Russian
 • Polish
 • Czech
 • Hungarian
 • Romanian
 • Turkish
 • Arabic
 • Thai
 • Simplified Chinese
 • Traditional Chinese
 • Korean
 • Japanese

Select menu language.
Video system  • NTSC
 • PAL		 Select video system for video out connector.
Sensor cleaning
  • Auto cleaning
Enable
Disable
 • Clean now
Cancel
OK
 • Clean manually
Cancel
OK

Defines the settings for the built-in cleaning system, by default the system is enabled and cleans at startup and shutdown (although can be interrupted).

The 'clean manually' option locks the mirror and shutter up.
VF grid display  • Disable
 • Enable		  
Battery info Displays remaining battery capacity and recharge performance  
INFO. button display options • Displays camera setting
• Electronic level
• Displays shooting functions		  
Camera user setting  • Register
Mode dial: C1
Mode dial: C2
Mode dial: C3
 • Clear settings
Mode dial: C1
Mode dial: C2
Mode dial: C3		 - Records current camera settings to a mode dial 'C' user setting for easy recall.
Copyright information  • Display copyright info
 • Enter author's name
 • Enter copyright details
 • Delete copyright information		  
Clear all camera settings  • OK
 • Cancel		  
Firmware Select to load new firmware from CF card Also shows current version, on our camera; 3.7.5 48.34.3B