Canon DSLR
Menu Tutorial
Chane Cullens
CCullens.com
Best menus in the market. Similar across
models. Varies for camera specific features.
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Quick Menu -
Use Quick Control button to set shooting functions with the LCD
Saving Menu Settings
Shooting Menus
Setting Menus -
Navigating the menus and altering the settings
Press the [Q] button
Use touch screen or joystick
and dial to change
Varies with mode
Tip - Leverage dedicated buttons to avoid using menus -
ISO, Drive, WB, AF, Metering …
1. Press the [Menu] button
2. Select a tab with the [Q] button
left & right, or Main dial
3. Select an item with [Q] button
up & down, or Quick Control dial
4. Press [Set] button to set it
5. Exit setting by pressing [Menu]
Tip -
Certain menu tabs and menu items are not displayed in [A] Auto, Sports, Portrait … modes
1. Clear all camera settings - factory config
2. Photo quality - increase dynamic range
using large RAW
3. Color Space - increase color range using
Adobe RGB
4. HDR mode - for in-camera high dynamic
range photos, use a steady camera
5. Beep - disable the beeper
6. Speedlite control - powerful
a) Flash sync. speed in AV mode
b) Controlling external flashes
7. Extend battery life using a shorter photo
review time
Tip - Use Quick Menu as a faster menu alternative -
exposure, ISO, drive mode, AEB …
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Menu changes are saved automatically, options vary based on mode Auto, P, TV, Av …
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Used to define the camera’s configuration when it is powered on
Tip - Leverage Custom Shooting Modes C1, C2 & C3 to save multiple custom camera configurations
