This is sooo good! Watched it three times. I’m figuring out my R5 and this is perfect. Thank you.

Very helpful. I shot with my R5 yesterday and was confounded trying to get into 4K 120p (turns out I just had to "enable" high frame rate)... being confounded doesn't go over well when you're running a set. I'm definitely going to use those custom presets. On a good note, the 4K HQ is incredible. I did notice that it is H.264 though and not H.265 and it played fine on my MacBook 16". I recall several vids saying it was H.265 4:2:2 and difficult to play back, so that had me a little confused. But it looked great.

This video is a proper "User's Manual for Videography" that Canon should've made at launch. A way to take the maximum out of your equipment for the longest duration. I think this video can help people using the R5 for video to at least make it to lunch, before they let the camera rest for 30-60 mins - and then finish the day off with minimal interruptions. Great job!

Another great video Dan. So glad you mentioned APS-C modes. They are really good. I wish that camera had another 2-3 custom modes to save to with all these options.

Working with this Camera is like entering the old Contra code. Up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, B, A

Good points.

Great video! I own the Canon R5, no overheating issues so far. Thanks for the tip!

you gained a new subscriber from me! man loved your approach of no hate and Tips instead! GENIUS!

Awesome video, thanks a lot for sharing, I can't wait to get mine. Bst!

Thanks for the review. One remark that I would like to make, lenses will work differently with each camera. My EF 17 mm TS-E worked great with my 5D MK II, was a tick off with my 5D MK III and would be great again with the 5D MK IV. As far as I know it has to do with micro-differences in regard to the distance from glass level to the sensor. So even with the same lens on two cameras you may get different results.

This video is unbelievably helpful, thank you!

Great tips..thank you Dan.

Thx Dan! Great tips. Can't wait to get my grubby little hands on this thing in a week or so. Unfortunately the lens I bought with it from Bnb (28-70) is on back order :(

Very good video! Thanks for being so clear and practical.

Preparing for a shoot with the R5, this video is worth gold! So much info, very well done. I had to scroll back a few times to get it all. Brilliant! Best regards

Good point on shut down camera. I never ever used the on/off switch as much as I do for the R5 and R6! 😀 On top; with that horrible battery life; switching off helps on that direction too! But the way I shoot my landscape videos where I have bits and pieces on the trail; never had overheating issue.

Thanks Dan. Great video, cheers 👍🙏

finally someone on KZfaq who is happy using his R5 lol great tips and clean edit of your video...you got a new Frenchy subscriber ;)

BE CAREFUL, pretty much ALL settings (like WB, ISO, IBIS, etc.) are stored and changed when you switch custom shooting modes. So in plenty of cases, it's easier to just change the recording format. I think that tip needs this disclaimer, or else it can cause people trouble. peace

Great practical tips!!! Very useful to know how to work with given tool than complain about what it cannot do!! Great content!! Thanks!!

Thank you!! 🙏 still waiting for mine to arrive, but this was the most helpful set of tips. I’d not have realized the crop would be better than LQ 4K...

This video is so useful even tho I don’t own an R5 but I don’t think anyone else have a detail and to the point video out on KZfaq like you do unless the video is like 20min long lol

Very useful tips !! Thanks !! I am just wondering ....as you mentioned the 4k cropped mode having a better quality that part...and i mark It down as well...as i wanna test that out as well...thank you very much😃😃

Awesome video, thanks Dan! A few tips I've learned--- there is a way to dual record video while doing 8K. You can set the camera to record a 4K MP4 to the SD card slot at the same time-- essentially a proxy-- great for editing and the quality is surprisingly good. Also, Canon offers Picture Style Editor on their website for free. It lets you alter the in-camera profiles like 'Standard' and improve the dynamic range. I was able to lift the shadows with a S-Curve edit which recovered a surprising amount of detail. Nice for quick, no-grading, out-of-camera results. I was curious about your 8K RAW + Clog comment. You got better dynamic range than just RAW alone? I thought RAW was the highest setting and Clog was derived from it. Sounds like Clog adds another couple of stops on top of RAW?

Can someone with an r5 upload in 8K to youtube so I can actually see something on my Sony Z9G 8k TV? :). Out of 200 videos on this camera they are all in 4k only.

Excellent tips, Dan! Thank you.

Hey Dan, love the insightful comments, please keep it up! My R5 just arrived yesterday, and this information is very timely!

First video of yours that I watched! Great content, love that background. Got yourself a sub!

Nice tips Dan. These days I’m seeing V90 cards as anything but cheap. Even Angelbird’s V90’s are priced higher per GB than their CF-B cards. Maddening!

Great tip about the crop mode!

If you find the menu of the R5 difficult and not easy to set, than you should really try a Sony camera my first months with my Sony cam's I couldn't get used to it, so difficult and completely not logical at all But after a while I got used to it, so like everything you have to spend a lot of time with it to learn how it works

Pretty sure that shooting video in HDR-PQ forces the camera to shoot in 10-but as well... Plenty of reasons why someone would choose C-Log vs the HDR-PQ curve but just FYI that it's 10-bit as well.

Great info thanks that tip about shooting in Crop to get the 4k30 ok is cracking

Extremely useful video Dan, thanks!!

I had a feeling that the 4k crop mode would be better than 4k LQ, thanks for verifying that for me.

Merry Brandybuck that was a great video! :)

So much value in this video! Thank you 🙏🏼 Sorry if I missed it, but do we also need to crop in 4K 120, like 4K 60, for optimal sharpness?

So helpful Dan. I think this video has convinced me to move from MFT to FF with the R5. I shoot a lot of video and was very concerned with the timers. I take it the 4K crop mode does not overheat? I was amazed that the crop mode oversampled and looked so much better. I know its compromises we don’t like but with this setup I think I could shoot almost anything with just a bit more fiddling with recording modes and perhaps always making sure I have a wider angle lens in my bag to soak up the 1.5 crop.

Some of the best, most helpful r5 content. Thanks, man!

I hope canon fixes the issues in the camera and also adds clog 3 !! I wish canon gave us better DR

Thank you Dan !! The insight you share is Extremely helpful !! Greatly Appreciate it !! All the best,

What lut do you use from canon for the r5 as a starting point for clog?

great video, thanks for pointing out ways to max-out the value out of this camera... that is often overlooked. Is the 120 crop mode available as well?

Hey Dan which are the most three important and buget friendly canon lenses for weeding videography

Thanks Dan, very informative video!! What is the name of the small tripod your R5 is sitting on?

Xcellent. I’m having occasional focusing at infinity problems with R5 and my “holiday lens” RF 24 240. Stills is fine! It’s erratic....any ideas....tried 8k and HD both same....

Wow, this was incredibly useful to me! Thanks for mentioning that info about 4k APSC crop mode, as that is the mode I plan to use for nature work where I need the reach. All of the other info is really useful for getting real work done. Again, thanks and well done. I hope the wife lets you get that C70...just tell her about what kind of helpful videos you can make that have real impact (rather than taking useless jabs at the camera).

5:53 what's up with those black pixels on the windshield?

I may have missed it but I didn't see how to switch the crop modes...

The timelapse won't work if your AF-on button is assigned to AF and main button to metering +shoot.

Dude I love my R5

Hi Dan. Great video. With all the firmware updates since you made this video have you changed your opinion about using cropped 4K rather than LQ 4k or is it still the same? Cheers

Thanks for the video, I have a question. How do I set the movie record button to pick C1 by default to shoot with my custom settings?

Did not disappoint

NICE VIDEO BUT You didn't talk about IPB VS ALL-I IN 4K HQ 😇

Very very useful... You nailed it 👌🏽just a quick question is 4kcrop better than the 4kHQ ? Thank you for help... also do you have any link clog lut ? Please 🙏

Do you have any idea why my iPad will not accept any all-i footage, clog footage, or 8k? Only 4k IPB will work, and I can’t find anyone who has brought up the same issue. I have the new m1 iPad 12.9” 2021 5th Gen. It is driving me absolutely nuts.

Really good video, thank you. Have you ever stress tested the APS-C mode with regards to overheating? Is it as robust as the 4K LQ mode (which doesn't overheat even in the Texas sun)?

what about dynamic range tips for still photography? do you have any tips for better DR of still photography? Thank you always..

Does 4K60 crop mode have overheating issues?

Thank you for the good explanation! One question: I own the R6, does this camera also shoots 10 bit only in c log? Thank you buddy

Thank you for the information! As much as I hate to admit it, this camera just won’t work for my workflow. I have canceled my pre-order.

during a video recording, is it possible to change wb or iso etc? I have heard that it is not possible to do this

please make video Canon R5 with ninja v

where is the apsc crop setting ?

Hi Dan, I wanted to ask you for information and share a problem I'm having with my R5. I state that I have already heard canon assistance. I was wondering if by chance you had also encountered this problem on your R5 and if you have found a solution to avoid it. Practically when I film in CLOG and especially in CLOG 3, horizontal stripes appear as image noise in the dark parts of my shots. First of all I went to see the instruction manual and it says that this can occur in particular conditions and advises to take test shots and possibly change the lighting conditions inside my location. Obviously this is not always possible. This is definitely frustrating. Below you will find what the manual says under the heading "Canon Log Image Quality". If this has happened to you before, do you have any advice for me? I would be grateful. (Canon Log Image Quality With Canon Log, movies may be affected by horizontal banding, depending on the subject or shooting conditions. Record a few test movies and check the results in advance. In particular, noise may become more noticeable if you enhance the contrast when color-grading your movies. With Canon Log, skies, white walls, and similar subjects may be affected by noise or uneven gradation, exposure, or colors. Horizontal banding is more likely to occur when recording somewhat dark, flat subjects. This image noise may even occur at relatively low ISO speeds around ISO 400 for Canon Log or ISO 800 for Canon Log 3. If noise is noticeable, try recording under brighter conditions and adjusting brightness in color grading. Noise can also be reduced by recording at ISO speeds lower than ISO 400 for Canon Log or ISO 800 for Canon Log 3, although dynamic range is narrower.)

Thanks for this guide. What is the HDMI output to external recorder when the camera is set to internal recording of 8K raw? I plan to use this web streaming or connected Atomos Shogun in a rig.

Hi iam from India last week bought canon R5 now iam facing a issue that heating problem on 1080p 120 frame rate is that any solution to solve this issue. now I use tough sd card 300fes

I don’t understand the crop mode vs HQ 4K, could you explain this a bit more? Are you talking about the movie cropping mode enable? If so, doesn’t the cropping mode in 4K disable the HQ mode?

I know that for sharper C Log in the eos R we had to increase the sharpness or "strength" settting. Is this something to do as well in the R5?

Are you planning to do anything similar with the R6 ?

Can you provide a link to Canon's website, which is luts what can be applied to the material recorded in C-log in R5 and R6? Somehow I can't find it ...

Please guide..How to shoot 10 bit 4:2: 2 video footage on Canon R5? does it shoot 10 bit 4:2: 2 only in C-Log? DO it has to be ALL-I or IPB to get 10 bit 4:2: 2?

I purchased a 128 CF express card I can’t record 8k do I need a bigger card?

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You were preoccupied with your referral links that you forgot the link to the short

I'm confused. How do you shoot 8K Raw + Clog? I thought it was one or the other.

Question, although a little off topic. Can the new computers (Macbooks & New Dells) allow you to edit the 8K footage. It seems everyone was talking about it and then it stopped. Would love to hear back from you. Great video BTW. I'm still using 1080 on my R5 and would love to switch

Hi! I’ve been attempting to set up my custom shooting modes for video, and they all say “C1 P”. I noticed your options say “C1 M” which is what I need to have control my shutter speed, aperture, etc... Please help!

Dan what Canon LUT do you use the most for getting a baseline grade out of 8K Raw?

I don't want to do anything to damage the camera, but I think I heard you can cool the camera down fairly quickly by sticking in a an ice chest between shots. Has anyone tried this? Good idea? Bad idea? Maybe not a freezing ice chest, just something around 40 degrees.

Hello Dan! Have you tried checking the properties of the 10bit files when editing in Premiere Pro? I saw my 4k HQ 23.976p LOG files read as 4:2:0 chroma sampling instead of 4:2:2.

Is the quality of 4k60 cropped to 4k30 cropped? 10:40 - Why do you suggest using full frame mode for low light? Wouldnt it be better to use full frame HQ?

When in Stills Modus the video Record-Button does start video recording following what C3 has stored (at least mine does)

great Video. What is in your opinion the highest possible Qualitiy mode, wich does not run into overheating (under normal surrounding temperatur eg. 20Celsius)

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Hi how I can shoot 10 bit on Canon eos r5 without shooting in clog mode?

Hi Dan, Thanks for the tips and being positive about the workarounds on the R5 limitations. For long form, are you using an external recorder like the Ninja 5? And can you share your recommended workflow for processing the different shooting modes as I’ve seen 8k30 and H.265 codecs are taxing to process? What software do you use and what laptop/computer configuration do you recommend?

Hey Dan, so the file sizes are astronomical with this camera when shooting all-i modes, and the cards aren't cheap. I'm considering doing more ipb shoots moving forward and my initial tests with motion haven't really revealed any visual differences? Thoughts?

Do you think they will ever fix 4k 120 or get it to shoot in this mode longer?

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I really think its the CF card that overheats. I have a 1TB card and that thing gets hot!

It's good for video if you use with caution. But Sony a7siii is like you Don't have to think about it.

What gymbal do you use? Brand and link please?

By the way what camera and lens you use to get this video sooooo sharp and clear and crispy?

How do you enable 10-bit? That's the real thing that's been driving me _INSANE_ Especially at 4K 120p. It's not clear at all what enables 10-bit for any of the shooting modes/framerates. edit: 13:35, is this **confirmed** by Canon as the ONLY WAY to enable 10-bit? I thought the 4K HQ mode also did this, just not in 120p?

Hi long much time to I get on the R5 if I shoot 4k 60?

For 4,5k Euro this type of issues with overheating it's a joke.

Dan, I am a huge fan of your videos. Thanks for the detailed run down. I got my Sony A7s III last week, and will get my Canon R5 tomorrow. I shot with the A7s III all weekend, doing four different video shoots. I was blown away by the color and dynamic range. Frankly up until now, I never trusted any of my prosumer cameras to be give colors anywhere near as pleasing as those I get from my iPhone 11 Pro, particularly in high contrast situations. This was the very first time I got really great color with no special work. And I was also getting huge dynamic range (shooting SLog3). Grading the SLog in Davinci Resolve was extremely simple using the 'Color Space Transform' node. (Here is my very first experiment using low powered ceiling lights in our kitchen: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7eYa9Wcys_Xln0.html ) My only issue with the A7s III is that I like to on on long hikes, and ideally want a single camera body for both video and stills. That is why I purchased the Canon R5. When I watched this video, I could not believe all the complex constraints that the camera was forcing you to deal with. The Sony has none of these! You are filling me with dread that the R5 is just going to be one big frustration for video. If I were in your shoes, shooting only video, I would give up on the R5, and just grab the A7s III. There are no compromises, and no constraints.

What about 4k 30fps in normal mode look as bad as 24fps ?