{"id":265,"date":"2008-12-31T02:20:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T08:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetneil.com\/tangents\/?p=265"},"modified":"2021-05-18T03:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T07:00:20","slug":"camera-settings-1d-mk3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/camera-settings-1d-mk3\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera settings: Canon EOS-1 D Mark III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3yhq3Ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/canon\/1Dmk3\/Canon-1D-mark-III.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Camera settings: Canon EOS-1 D Mark III<\/h1>\n<p>One of the advances that the <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3yhq3Ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Canon EOS-1 D\u00a0Mark III<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 bodies made over the previous generation 1-series D-SLRS, is in an easier menu system &#8211; especially the &#8216;My Menu settings&#8217;.\u00a0 So while the menu system of the mk3 makes it\u00a0easier to adjust settings, My Menu settings allow you to change a few of them on-the-run without having to delve into different parts of the mk3 menu.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how I had my cameras\u00a0set up:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/canon\/1Dmk3-my-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E-TTL II flash metering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This allows you to change between Evaluative Flash metering and Average Flash metering.\u00a0 In general, I get better fill-flash results with the camera set to Evaluative Flash metering.\u00a0 Where my flash dominates as the light source, or if I am shooting in back-lit situations, I change to Average.\u00a0 (Although you could also just crank up the flash exposure compensation wildly when using Evaluative Flash Metering in a back-lit situation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight Alert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The highlight alert is an essential part in seeing whether you have correct exposure.\u00a0 If your subject has white areas, (eg, a model wearing white clothing), then it is a very useful and immediate confirmation that you have trouble with your exposure .. or not.\u00a0 So I always keep Highlight Alert enabled.\u00a0 As a wedding photographer however, I often want to show my client what we&#8217;re achieving during a portrait session, and then the Highlight Alert would be distracting and confusing to them.\u00a0 So keeping this setting quickly accessible, I can turn it off before showing the client the image on the back of my LCD.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selectable AF point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I frequently switch between the simpler layout of the &#8216;Inner 9 Points <strong>*<\/strong> &#8216;\u00a0 (the 4th option on this setting), and the 3rd option &#8211; &#8217;19 Points <strong>*<\/strong> &#8216;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>External Speedlight Control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because the menu system of the 580EX II speedlight is so spartan (why Canon, why why why?), it is very useful to be able to actually understand what each custom function is that you&#8217;re changing on your speedlight.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Record func+media \/ folder sel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I use an 8 Gb SD card in the second slot of the mk3 body, to record M1 size JPGs to this card as a back-up of the RAW files that are being recorded on the (main) CF card.\u00a0 Being able to have a redundant recording of your files as you shoot is very reassuring.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t had a CF card go down on me yet, but if I ever have that snag, then I would have the 8 Mpixel JPG as a back-up.\u00a0 With this menu setting, I can flip between recording modes, and also flip between the cards, and see which folders there are.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/canon\/1Dmk3-record-media.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u00a0is useful to have this setting immediately available when formatting numerous cards.\u00a0 (Although I have to say that due to my paranoia,\u00a0I never format a card while on a shoot. Always before the time as part of the preparation for\u00a0a shoot.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/icons\/divider.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other settings on the Canon\u00a01D mk3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I use the <strong>Standard Picture Style<\/strong> as a default, with Contrast at 1, and Saturation at 1.\u00a0 However, since I only shoot in the RAW format, these settings can always be changed while editing the RAW file in Canon&#8217;s DPP software.\u00a0 (If you edit in another RAW program, then these settings have no impact at all.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review Time<\/strong> is set to Hold.<br \/>\nI like having the image on the LCD for as long as I want, without having to hit play.\u00a0 Simply tapping my shutter button puts the camera back into shooting mode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Beep!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shoot w\/o Card is set to OFF<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is very important, since I don&#8217;t even want to think of the possibility of shooting without a card in the camera.\u00a0 If you shoot tethered, then it&#8217;s a different story of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn I-9\u00a0: Manual, Av, Program<\/strong><br \/>\nI only have these three exposure modes enabled, to simplify my options.\u00a0 Although I very very rarely go out of manual exposure mode, I like having the other two modes available, but really don&#8217;t need shutter priority or Bulb for my photography.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn II-2 : High ISO noise reduction<\/strong> &#8211; On<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn III-10 : Switch to registered AF point<\/strong> &#8211; On<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn IV-1 : Shutter button\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 1:Metering + AF start \/ AF stop<br \/>\nI prefer using the shutter button to focus, lock &amp; hold when shooting in One Shot mode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn IV-4 : Set Button<\/strong> &#8211; 1:White Balance<br \/>\nI love this feature, having the WB setting just a quick thumb push away on the rear Set button.\u00a0 I can see how using this button to have instant access to ISO settings would also be useful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Fn IV-8 :\u00a0WB + media\/image size<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 1:LCD monitor<br \/>\nIt is just so much simpler making these changes on the large LCD screen than the smaller LCD panel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<br \/>\n.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camera settings: Canon EOS-1 D Mark III One of the advances that the Canon EOS-1 D\u00a0Mark III\u00a0 bodies made over the previous generation 1-series D-SLRS, is in an easier menu system &#8211; 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