topic EOS R5 How to Save Custom Settings in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R5 How to Save Custom Settings

pbelanger — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:08:28 GMT

I am setting up my Canon R5 with custom settings what mode do I have to be in and are the settings saved in all of the modes? FV / P / TV / AV / M

How would I create and save different settings for different types of photography, like Landscapes, Birds in Flight, People?

Thanks

Re: Saving Canon R5 Settings

shadowsports — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 03:17:17 GMT

Greetings,

Wrench Menu > Tab 5

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R5 : Save/Load Camera Settings on Card

Re: Saving Canon R5 Settings

FloridaDrafter — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:09:53 GMT

@pbelanger wrote:

I am setting up my Canon R5 with custom settings what mode do I have to be in and are the settings saved in all of the modes? FV / P / TV / AV / M

How would I create and save different settings for different types of photography, like Landscapes, Birds in Flight, People?

Hello, pbelager!

Yes, you can register everything but [A+] (full auto). Start on page 801 of the R5's Advanced Users Guide. You basically set up your camera for the particular task and "Register" it to a custom function, like C1, C2, or C3. There is a warning in the manual that some settings wont be saved and IIRC, some modes can't be assigned to a custom setting. You will also get an option to auto update the custom function, which comes in handy IMO. Personally, I only use 2 of the 3, so 3 are plenty for me 🙂

As Rick mentioned, saving to card can extend the saving of settings, or scenarios beyond the 3 that are available and allows you to put those settings on another R5 but it must have the same f/w version.

Newton

Re: EOS R5 How to Save Custom Settings

Apneamd — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:29:10 GMT

I wish I could choose which card to use when saving the settings. It saves to the card you selected to Record To, but I don’t want to save it in my CFExpress card, I want to save it in a small 4gB SDHC card. which means I have to go back to the recording settings, change the Record To card to the SD card, but this is not the setting I want to Save