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My EOS R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

Mandy98 — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:42:53 GMT

my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed) the flash and the trigger are linked but when I want to access the flash menu it cannot be displayed. Do you have any suggestions, both the camera, the trigger and the flash are relatively new and the shoe is clean. Do you have any suggestions about how to solve this problem? need help ASAP please

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

kvbarkley — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:43:22 GMT

This is really a problem for Godox to answer.

Which menu are you trying to display?

You probably won't get much more than turning the flash on and off.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

deebatman316 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:02:43 GMT

The Speedlite Control Menu is only designed for Canon Speedlites. 3rd Party Speedlites, Triggers and Macro ring lites. Are NOT COMPATIBLE with the Speedlite Control Menu. That menu is only for Canon’s own flash products. Not even all of them are FULLY COMPATIBLE. But all the stuff released from 2008 forward are FULLY COMPATIBLE.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

Waddizzle — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:02:28 GMT

Canon recommends using AD-E1 Shoe Adapter for use with legacy EX series Speedlites.

You might want to try turning on the flash before turning on the camera.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

deebatman316 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:33:51 GMT

That adapter is for weather sealed speedlites. Speedlites that aren’t weather sealed don’t need it. The EOS R50 requires it because it’s only compatible with multi function hot shoe flashes.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

Waddizzle — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:41:21 GMT

“ That adapter is for weather sealed speedlites. Speedlites that aren’t weather sealed don’t need it. “

That sounds counterintuitive. 😐

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

deebatman316 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:23:18 GMT

Weather sealed don’t fully slide in properly. The manuals for multi function shoe cameras mention this. The only weather sealed speedlite I own is the 600EX II-RT. All of my other speedlites are not. The legacy pins are still there on all EOS R series cameras. Except for the R50.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

RRC19966 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:42:02 GMT

The Godox X3 trigger works with the R6 Mark ii speedlite controls. I have 3 Godox speed lites all connected to the X3 trigger and they all work in all modes. Id imagine R7 is the same.

Re: my canon R7 is not recognizing my Godox X3 trigger (this menu cannot be displayed)

deebatman316 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:01:52 GMT

The EOS R7 is very finicky with 3rd Party equipment. The EOS R10 is the same way too. Just because it works on the EOS R6 Mark II doesn’t mean it’s automatically compatible with the EOS R7. There have been several instances of this.