EOS R3, R5 or R8 Assigning picture profile to REC button for video independent of photo profile

[DocTog]

Hi all. I would like to ask something about switching between photo and video then back to photo.

Is it possible to map to the record red button a custom video settings including the picture profile (e.g: c-log) so that when I am in photo mode and press record I start recording immediately with the settings previously setup somewhere?

Additionally, if this is possible, then I would like to know if the picture profile (c-log, etc) is independent from the picture style (standard, neutral, etc) in photo mode - essentially if they are independent from each other? So each one will have its own individual picture/profile style? Then finally, if all of this is true, which cameras do this?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

When you are in still mode, and press the movie record button - the one with the red dot - then EOS R3, EOS R5 switch to movie mode with the C3 custom mode. These cameras have separate custom modes for still and video shooting, so there is C1, C2, C3 for photo, and C1, C2, C3 for movie. The other cameras with this kind of operation are EOS R, EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1 (not 100% sure about this one).

What this means is you can switch the camera to movie shooting, setup the C3 custom shooting mode with the settings you need C-log included. Then switch back to photo mode. Now when you press the movie button the camera switches to C3 (movie) and starts recording using the settings you chose.

The other cameras like EOS R8 & EOS R6 Mark II do not do this, and you cannot choose C-log for the movies recorded when the movie button is pressed while the camera is in still mode. But if you switch to movie mode from still mode using the switch on the camera then you have C-log available. 

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

When you are in still mode, and press the movie record button - the one with the red dot - then EOS R3, EOS R5 switch to movie mode with the C3 custom mode. These cameras have separate custom modes for still and video shooting, so there is C1, C2, C3 for photo, and C1, C2, C3 for movie. The other cameras with this kind of operation are EOS R, EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1 (not 100% sure about this one).

What this means is you can switch the camera to movie shooting, setup the C3 custom shooting mode with the settings you need C-log included. Then switch back to photo mode. Now when you press the movie button the camera switches to C3 (movie) and starts recording using the settings you chose.

The other cameras like EOS R8 & EOS R6 Mark II do not do this, and you cannot choose C-log for the movies recorded when the movie button is pressed while the camera is in still mode. But if you switch to movie mode from still mode using the switch on the camera then you have C-log available. 

[DocTog]

Thanks for you prompt reply and for confirming this. So it means in my eyes that the R5 and R3 can be calssified as a really true hybrid camera. I have invested heavily on a system moving away from canon when mirrorless first came out with decent AF but the cameras of this system don't have this funcionality, now that theway I am shooting will start to change. I need to think about this and maybe come back to canon. Different tools for different jobs. Thanks again!

[p4pictures]

Glad to be of help.

Also I left out the part about picture profile (Canon term is Picture Style) and C-log. When you select C-log on the cameras then the Picture Style setting is ignored, selecting C-log takes preference over the Picture Style.

[DocTog]

Aww, really? I guess that the c-log profile doesn’t affect the RAW? I guess when you are in video mode using that principle pressing record in photo mode it will switch to video profile (c-log, etc) and when you switch back to photo it will pick up the photo profile (standard, neutral, etc)? Thank you.

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

Yes really for video, but in photo mode there is no C-log only Picture styles and RAW or JPG/HEIFF. 

Canon menus and options change a little for photo and video modes, so you don't see video settings while in photo mode, and don't see still settings while in video mode which makes menus less cluttered. 

[DocTog]

Ah, UFFF! What a relief! Thanks again for the help. The R3 is then a really true hybrid camera to my eyes!