EOS Rebel SL1 shooting mode RESETS TO CONTINUOUS MODE!! Please Help.

[osoykut]

I have an EOS Rebel SL1
Every time I turn the camera off, the "Drive/Self-Timer" setting reverts to "Continuous".

I want single shot mode, so I have to go into the menu every time and set it to single frame mode. 
How can I set the camera to remember my last "drive/self-timer" setting?

It's very frustrating, please help.

[Walt_Felix · Accepted solution]

Yes, I believe that is your answer.  Looking at page 68 of the manual for that camera, Portrait Mode. At the bottom it says Continuous is the Default for that mode.  

I would suggest you transition to an "Advanced Shooting" modes like "AV"  

[jrhoffman75]

The recommendation here is that when the camera is showing strange behavior the first thing to try is a reset to factory settings and clearing all custom functions/settings.

[osoykut]

I did the reset. Same situation. I'm using "portrait mode" btw. Dunno if in that mode it's supposed to always revert to continuous mode.

[Walt_Felix · Accepted solution]

Yes, I believe that is your answer.  Looking at page 68 of the manual for that camera, Portrait Mode. At the bottom it says Continuous is the Default for that mode.  

I would suggest you transition to an "Advanced Shooting" modes like "AV"  

[Tronhard · Accepted solution]

When you use modes like Portrait Mode, you are accepting a set of configuration settings, so the camera is to some degree controlling you.  If you want to control the camera further, you could try to reset the drive mode to single shot and then save the configuration to the C1 mode, using that as your default setting.

However, I would suggest avoiding Portrait mode and learn about the setting you need to control the camera yourself.   

For a start, I recommend shooting in Av mode, which allows you to set the set the aperture and it will choose the shutter speed.  Initially at least, set the ISO to auto, but with a max value of around 3200 and set your shutter speed to single.

I personally prefer to use back button focus, which allows you to precisely focus on the closest eye of your subject. To learn about this see the following video from Canon Australia:
(1) Master Back-Button Focus | How to Back-Button Focus on your Canon Camera - YouTube 

Finally, I personally prefer to use single point exposure, and set that to the * button just below on the back of the camera - this allows me to lock the exposure on a tonal value that best matches the 18% light density that a sensor sees as 'normal'.

If you don't have it, download the SL1 User Guide: eos-rebelsl1-100d-im6-en.pdf (c-wss.com).  You should check the section on Setting Custom Functions on P298 and P303 for information on setting up the back buttons.

[osoykut]

Thank you both. This is a great forum.