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Spot meter or not?

I was reading an article last night and the author recommended that you spot meter off the brightest parts of your scene and then adding 1 to 2 stops of positive exposure compensation. I think that 's designed to lift the shadows and avoid what might...

Canon EOS R6 II stuck in video mode

I recently purchased the above camera and when I went to specify the quality of my photos the camera shows the video choices for quality. What switch or button am I missing to change back to photo quality.Thanks in advance,Mike

Anyone know the connector part number for the M50 main board keyboard connector?

I'm trying to replace the main board connector for the keyboard on an EOS M50.  The connector fell off when I was removing the back frame and some pins were broken off in the process.  I was able to remove the original connector which had 8 pins on o...

EOS R1: flash burst speed lower when non-flash exposure is underexposed

Firstly, let me describe my issue: I have an R1 and a 600EX II RT flash. When I set everything to manual (shutter speed, aperture, ISO and flash power), it should take photos at the same burst speed regardless of what I'm shooting (some photos would ...

Charging EOS R6 when camping

Hey,I am currently about to climb up Kilimanjaro and that got me thinking: what is the preferred way to charge the eos line (R6 in my case) while on the go, when wall outlets aren’t available?

I have a D50 and would like to do video with this camera

EOS R10 Tips for Waterfowl Videography

Interested if anyone has experience videoing flying birds (specifically ducks). I do a lot of waterfowl hunting and am trying to get better at filming ducks working our decoys and coming in. I have the R10 and am using the RF S55-210mm F5-7.1 lens fo...

EOS 70D Date and Time are Wrong on Photos

I have a new 70D, only used a few times. Took some photos today and I notice that yesterday's date is on the EXIF info showing for the photo in my editing software.   I checked in the Menu tho and the correct date and time are showing.  How do I fix ...

EOS Rebel T5 can't find firmware update file on memory card

My canon rebel t5 is showing a screen that says "Firmware update program, update file cannot be found. Please check the memory card and reload the battery and try again." I have done this so many times and nothing works, I don't know what to do and I...

EOS 5D Mark IV "busy" error when tethered to capture one

Hi all. When I tether my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV to Capture One, after shooting a few photos, the camera stops shooting and displays a blinking "busy" error. I usually need to turn the camera on and off a few times to start shooting again, and sometimes...

EOS R8 lost videos on SD card - how to recover?

I lost some videos after dummy battery cable was disconnected. I can see 0 bytes mp4 files and I can see that my SD card have lots of used space - exactly like it have some videos on it. Usually EOS utility helps, but this time I didnt notice this an...

How to connect my EOS Rebel SL3 to my PC

I want to connect my EOS Rebel SL3 to my PC so that I can Livestream through StreamYard.