Canon R5 Custom Shooting Mode with Flexible Priority (Fv)

FV: Flexible-Priority AE (Fv stands for Flexible Value AE stands for Auto Exposure)
This mode is possibly the most useful shooting mode within the R series line up as its been included in every other Canon R series camera since.
A great way to balance control of the camera with speed of shooting. The FV mode allows you to quickly change the camera from a fully automatic set up to a shutter priority or aperture priority mode, or in to fully manual control set up. Useful when changing shooting modes frequently, while working in challenging conditions or when situations change quickly.
When using Flexible Value shooting mode all modes start out in Auto - the underscore indicates that it's being set automatically by the camera.
Use the control dial to scroll along the exposure settings to change a selected variable from auto to a manual control.
Go from fully automatic to a TV mode by changing the shutter speed setting. The aperture and ISO values will then automatically adjust for the correct exposure.
This applies to the aperture setting as well. So it’s possible to switch very quickly depending on your situation from an automatic set up to have full control over shutter speed and aperture. Or change from fully automatic exposure to manual control of the camera. The camera will adjust the ISO value exposure automatically if set to auto ISO.
There is also full control over the exposure compensation.
Press the erase button (bin icon or delete button) to re-set all of the cameras exposure settings back to AUTO. Press once while a variable is selected to re-set to zero and press for longer to re-set all the variables back to AUTO.
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  • @mrlkv
    @mrlkv9 ай бұрын

    Hey Matthew, thank you for explaining the Custom FV-Mode. I'm shooting two years now with my R5 and never left the manual mode, but your method is showing me a lot of new options.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi, thanks for viewing the video and for the comment. Glad it has helped you.

  • @suecooley1135
    @suecooley11352 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I didn’t mind the length. I learned so much about my R6 ❤❤

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

  • @RVNmedic
    @RVNmedic Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic. I just learned about Fv. I really like your setup and have set my R5 C3 to Fv with most of your settings. Can't wait to try it. Thanks so much.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. I'm pleased it has been of some help. I wish you all the best with your photography.

  • @TheLensCapChronicles
    @TheLensCapChronicles Жыл бұрын

    Another cracking video. Super informative. Thanks for posting!

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @wellsyboy
    @wellsyboy11 ай бұрын

    The back button focusing set up you have described here is more flexible yet does exactly the same thing if you set single spot of rt eh focus point and switch off eye tracking in the main AF menu . That then also allows you to AF then re-compose when using the AF on button. You then only track the eye when you are using the star button.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    11 ай бұрын

    Hi thanks for the comments. I do this focus technique as well at times. I suppose just depends on personal preference.

  • @ymmichael1
    @ymmichael111 ай бұрын

    I love the idea of FV mode... but not the implementation. If they had allowed keeping dedicated dials for each function, that were the same dials that are used in manual mode, that would have been perfect. E.g., back dial is always aperture, top dial,always shutter, speed, top rear dial always ISO. That would let us use muscle memory to change any settings without looking, rather than the current combination of dials. And a tap on the delete button to reset.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. I would probably agree. Maybe we will see that type of thing in the flagship camera, whenever that is released.

  • @pivonroll

    @pivonroll

    Ай бұрын

    But what is the difference then to manual mode?

  • @ymmichael1

    @ymmichael1

    Ай бұрын

    @@pivonroll It's more flexible. It lets you use the muscle memory of manual mode, where set dials control aperture, shutter speed, and the like; but lets you only specify a few of those as you wish and let the others get set automatically, for when you are shooting in scenarios with things keep changing. It's basically a combination of AV and TV and manual-with-autoISO, all in one without needing to change the mode - and with the muscle memory of full manual shooting.

  • @chriswilcockson8595
    @chriswilcockson85956 ай бұрын

    Hi! I recently found the FV mode and have played with it. Its excellent. However, this video is superb as it takes using FV and the Camera's menu settings to a whole new level, I thought I was quite good with my R6 settings but these have really been improved now. Many thanks indeed.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm glad it helped! Thanks for taking the time write a comment, very much appreciated.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

    Very informative video! Possibly buying an R5. This was great to watch.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @forsterl.stewart414
    @forsterl.stewart4147 ай бұрын

    I like this mode because it gives me full control of the camera when I want it, and allows me to cede control back anytime I want, in whole or part. Typically when I’m out shooting on a hike or something. With my 1DX mII I will have my back button focus set, to (REGISTER RECALL SHOOTING FUNCTION) shooting in Shutter Priority (TV) mode because the most important thing is the movement control of subjects. But there are definitely times when I want to control the Aperture(depth of field), and exposure compensation. With Fv mode, it’s quick and easy to change without touching the top mode dial. Flexible Priority (Fv) also works with exposure compensation too. As long as at least one of shutter speed, aperture, or ISO is in automatic mode, I can adjust the exposure compensation. I bind my control ring on the R to exposure compensation so this is fast and easy to adjust, but I can also do it using the back and top dials. Note that exposure compensation is disabled if you have taken control of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, since by definition you have control of exposure compensation through these values. In Manual mode you can still control the exposure compensation. Control of aperture, shutter speed and ISO In Fv mode it is also possible to set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO all manually, just as if you were shooting in manual mode. To judge if the exposure is correct you need to look at the image (RGB histogram)either through the viewfinder or on the rear LCD screen, rather than looking at the exposure scale. The exposure compensation scale (which would normally transform into an exposure scale in manual mode) cannot be used to set exposure compensation. However, by simply looking at the images (RGB histogram), it is easy to adjust the exposure according to how you want it. Remember, when shooting manually, if you simply follow the exposure scale until it indicates correct exposure (denoted by the white marker in the central position), then you could achieve exactly the same result using either Av or Tv mode.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @dieseldavey
    @dieseldavey Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Thank you 👍🏻

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @hanschristiangamst3959
    @hanschristiangamst3959 Жыл бұрын

    Super video. Thank you so much....and it was not to long at all...jus interesting all the way. 😊

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Hans. I'm glad you found the the video helpful.

  • @squareeyes
    @squareeyes Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, very useful information.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @ralphguppy
    @ralphguppy Жыл бұрын

    Great video and I share your enthusiasm for Fv mode! I've also added one custom button (the DOF button that I never used) to set up to trigger a "high shutter speed" setting. I've lost too many bird-in-flight shots because my shutter speed was too low. I can simply reach the DOF button with my pinky and get the shot off!

  • @AlSo-Fotografie

    @AlSo-Fotografie

    Жыл бұрын

    how did u set this up? i dont find a custom function with a specific shutter speed :/

  • @ralphguppy

    @ralphguppy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AlSo-Fotografie it took me a bit to find it but it’s the “Register/recall shooting func” which is about half way down on the far right for the R6 menu. It has an arrow pointing to a from the image of a camera. From there you can set many details by selecting the “Detail set” button, including “Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO speed etc. I’ve set speed to 1/3200, aperture to 1 (to maximize opening and thereby minimize ISO) and ISO speed to auto. I also set my M-Fn button to select cropping modes but don’t use it that often.

  • @AlSo-Fotografie

    @AlSo-Fotografie

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ralphguppy ah ok. thank you. ive found it :D maybe it's coincidence, but David Bergmann released today a video on adorama about this function.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the comments. I think this shows how well the Canon R cameras can be customised for each persons personal use. It's not perfect but it's a very nice system with some very useful functions. Thanks again!

  • @andyv6127
    @andyv6127 Жыл бұрын

    That was great, thank you. That video should be on the Canon website! I assigned shutter speed to control ring as I found it too difficult to set this otherwise. It is a weird setup initially, but with some hands on experience it should result in more keepers.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment Andy. I'm glad the video was of some help.

  • @charlesjames9783
    @charlesjames97835 ай бұрын

    Very Nice. There is a lot of power and flexibility in the Canon R5 if you know how to program it. With custom buttons you can have multiple scenarios set at the same time.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @ForrestWest
    @ForrestWest Жыл бұрын

    very informative video! The in-camera crop instead of the teleconverter would put fewer pixels on the subject at the same distance. The teleconverter puts the 1.4x image onto the entire 45 or 33 megapixel sensor of the R5 or R7, cropping in camera gives a similar sized view but with a much reduced pixel sized image of 17mp on the R5.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment.

  • @philipkoenig9197
    @philipkoenig91974 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video thanks. I love Fv mode but one of my frustrations with it is when I set shutter speed to auto and then want to set it manually,, it starts at 30s. When you mentioned about setting the shutter speed range of the camera, I realized I never caught that before. Doh! Thanks 😀

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped and thanks for the great comment. Good luck for the future.

  • @johnwheeler5271
    @johnwheeler5271 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou so much very well explained video.J

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome glad it was helpful.

  • @johnhall7728
    @johnhall77288 ай бұрын

    Wow. Thank you

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    8 ай бұрын

    You are very welcome

  • @SousDine
    @SousDine Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. I have spent the last week drowning in the 1073 page manual for my new R6-II, so every suggestion helps. However, I still have a working FTb, which provided controls only to change the aperture, shutter speed and manual focus, so I am not entirely sure that the extra 1072 pages of instructions represent progress...

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment David. The manual can be very long winded at times. I'm pleased the video was of some help.

  • @StephanBuchin
    @StephanBuchin Жыл бұрын

    Canon already had a very similar function called Program Shift on the 35 years old EOS620 where you could instantly adjust the couple aperture/speed using the dial only. Av/Tv/Auto modes were made pretty much useless.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. Seems like Canon has brought back or re-purposed a few of their older technologies for he R system.

  • @robgerety
    @robgerety Жыл бұрын

    Fabulous video. Thank you. I'm in the process of mastering all the features of my R5. Daunting task. This video is very clear. One question. I understood that the "My Menu" and the "Quick Menu" are separate. The quick menu pops up with the "Q" button. No? Can you edit the Quick Menu "Q" directly? Does the Q menu that appears on back of screen when shooting vary depending on the mode or custom shooting mode you are using at the time?

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Robert.Thanks for the comment. I don't think the quick menu (Q button) can be customised or changed in any way. That would be a great feature that Canon should introduce.

  • @phyllisnaccarato5313
    @phyllisnaccarato5313 Жыл бұрын

    Hello I am trying to go to Mode settings, but you skipped how to get to it. This is odd because after you talk about the mode setting but didn't show how you got to it. You show the other settings and how you got there how to get to them?? For example camera menu AF tab 3 ??

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Phyllis. I'm trying to figure out the issue. Can you tell me which part of the video exactly. Then i can try an explain better. Many thanks.

  • @simonryan6850
    @simonryan68507 ай бұрын

    Are all these settings go with the R6 I’ve just come from Sony A7iii and this is all new to me

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. The tutorial was with the R5 but it would be the same for the R6 and other R series cameras except for the placement of buttons on the camera body. The lower end cameras such as R100 and R50 may have some of their functions removed.

  • @krishvkrishnamurthy4150
    @krishvkrishnamurthy4150 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a very informative video. I use the Canon R7. Just one question - can i have both C1 and C2 on FV mode. One for birds in flight and another for stationary birds/animals. Or can you think of a better way to program the camera. Thanks in advance for your help.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Krish. Sounds like a good set up. You could perhaps have a third custom preset using shutter priority in case the FV mode gets too fiddly to operate. I hope the R7 is proving to be a good purchase.

  • @krishvkrishnamurthy4150

    @krishvkrishnamurthy4150

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mstarling79 Thanks for your suggestion, will certainly try it out. I'm still in a process of discovery, thoroughly enjoying eye focus right now.

  • @ralphguppy

    @ralphguppy

    Жыл бұрын

    I've had issues with missing birds in flight that always start off quite still ;-). I found that setting a custom button ( the DOF one) to arbitrarily pick up the shutter speed is a quick solution.

  • @krishvkrishnamurthy4150

    @krishvkrishnamurthy4150

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ralphguppy thanks, will try it out

  • @AG-km6cl
    @AG-km6cl4 ай бұрын

    Very informative but the background music was very distracting and irritating. A tutorial such as this doesn’t really require music.

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback

  • @bcrphoto7
    @bcrphoto7 Жыл бұрын

    I was using FVmode and like it. But for some reason, now it does not change to the other modes. It just says locked, how do I get it out of that mode?

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Brian. I'm not sure i'm able to help with this issue. Maybe you have switched the lock button on by mistake. Check that first. Otherwise just try and complete reset. Hope that helps.

  • @BEYONDIMAGES-AI
    @BEYONDIMAGES-AI Жыл бұрын

    Mine is grayed out . I need to find out why

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    Жыл бұрын

    You may have restrict shooting mode turned on. Check the second tab of the orange section of the menu system.

  • @BEYONDIMAGES-AI

    @BEYONDIMAGES-AI

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mstarling79 Thanks. I emailed canon, it's sorted now.

  • 3 ай бұрын

    h,mm.. I dont have AF method in my menu ..

  • @mstarling79

    @mstarling79

    3 ай бұрын

    Hi Mathias. It might be because you're in A+ mode which is Scene Intelligent Auto. This is the camera's auto photo mode and will disable certain functions.

  • 3 ай бұрын

    @@mstarling79 I use Manual (M)