Canon R8 - Autofocus Setup and Button Layout for Bird and Wildlife Photography

On this episode we walk through my autofocus setup for the Canon R8.
It's a detailed walkthrough of each setting, why I am using these settings, and the button layout to move through the settings with the quickest way to access them and keep you focused on taking the picture as opposed to fumbling through menus.

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Use the chapters to move around to the subjects you are interested in.

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00:00 - Intro - Autofocus needs for my workflow
01:05 - Camera settings - Red Menu
03:27 - Autofocus settings - Purple Menu
06:23 - Config settings - Yellow Menu
07:27 - Orange Menu - Custom buttons
11:52 - Video Setup
14:10 - Conclusion

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