Settings Configured in the Capture Window

You can configure camera shooting menu functions from the capture window.

  • Screen appearance and configurable functions vary depending on the camera connected.
  • For details on available functions, refer to the instruction manual of the connected camera.
  • Not available for EOS M6, M5, M3, M10, or M100.

Configurable functions

  • Picture Style ()
  • Clarity ()
  • JPEG quality/HEIF quality ()
  • Silent shutter ()
  • WB (white balance) SHIFT ()
  • Shutter mode ()
  • HDR PQ settings ()
  • Anti-Flicker Shooting/HF Anti-Flicker Shooting ()

  1. Connect the camera and computer.

  2. Start EU ().

  3. Click [Remote Shooting].

  4. Click [Remote shooting mode 1] or [Remote shooting mode 2].

    Capture window

  5. Click a function to configure.

Registering Picture Styles

You can set a Picture Style in EU and register it on the camera.

In the user-defined settings on the camera, you can also register Picture Style files that you have downloaded from the Canon website or created with PSE and saved to your computer.

Selecting Picture Styles and registering them on the camera

  1. Click [Picture Style].

  2. Click the Picture Style to set on the camera.

Caution

  • Camera Picture Style settings changed this way are not applied to movies recorded using Canon Log gamma.
  • Registering Picture Styles may take some time.

Editing Picture Styles and registering them on the camera

You can set Picture Style [Sharpness], [Contrast], [Saturation], and [Color tone] as you wish and apply your adjustments to the camera.

  1. Click [Detail set.].

  2. In the [Detail set.] dialog box, set by clicking level marks on the slider for each item.

    • The setting is applied to the camera, and display returns to [Shooting menu].
    • [Filter effect] and [Toning effect] list boxes are displayed when [Monochrome] is selected as the Picture Style ().
    • You can also configure [Fineness] and [Threshold] in [Sharpness], depending on the camera connected.

Configuring Clarity

EOS-1D X Mark IIIR3R5R5 CR6R6 Mark IIR7R8R10R50

Using this function, you can change the contrast at image edges.

  1. Click [Clarity].

  2. Configure the setting.

    • Select [Clarity] in the [Shooting menu], then set the level with the slider.

      Click [Return] when finished to close the dialog box.

Configuring JPEG/HEIF Quality

EOS-1D X Mark III1D X Mark II1D X1D CR3

You can set the image quality and apply it to the camera.

  1. Click [JPEG Quality]/[JPEG/HEIF quality].

  2. Configure the setting.

    • At each any size, higher values reduce compression and offer higher image quality.

  3. Click [Return].

Correcting White Balance

You can correct the white balance.

  1. Click [WB SHIFT].

  2. Click the position to shift the white balance to.

    1. Green bias
    2. Blue bias
    3. Magenta bias
    4. Indicates the amount of compensation
    5. Amber bias

  3. Click [Return].

    • To undo white balance correction, restore the original value in step 2.

Configuring Silent Shutter

EOS R3R6 Mark IIR7R8R10R50R/Ra

Silent shutter can be set in EU and applied to the camera. For details on silent shutter, such as the conditions when this feature is available, refer to the instruction manual of the connected camera.

  1. Click [Silent shutter].

  2. Select [Enable].

    • To cancel silent shutter, select [Disable].

Configuring the Shutter Mode

EOS-1D X Mark IIIR3R5R5 CR6R6 Mark IIR7R8R10R50

You can set the shutter mode.

  • Configurable functions vary depending on the camera connected.
  • For details on precautions and available functions, refer to the instruction manual of the connected camera.

  1. Click [Shutter mode].

  2. Configure settings as needed, then click [OK].

HDR PQ Settings

EOS-1D X Mark IIIR3R5R5 CR6R6 Mark IIR7R8R10R50

Shooting with HDR PQ settings produces HDR images conforming to the PQ specification defined in ITU-R BT.2100 and SMPTE ST.2084.

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.

PQ stands for Perceptual Quantization.

  • Shots are captured as HEIF or RAW images.
  • Actual display depends on performance of the display device.
  • Recording movies with HDR PQ settings is supported by some cameras.
  • Configurable functions vary depending on the camera connected.
  • For details on precautions and available functions, refer to the instruction manual of the connected camera.

HDR PQ Settings

  1. Click [HDR PQ settings].

  2. Select [Enable] in [HDR PQ], then click [OK].

    Images captured with HDR PQ settings are labeled with [HDP PQ icon] in the viewer window ().

Remote Live View Display

Windows

HDR environments

  • In Windows 10, 10-bit HDR PQ display is used in the Remote Live View window in environments where the monitor is set to HDR display (HDR environments).
  • [HDR PQ] appears in the Remote Live View window in still photo shooting.

SDR environments

  • If the monitor in Windows 10 is not set to HDR display (SDR environments), display in the Remote Live View window is adjusted to resemble HDR PQ display in HDR environments. Note that color and gradation will seem somewhat different from HDR environments, because the range is narrower.
  • [HDR PQ] and [View Assist 1/View Assist 2] or [View Assist] appears in the Remote Live View window.
  • Click [Switch View Assist display] when available in the Remote Live View window to switch between current display and View Assist display, as used on the camera at the time of shooting. Any View Assist option you switch to is also applied to the camera settings.

macOS

  • Display in the Remote Live View window is adjusted to resemble HDR PQ display in HDR environments. Note that color and gradation will seem somewhat different from HDR environments, because the range is narrower.
  • [HDR PQ] and [View Assist 1/View Assist 2] or [View Assist] appears in the Remote Live View window.
  • Click [Switch View Assist display] when available in the Remote Live View window to switch between current display and View Assist display, as used on the camera at the time of shooting. Any View Assist option you switch to is also applied to the camera settings.

Caution

  • Windows/macOS
  • Images may not be displayed correctly depending on performance of the display device and GPU (video card).

Anti-Flicker Shooting/HF Anti-Flicker Shooting

EOS R3R6 Mark IIR7R8R10R50

Anti-flicker shooting can reduce the effect of shooting under flickering light sources.

High-frequency anti-flicker shooting enables you to take pictures at suitable shutter speeds for high-frequency flickering, which minimizes the effect of this flickering on images.

  • For details on anti-flicker and HF anti-flicker shooting precautions and available functions, refer to the instruction manual of the connected camera.

  1. Click [Anti-flicker shoot.].

  2. Complete the settings.

    • Anti-flicker shooting

      • Set [Anti-flicker shoot.] to [Enable], then click [Flicker detection]. [Flicker detection Detected] is displayed if flicker is detected. If flicker is not detected, [Flicker detection Not detected] is displayed.
      • Click [Close anti-flicker shooting dialog] in the upper right to close the dialog box.

    • High-frequency anti-flicker shooting (EOS R3)

      • Set [HF anti-flicker shooting] to [Enable], then click [Auto detecting].

      • Click [OK] on the following screen to set the recommended shutter speed.

      • If banding is still visible in the Live View window, click [Anti-flicker adjustment button, left] or [Anti-flicker adjustment button, right] to adjust the shutter speed.
      • Click [Close anti-flicker shooting dialog] in the upper right to close the dialog box.