Most useful Custom Functions on 10D/20D

IIRC the 10D had one button extra for FEL, the 20D doesn't so, yes. you would lose FEL with the 20D

One more vote for CF 4-1.

The MOST useful for me at this point is: CF13- 2 (multi-controller direct) which allows you to change focus points with the joystick, no need to push 2 buttons to change points.

Oh and...... CF-1 parameter/set button

I've found that since I started using CF4-1, I don't need to change my focus points as often. I pick a focus point, focus , then meter, recompose and shoot. this can all be done in 1/2 of a second, much faster than changing a focus point. If the subject is moving, I use AI Servo. It has simplified shooting so much just by separating focusing from metering.

I normally switch back to CF4-0 during flash photography as I do use FEL.

One more function that is good to use is CF14. Switching to "Average" gives better flash photography than using "Evaluative". In average metering, hot spots are barely seen.

Regards
bama

Ditto. But occassionally I still do have to fiddle with the joystick or manually actuate all the focus points and let the camera select what it thinks are the best focus points. Sometimes, but not often.

See: http://doug.kerr.home.​att.net/pumpkin/20D_CF​04_chart.pdf

John

This thread is sceary, next I will be shooting on "M" mode only

Thanks for the tips in here now I just need to remember what I changed.
Love the joystick focus point one and the * focus one. Helps having little fingers.

Wish they had a custom function for distance data

Just got my 20D and stumbling around through the C. Fn menu, got it just about to my liking for now.

In terms of losing FEL, what do you mean? You mean you can no longer use the half-press shutter to focus/exposure lock --> full press shoot? Thats not a big deal, its only a reach of the thumb away to focus your subject, or would you rather have the option of * and the shutter for focus locking simultaneously?

jrsforums wrote:
See: http://doug.kerr.home.​att.net/pumpkin/20D_CF​04_chart.pdf

John

This is GREAT info to know! In this mode are you able to set the metering mode, and is that metering mode used for each shot in the sequence when the AEL is done? So if you were tracking a large bird across varying backgrounds in partial metering, so long as you could keep the bird centered and filling the frame, it would do the metering off the bird in each shot, independent of the background?

FEL = Flash Exposure Lock

great

4-1 is great, but unless you're using a small-ish aperture, you could very well end up with a soft shot if you use the focus-recompose method.

New here and although not new to Canon, I am new to digital. My partner bought me a 20D for my birthday so all the tips that I can find will be very useful. The tips here for settings are wonderful - I shall try them out and see what works best for me. Seems a great place for information from those with experiences and not just from
what you read in the manual.

huh never noticed function 13 before thats useful I think it always annoyed me I had to hit 2 buttons