CANON R7 Focus Bracketing REVIEW for MACRO: Hand-held vs Tripod Shots | Depth Composite Viability
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- This video is my in-depth, initial review of the Canon R7's in-built focus bracketing feature. I assess its viability whether it be used for hand-held or static shots while using a tripod. I also compare the effectiveness of the depth composite feature, which is the in-built algorithm that can align & stack individual layers in camera to Photoshop's stacking program, to Luminar Neo's Focus Stacking AI & to a specialised focus stacking software, called Zerene Stacker as well.
Table of contents:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Setup & Settings
2:41 Hand-Held Test 1
6:45 Tripod Test 2
7:37 Field Test 3 & Summary
10:10 Outro
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Hope you’ll find some tips useful in this tutorial! Let me know if you’ve ever attempted to use this feature for hand-held shots at higher magnification? 😀🦋🪲🐛
I was too lazy to use Photoshop, since the camera has built in stacking, but I guess I will give it a go 😊 Thank you!
Awesome! GL
Great video and examples Peter. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend buddy.
Thsnks a lot mate. You too!
Great review Peter on the stacking and the examples you showed were awesome. Again, modern tech blows my mind and I love it. Thanks for sharing your results mate, cheers 🍻 👍🙏
Thanks Adrian. Manual control is still better but can definitely be used for certain subjects/scenarios. Have a gret day/weekend mate🥳
This is brilliant mate. Such good tips for the R7. And with the three different softwares giving different results.
It’s really interesting that Photoshop have some competition.
Loved how you took us through the process and settings. 👍👍👍
Thanks Dave, appreciate it. Have a wonderful weekend mate!
Great video, Peter! Focus bracketing is one of my favorite features of my R7 and R6 Mark II. I've been concentrating mostly on birds for the last few weeks but it's almost macro season here in the US and I'm excited about it!
Thanks buddy. I’m sure you’re gonna have some fun shooting macros too. Enjoy your weekend guys!:)
Some great examples here mate. Fantastic to see that there is the internal composite feature on the R7, this was something I was slightly disappointed with in the R5 and R6 as that was not an option, great to see it in the R7 and seemed to do a decent job. BTW that jumping spider made for a cool piece of abstract art when it wasn't aligned. Great vid mate, enjoy your weekend.
Hey mate thanks a lot! That sequence was quite abstract for sure haha:) Have a great weekend!
Great work Peter, not a feature I've tried out on the R7 , also very interesting to compare the different software and to note their strengths and weaknesses. I think for sanity tripod stacking is the way to go. 😀
Hey Chris, thanks for watching! It can be pretty brutal because the AF point is gonna move slightly, especially when the conditions are sub optimal and trying to stay still is virtually impossible. Add to that wind, crazy non-stop moving subjects and you’re definitely gonna go insane haha. Have a great weekend!😊
Fantastic video Peter. Now that we are in spring, I am hoping to get back out for some macro. I did not even think about this feature in the R7 - like the new feature in the R5. Glad it is there and for someone shooting projducts or something of that nature, it will be awesome. I am a purest and like just one photo... plus I don't have the stacking skills that you do!!! 🙏🤗❤
Hey John. I think for product ohotography for example just like you said, this might work for sure, but can be pretty difficult to use w/o a tripod with subjects that don’t want to co-operate😅. P.s. Those dragonflies are waiting😜
@@peterviragphoto I hope so o- gonna go find out. I think this feature is like the 400 MP sensor shift on the Canon R5 - interesting but not something I would use! 🙏❤🤗
Amazing test for the tech and the programs as I'm aiming for the Luminar Neo after being very happy with Luminar 4.
Hey Bo, thanks heaps mate. Message me before and I’ll make sure you get the best value! Cheers
@@peterviragphoto You mean like codes? For sure! Anything to help my fellow Peter.😉
That too on top of the special deals they run. Cheers
Man thats a cool feature from the Canon, great video and tutorial mate.
Thanks champ! Hope you and your family had a great, relaxing weekend!:)
Very helpful, thank you.
Hey David. Thank you for your feedback. Have a great weekend!
Very good tutorial and demonstration Peter. That focus stacking feature was also very finicky on the mirroless nikons. I think like you said it takes alot of trial and error. Looks like zerene stacker might be the way to go
Thanks James. Yeah, can be finicky for sure. Zerene is pretty good for super deep, decent stacks, that’s for sure. Cheers
Looks like a good product you have reviewed Peter 👍
It is a pretty good feature with limitations of course:) Cheers
great video!
Thanks a lot, much appreciated. Have a great day!
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Thanks for this info. I don't see you using a flash. I want to stack images but for.better lighting i would like tonuse a flash an difusser. When in single shot the flash works but in bracketing it does not. Any idea why this is?
Hi there. When I’m in he field I always use a flash with a diffuser/reflector kit. This was a controlled test indoors while shooting on a tripod , thatswhy I used an LED light. The reason why your flash doesn’t work while bracketing is because the flash can’t recycle at that speed. Cheers
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Cheers:)
Can I stack in the camera a dozen of star picture without AF bracketing ,in manual focus ? I didn't find focus stacking
When you focus on stars the focus remains the same and that is about exposure bracketing to minimise noise levels and maximise detail, so focus bracketing won’t work. Focus bracketing is only enabled for certain AF lenses that Canon supports. Cheers
hello, thank you for sharing
I have a question, how to create a clean directory for each stack with the R7
I can't find how to do it, and therefore the multiple photos are everywhere during several attempts of the same subject
Thanking you
I haven’t delved into it, but you are right that would be a drag! If I find something I’ll let you know. Cheers
@@peterviragphoto thank
There will be a ' new directory' button on your flipscreen
I saw another You Tuber showing that the camera does the stacking internally and no need to use PS - is that true? I just got the R7 and it doesn't seem to do that!!
Hi there. I explained it in the video. Yes, you can enable the depth composite which I compared to PS, Zerene, Luminar Neo in multiple scenarios. Cheers
Did you try Helicon? Thanks
Hey Serguei. Haven’t tried Helicon yet, but I’m sure it does a great job!
So annoying that you can't set a dedicated button for it. Most people in macro would like to turn it on or off since you can't use a flash, depending on your situation. Having to go through the menu each time is cumbersome in the field. Same as burst mode, which I use for wildlife. You CAN set a dedicated button for this, but when you press it, all it does is enter the menu where you still need to press 4 other buttons to set it up. And not being able to save any of these things on when registering to C1,2,3 is frustrating.
Hi there. The high fps burst mode can be registered & saved, not sure what you mean. Re the bracketing, haven’t tried to save it as a custom shooting mode as I prefer manual stacking when shooting hand-held. Cheers
@@peterviragphoto No, the "burst mode" which has a sub-section for halfway holding down the shutter where it has a pre-burst which records to the buffer and only saves to your card when you press the shutter fully. It's good for capturing something that you don't have the reactions to shoot, such as a bird taking off. When you shut the camera down and restart it, you have to go through 2 menu items again to enable it. One for burst mode, then the submenu pre-burst. Super annoying.
No worries, I got you, was thinking just the standard burst. I’ve never used that feature , might give it a go in the near future. How much does it affect battery life? Hopefully Canon will add these sometime via a firmware update. Thanks again for dropping by & have fun shooting!
@@peterviragphoto It doesn't affect battery life any more than shooting at 30fps in electronic mode, since that's basically what it is. It's more suited to wildlife than macro. I don't think adding it via firmware will happen since it specifically gives you a warning message that you can't save the features in your custom modes. I don't know what makes it unable to do it, maybe internal memory limits or something
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my r7 doesn't have the focus bracketing option :'( i'm from chile
Hi there. I think you should double check. Do you have the latest firmware installed? Is it a genuine Canon/grey import? Cheers
its so annoying you cant use the mechanical shutter with stacking and cant use a flash
Imo electronic shutter works better for stacking anyway as the mechanical shutter might introduce even more camera shake. Would be cool if the flash could recycle that fast.
One thing I find funny with the in camera composite is when it says "Compositing stopped. The scene is too flat" - Like it's criticising my photography, and saying it's not going to bother processing it, as it's rubbish, lol
😀😀😀 Haven’t seen that one, but something similar once or twice.
@@peterviragphoto The two others I've had are "DOF too shallow, try a higher f" and "too much movement"
Yep haha😀
I get error 70
Hi there. Sorry to hear that you’re having issues with your R7. I’ve never had that error & this is all I’ve found about error 70: Description
A malfunction with the images has been detected.
Resolution
Turn the power off and remove then re-install the battery
Turn the power on again
If the error message is still showing, then it is necessary to deliver or send the camera to an authorised repair centre. See our service and repair page for more information.
Thanks for the reply