Canon R6 II R6 II My Menu

[arnoldtom]

Scrolling up and down through the list of options you can add to My Menu was driving my nuts so I wrote down the list (in order as it appears in the menu). I hope it's helpful.

Image Quality
Dual Pixel RAW
Cropping/Aspect Ratio
Digital Tele-Conv
Expo.Comp./AEB
ISO Speed Settings
HDR Shooting
HDR Mode
Auto Lighting Optimizer
Highlight Tone Priority
Anti-Flicker Shoot.
HF Anti-Flicker Shooting
External Speedlight Control
Metering Mode
White Balance
Custom White Balance
WB Shift/Bkt.
Color Space
Picture Style
Clarity
Shooting Creative Filters
Lens Aberration Correction
Long Exp. Noise Reduction
High ISO Speed NR
Dust Delete Data
Multiple Exposure
RAW Burst Mode
Focus Bracketing
Drive Mode
Interval Timer
Bulb Timer
Silent Shutter Function
Shutter Mode
Release Shutter without Card
IS (Image Stabilizer) Mode
Customize Quick Controls
Touch Shutter
Image Review
High Speed Display
Metering Timer
Display Simulation
OVF Sim. View Assist
Shooting Info Display
VF Display Format
Disp. Performance
Movie Rec. Size
Sound Recording
ISO Speed Settings
Auto Slow Shutter
Shutter Btn Function for Movies
Movie Cropping
Digital Zoom
HDR Movie Recording
Av 1/8-stop Incr.
Canon Log Settings
Pre-recording Set.
Time-Lapse Movie
Movie Self-Timer
False Color Set.
Zebra Settings
Quick Ctrl. Screen
Standy: Low Res.
HDMI Display
HDMI RAW Output
Time Code
AF Operation
AF Area
Whole Area Tracking Servo AF
Subject to Detect
Eye Detection
Switching Tracked Subjects
Focus Mode
Servo Mode
Tracking Sensitivity
Accel./Decel. Tracking
One-shot AF Release Prior.
Preview AF
Lens Drive When AF Impossible
AF-assist Beam Firing
Touch & Drag AF Settings
Limit AF Areas
AF Area Selection Control
Sensitivity- AF Pt Select
Orientation Linked AF Point
Limit Subject to Detect
L/R Eye Detection
MF Peak Settings
Focus Guide
Movie Servo AF
Electronic Full-time MF
Lens Electronic MF
Focus/Control Ring
Focus Ring Rotation
RF Lens MF Focus Ring Sensitivity
Movie Servo AF Speed
Movie Servo AF Track Sens.
Protect Images
Erase Images
Rotate Stills
Change Movie Rotate Info
Rating
Image Copy
Print Order
Photobook Set-up
RAW processing (RAW/DPRAW)
Creative Assist
Quick Control RAW Processing
DPRAW Processing
Cloud RAW Image Processing
Playback Creative Filters
Resize
Cropping
HEIF-JPEG Conversion
Slide Show
Set Image Search Conditions
View From Last Seen
Magnification
Image jump W
Image Jump W/Rate
RATE Btn Function
Playback Information Display
Highlight Alert
AF Point Disp.
Playback Grid
HDMI HDR Output
Connect to Smarthphone(tablet)
Connect to Wireless Remote
Connect to EOS Utility
Upload to image.canon
Transfer Images to FTP Server
Advanced Connection
Airplane Mode
Wi-Fi Settings
Bluetooth Settings
Camera Name
GPS Device Settings
Error Details
Reset Communication
Record Func.+Card/Folder Set.
File Numbering
File Name
Format Card
Auto Rotate
Add Rotate Info
Date/Time/Zone
Language
Video System
Help text Size
Mode Guide
Feature Guide
Beep
Volume
Headphones
Power Saving
Screen/Viewfinder Display
Seen Brightness
Viewfinder Brightness
Screen/Viewfinder Color Tone
Fine-tune VF Color Tone
Ui Magnification
HDMI Resolution
Touch Control
Multi Function Loclk
Shutter At Shutdown
Sensor Cleaning
Choose USB Connection App
Reset Camera
Custom Shooting Mode (C1-C3)
Battery Info
Copyright Information
Manual/Software URL
Certification Log Display
Firmware
Exposure Level Increments
ISO Speed Setting Increments
Speed From Metering/ISO Auto
Bracketing Auto Cancel
Bracketing Sequence
Number of Bracketed Shots
Safety Shift
Same Expo. for new Aperture
AE Lock Meter. Mode After Focus
Set Shutter Speed Range
Set Aperture Range
Direction to Set Tv/Av
Switch When Shooting
Customize Buttons
Customize Dials
Clear Customized Settings
Add Cropping Information
Audio Compression
Default Erase Option
Release Shutter w/o Lens
Add IPTC Information
Clear All Custom Func. (C.Fn)

 

[Only RF]

Thanks. They put people on the moon 55 years ago and Canon for some reason can't program this list so it is alphabetical order.

 

[lostnomore]

It's too bad this is just as archaic as with the R6. Even the "My Menu" of my Nikon D750 several years back was leaps and bounds above the R6; so much easier to select which items you wanted. It's one of the only things that I felt was a quantum leap BACKWARDS after selling my Nikon gear and buying the R6! Let's hope the R6 III makes this a whole lot simpler and quicker, like the 9-1/2 year old D750.

 

[AntonLargiader]

Is that list from the Configure: MY MENU1 item? If so, it looks very incomplete as it only has the red camera items and then two or three from other menus. Canon puts them in the same order they are in the menu, so you'd normally see all of the red camera items, then AF, then playback, etc. I don't see any AF options in your list.

Maybe the R6ii structures this differently, and you need to get the AF and other options elsewhere. My cameras seem to put them in one big list; the R7 has about 170 items and the R3 has nearly 200.

 

[Only RF]

Is that list from the Configure: MY MENU1 item? If so, it looks very incomplete as it only has the red camera items and then two or three from other menus. Canon puts them in the same order they are in the menu, so you'd normally see all of the red camera items, then AF, then playback, etc. I don't see any AF options in your list.

Maybe the R6ii structures this differently, and you need to get the AF and other options elsewhere. My cameras seem to put them in one big list; the R7 has about 170 items and the R3 has nearly 200.

Yes it is.

 

[Only RF]

I think Canon does that on purpose. The programmers get a chuckle out of frustrated people. It's like talking your car to the carwash and the person getting out is 6'3" yet somehow your seat is as far forward as it will go. I swear they do that on purpose.

 

[AntonLargiader]

Yes it is.

So is that list incomplete, or what? It's less than a third of the size of the lists for the R7 and R3, and doesn't have any AF, communication or playback stuff at all. I can't imagine that you can't assign tracking to a custom menu item.

OTOH, who the heck would want or need to assign "Release shutter without card" to a quick-menu item?!?!

 

[Only RF]

So is that list incomplete, or what? It's less than a third of the size of the lists for the R7 and R3, and doesn't have any AF, communication or playback stuff at all. I can't imagine that you can't assign tracking to a custom menu item.

OTOH, who the heck would want or need to assign "Release shutter without card" to a quick-menu item?!?!

Sorry I didn't know that was not the complete list. Yes release Shutter without a card is sure a good use of resources.

 

[arnoldtom]

Anton - it is complete for the Canon R6 II. I went to My Menu 1 > Configure > Select Items to Register and wrote down every option that appears.

 

[AntonLargiader]

Thanks for that. So is there no way to add any of the AF items to My Menu? Like turning tracking on and off, or changing the subject to detect?

 

[arnoldtom]

Anton - I don't see any way to add anything else other than what is in the list wrote.

 

[AntonLargiader]

Hmm. It just seems strange that there would be so fewer options on the R6ii than previous cameras. But I sure don't have any knowledge to add!

 

[arnoldtom]

It's interesting that other Canon's include more My Menu options. I'm really new to Canon so I don't have anything to compare it to.

 

[Kamoshika]

Thanks for that. So is there no way to add any of the AF items to My Menu? Like turning tracking on and off, or changing the subject to detect?

I think I initially tried to do just that and gave up. Later, I just customized buttons to take care of those to items, which, IMO, is much easier and faster than having to go to the My Menu.

 

[arnoldtom]

Oops - sorry for the late response Anton. I haven't found a way to add any other options.

 

[arnoldtom]

Is that list from the Configure: MY MENU1 item? If so, it looks very incomplete as it only has the red camera items and then two or three from other menus. Canon puts them in the same order they are in the menu, so you'd normally see all of the red camera items, then AF, then playback, etc. I don't see any AF options in your list.

Maybe the R6ii structures this differently, and you need to get the AF and other options elsewhere. My cameras seem to put them in one big list; the R7 has about 170 items and the R3 has nearly 200.

Anton - I went back to the My Menu options after I did a firmware update. To my surprise, my original list was only a fraction of the total options available. I edited my original post to show the correct list. Sorry about that!

 

[Only RF]

Thanks. I was looking for Sensor Cleaning the other day.

 

[Only RF]

For something to do think I may create series of spreadsheets. Colour all the cells that start with A on the first one. All the B's on the second one. Maybe repeat the same columns side by side and do that.

 

[Only RF]

Working on my spreadsheet it just occurred to me. I've been complaining about my menu not being in alphabetical order. I just realised it is in the order of the actual camera menus from front to back. Doh!

 

[Only RF]

While I'd still prefer alphabetical order that didn't take very long. A little rudimentary. The menus are highlighted and there are 195. I needed Sensor Clean so I went into that column and it was 166. I used the indicator on the right when you scroll through the my menu items on the camera and I knew it would be about ¾ of the way down. Found it quickly.

I think next I'm going to add colours to the left column to show which category these are in. Red (basic camera), Purple (AF), Blue (playback) and so on.

 

[Only RF]

I grabbed my R7 and added Sensor Cleaning and Firmware. Took about 10 seconds. Thanks Tom!!!

 

[Only RF]

By the way Tom. You have Direction to Set Tv/Av listed twice.

 

[arnoldtom]

Oops - thanks Only RF. I'll fixt that now.

 

[arnoldtom]

While I'd still prefer alphabetical order that didn't take very long. A little rudimentary. The menus are highlighted and there are 195. I needed Sensor Clean so I went into that column and it was 166. I used the indicator on the right when you scroll through the my menu items on the camera and I knew it would be about ¾ of the way down. Found it quickly.

I think next I'm going to add colours to the left column to show which category these are in. Red (basic camera), Purple (AF), Blue (playback) and so on.

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Great idea!

 

[Chris Summers]

Great idea to create a readable list. I often own 2 or 3 different Canon models, right now the R, R7 and R6 MkII. I try to create the My Menus in a similar order but of course newer camera models have newer features not on the older ones. I also shoot with the Canon M5 and M6 MkII and sadly the menu selection options are not as generous as the R series cameras.

 

[theFstopshere]

Hi, I just joined to try to add a full list of cross referenced My Menus items for the R6 II, here is an example, but I don't know how to properly add this. This was done in Numbers on a Mac, but these are only screenshots. I'm not able to drag a whole table in so that it would be seamless. If any one is interested in this and/or has any advice of an optimal way to provide this info on this forum then reply.

This took quite a bit of time, and a considerable amount of frustration, wasn't very familiar with Numbers and don't even know how I achieved some of it. It works well for me, I'm able to search it for items I want, I'm not sure I'll be able to get that search function over to here, but I'd be glad to provide the whole 195 cross referenced items if anyone is interested, one way or another.

Thanks to everyone for this discussion, and especially arnoldtom for providing all of the initial items. If anyone has any ideas then let me know.