Baselines

These are checklists of standard settings that I use in my cameras in standard situations. The most important ones, that are often adjusted in special situations and/or that are easy to forget to non-standard values, are in bold.

5D3:

Mode Dial = Av (Aperture Priority)
Metering mode = Evaluative
WB = AWB (Automatic)
AF mode = One Shot Silent
Drive mode = Single frame
ISO = 100
Flash exposure compensation = 0
AF area = Singe-point AF Center
Exposure compensation = 0
SHOOT1:
- Image quality = RAW
- Image review time = 2 sec.
- Beep = Disable
- Release shutter without card = OFF
- Lens aberration correction = Disable/Disable
- Mirror lockup = OFF
SHOOT2:
- ISO speed range = 100 - 102400
- Auto ISO range = 100 - 6400
- Min. shutter spd. = 1/30
- Auto Lighting Optimizer = OFF
SHOOT3:
- Picture Stype = Neutral
- Long exp. noise reduction = OFF
- High ISO speed NR = Standard
- Highlight tone priority = OFF
SHOOT4:
- AF mode = Live mode
- Grid display = 3x3
- Silent LV shoot. = Mode 1
- Movie rec. size = 1920 24 IPB
- Sound rec. = Auto
SHOOT5:
- Silent Control = Enable
AF1:
- Config = Case 1
AF3:
- AF-assist beam firing = ON
AF5:
- AF point display during focus = Selected (constant)
PLAY3:
- Highlight alert = Enable
SETUP1:
- Auto rotate = On PC
SETUP2:
- Auto power off = 1 min.
- VF grid display = Enable
C.Fn1:
- Safety shift = Shutter speed/Aperture
C.Fn2:
- Warnings in viewfinder = All seleted

7D:

Mode Dial = Av (Aperture Priority)
Metering mode = Evaluative
WB = AWB (Automatic)
AF mode = One Shot
Drive mode = Single frame
ISO = 100
Flash exposure compensation = 0
AF area = Single-point AF Center
Exposure compensation = 0
Menu:
- Quality = RAW
- Red-eye = Off
- Beep = Off
- Release shutter without card = Disable
- Review time = 2 sec.
- Auto Lighting Opimizer = Disable
- Picture Stype = Neutral
- Live View AF mode = Live mode
- Live View Grid display = Grid 1
- Live View Silent shoot. = Mode 1
- Movie rec. size = 1920x1080 24
- Highlight alert = Enable
- Auto power off = 1 min.
- Auto rotate = On PC
- VF grid display = Enable
Custom functions:
- C.Fn I -3 = 1 (ISO expansion = On)
- C.Fn I -6 = 1 (Safety shift = Enable (Tv/Av))
- C.Fn II -1 = 0 (Long exp. noise reduction = Off)
- C.Fn II -2 = 0 (High ISO speed noise reduct'n = Standard)
- C.Fn II -3 = 0 (Highlight tone priority = Disable)
- C.Fn III -11 = 0 (AF-assist beam firing = Enable)
- C.Fn III -13 = 0 (Mirror lockup = Disable)
- C.Fn IV -1: SET = Image replay
- all others = 0

G1X:

Mode Dial = Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Compensation = 0
AF Frame selector = Centre (large)
ISO Speed = 100
Macro/MF = Normal
Flash = Off
Light Metering = Evaluative
Functions:
- White Balance = AWB (Automatic)
- Drive mode = Single Shot
- Flash Exposure Compensation = 0
- ND Filter = Off
- Resolution = RAW
- Movie resolution = 1920
Menu:
- AF Frame = FlexiZone
- Servo AF = Off
- Continuous AF = Off
- AF-assist Beam = Off
- Safety MF = Off
- Flash Mode = Auto
- Flash Red-Eye Lamp = Off
- Flash Safety FE = Off
- Safety Shift = On
- Review = 2 sec.
- Review info = Detailed
- Blink Detection = Off
- IS Mode = Shoot Only
- IS Powered IS = On
- Shortcut button = ND Filter
- Mute = On
- Auto Power Down = Off

SX50:

Mode Dial = P (Program AE)
AF Frame selector = Centre (large)
Exposure Compensation = 0
Macro/Manual = Normal
Self-timer = Off
ISO Speed = Auto
Functions:
- White Balance = AWB (Automatic)
- Drive mode = Single Shot
- Flash Exposure Compensation = 0
- Light Metering = Evaluative
- Still Image Aspect Ratio = 4:3
- Resolution = RAW
- Movie resolution = 1920x1080
Menu:
- AF Frame = FlexiZone
- Servo AF = Off
- Continuous AF = Off
- AF-assist Beam = Off
- Safety MF = Off
- Flash Red-Eye Lamp = Off
- Flash Safety FE = Off
- ISO Auto Max ISO Speed = 1600
- ISO Auto Rate of Change = Standard
- Spot AE Point = Center
- Safety Shift = On
- Review = 2 sec.
- Review Info = Detailed
- Blink Detection = Off
- IS Mode = Shoot Only
- IS Dynamic IS = 1
- Set Shortcut Button = Display Off
- Mute = On
- Auto Power Down = Off

S120:

Mode Dial = Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Compensation (control ring) = 0
ISO Speed (ring func -button) = Auto
Macro/Manual = Normal
Functions:
- White Balance = AWB (Automatic)
- Drive mode = Single Shot
- Self-timer = Off
- Light Metering = Evaluative
- ND Filter = Off
- Still Image Aspect Ratio = 4:3
- Resolution = RAW
- Movie resolution = 1920x1080 30 fps
Menu:
- AF Frame = 1-point
- AF Frame Size = Normal
- Servo AF = Off
- Continuous AF = Off
- Touch Shutter = Off
- AF-assist Beam = Off
- Safety MF = Off
- Flash Mode = Auto
- Flash Exposure Compensation = 0
- Flash Red-Eye Lamp = Off
- Flash Safety FE = Off
- ISO Auto Max ISO Speed = 3200
- ISO Auto Rate of Change = Standard
- Spot AE Point = Center
- Safety Shift = On
- Review Display Time = 2 sec.
- Review Display Info = Detailed
- Blink Detection = Off
- IS Mode = Shoot Only
- IS Dynamic IS = 1
- Set Control Ring Func = +/-
- Set Ring Func Button = ISO
- Mute = On
- Auto Power Down = Off

D10:

Shooting Mode = P
Exposure Compensation = 0
Macro/Infinity = Normal
Flash = Off
Functions:
- ISO Speed = Auto
- White Balance = AWB (Automatic)
- Light Metering = Evaluative
- Drive mode = Single Shot
- Resolution = L Fine
Menu:
- AF Frame = Center
- Servo AF = Off
- Digital Zoom = Off
- AF-assist Beam = Off
- Red Eye Corr. = Off
- Red Eye Lamp = Off
- i-Contrast = Off
- Review = 2 sec.
- Review info = Detailed
- Blink Detection = Off
- Disp. Overlay = Both
- IS Mode = Shoot Only
- Date Stamp = Off
- Printer button = ISO Speed
- Mute = On
- Auto Rotate = On
- Auto Power Down = Off

Lenses:

"All switches to the front of the lens":
- AF/MF = AF
- AF range = wide
- Stabilizer = On
- Stabilizer mode = 1