Custom button map
Which functions belong on the R6 II's buttons?
Buttons on one desk, dials on another
Canon splits the job: Customize buttons for the buttons, Customize dials beside it for the dials and the lens control ring. The same button can carry a different function for stills and for movies — build both sets. M-Fn: Direct AF area selection. AE lock button: Direct select of subject to detect. Depth-of-field preview: Eye Detection AF.
M-Fn — Direct AF area selection
The area change is the most common mid-shoot move there is: portrait to action, Zone to Whole area. On the M-Fn button it costs one press, eye still to the viewfinder.
AE lock — Direct select of subject to detect
Canon built a one-press function for the subject switch. On the AE lock button, naming the subject becomes a habit instead of a menu dive while the moment leaves.
DOF preview — Eye Detection AF
The depth-of-field preview button is the control most shooters never touch. Give it Eye Detection AF: one press and focus goes straight to the detected eye, whatever area you are in.
The map lives in C1
A C1 registration captures shooting, menu and Custom Function settings — the button map included. Register the finished map to C1, and the mode dial restores your settings and your buttons together.
Assign M-Fn → Direct AF area selection, then shoot for a day before adding the rest. Muscle memory is built one button at a time.