I recently published a video sharing my top 3 custom settings that I use all the time when shooting wildlife photography, especially when shooting with big lenses, when handling the camera is not always easy.
When shooting wildlife I find it very important to focus as much as possible on what the animal is doing and even with todays cameras where the LCD screen is so good, I still like to do it mostly through the viewfinder. It allows me to be more focused and more responsive to action.
So the more time I can spend with my eye on the viewfinder the bigger the chance that I will be able to capture a great photo. It’s that small moment when the animal does something different, that might be as simple as staring through the lens, that makes the difference between a decent photo and a great photo.
So, here’s the video with my 3 favorite settings to make sure I will not miss a single shot: