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Best Canon EOS 90D settings for landscape photography
Landscapes flip the priorities: you want everything sharp from foreground to horizon, the lowest noise possible, and time isn't usually a constraint — so a tripod and a small aperture rule. Here it's tuned to the Canon EOS 90D.
Recommended Canon EOS 90D settings for landscape photography
Tuned for your Canon EOS 90D
- Reach: its 1.6× APS-C crop turns a 300mm lens into about 480mm of reach — a real advantage for landscape photography, though it narrows your wide end.
- Clean ISO: modern APS-C bodies like the Canon EOS 90D stay usable up to about ISO 6400 — cap Auto ISO there so your shutter stays fast without over-cooking noise.
- Autofocus: use Servo AF with a zone or tracking area, and drop to a single point when it keeps grabbing the background.
Set up your Canon EOS 90D for landscape photography
- Back-button focus: in Custom Controls, assign AF to the AF-ON (or ✱) button and remove AF from the shutter — so focus and shutter fire separately.
- For action: set AF operation to Servo AF with a wide AF area (or Whole-area + tracking).
- Eyes & animals: turn on Subject detection (People / Animals) in the AF menu.
- Burst: set the drive mode to High-speed continuous (H+).
Exact menu wording can vary by firmware.
Why these settings
Depth of field and image quality matter more than speed, so you stop down to f/8–f/11, drop to base ISO for the cleanest file, and put the camera on a tripod to make any shutter speed workable.
Common mistakes
- Shooting handheld at high ISO when a tripod would give a far cleaner file.
- Stopping down to f/22 and losing overall sharpness to diffraction.
FAQ
What aperture for landscapes?
f/8–f/11 gives the best balance of depth of field and sharpness on most lenses. Past f/16, diffraction softens the image.
What ISO for landscapes?
Base ISO (usually 100) for the cleanest file and widest dynamic range. A tripod lets you use it regardless of shutter speed.
Does the Canon EOS 90D have good autofocus for landscape photography?
The Canon EOS 90D can handle landscape photography well if you use Servo AF (continuous AF) with a tracking or zone area and keep your shutter speed high.
Is the Canon EOS 90D good for landscape photography?
Yes. With the settings above and its APS-C sensor (1.6× crop for extra reach), the Canon EOS 90D is well suited to landscape photography. Dial the settings in for your exact lens with the coach.