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Best Canon EOS 90D settings for real estate photography
Real estate photography is about showing a space clearly: wide enough to take in the room, sharp throughout, evenly lit, and with straight verticals. A tripod and a small aperture do most of the work. Here it's tuned to the Canon EOS 90D.
Recommended Canon EOS 90D settings for real estate 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 real estate 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 real estate 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
Interiors have a huge range of brightness — sunlit windows next to shadowed corners — that one exposure can't hold, so you bracket and blend. A tripod keeps the camera level (straight verticals) and lets you use base ISO and f/8 for a clean, sharp file regardless of shutter speed.
Common mistakes
- Letting windows blow out to pure white — bracket to keep the view.
- Tilting the camera, so vertical walls converge and lean.
FAQ
What lens for real estate photography?
A wide-angle in the 16–24mm (full-frame equivalent) range takes in a whole room. Avoid going so wide that it distorts and exaggerates the space.
What aperture for interiors?
f/8 keeps the room sharp from front to back. On a tripod at base ISO, the shutter can be as slow as needed.
Does the Canon EOS 90D have good autofocus for real estate photography?
The Canon EOS 90D can handle real estate 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 real estate 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 real estate photography. Dial the settings in for your exact lens with the coach.