Note on Camera Names: Canon sells this exact same camera under three different names depending on where you live in the world. It is called the EOS Rebel T7 in the Americas, the EOS 1500D in Asia, and the EOS 2000D in Europe. The hardware, menus, and factory default settings are completely identical.
Modern DSLR menus are packed with endless customization options. It is incredibly easy to tweak a setting on your Canon Rebel T7 in the field, only to realize later that you don’t remember what the original value was.
If your camera is acting up or you just bought a used body, your first instinct might be to wipe the slate clean. The T7 does have two “Clear Settings” functions that act as a factory reset, nuking all of your camera settings and custom functions at once. (If you want to use the nuclear option, I have a detailed guide on how to clear your settings separately here).
But often, a full factory reset is overkill. Sometimes it’s much more useful to change just one or two specific items back to their original state so you don’t lose the rest of your personalized setup.
Canon EOS Rebel T7 factory default settings chart
To help you troubleshoot your camera menus without wiping your entire system, here is a complete reference chart showing the exact default settings for the Canon Rebel T7 (and the 1500D / 2000D) as it ships straight out of the box.
| Section | Function | Setting |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting Function Settings | AF operation | One-Shot AF |
| AF point selection | Automatic selection | |
| Drive/self-timer | Single shooting | |
| Metering mode | Evaluative metering | |
| ISO speed | AUTO | |
| ISO Auto | Maximum 3200 | |
| Exposure Compensation | Canceled | |
| Flash exposure compensation | 0 | |
| Custom Functions | Unchanged | |
| Image Recording Settings | Image quality | Large |
| Picture Style | Auto | |
| Auto Lighting Optimizer | Standard | |
| Peripheral illuminuation correction | Enable / Correction data retained | |
| Color space | sRGB | |
| White balance | Ambience priority | |
| Custom White Balance | Canceled | |
| White balance correction | Canceled | |
| White balance bracketing | Canceled | |
| File numbering | Continuous | |
| Dust Delete Data | Erased | |
| Camera Settings | Auto power off | 30 sec. |
| Beep | Enable | |
| Release shutter without card | Enable | |
| Image review | 2 sec. | |
| Histogram display | Brightness | |
| Image jump w/dial | 10 images | |
| Auto rotate | On | |
| LCD brightness | Middle | |
| LCD off/on button | Shutter button | |
| Date/Time/Zone | Unchanged | |
| Language | Unchanged | |
| Screen color | 1 | |
| Feature guide | Enable | |
| Copyright information | Unchanged | |
| Eye-Fi transmission | Disable | |
| Wi-Fi/NFC | Disable | |
| Wi-Fi function | Unchanged | |
| My Menu settings | Unchanged | |
| Display from My Menu | Disable | |
| Live View Shooting Settings | Live View shooting | Enable |
| AF method | FlexiZone – Single | |
| Grid display | Hide | |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | |
| Metering timer | 8 sec. | |
| Movie Shooting Settings | Movie shooting mode | Auto |
| AF method | FlexiZone – Single | |
| AF w/shutter button during movie recording | Disable | |
| Shutter/AE lock button | AF/AE lock | |
| Highlight tone priority | Disable | |
| Movie recording size | 1920×1080 | |
| Sound recording | Auto | |
| Metering timer | 8 sec. | |
| Grid display | Hide | |
| Video system | Unchanged | |
| Exposure compensation | Canceled | |
| Auto Lighting Optimizer | Standard | |
| Custom White Balance | Canceled | |
| Picture Style | Auto |
