Thanks. That appears to be consistent with the E-420 operation as shown
by the videos at dpreview that Moose posted here:
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse420/page7.asp>
But it does seem that the E-620 does it differently
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse420/page7.asp>
As I just said in my last post it doesn't appear to drop the mirror but
I can't figure out when it made the exposure determination since it's in
"A" mode.
Chuck Norcutt
Rickard Nilsson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use my E-520 almost exclusively with OM Zuikos and almost exclusively
> in manual exposure mode. It flips the mirror down and then up before
> every exposure. It is very annoying, since it causes a very notable
> shutter delay. This issue alone is a major reason for me to consider
> a micro 4/3 camera, but I'm not entirely fond of the E-P2, so I'll
> put up with the E-520 for now. Maybe I should look into hacking its
> firmware...
>
> Regards,
> Rickard Nilsson
>
> Den 2010-06-30 21:20:31 skrev Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> Thanks, Jim. But I'm still not quite sure that I have my final answer.
>> The E-510 is a higher model number but not a later designed model. The
>> E-510 dates from Nov. 2007 and the E-420 from Jun. 2008. Now that I
>> look at the release dates I see that only the E-520, E-620 and E-30 post
>> date the E-420. What characterizes these cameras is that they have
>> contrast detection autofocus built into their sensors and can autofocus
>> with the mirror up. I also noticed that aside from the PEN series there
>> hasn't been a new E-thingy since the E-30 in Mar. 2009. Maybe the
>> ordinary (non-micro) 4/3 cameras are done?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Chuck,
>>>
>>> I tried it with my E-510. From the sounds and the LCD display, it
>>> appears
>>> that the mirror does drop, then returns to Live View after the image is
>>> displayed on the LCD.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:36 AM
>>> Subject: [OM] Live view operation, was: E-thingy body recommendation
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can someone with an E-420 or later body with live view clarify its
>>>> operation when using manual exposure and manual focus? I see no reason
>>>> for the mirror to drop for the exposure. But does it? The E-420
>>>> manual
>>>> makes no mention at all of using manual exposure in live view mode.
>>>> Even the E-3 and E-30 manuals seem to be no more informative.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I know the E-330 is the first body to offer live view but is the E-420
>>>>> the first body to offer full time live view? By that I mean that the
>>>>> camera can be used for composition, focusing and shooting with the
>>>>> mirror up all the time as in a P&S camera. No need to flip the mirror
>>>>> up and down for focusing vs. shooting as in the E-330?
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