I suspect that the E-5 works the same way, but don't know for sure.
Since I rarely use Live View except for when the camera is on a tripod
this will not be much of an issue for me. I really do wish they had left
the dedicated button though.
Jim Couch
On 9/23/2010 2:02 AM, Rickard Nilsson wrote:
>
> I wonder if removing the dedicated IS button also makes activating IS
> on demand impossible? On my E-520 I can activate IS anytime by just
> pressing and holding the IS button down. This is _very_ useful when
> focusing manually with Live View, especially with lenses>= 50mm.
> It also demonstrates just how effective the IS system really is.
> On the E-P1/2, however, the IS button was removed. You can still assign
> IS Mode to a function button, but holding down this function button
> does NOT activate IS. This is actually a deal-breaker for me, at
> least for the E-P1/2.
>
> Regards,
> Rickard Nilsson
>
>
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