Re: [OM] Basic question re Om D E M5

[Chuck Norcutt]

The OM-Ds are so highly customizable (with litle or no labeling) that 
you could pick up another owner's camera and find that you have no idea 
how to use it.  Even some of those things that are labeled don't 
necessarily perform that function after customization.  There are also 
customization group settings called MYSET1 through MYSET4 where you can 
change the complete customized behavior of the camera for any of four 
shooting situations.
It pays to keep track of what you've done.  When a firmware update is 
done all the settings are returned to default values.  When I sent my 
E-M1 to have the sensor cleaned Olympus applied a firmware update even 
though it was already at current level.  That wiped out all my settings 
including turning IBIS off.  I had a hard time remembering what settings 
I had modified and forgot about IBIS until it was mentioned in the 
discussion about using MF lenses.  Wiping out the camera settings in a 
firmware update strikes me as very lazy programming.
Chuck Norcutt


On 7/12/2016 4:44 AM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Moose answered;
>
> On 7/11/2016 5:56 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxx.nzwrote:
>
> >
> I feel very embarrassed in having to ask this basic question, but the
> camera and its manual have defeated me.
>
> How fun, Chuck defeated by the
> deep and undocumented and you by the too simple.
>
> IF your button and
> dials are at the defaults, the real dial on the top plate sets aperture,
> and the front dial sets EV
> compensation.
>
> They may be set to the
> reverse and to other combos. And that's why they aren't labeled, because
> they may be set to
> different uses.
>
> Dial A
> Moose
> .......................
> Thanks a lot.
> Maybe I've used that
> dial-knob many weeks ago, but not recently and was basically ignoring it
> - it has no labels on it, so I didn't use it.
> Cheers, Brian
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