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

[Chuck Norcutt]

My E-M1 is at latest level and installing it destroyed the settings.

Chuck Norcutt


On 7/12/2016 9:58 AM, Dharma Singh wrote:
> At least since the latest firmware update/upgrade of the E-M5 mark II and I
> think also the E-M1 the settings are not lost anymore.
>
> I use Myset 1 & 2 and was very annoyed that everything was lost after the
> first firmwarw update of the E-M5 [mark I]
>
> 2016-07-12 15:48 GMT+02:00 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > 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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