In case you have missed them, I have made videos on AF tips and also how to optimize sharpness for Olympus OM-D cameras here: AF Tips: ruclips.net/video/KPKmgA99JWY/видео.html Optimize Sharpness: ruclips.net/video/4jQMI5HPkvg/видео.html
Thank you, Robin, for all of the great info! I'm starting my migration into Micro 4/3, and your videos are extremely helpful. Olympus, now OM System, is truly in a class above the rest. Once I get my Canon gear sold, I will be full on OM System. I bought an OMD E-M1 to test the waters, and I'm blown away at this 10 year old camera!!
I love the options this camera has and I actually like a larger heavy camera good prices right now too since it's getting older, great tips thanks Robin
The info button to turn off those pop-up message that obscure what you want to see.....that is a game-changer! I've hated that from day 1 with Olympus and didn't know I could turn it off. Thank you!
Awesome stuff. Thankyou Robin. I’ve just got a mint Em5ii in 2022 and although i have an EP-1, the menus on the Em5ii are somewhat more involved. 😆 The explanation guide was frustrating me big time! Much obliged to you, Sir!
Coming over from Canon these tips are INVALUABLE. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love that you not only explain things but SHOW US as well. I wish you 100k+ subscribers in 2020!
@@robinwong, In fact, I am still a Nikon shooter but I am not tempted by the Z series. If I have to change lenses (I know they an adapter but with many limitations on older lense like mine), I am ready to switch brands and I am so impressed by the OM-D. Thank you for all the education you and Rob Trek are giving me. When I switch, I will be a very well informed "user"... 😊🍾 (from Colorado).
Thanks Robin, really appreciate this content! Once I get control of my menu I will feel far more confident. You do a fantastic job of explaining these tips. 😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you for another informative video Robin. As a new Olympus shooter (4 weeks) I am finding your videos invaluable, thank you. I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Can I also say I'm looking forward to more of your great content in the new year.
Merry Christmas in advance, and I intend to continue uploading videos throughout the holiday season. Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you found the videos useful.
Hi Robin, when would you use and set the ON1 and when on Off? do I understand that you suggest that in regular conditions, to best set it as OFF. Thank you!
Thanks Robin for another interesting and very informative video! I love your channel and I'm very happy that you are dedicating more time to producing such helpful videos for us Olympus users. Merry Christmas from Cuba!
Extremely helpful as usual Robin. I will have to buy the OM-D E-M1 mark ii shortly to upgrade my mark i. Maybe together with the 150 - 400mm Pro Super Telephoto when it is released next year. Just bought the TG6 and underwater case to replace my excellent but heavy and now rather outdated Nauticam and Panasonic/Lumix GH4 camera. I am wondering what camera settings and lens would be appropriate for taking photos of Bats at night particularly after your comment.
I have no experience shooting bats at night so i won't dare to comment! But I supposed you will be able to figure it out, a bit of trial and error can go a long way.
Robin Wong Thanks Robin. First I will find the Bats, then wait for a moonlit night, use a tripod and set a manual focus on a roosting area. As for the aperture, shutter speed and ISO you are definitely right - trial and error. I have a sneaky feeling this will not be easy ha ha !!!
Thanks, Robin 01:33-04:13: concerns Touch screen settings. However there's no mention of left-eye preferenced photographers. I use my left eye predominantly (and wear glasses). In every day life this is perfect, like it is so for about 25% of the world's population. However, when I have chosen touch screen option in the menu and look through the finder, my nose will activate focus procedure of the camera - in a way that focus is set for a sector in the lower right corner of the LCDscreen/image. Plus, it's nearly impossible to fiddle with camera buttons situated near the right glass of my specs... I think Olympus camera's should offer a special touch screen option for left-eye users, namely: + when the photographer uses the finder, touch screen-activity is switched off (so the photographers nose or chin cannot activate focus procedure); + but when the eye of the photographer is not near the finder, and the photographer uses the screen to focus (and expose), then touch screen is live and active. + auto-change EVFLCD. Any comments? PeterK (NL)
I too have a dominant left eye, wear glasses and have the same issue. So I have turned off touch screen on my OMD10 although I use it on my EPL7. Your suggestion is a good one.
@@keithwilkinson8310 Thankyou, Keith. You say that you use touch screen on your EPL7body. That camera 'only' has the LCD screen to compose. Don't you miss an EVF on that camera then? I more often than not use the EVF (EM-5 mkII, LX100 mkII) - as it lets me concentrate myself on the picture I want to take (exposure, distance, composition); I've set the display-option where the screen only shows the information that I need to know, an uncluttered view.
Minor correction - I did not see the scale to change the size of the focus area - but I figured out that feature isn't there for continuous autofocus with tracking - CAF+TR - not sure why, but in other focus modes the size controller is there. EM1-II with the latest firmware update. Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful.
Regarding EVF vs LCD power usage. I don't doubt that you are correct, but I find that when I'm doing wildlife photography, i.e. I'm ready to shoot but waiting for wildlife to arrive, so I don't want to turn the camera off, the battery lasts considerably longer if I turn the LCD off and use the viewfinder. By about 50%. I believe that this is because the EVF switches off as soon as I take my eye from the eyepiece whereas the the LCD stays on until the camera sleeps so the time that EVF is on is much less. Power used = consumption rate x time. I've seen empirical data that suggests that the relative power consumption figures are only 5-10% different. Do you know the actual power consumption figures for the EVF vs LCD?
Thanks for all these tips videos. Question: Could live boost On2 be used when a dark ND filter is attached to the lens for a waterfall image to create the silky smooth water? Thanks
3:05 When you touch the screen to place the AF point there, try holding your finger on the screen for a sec. At least my older E-M1mk1 seems to focus while doing that.
Robin, I have a M1X and when I try to access the high frame rate option for my EVF, the “Frame Rate” option is greyed out ? How can I bring back the option ?
Hi Robin, found the solution. I had focus peaking assigned to a custom button. I simply unassigned the feature and the frame rate option became available
I gather that using the High setting on the EVF uses more battery than Normal frame rate? Otherwise, it wouldn't hurt to always have the best (high-rez) image to view.. Or would it?
Thanks for good tips. Is there an Olympus camera that has AF Targeting Pad, which covers only upper right corner of the screen ? I shoot using my left eye and I frequently change AF point with my nose :)
Hi Robin, Thanks again for your tips! About the view finder boost: When it is turned on the histogram and the indicator for under/over exposure do not work anymore. They do not change when the exposure is changed. That I find a pity. Plus it indicates that the histogram is based up the view finder screen and not on the resulting photo. Those two are not necessarily the same! What do you think about this?
When Simulated Optical Viewfinder is activated, it is mimicking the behaviour of an optical viewfinder. When you use an OVF, you don't get live histogam or what you see is what you get. If these parameters are important for you, then you are using an electronic viewfinder for what it is, not simulating what an OVF can do.
@@robinwong Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I wasnt clear, I did not mean the simulated OV but I was referring to the view finder boost that makes you see in the dark. No matter what the exposure setting are, the image in the view finder is the same. Unfortunatly also the exposure meter and the histogram. That is a pits I think and this means that the histogram of Oly is based on the viewfinder and not on the actual photo that will be shot. And ofcoarse we are interested in the photo! What do you think about this, Robin?
Robin Wong okay right, got it, the body for the 5 Mark II is quite reasonable now. It's what I've got and two Pro Lens. It's a good camera and lens are well priced. But that tricky menu!! That's why I'm loving your tutorial style video!!! ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Everything I shared is applicable to all OM-D cameras, with exception to few features, such as high FPS, which I specifically said only compatible with some OM-D cameras.
In case you have missed them, I have made videos on AF tips and also how to optimize sharpness for Olympus OM-D cameras here:
AF Tips: ruclips.net/video/KPKmgA99JWY/видео.html
Optimize Sharpness: ruclips.net/video/4jQMI5HPkvg/видео.html
Thank you, Robin, for all of the great info! I'm starting my migration into Micro 4/3, and your videos are extremely helpful. Olympus, now OM System, is truly in a class above the rest. Once I get my Canon gear sold, I will be full on OM System. I bought an OMD E-M1 to test the waters, and I'm blown away at this 10 year old camera!!
Robin, every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new. Thanks!
I love the options this camera has and I actually like a larger heavy camera good prices right now too since it's getting older, great tips thanks Robin
Minimum/lowest shutter speed on an Olympus camera .. brilliant thanks Robin 👍👍👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The info button to turn off those pop-up message that obscure what you want to see.....that is a game-changer! I've hated that from day 1 with Olympus and didn't know I could turn it off. Thank you!
Thanks, glad you found that info trick useful!
Awesome stuff. Thankyou Robin. I’ve just got a mint Em5ii in 2022 and although i have an EP-1, the menus on the Em5ii are somewhat more involved. 😆
The explanation guide was frustrating me big time! Much obliged to you, Sir!
Honestly..I learn many things from you..Sir
Happy that I can help!
Coming over from Canon these tips are INVALUABLE. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love that you not only explain things but SHOW US as well. I wish you 100k+ subscribers in 2020!
Thanks, and I am glad you are discovering the wonderful world of Olympus OM-D!
Thanks for again a very useful video. Olympus camera’s are amazing. Happy holidays.
Thanks, glad you like the video. Indeed Olympus cameras are fantastic!
Now I understand the not right settings of my Oly 🙄 hope it will be faster! Thank you Robin!
Thank you, Robin. What a sophisticated camera, that OM-D camera line!
My pleasure to share what I can.
@@robinwong, In fact, I am still a Nikon shooter but I am not tempted by the Z series. If I have to change lenses (I know they an adapter but with many limitations on older lense like mine), I am ready to switch brands and I am so impressed by the OM-D. Thank you for all the education you and Rob Trek are giving me. When I switch, I will be a very well informed "user"... 😊🍾 (from Colorado).
Thanks Robin, really appreciate this content! Once I get control of my menu I will feel far more confident. You do a fantastic job of explaining these tips. 😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for the kind words, will do my best to make similar content! Continue shooting more!
Robin Wong yes thanks, I'm setting myself some challenges. I'll be getting up early.😳
Thankyou Robin. Another useful set of tips.
This tips very helpful , thanks sharing .👍😃👍
Glad I could share!
Robin Thanks so much for 5 extra tips . you do great job on youtube. :)
Thanks, Robin! I always look forward to your videos.
Thanks, more videos coming surely!
Thank's for this very useful informations. I like your chanel very much. Greetings from Germany🇩🇪
Thanks, and I am glad you found the video useful.
Thank you for another informative video Robin. As a new Olympus shooter (4 weeks) I am finding your videos invaluable, thank you. I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Can I also say I'm looking forward to more of your great content in the new year.
Merry Christmas in advance, and I intend to continue uploading videos throughout the holiday season. Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you found the videos useful.
As always very helpful and useful.Thanks a lot for the video...
Thanks, glad you found the video helpful!
I got it , thanks for teaching!
Glad you liked the video.
Great help in this video, Robin. Thanks, Keith!
Awesome, glad you like it.
Still rocking the original em5 I bought 6 years ago
Very Helpful!!
Thanks Robin for this other lesson and Happy "Oly-days" to all :D
ISO what you did there you clever fellow ;)
I am going to copy that and use it.
Love your work Mr Wong. 😀
Thanks!
Hi Robin, when would you use and set the ON1 and when on Off? do I understand that you suggest that in regular conditions, to best set it as OFF. Thank you!
Thank you SO MUCH !
Thanks, glad you found the video useful
Thanx!Robin🎉👍🏻
cheers
Thanks Robin for another interesting and very informative video! I love your channel and I'm very happy that you are dedicating more time to producing such helpful videos for us Olympus users. Merry Christmas from Cuba!
Thanks for the kind words, and merry Christmas from Malaysia!
Always enjoy your videos, especially the “tips”. The bug crawling across your thumb was a little distracting however 😉
Extremely helpful as usual Robin. I will have to buy the OM-D E-M1 mark ii shortly to upgrade my mark i. Maybe together with the 150 - 400mm Pro Super Telephoto when it is released next year. Just bought the TG6 and underwater case to replace my excellent but heavy and now rather outdated Nauticam and Panasonic/Lumix GH4 camera. I am wondering what camera settings and lens would be appropriate for taking photos of Bats at night particularly after your comment.
I have no experience shooting bats at night so i won't dare to comment! But I supposed you will be able to figure it out, a bit of trial and error can go a long way.
Robin Wong Thanks Robin. First I will find the Bats, then wait for a moonlit night, use a tripod and set a manual focus on a roosting area. As for the aperture, shutter speed and ISO you are definitely right - trial and error. I have a sneaky feeling this will not be easy ha ha !!!
Thanks, Robin
01:33-04:13: concerns Touch screen settings. However there's no mention of left-eye preferenced photographers.
I use my left eye predominantly (and wear glasses). In every day life this is perfect, like it is so for about 25% of the world's population.
However, when I have chosen touch screen option in the menu and look through the finder, my nose will activate focus procedure of the camera - in a way that focus is set for a sector in the lower right corner of the LCDscreen/image. Plus, it's nearly impossible to fiddle with camera buttons situated near the right glass of my specs...
I think Olympus camera's should offer a special touch screen option for left-eye users, namely:
+ when the photographer uses the finder, touch screen-activity is switched off (so the photographers nose or chin cannot activate focus procedure);
+ but when the eye of the photographer is not near the finder, and the photographer uses the screen to focus (and expose), then touch screen is live and active.
+ auto-change EVFLCD.
Any comments?
PeterK (NL)
I too have a dominant left eye, wear glasses and have the same issue. So I have turned off touch screen on my OMD10 although I use it on my EPL7. Your suggestion is a good one.
@@keithwilkinson8310 Thankyou, Keith. You say that you use touch screen on your EPL7body. That camera 'only' has the LCD screen to compose. Don't you miss an EVF on that camera then?
I more often than not use the EVF (EM-5 mkII, LX100 mkII) - as it lets me concentrate myself on the picture I want to take (exposure, distance, composition); I've set the display-option where the screen only shows the information that I need to know, an uncluttered view.
Thanks for good tips as usual. You can also set lowest shutter speed in Pen F.
(But thats not än OMD..😊)
Yeap, you got that right
That's cool 👍
Thanks Robin!Аnother informative video!
Please make a movie for Target Mode Setting-when is it better?
No worries, my pleasure making the videos. You referring to the AF Targeting pad? I had made a video about that. Go to the AF tips for OM-D video.
Minor correction - I did not see the scale to change the size of the focus area - but I figured out that feature isn't there for continuous autofocus with tracking - CAF+TR - not sure why, but in other focus modes the size controller is there. EM1-II with the latest firmware update. Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful.
That was valid for S-AF and C-AF only
great job, tried to buy you some coffee but would not work on credit card???
saya ucapkan penghargaan ribuan terima kasih, bagi tip-tip yang sangat berguna..
same same
Regarding EVF vs LCD power usage. I don't doubt that you are correct, but I find that when I'm doing wildlife photography, i.e. I'm ready to shoot but waiting for wildlife to arrive, so I don't want to turn the camera off, the battery lasts considerably longer if I turn the LCD off and use the viewfinder. By about 50%. I believe that this is because the EVF switches off as soon as I take my eye from the eyepiece whereas the the LCD stays on until the camera sleeps so the time that EVF is on is much less. Power used = consumption rate x time. I've seen empirical data that suggests that the relative power consumption figures are only 5-10% different. Do you know the actual power consumption figures for the EVF vs LCD?
The info button should have been your first tip on the first video. :)
Does the EVF really use more power than the LCD?
Great tips again Robin - thank you. Can you tell me what FLK means on the back panel, top row on OMD EM1 Mk2? Thanks.
You have enabled the Anti-flicker shooting. Any reason you turned it on?
@@robinwong No idea, when would I need it?
The auto ISO setting menu is present on the Pen F as well, but not on the EM5MkII
The Pen-F is a Pen
Thanks for all these tips videos. Question: Could live boost On2 be used when a dark ND filter is attached to the lens for a waterfall image to create the silky smooth water? Thanks
You don't need the live view boost for the waterfall, it should have sufficient light and the normal mode works just fine.
I have the high fps on my em10ii although not sure if it's 120fps. Maybe 30 to 60.
I really have no idea too!
Top tips Batman's best friend. What were we viewing at 4:58 it was quite a sight?
That was the National Sports Complex for Kuala Lumpur. Thanks!
Robin, compare M1ii and M5iii , which one you will suggest me to choose ! Thanks !
Check out Peter Forsgard's video on E-M1 Mark II vs E-M1 Mark III
3:05 When you touch the screen to place the AF point there, try holding your finger on the screen for a sec. At least my older E-M1mk1 seems to focus while doing that.
Even so, when you press the shutter button, you still need to half press the shutter to refocus, so I did that with the shutter button.
What lens are you using when focusing on the robin figure at 2:12 ?
25mm F1.2 PRO
Robin, I have a M1X and when I try to access the high frame rate option for my EVF, the “Frame Rate” option is greyed out ? How can I bring back the option ?
Hi Robin, found the solution. I had focus peaking assigned to a custom button. I simply unassigned the feature and the frame rate option became available
Thank you, v useful. Do you by any chance have any tips on the high resolution mode?
I have not any video on that, but the high res mode is very straightforward. Turn it on and it works.
saya mengunakan kamera OM-D Mark II... boleh tak bagi saya apa yang terbaik untuk setting ckamera OM-D Mark II
All the camera settings are applicable to OM-D cameras, unless otherwise stated
Bonjour, dommage que l’on ne puisse traduire sous l’image en Français Merci malgré tout pour ces tutos
I gather that using the High setting on the EVF uses more battery than Normal frame rate? Otherwise, it wouldn't hurt to always have the best (high-rez) image to view.. Or would it?
Yes, using high FPS will drain battery faster
Sorry to change the subject Mr. Wong but is the EM1 MK II Movie Guide manual applicable to the EM5 MK III? Thanks for your help. Enjoy your videos!
What is a movie guide? Sorry I don't know what that is.
@@robinwong cs.olympus-imaging.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/omd/man_em1m2_mg_e.pdf
Thanks for good tips. Is there an Olympus camera that has AF Targeting Pad, which covers only upper right corner of the screen ? I shoot using my left eye and I frequently change AF point with my nose :)
You may flip the screen out if you use the swivel screen cameras.
Hi Robin,
Thanks again for your tips!
About the view finder boost: When it is turned on the histogram and the indicator for under/over exposure do not work anymore. They do not change when the exposure is changed. That I find a pity. Plus it indicates that the histogram is based up the view finder screen and not on the resulting photo. Those two are not necessarily the same! What do you think about this?
When Simulated Optical Viewfinder is activated, it is mimicking the behaviour of an optical viewfinder. When you use an OVF, you don't get live histogam or what you see is what you get. If these parameters are important for you, then you are using an electronic viewfinder for what it is, not simulating what an OVF can do.
@@robinwong Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
I wasnt clear, I did not mean the simulated OV but I was referring to the view finder boost that makes you see in the dark. No matter what the exposure setting are, the image in the view finder is the same. Unfortunatly also the exposure meter and the histogram. That is a pits I think and this means that the histogram of Oly is based on the viewfinder and not on the actual photo that will be shot. And ofcoarse we are interested in the photo! What do you think about this, Robin?
Hi Robin, is it right that activating Hi-FPS slows down C-AF performance?
I don't think so. C-Af works perfectly fine.
Hopefully Olympus is not going under. More recent videos have surfaced talking about a shake up going on. Please keep us informed with the truth.
Nah, they are alive and well. More products coming surely
hi mr wong im planning to buy sony a6000 please help me . is it worth it in 2019? im a begginer
Of course not. That camera is obsolete. Get an Olympus E-M10 Mark III.
Email 10 III? Why this one and not the 5 Mark III? Is it better for a beginner, I'm looking for a camera for my daughter. I'm just curious. Cheers J
@@jennifergrainger2480 sure E-M5 Mark III is better, but A6000 is also much cheaper, closer to the budget of getting an E-M10 Mark III.
Robin Wong okay right, got it, the body for the 5 Mark II is quite reasonable now. It's what I've got and two Pro Lens. It's a good camera and lens are well priced. But that tricky menu!! That's why I'm loving your tutorial style video!!! ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
@@jennifergrainger2480 keep the shutter action going!
Dear Robin, can I find some of what you describe on my EM 5 Mk 1?
Everything I shared is applicable to all OM-D cameras, with exception to few features, such as high FPS, which I specifically said only compatible with some OM-D cameras.
@@robinwong Thanks a lot
A little gnat photobombed us and crosses the filming lens (look at Robins' index finger) ruclips.net/video/Cb5AiDiXk8k/видео.html
Hi Robin, on the EM1.2 in earlier FW versions fast EVF refresh rate slowed down the C-AF, do you know if this has been fixed in FW3.1?
I don't remember it slowing down C-AF, C-Af should work efficiently with the 120fps on EVF.
@@robinwong thanks, ill switch back to 120FPS and try it again.
Open your eyes man.
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