Hi all. Just got my EP5 and would like to know what settings you use in general and for shooting. I'm interested in jpg settings for shooting because I'm a jpeg shooter. Would also appreciate any tips, advice ecc. Thanks.
Here are my settings, including the way I set up MySet2 for telephoto use. Olympus OM-D E-P5 Shooting Menu 1 - Reset/Myset: -- Press OK then Yes to change the camera to the stored settings. -- Press Right arrow then Set to store new settings, or Reset to clear saved settings. -- When changing settings, load the old settings, make the changes, make sure the PASM wheel and settings are correct, then save the settings. -- Set Myset1 to normal settings -- Set Myset2 to Telephoto settings - Record mode: Still Picture: change from LN to LSF or LSF+RAW (set Custom G first) - Image Aspect: change from 4:3 to 3:2 Shooting Menu 2 Playback Menu - Image display rotation: change from On to Off Custom Menu - A AF/MF -- AF Mode: Still Picture: change from S-AF to S-AF+MF -- MF Assist: Peaking: change from Off to On -- Set Home: Change from all areas to one large central point. -- Face Priority: change from i to Off - B Button/Dial/Lever -- Button Function --- Fn: change from Live Guide to Preview -- Mode Dial Function (save Mysets first) --- Myset2 (Telephoto) assigned to Photo Story - C Release -- Rls Priority S: change from Off to On - D Disp/PC -- Control Settings: P/A/S/M: Live SCP: turn on (To see the SCP press OK and then Info to toggle display.) -- Displayed Grid: change from Off to 3*3 -- Mode Guide: change from On to Off -- Sleep: change from 1min to 3min -- Auto Power Off: change from 4h to 1h - E Exp/ISO -- Noise Filter: change from Standard to Low -- ISO-Auto Set: leave at 1600 max, 200 default -- Anti-Shock: change from Off to 0 sec. - G Record modes/Color/WB -- Record mode set: 1: Change from LF to L-SF - H Record/Erase -- Priority Set: change from No to Yes -- dpi Settings: change from 350 to 300 -- Copyright Settings: change to On and enter name in both fields - J Utility -- Pixel Mapping: Use to remove stuck pixels -- Battery Warning Level: change from 0 to +2 Other normal settings - Wheel set to P - Focus points set to one large central point (Press Left, then Info then Up/Down.) - Show level indicators Setup Menu - Date and time - Monitor: set to Natural - Rec View: change from 0.5 to Off - Wi-Fi Settings -- Wi-Fi Connect Settings: change from Private to Off when not in use Using it with the 75-300 lens handheld Use Myset2 to store these Telephoto settings, which are assigned to Photo Story Mode. - Use S mode, 1/1000 - Change shutter mode from Single-frame/Shutter-shock 0 to Sequential H. - Show all information on display Can manually change shutter speed to 1/500 - 1/2000. If ISO 1600 is not enough, manually increase it further.
In A mode... Front dial = exposure comp Rear dial = aperture In S mode... Front dial = shutter speed Rear dial = exposure comp In M mode... Front dial = shutter speed Rear dial = aperture Buttons... Fn1 = depth-of-field preview Movie record = HDR bracketing Switch = Focus modes (S-AF + M in position 1, MF in position 2)
I don't know if you are aware of Guy Parsons fantastic E-P5 custom settings page. Here's a link : http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/56-ep5-custom-menus.html I hope you find this as useful as I did. Bobby
