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EPM2 image quality

Started May 6, 2014 | Discussions thread
rmxa Junior Member • Posts: 44
Re: EPM2 image quality

yangz wrote:

For some reason, the pictures taken with my PM2 + 17/1.8 cannot match sample pictures taken by E-M5 at higher ISOs. I feel the difference is pretty obvious. Maybe I did not apply the right settings? - I have turn off the NR filter or lower the NR, and set sharpness -1 etc.

Do you actually have both cameras and are comparing output? Or do you mean your results with the E-PM2 don't match online examples of the E-M5/17 1.8 combo?

The camera settings mainly affect the in-camera JPEG conversion. It applies some form of noise reduction even with Noise Filter = OFF. To see how the settings affect your output, you can shoot RAW and play around with the settings in the RAW developer in Olympus Viewer which came with the camera.

But to completely disable NR will require the use of an alternative RAW processor.

If you're experiencing shutter shock, try enabling "Anti-Shock" and set it to 1/8. You can easily toggle it on and off in SCP once it's enabled.

And lastly, the E-M5 has a more sophisticated 5-axis stabilisation system which the simpler one on the E-PM2 simply might not match in your shooting scenario.

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