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E-M5 II settings

Started Oct 28, 2015 | Questions thread
mchnz
mchnz Senior Member • Posts: 1,949
Re: E-M5 II settings

dulynoted wrote:

mchnz wrote:

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  • Cog K,Quick Sleep Mode,Off
  • Cog J,EVF Auto Switch,Off
  • Spanner,Rec View,Off
  • Myset1,F5.6,ISO 200,Centre Normal Focus Target,iFace,Low Speed Anti Shock
  • Myset2,F8.0,ISO 800,Centre Small Focus Target,Low Speed Anti Shock

I hope I haven't forgotten any, because this is the list I use to restore the camera.

You leave evf auto swithc off? So you swithc manually with the view button. How does that affect battery life? With the switcher on the evf stays off until you use it but with the auto switch off the evf just stays on.

i know its faster to adjust set like that though

I haven't made any comparisons of power consumption with this setting on the E-M5 II. I'm using the Mark II the same way I used my Mark I. When birding I like the camera to be ready to go in an instant.

The Mark II does seem to churn through the battery much quicker. I guess this could be due to the change the EVF, but I was blaming the more powerful IBIS (the IBIS improvement is noticeable). If it was the EVF, the E-M1 would likely be as battery hungry.

I disabled the Quick Sleep, the slow wakeup was just too painful when birding.

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