Panasonic G85 from an Olympus user

Michael Meissner wrote:

alcelc wrote:

Likley other members had solved the issue on using 4-way cammander keys to move your focus point in tradtional manner.

Regarding Touch AF (Use LCD) and Touch Pad AF (Use evf), if the fopcus point has been moved accidentally, we can simply touch the LCD any where (to make the focus point be movable/resizable) and hit "Disp" key plus a half press of shutter. Your run away focus point would return to the center immediately.

However, I can assign a button on the E-M1 and E-M5 to automatically jump back to the home position. Thus I can set the focus point (either with the arrow pad or if I'm using live view via the touch screen), and immediately jump back by pressing the button assigned to ... Set Home.

On the G85, I have to reset the focus point. At one time, in one of the modes to get to setting the focus point, I could press the display button, and it would jump back, but as I normally use it, the display button doesn't do that reset, and I have to manually move the cursor back. Now, if you have the guide mode set for the rule of 1/3's (display horizontal and vertical bars at 1/3 and 2/3), the arrows outside of the focus point being set just line up with the center window formed by the 1/3 and 2/3 lines. It is slower to reset it like that.

Wishing it might enhance your enjoyment on using the touch LCD....

I do appreciate the touch LCD when I'm using live view on the LCD. And in fact, I think Panasonic uses the touch screen better than Olympus does.

However, when I'm shooting with the camera up to the EVF, I don't want to use the touch screen because either because I've folded the LCD inside the camera, or I don't want my nose and/or hand holding the camera to change things.

There are those that don't like the fact the Touch Screen AF sensor can be too easily moved with the touch of your nose or by the camera brushing against your shirt. I've found that a combination of Touch Screen when I'm concentrating on the image for an extended period of time and when I'm hiking, picking the camera up now and again, I set setup an FN button to Lock Touch Screen. I then place the Single AF sensor in the middle of the screen, Lock the screen and add the Back Button Focus option to quickly use my G85 like I used to use the single point AF with my Nikon's. There are some things you have to get used to with the Touch Screen but after using it, going back to my Nikon's, is like going back in time and working with antique equipment. My Nikons still produce fabulous quality images but the ergonomics and ease of use of the Panasonic's is far superior once you adopt Touch Screen habits.