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Panasonic G85 from an Olympus user

Started Nov 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
Michael Meissner
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When I'm shooting renaissance faires, I often need to know what time it is, as I don't typically wear a wrist watch (*).  If I'm carrying my Olympus camera in my hands, I will often check the time by doing Menu -> Up Arrow (to get to the utility menu) -> Right Arrow (to get to the time set menu) to see what the time is, and then press Menu twice to get back.

On the Panasonic, the time set menu is not in a convenient location.  If you cycle through the live view displays with display, there is one screen that briefly shows the current time.  However, since that screen is not the screen that shows the histogram and level settings, it isn't my normal screen and as I said, the time only shows up briefly, and then goes away.

Both methods are a little awkward, but I am used to the Olympus method.

* I am a programmer by trade, and I've had issues with carpal tunnel syndrome when I wear wrist watches in the past.  My normal method of telling time is pulling out my smartphone, and pressing the power button to activate the display.  In addition, I seem to have bad luck with watches that I buy for wearing at faire, in that they typically only last a day or two.

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