Things still missing in M1MarkII firmware3.0 and M1X

Photo Pete wrote:

duncanmcl wrote:

I am also using cameras like Panasonic GH4, GH5s and I am comparing them with M1 Mark II and M1X. The new firmware has lots of improvements, but there are still missing things that I want. These are some of the missing things and problems that I saw in Olympus M1 Mark II firmware3.0 and also M1X

1) Maximum Auto ISO is limited to 6400. Panasonic cameras go to 25600. I know that ISO over 6400 is extended ISO, but it eliminates the post-processing to brighten the photo afterwards.

If you are shooting above 6400 on m43 you would be far better off editing in post.

No, I don't need to.

2) When IS is disabled due to accidentally pushing the IS button on the lens, it is difficult to notice on the screen of M1 Mark II and M1X. The camera doesn't show any notification on the screen when IS is disabled. Panasonic cameras show a big red IS disabled warning so it is easy to notice and fix.

If you are unable to notice that IS is not active without notifications cluttering up your screen then there is something seriously wrong,

No, there is nothing wrong.

4) Olympus share app is slow to access the photos in the camera. Scrolling is very slow in the app.

No problem with this. Maybe you have a poor phone?

Galaxy S9 is fast.

7) The live view looks soft on the screen, which makes it difficult to find out if the focus is correct or not. The screen of Panasonic cameras is sharper, so it is easier to identify sharp and blurry areas on the screen.

Checking sharpness on any screen by just looking at it is daft. That is what the focus assist aids are for.

I don't need those focus aids on Panasonic. Olympus can do learn from Panasonic.

8) The mode dial has a slow response. It takes time to set the new mode after turning the dial.

I don’t find this at all. Less than 0.5 secs

Slow for me.

9) In the index display mode (thumbnails) of the photo playback menu, there is no slider menu. It takes a long time move to a photo if there are thousands of photos between the requested photo and the currently displayed photo. Panasonic cameras have a touch slider menu in the playback menu, so it is easy to skip thousand of photos with a single touch to the slider.

You can scroll quickly using the touchscreen just like using a smartphone.

No. When there are thousands of photos, scrolling takes a long time by finder.

11) On page 46, the manual of M1 Mark II says "When you are using Sequential Low or Pro Capture Low, live view is displayed. When you are using Sequential High or Pro Capture High, the image shot immediately before is displayed". I would like to have an option to display "the image shot immediately before" when also using Sequential Low or Pro Capture Low. It is very useful for Flash photography, because the photo taken with flash is very different from what you see on live view, so it allows you to see the effect of flash in real time during a long sequential shot with flash. Panasonic GH4 has this functionality as it shows the "the image shot immediately before" in the sequential low mode.

Just turn image review on

No. Turning on image review on just shows the last photo taken after sequential shooting is over. Panasonic allows reviewing all the photos while the sequential shooting continues. It makes a difference when using a flash.

Not firmware related but there are also some hardware related problems that I would like be fixed in the successor models:
1) The tripod hole under the camera is not at the center of the base. It is too close to the edge. Therefore, the camera is not so stable unless the tripod plate is big enough to cover the bottom of camera grip.

completely bemused by this.

I should use a special small tripod with a small and light tray carrying cameras. My Panasonic camera is stable on it but Olympus is not so stable.

2) The screen quality like color display, black level is worse than Panasonic cameras. Even old Panasonic models like GH4 have better screen.

OK. Not the most contrasty screen, but refresh rate and response time is good.

Yes, refresh rate and response time is good.

That is a very long list of features which I have no desire to be incorporated into my EM1 mkii and of issues which have never been a problem during several years of shooting with it.

If you do not need these features, it does not mean that nobody should use or ask for them. You should respect other people's requests.

I guess that, as others have suggested, if you prefer the specific features of a Panasonic camera then you were rather misguided to purchase an Olympus.

No. Olympus has big advantages over Panasonic like Phase detection AF. I need them so, I am using Olympus. However there are some specific functions that Olympus can learn from Panasonic and add to their cameras for some specific shooting situations.