Em5 mark2 the Evf and LCD ‘s colors are not what I see

HellasPeris said:

I would like to ask to owners of the Em5ii if after use in bright Sun the Evf and lcd seem as sun washout the colors. Is it something normal after years of usage ? I bought mine used one for 350 euros and I loved it except that small issue. I compare it with my Em10ii . Thanks

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Keep in mind that your E-M10ii uses a OLED viewfinder and the E-M5 ii uses a LCD viewfinder. The OLED viewfinder in the 10ii will have more contrast and more saturated colours than the LCD one in the 5ii.

But like Stephen said, there are a lot of settings that affect the viewfinder and display. I think his suggestion of a reset is a good place to start.

Chris

HellasPeris said:

I would like to ask to owners of the Em5ii if after use in bright Sun the Evf and lcd seem as sun washout the colors. Is it something normal after years of usage ? I bought mine used one for 350 euros and I loved it except that small issue. I compare it with my Em10ii . Thanks

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I wouldn't worry about the EVF display too much. Concentrate on getting the exposure and focus correct and you can adjust the color, contrast, and much more in post processing. My E-M1iii has always had a washed out EVF when shooting in bright sunlight. Fortunately the image captured looks much better.

It's important to use the exposure meter (or histogram) to get the correct exposure. Trying to eyeball the exposure based on the EVF display will often lead to mistakes.

Jeff Wahaus said:

HellasPeris said:

I would like to ask to owners of the Em5ii if after use in bright Sun the Evf and lcd seem as sun washout the colors. Is it something normal after years of usage ? I bought mine used one for 350 euros and I loved it except that small issue. I compare it with my Em10ii . Thanks

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I wouldn't worry about the EVF display too much. Concentrate on getting the exposure and focus correct and you can adjust the color, contrast, and much more in post processing. My E-M1iii has always had a washed out EVF when shooting in bright sunlight. Fortunately the image captured looks much better.

It's important to use the exposure meter (or histogram) to get the correct exposure. Trying to eyeball the exposure based on the EVF display will often lead to mistakes

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thanks a lot Christ it’s what I think that more important is image capture based on exposure meter and correct exposure.

HellasPeris said:

I would like to ask to owners of the Em5ii if after use in bright Sun the Evf and lcd seem as sun washout the colors. Is it something normal after years of usage ? I bought mine used one for 350 euros and I loved it except that small issue. I compare it with my Em10ii . Thanks

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Note the E-m5 mark II viewfinder uses a different technology (TFT LCD) than the E-m10 mark II (OLED). These two technologies tend to render colors differently. In general, I find:

• The TFT LCD display tends to use more 'natural' colors, while IMHO, the OLED display tends towards 'brighter' colors that are somewhat super-saturated. If I'm going by my memory of what I see in the viewfinder, I need to bring up levels in post processing for the OLED viewfinder to match what I saw.
• While TFT LCD displays tend towards more natural colors, black on OLED displays comes out as true black, due to the OLED display.
• The TFT LCD display has distortions if you view the display with polarized sunglasses while shooting in horizontal orientation, while the OLED display might be dimmer in one orientations, but there are no distortions. Most of the cameras with TFT LCD viewfinders, will have horizontal waves of distorted areas and clear areas. Unfortunately when I've tested it, the E-m5 mark II was either completely opaque or so dark it wasn't usable.
• For the cameras before the OM-1, the TFT LCD display had a faster refresh rate than the OLED display. This is why the E-m1 series and E-m5 mark I/II had the TFT LCD display, so you could dial in a faster refresh rate.
• TFT LCD displays need a backlight to be properly seen. Possibly your backlight burned out, but that would logically only affect a single display.

IIRC, both cameras have a TFT LCD rear display, and likely they are the same display inside. Only the E-m5 mark I had an OLED rear display.

There are also various knobs to tune the brightness of both displays, including one to automatically adjust the display intensity in bright light. You might try a full reset, and then playing with the different options.