I like the default settings in E-M1, These are mine fine tunings. Though I do it and change, if I want to go back it’s like a maze, go through every level and find out where it is. Here’s the cheat sheet for my most commonly used.
| What ? | How ? |
| 1) Focus Peaking with Manual Focus | D3->Disp/../PC ->Peaking settings |
| 2) Change color of Peaking | D3->Disp/../PC ->Peaking settings Or Info button |
| 3) Hiding Information in [HDR/Self Timer] | D1-.Disp/../PC ->Self timer icon |
| 4) Change the Function of Fn2 button | B->Button Function->Fn2->Multi Function. Hold and rotate the back dial function. To use that function, press and release the Fn2 button |
| 5) Keep it stealthy | D4->Beep->Off b. Af assist off A2->AF Illuminator (4th) -> Off c. Silent Shutter HDR/shutter/timer button on On Off switch -> Shutter with heart |
| 6) View the gird/ change the grid | D3->Grid Settings |
| 7) Display Histogram, level gauge Most needed, but tough one to figure it out |
D1->Info setting (2nd) -> LV-Info(3rd) -> Custom 1 -> Level/Historgram |
| 8) Change what’s in Multi Function F2 button | D1->Multi Function settings. (Disabled color creator , Image aspect, which I hardly use |
| 9) Options in HDR/timer button in the On/Off control | D1->Timer settings(4th) |
| 10) Back Button focus | A1->AEL/AFL ->S3/C2/M3 |
| 10) Disable Back Button focus | A1->AEL/AFL ->S1/C2/M2 |
| 11) Tripod Setting to C1 | a. ISO 64/200 b.Image stabilization Off c. Hi Res Mode on d. Image file to 50M + Raw e.Face Priority OffCamera1 ->Reset Custom Modes -> Assing to C1. |
How to assign custom settings to C1
It could be any settings you want.. for me.
- I start with Aperture Priority
- Changed following settings
- ISO Low
- WB auto
- Shooting Mode Hi-Res
- File 50M + Raw
- Change the Aperture also to 5.6 ( In case I forgot, will be good enough to kepp
- Adobe RGB ( I hardly touch the raw with , since I am mostly likely to print with my own printer, I will keep in sRGB for sharing in web, or sending to lab)
- I also enable Level and Histogram (Step 7 above)
- Click on Menu, Showing 1 , Reset/ Custom Modes
- Assign to Custom Mode
- Set..
- Ok.
Now no matter what setting I’m on, just changing to C1 brings back all these settings. So accidental shooting of ISO 6400 with the tripod, or missing Hi-Res shot.
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Hi, new to EM1 Mk2. Like your website.
Can you explain how you set C1 to be all the settings (a to e) in Item 11 for Tripod use? I assume aim if whenever I switch dial to C1 these setting are selected.
Regards,
Brad
Brad, Thanks for reading.. I updated the post with the steps used for storing the settings to C1. Same way I use similar setting for Portrait.
Hi,
I did end up working it out after looking at the manual…..
Thanks for th reply.