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--- doc:appunti:hardware:olympus-e-m10-mark-ii [2020/09/20 09:02] – [Problema con modalità viewfinder e Quick Sleep Mode] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:olympus-e-m10-mark-ii [2023/09/11 15:27] (current) – [Other Related Articles (Ita or Eng)] niccolo
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 ====== Olympus E-M10 Mark II ======
+{{ .:olympus:olympus-e-m10-mark-ii.jpg?320|The Olympus E-M10 Mark II}}
 The **Olympus E-M10 Mark II**  is a mirrorless camera introduced in september 2015; it features a **4/3 sensor** (17.3 x 13.0 mm) capable of 4608 x 3456 pixels, an **OLED electronic viewfinder** with 2.36 Mpixels and a 3.5 inches touch screen. A feature that distinguishes this camera from other mirrorless ones, is the presence of **two adjustment dials** (in addition to the one which selects the mode and the on/off/flash lever). The dials, like the three Fn buttons, can be **freely assigned** among many functions.
 The camera, in combination with the **M.ZUIKO 12-42 mm pancake lens** (28-84 mm equiv.), is extremely compact and portable.
-{{.:olympus:olympus-e-m10-mark2.jpg?480|The Olympus E-M10 Mark II}}
+^ Pros ad Cons  ^^
+| {{:img:pros_icon.png?nolink&36|}}  | Good **viewfinder** with 2.36M-dot, diopter adjustable.\\ Very **compact size**: 120x83x75 mm, 514 g (with the 12-42mm pancake lens).\\ Two **big dials** easily operated by fingers, while keeping the eye into the eyefinder. Can be configured by the user: e.g. use the **rear dial** to choose the shutter speed and the **front dial** to adjust the exposure.  |
+| {{:img:cons_icon.png?nolink&36|}}  | **Saving** or **loading** of **custom camera settings** is not supported by the OM Workspace software.\\ Starting the **playback** requires full activation of the camera (the M.Zuiko pancake lens extends the zoom).\\ The menu to handle the **Mysets** is sub-optimal: saving (overwriting) of the settings can be activated by mistake instead of loading them.\\ Cannot **delete a range** of photos, must select all of them.  |
+^ Specifications  ^^
 ^ Sensor Size           | 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)  |
-^ Sensor Type           | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor  |
+^ Sensor Type           | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor, no optical low-pass filter  |
 ^ Effective pixels      | Approx. 16.1 million pixels, Aspect ratio 1.33 (4:3)  |
+^ Image processor       | TruePic VII  |
 ^ File Format           | RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO(3D still)  |
 ^ Recording image size  | 4608 x 3456 pixels RAW or JPEG  |
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 ^ Anti-shock Mode       | Electronic First Curtain Shutter 1/320 - 60 sec. (for speeds over 1/320 sec., mechanical shutter will automatically be selected). Shutter start delay: 0 - 30 sec.  |
 ^ Silent Mode           | Electronic Shutter 1/16000 - 60 sec. Shutter start delay: 0 - 30 sec.  |
+===== Other Related Articles (Ita or Eng) =====
   * **[[https://asia.olympus-imaging.com/product/dslr/em10mk2/spec.html|Specifications Olympus E-M10 Mark II]]** - (here a {{.:olympus:olympus_e-m10_mark-ii_specifications.pdf|PDF local copy}}).
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:multi_function_button]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:iso_extension]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:quick_sleep_problem_in_viewfinder_mode]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:problema_modalita_viewfinder_e_quick_sleep_mode]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:shading_comp]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:playback_info]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:fill_in_flash]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:olympus_workspace_on_linux]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:soggetto_in_movimento]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:video_modes]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:file_names]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:esposizione_bosco]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:flash_integrato]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:hidden_service_menu]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:focusing]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:manual_lens]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:pergear_fisheye]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:raw_processing]]**
+  * **[[.:olympus-e-m10:olympus_wifi_api]]**
 ===== Anti-Shock and Silent Shutter =====
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 ===== AEL/AFL and Back Button Focus =====
-The **normal behavior** for autofocus and automatic exposure is to **press the shutter button halfway**: the camera performs AF/AE and generally keeps the values locked while you keep the button pressed halfway. Then you can **change framing** and **shoot** by pressing the button completely.
+The **default behavior** for auto focus and auto exposure is to **press the shutter button halfway**: the camera performs both **AF** and **AE**, keeping the values locked while the button is pressed halfway. Then you can **change framing** and **shoot** by pressing the button completely.
-This behavior can be changed, for example by **separating the AF and AE functions**. Only one of them will be associate to pressing the **shutter button halfway**, the other will be associated to another button, usually a **Fn key**. In general **the Fn button will be used first** (to activate AF or AE), the other //auto// function will be activated by pressing the shutter button halfway, just before completing the shot.
+This behaviour can be **separately changed** for the three focusing modes: **S-AF**, **C-AF** an **MF** (single and continous auto focus, manual focus); the relevant menu is **Custom Menu** => **A. AF/MF** => **AEL/AFL**.
 {{.:olympus:menu-af-mf.png?200|AEL/AFL Modes Menu}}
-{{.:olympus:menu-af-mf-mode1.png?200|S-AF Default Mode for AEL Button}}
+The default is **mode1** for all the three focusing modes. **Automatic exposure** and **focus** are **both** performed when the button is pressed **half way** (only the exposure is performed in manual focus, obviously):
+{{.:olympus-e-m10:ael-afl-menu_s-af_mode1.jpg?200|}}
+{{.:olympus-e-m10:ael-afl-menu_c-af_mode1.jpg?200|}}
+{{.:olympus-e-m10:ael-afl-menu_mf_mode1.jpg?200|}}
+If you want **only** the **auto focus** function when the button is pressed **half way**, you can choose **mode2**. The **exposure is not locked**, it changes as you change the framing until you press the button completely:
+{{.:olympus-e-m10:ael-afl-menu_s-af_mode2.jpg?200|}}
+{{.:olympus-e-m10:ael-afl-menu_c-af_mode2.jpg?200|}}
+**In any case** you can have a **button assigned**  to the **AEL/AFL function** (e.g. **Fn1**); so you can always do an **Auto Exposure Locking** regardless the shutter button half way, using the **Fn1** button.
+Finally there is the **mode3**, which substantially is like mode2, but it **inverts** **exposure** with **focus**. Pressing the shutter button half way performs only the **auto exposure**, the focusing is delayed until the full button press. In this case, the **AEL/AFL** button (e.g. **Fn1** in the example above) performs the **Auto Focus Locking**, not the exposure. This is called **Back Button Focus**.
 ===== Acronyms from the Olympus OM-D Camera Manual =====
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 ^ HDR   | **High Dynamic Range**: technique used to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity, see [[wp>High-dynamic-range imaging]].  |
 ^ HP    | **Home Position** for Auto Focus Area. You can associate the **Home** action to a function key, then set the default AF area using the //Menu// => //Custom menu// => //%%AF/MF%%// => //Set Home//.  |
+^ L-Fn  | Function assigned to the button on some lenses.  |
 ^ LV    | **Live View**: A mode which allows to view the photographic sensor output in almost realtime on the camera's LCD screen.  |
 ^ Live Control  | Panel to control shooting options, generally activated by the **OK** and **INFO** buttons. It is a simplified version compared to the //Super Control Panel//.  |
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 ^ Scene Menu  | Activated with **OK** and **INFO** buttons, it is a special control panel for **ART** e **SCN** modes.  |
 ^ SCP   | **Super Control Panel**: Activated on the monitor or into the viewfinder with the **OK** button, allows you to set the shooting options.  |
+^ S-IS  | ** Still Image Stabilization**, can be //Off//, //S-IS1//, //S-IS2//, //S-IS3// or //S-IS AUTO//.  |
 ^ S-OVF  | **Simulate an Optical Viewfinder**: Viewfinder display similar to an optical viewfinder.  |
 ^ WB    | **White Balance**: Is used to adjust colors to match the color of the light source so that white objects appear white.  |
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 ^ e-Portrait  | The manual says about this mode that it **//produces smooth skin textures//**.  |
-===== Problema con modalità viewfinder e Quick Sleep Mode =====
+Beside the **Scene mode** called **Portrait** (selectable when the mode dial is into the **SCN** position), there is also a **Picture mode** named **Portrait**, selectable from the **Super control panel**. According to the article [[https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2955623|E-5 "Natural" and "Portrait" Mode Comparison]] (wich describes the Olympus E-5) "//it reduces contrast by slightly lifting shadow areas, which has the effect of softening the detail very slightly -- but not too much. It also warms the image slightly which improves skin tones by decreasing the red hue//".
-La modalità **live view** mostra la scena sia nel mirino (quando l'occhio è vicino al mirino) che nel monitor (allontanando l'occhio). Premendo il pulsante OK il **super control panel** si sovrappone all'immagine.
-Premendo il pulsante //display switching// sulla destra del mirino si passa la modalità **viewfinder**: con l'occhio nel mirino viene mostrata la scena, allontanando l'occhio viene mostrato il super control panel nel monitor. Per impostazione predefinita il super control panel scompare dopo tre secondi e la macchina va in sleep mode: si tratta della modalità **Quick Sleep Mode**.
-Questa impostazione può essere disattivata da **Custom menu** => K Utility => **Quick Sleep Mode: Off**.
-  * **[[https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4001007|Olympus OM-D E-M5 MarkII problem with super control panel]]**
-  * **[[https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3941215|Normal for E-M5 mk II to sleep after 3-4 seconds in SCP?]]**
-===== Quick sleep problem in viewfinder mode =====
-In **live view** mode the camera will show the scene in the viewfinder (when the eye is near the viewfinder) and into the monitor (when the camera is moved away from the eye). Pressing the OK button, the **super control panel** is superimposed over the scene.
-Pressing the //display switching// button on the right side of the viewfiner, you activate the **viewfinder** mode: puttin the eye into the viewfinder you can see the scene, moving it away the super control panel is shown into the monitor. With the default settings the super control panel is hidden after just 3 seconds and the camera will enter immediately into the **sleep mode**. This is the **Quick Sleep Mode**.
-This setting can be changed from the **Custom menu** => K Utility => **Quick Sleep Mode: Off**.
-  * **[[https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4001007|Olympus OM-D E-M5 MarkII problem with super control panel]]**
-  * **[[https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3941215|Normal for E-M5 mk II to sleep after 3-4 seconds in SCP?]]**
 ===== F-Stop Values =====
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 ===== Comparison with a Compact Camera =====
-^              ^ Canon S120         ^ Olympus E-M10 Mark II  ^
+^              ^ Canon S120               ^ Olympus E-M10 Mark II\\ with M.ZUIKO 12-42 mm pancake lens  ^
-^ Weight       | 217 g              |  |
+^ Weight       | 217 g                    | 514 g                  |
-^ Size         | 100 x 59 x 29 mm   |  |
+^ Size         | 100 x 59 x 29 mm         | 120 x 83 x 75 mm       |
-^ JPEG Images  | 4000 x 3000 24bit  | 4608 x 3456 24bit      |
+^ JPEG Images  | 4000 x 3000 24bit        | 4608 x 3456 24bit      |
-^ RAW Images   | 4192 x 3062 36bit  | 4640 x 3472 36bit      |
+^ RAW Images   | 4192 x 3062 36bit        | 4640 x 3472 36bit      |
+^ Sensor Size  | 7.44 x 5.58 mm (1/1.7")  | 17.3 x 13 mm (4/3")    |
 ===== Web References =====
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   * **[[https://www.wrotniak.net/photo/m43/em1.1-picmode.f.html|i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural and Muted comparison]]**
   * **[[http://lclevy.free.fr/cr2/|Understanding Canon RAW .CR2 files]]**
+  * **[[https://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-e-m10/olympus-e-m10TECH.HTM|Olympus E-M10 - Tech Info]]**