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Re: [OM] Image stabilizer confusion, was: E-M5 battery life...

Subject: Re: [OM] Image stabilizer confusion, was: E-M5 battery life...
From: "Walters, Martin" <Martin.Walters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:26:36 +0000
Chuck:
One more thing. I believe firmware v1.5 addressed the issue of the IS being on 
constantly. There is a slight noise when the IS kicks in. I don't find it 
obtrusive at all. 


Martin 


-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: February 8, 2013 11:11 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] Image stabilizer confusion, was: E-M5 battery life...

You just complicated my already confused view of the stabilizer.  After reading 
Moose's post:

"Yeah, I remember that. There was a setting to turn it off between shots. When 
I heard about Chuck's battery trouble, I couldn't find it. I guess the option 
to leave it on all the time went away."

I decided to check my firmware level.  It's the latest (V 1.5 on the
camera) and the camera's menus (at least for stabilization) seem to agree with 
the PDF user's guide.  But the only stabilizer options I've found there are:
A) Turn it off or turn it on with settings 1, 2 or 3.
B) Set it such that the stabilizer turns on with a shutter half press

The problem is that I can't determine how these two modes are related.
If I set option A to off and option B to on does the stabilizer then turn on 
only when I half press the shutter?  If I set option A to on (in any of the 3 
modes) what is the meaning of option B?  If B is off does it negate A?

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/8/2013 5:05 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> You might want to reconsider the stabiliser, Chuck. I did a quick test 
> on my
> E-5 a couple of weeks ago, and found that on certain shots I could get 
> a sharper image without the stabiliser than with! In other words, it 
> is probably better to use it only for those shots which _really_ need 
> it - from the point of view of battery life and image quality.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 February 2013 22:36
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 battery life (again), was: The Boys of Winter - 
> again...
>
> I'll have to check everything but especially the sleep time and 
> stabilizer settings.  The stabilizer might be on all the time.
>
> --snip
>
>
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