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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: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:31:44 -0500
Thanks.  The "slight noise" was a key and, later, realization that I can 
see in the view screen when IS is operating since the image stays stable 
even though I shift the camera around a bit.

What I've learned is that the half-press does nothing if IS is not 
turned on.  If the half-press is set then IS is not active unless the 
shutter button is at least half pressed.

Now what I'm wondering is if IS is enabled when is IS actually active if 
the half-press option is not enabled?  Does it only operate during exposure?

And the final mystery.  If, prior to the v1.5 firmware, the IS was 
always on what was the function of the half-press enablement?  Why would 
you activate the IS if it was already on?  Or did that function not 
exist before v1.5?

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/8/2013 11:26 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> 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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