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Olympus OM-D E-M5 The first Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus with an integrated Electronic Viewfinder |
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Focus Point
Good morming people, I have a question about the Focus point on the OMD. In fact 2! Is it possible to change the size to smaller and how do you stop it from moving around the grid when ever it wants to?
I, being a sad person with loads of spare paper and too much time on my hands, have download the manual to read but I must be missing were it is in it. Many thanks. Graham
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I know what you mean. In the Auto mode it reads the full frame but in P, A, S and M modes you can set it manually to what you wish. Go to the Super menu by pressing the button to the right of the hotshoe, choose the focus grid and the central rectangle (if that is what you prefer) by moving the arrow buttons. You'll quickly find out how it works.
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Unfortunately, you can't reduce the size of the focus point, except in manual focus magnified view. However, a crumb of comfort is that it seems to be pretty precise on the focus point being the dead centre of the square.
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Stephen A camera takes a picture. A photographer makes a picture Fuji X system, Olympus E-1 + Olympus and Bronica film My Flickr site |
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I can understand that the focal 'point' grid is a bit big in the auto but why would anyone want to change it in the other modes? I thought the smaller rectangle is quite narrow and you can alter its position in the focus grid to suit your choice.
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![]() If you set Fn2 to multi-use Magnify; press Info and or Fn2 until the green square appears, then hit Info, and you can zoom the green square to different sizes. press info or Fn2 again and it remembers the size even when you change modes.
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Unfortunately this doesn't work if you have the histogram or highlight/shadow clippings display, which is how I work.
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If on the other hand I want something more precise, I leave the camera set to histogram for general framing, zooming exposure control etc. but just before firing the shutter, a short press of Fn2 displays the smaller focus area and after release a longer press resumes the histogram display ready for the next shot. Not ideal perhaps, but the best I've found so far.
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The other way I get the focus point & size is when I use the touch to focus setting to give me the focus point exactly where I want it & the size can be adjusted at the right hand side slider. After that, I can still use the EVF if I want. The smallest setting (at 14 X) is ideal for photographing birds in trees & concentrating on their eyes.
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Ross I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera). Cameras: OM-D E-M1 & Mk II, Olympus Stylus 1, OM-D E-M5. Lenses: M.ZD12-40mm f2.8 PRO Lens, M.ZD40-150mm f2.8 PRO Lens with MC-14, M.ZD12-50, M.ZD60 Macro, M.ZD75-300 Mk II, MMF-3, ZD14-54 II, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM. Flashes: FL36R X2, FL50R, FL50. Software: Capture One Pro 10 (& Olympus Viewer 3). |
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Thanks for the help I will try all your ideas out to see which one I prefer.
Many thanks Graham
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GrahamJ EM1 mk2, EM1, Panny/Leica m25, 60mm, 7-14mm 2.8, 12-40mm 2.8, 12-100 f4, 40-150mm 2.8, 300 f4 and that teleconverter thingy..........and I am sure thats it! ![]() |
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Thanks to all who contributed to this most useful thread. This is just the sort of information I am struggling to find in the manual. I am most impressed that it is possible to adjust the size of the focus point - a most useful feature when trying to focus on a small bird and not on a leaf in front or behind it.
Having taken delivery of my OMD a week ago I have sorted out most of the "standard" settings but I think the learning curve will continue for some time as I explore the more subtle capabilities of this remarkable camera. Archie |
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To be picky, I'm not sure that this alters the size of the "focus point" at all. After all, the focus point is just that - a point. It will always be in the centre of the box, no matter what size the box is. You cannot adjust the position of that point within the constraints of any of the fixed-size 35 squares, or AF Targets as Olympus calls them (p44/45 of the manual).
What it does do is allows you to aim with more accuracy.
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Ross I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera). Cameras: OM-D E-M1 & Mk II, Olympus Stylus 1, OM-D E-M5. Lenses: M.ZD12-40mm f2.8 PRO Lens, M.ZD40-150mm f2.8 PRO Lens with MC-14, M.ZD12-50, M.ZD60 Macro, M.ZD75-300 Mk II, MMF-3, ZD14-54 II, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM. Flashes: FL36R X2, FL50R, FL50. Software: Capture One Pro 10 (& Olympus Viewer 3). |
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The other possibility, which I've just thought about, is that within any box the camera focusses on the closest object. So by using a smaller box, there's less room for the focus point to wander around.
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