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OMD EM-1 Viewfinder blackout delay

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georgecpappas

Member
Hello All,

I am an avid EM-5 user and really like the camera. The one issue that I have is the length of blackout of the viewfinder or monitor between pictures with single shot AF. The blackout seems to be a couple of seconds though I haven't actually timed it. I do know that it is long enough that it gets in the way of trying to get a fleeting expression in a portrait, for example.

Can someone with the new EM-1 comment on this issue? Is the blackout noticeably shorter?

Thanks in advance for your insight.

George Pappas
 
kweide

kweide

New member
??? The black out period from shot to shot is minimal, never a couple of seconds, no, not on my E-M5 and not on my E-M1. It is present, ok, but only a fraction of a second ...
Is it possible that you have the ANTISHOCK feature enabled ??
 
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georgecpappas

Member
Hello and thanks for your reply. The delay I experience is definitely more than a fraction of a second with my EM-5. While it may not be two seconds, it is long enough that I am missing expressions and moments - that is why it is bothering me.

I have tried setting the refresh rate with no meaningful change. I am not sure what the Antishock feature is. I do use the stabilization and would want to do so..not sure if Antishock is the same thing?

I have noticed that I can take images while the viewfinder/monitor is blacked out and the focus continues to work. It is simply that I can't see the image before it is taken.

If I am not using something properly, this will be great news for me..

Thanks again for your suggestion..I will look into it.

George
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

Well-known member
I don't have any E-M5 experience to compare against, but the shot-to-shot viewfinder blackout and delay on the E-M1 is virtually non-existent to my eye. It's quick enough that I've not noticed it at all, and I've used S-AF mode for most of the photos I've made so far.

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Brian Mosley

Brian Mosley

New member
Hi George,

First, make sure you can see the 'cog' menu. Press the menu button, and is the 4th icon down a cog symbol? If not, go to spanner-> cog/evf display option, select this-> cog menu-> on

Now, select cog menu->E and step down the options to Anti-Shock-> Off

Hope that works for you.

Cheers

Brian
 
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