Hi Ian and Chuck,
My E-510 seldom changes from the A setting, since it usually mounts manual
Leica-R lenses. I shoot RAW, and make adjustments in the conversion
process. Menus are just for confusing us senior citizens. ;~)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Manners" <void@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] EVF's etc - was Sunday
> Hi Chuck,
>
>> That's very interesting (and very disappointing). I've looked in the
>> E-510 manual and can't find any such thing except this on page 18:
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy
>> shooting modes, functions with changes made to their settings are
>> restored to the factory default settings
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> But my interpretation of "functions" is those settings associated with
>> the "easy shooting" modes... just the auto and scene modes. That sort
>> of resetting makes sense. Changing settings in other modes does not.
>> After doing more searching in the PDF than I felt should be necessary I
>> can find not mention of it.
>
> If I set the dial for A (Aperture prefered) and make changes in the
> menu's,
> then change to Auto mode, then back to A, all the settings are back to the
> defaults, so functions = menu settings. I gave the E-510 to my daughter
> a long time ago now but I think from memory it has several memory's
> that you can presave settings to. It doesnt concern me enough now to
> even go look.
>
>> Did they quote you chapter and verse?
>
> The service sheet really did had just RTFM on it, they did attach a
> photocopy of that page from the manual though. I'm sure I still have it
> though it will probably be in one of my boxes that I havent opened
> since moving to the otherside of Australia.
>
> Same as any tool, you just use it with in its usage parameters, I simply
> decided to do what any true OM4 user would do, leave it in Aperture
> prefered (priority) mode :)
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
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