On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When looking through the E-M1 manual this morning I noticed that it has an
> undefined "Low" ISO setting and also has two in-camera HDR modes.
>
> Although the E-M5 manual says nothing about "Low" ISO I discovered that my
> camera allows such a setting. I assume that this must have arrived with
> one of the firmware upgrades to the camera but I don't recall it ever
> having been mentioned. Since even the E-M1 manual says nothing about the
> setting I had to assume it means 1/2 of the lowest normal setting as it
> does on the Canon 5D. The 5D's lowest normal setting is ISO 100 and the
> low setting takes it to 50. I assume that the E-M1 and E-M5 have an ISO of
> 100 when set to "Low" and my meter readings verify that. Good news for
> fill flash shooters competing with the sun for the ambient exposure. Also,
> as I've noted before with respect to daylight fill flash my own E-M5 will
> sync at 1/320 vs the stated limit of 1/250. The E-M1 manual says it will
> do 1/320 with the "built-in" flash but only 1/250 with an external flash.
>
>
Interesting. I will have to look when I get home tonight.
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
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