There is a “secret code” to see this on your Olympus camera…

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Olympus Russia posted that image of an OMD camera. They say there is a “secret code” to activate some additional info about the camera. UPDATE. Here is the procedure to display that info:

1. With a charged battery installed hold down the MENU button while switching on the camera.
2. When the LCD lights release the MENU button and immediately press it again, once.
3. In the menu go to SPANNER (line 5) and press RIGHT.
4. Press DOWN until you are at the LCD brightness screen (line 3).
5. Enter the brightness screen (shows twin adjusters) by pressing RIGHT and then press INFO and OK sequentially.
6. You will see on the LCD ‘OLYMPUS’ followed by the designation of your camera (eg E-P1).
7. Press in sequence UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SHUTTER and UP for screen 1.
8. You are now in the hidden information screens: RIGHT = screen 2, DOWN = screen 3, LEFT = screen 4.
9. When you have your information simply switch off the camera.

This is the info you get:

PAGE 1:
•B
•U
•C
•A
•L
•F
•M
I believe these number sequences are relating to the various firmware versions of the different controller boards in the camera and for further information please look at the same section for E-System cameras above.

PAGE 2:

•R: Shutter RELEASES (number of)
•S: FLASH fires (number of)
•C: ?
•U: USF (Ultra Sonic Filter) number of times it is driven by user and by automatic control of the camera is counted.
•V: ?
•B: Number of shots taken with IBIS switched ‘ON’ (Confirmed by Guy Parsons).
•L: ?

PAGE 3:

•CS: Serial Number; this should match the serial number on the bottom of the camera body.
•MCS: Main CPU Serial Number, Model No, Year and Month of manufacture.
•CSD: (From E-PL1 onwards) Relevance unknown.

Found by Dave on Biofos.

a bit of everything…


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Dario Viola‎:https://vimeo.com/118917359 Panasonic GX7

P13:A music video using the GH4 with the SLR Magic 25mm T0.95 & Olympus 45mm F1.8 by @CLBeatsHD https://t.co/Zx3B1Z90qL

Cool sticker for GH4 owners!

GH4_01

Vincent Follézou created that super cool GH4 sticker. He sent me that text:

I have created a very useful sticker to put on the back of your Panasonic GH4. It will give you a ton of information like the focal length of you lens using a Metabones Speed Booster, flicker free shutter speed or shutter angle, recording time, stops filtration with ND filter and lot more…
Perhaps it could interested some of your reader.
The sticker is available at this address : http://vincentfollezou.com/GH4/sticker_GH4.html

Cool!

Weekly 43rumors readers pictures roundup.


Roger Dunder‎
I finaly dared to take out the olympus on a real shoot!
Omd E-m1
Zuiko 45 mm 1.8

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