OM SYSTEM OM-1 Handheld & Tripod High Res Shooting How-To

[@jonbarnard7186]

There must be hundreds of you Olympus Ambassadors. Every time I look at a review on KZbin, it is one of you guys doing the review.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Haha I don't think there are hundreds of us, but we are passionate about what we use and love to share information 😀

[@GeoffSimpsonCreative]

Yes these are hundreds

[@smkunder1]

Just got word that my OM1 is shipping, so excited! Great video!

[@noblesseoblige2365]

That sunbeam alpine rusting behind that truck would make bond cry 😢

[@richardactor]

Great information. I love my OM 1 and am still learning all of its features. Much appreciated!

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Great to hear!

[@christinarose1098]

I’m now have my OM1 , and was wondering about HI Res, so many thanks for your video … I find your explanations so much easier to follow than some other peoples !

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks @Christins Rode - awesome to hear 😊. Enjoy your new camera!!

[@michaelfarrell4824]

I stitched a load of vertical high-res 80 shots in Lightroom and ended up with a 500 MP panorama of my city at night. Worked great as there was zero wind

[@garys639]

Love the HHHR for shooting the moon,stunning results.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Yes - can really bring out all the details of the moon!

[@rfisher413]

I tried the high res tripod mode today on a blueberry and absolutely superb, you could really notice the extra detail, dynamic range! Well impressed 👍

[@MattSuessPhoto]

That's great! Be sure to try Topaz Photo AI on it for sharpening - does an amazing job on these high res files geni.us/suess-topazlabs

[@JeffreyMcPheeters]

Excellent work, Matt. You gave a very easy to understand and follow tutorial on getting started with one of my favorite features with the cameras. Other camera manufacturers have tried to add similar features but I like the way it works in Olympus the best. For creatives there are many possible uses for this including intentional camera movement (ICM) to create many interesting effects in camera. The OM-1 is certainly looking to be a camera of the year contender.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks much @Jeffrey McPheeters! I think I might agree with your camera of the year contender opinion 😉

[@roycejohnson929]

Nice one Matt, man you have some great scenery to make great images over there ! we are 3 months away from winter here in NZ. Only had my OM 1 for a week but managed to get out and take some Panorama shots today plus a few high res, outstanding camera and the menu system is fantastic ! just need to make time to go bush as I enjoy rocky streams in the backcountry. Cheers

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks @Royce Johnson - I'd love to get out your way some day...

[@Ricardo-SW]

Great explanation!

[@CharlesMurphyphotography]

Excellent, really helpful to see how that works - impressive!

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@earlteigrob9211]

I use HHHR in many of my landscape and astro images with very good results. It would be very nice to have Exposure Bracketing AND Gradient Live ND working with the High Res modes. BTW, thanks for the video!!!

[@rkc5976]

Hi Matt, great Hi-Res video! I learned a lot. it would be great to have a series of videos on "OM-1 Setting for..." Portrait, Bird, Landscape, Sport, etc.; whatever you feel comfortable with.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks - something for me to consider!

[@chriswright6381]

Great video Matt - super informative. I got my OM-1 a few weeks back and have been out shooting waterfalls and seascapes with it and playing with the handheld and tripod hi-res modes. One thing I've noticed comparing the JPEG with the RAW high-res files is the need for much more sharpening with high-res images (a point you raise at the end of the video). I'm using Adobe LR but the optimal sharpening is much higher than the standard RAW 20MP file. So I've now created a new sharpening preset just for the high-res images!

[@ThomasEisl.Photography]

Nice one, Matt

[@DHAGMANN2]

Great explained video Matt!

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks - glad it helped 😊

[@momchilyordanov8190]

At settings like f/14 and f/16 on m4/3 camera, didn't you get softness from diffraction?

[@clintjohnson5914]

Some very nice images there,, particularly the old truck. I have been considering OM's computational photo modes and the OM1 mkII may really have something with the graduated ND and updated fireware. I just did a bunch of 50mp shots in Utah's national parks and the 16 sec time was fine on my EM-1 mkIII.. haven't found the need to drop $2200 on another camera for 9 seconds occasionally. and my MKIII focuses better than my brother in law's OM-1... I'm holding out hope for a PEN F type body.

[@davidwendelrobinson]

Good examples. Thank you.

[@dinsiep]

Very helpful. Thanks Matt.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Awesome - great to hear!!

[@berntlie6799]

Great video! Three questions: * Why 25Mpx mode? Smaller result file? Faster... (uses fewer shots), or gives even better DR/lower noise? * If you set up saving RAW + JPG, and you have set up only saving to RAW on SD card, what happens? * Saving to SD cards... does the camera save to the two SD cards in parallel, or first to one and then to the other?

[@stewartlogie]

Thanks for the review. I’ve had some limited success with high res on my E-M1 iii, mostly in the desert where nothing is moving in the subject. One thing I found intriguing was using the hand held high res shot on a tripod - with a cable release. This allowed higher ISO and gave clean images in very low light, like for astro work. I’d be interested to hear if you decide to try this.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

It can be used for some astro and I showed one example in the video. I'll have to put out another video on when/how one can use it on astro.

[@philellinger4851]

Thanks Matt. I at last know what the ORI file is! It seems obvious now, but I was thinking it was somehow processed from the hires ORF, although I'd noticed that if there was movement showing in the ORF then it wasn't present in the ORI. Now I know why that is. Also I've noticed HHHR works better than Tripod HR with a very long lens, because even a good solid tripod isn't quite steady enough in some situations, such as 150-400 x 1.25 x MC14 for 700mm pointed at the moon. But in that sort of situation a tripod is still very helpful in enabling the IS to get the best from HHHR.

[@falloficarus0128]

very useful thanks

[@dylangarcia3696]

Very useful thanks )

[@KBoege]

I would love to see a portrait session done with hi res hand held mode where the model would be relatively static between poses.

[@johnparish5498]

So if your using an off camera flash and set a 30 sec delay .. you could whiz round with the flash and maybe gels .. how would it cope if the flash wasnt in same place for each photo? Would it just be under exposed? ( did that make sense)

[@davidward4045]

Thanks Matt!

[@MattSuessPhoto]

You are welcome - thanks for watching!

[@thomaskeler4020]

Very good explanation for doing high res photographs. I'm still using my EM-1 Mark III. If You compare the high res modes of the two cameras, do you get better results with the OM-1?

[@davidbuurma9309]

Thanks very helpful….question: any issues post processing these hi-res photos in Lightroom?

[@Mr_DOHC]

What's the difference between 80-50-25 megapixel other than final image size? Is the 25mp just better when you have less "time" to shoot?

[@tizio54]

Interesting video, thanks! I have a question: how long does it take the OM-1 to take 12 shots in handheld hi-res mode, assuming a high shutter speed like 1/1000 sec? I ask this because (1) this could reduce the motion artefacts and (2) I was wondering if the process of taking 12 shots is now faster than the E-M1 iii, because of the faster shutter readout. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to obtain an OM-1, so I cannot test this myself.

[@TikTok-bl1rm]

Thanks for the lesson, Matt. One quick question, if I may: For the Computation Hi-Res Mode (say, handheld), does the camera present the final result as one jpg + one RAW? Or one jpg + a series of RAWs?

[@stevenmeisel4288]

The resulting files are obviously going to be large. In your experience, how large is the file size with each of these modes? Also, would it be reasonable to assume that a 50 megapixel file from the OM-1 HHHR would give similar detail as, say the Sony A7Riv (61 megapixel)? Or is this apples and oranges?? Thanks!

[@larsj5964]

Hi Matt, thank you for a great video, can you please tell me what L-bracket you are using?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here you go: adorama.rfvk.net/LPrMq3

[@deborahhammond8576]

What L bracket are you using please, I am looking to buy for my OM1. Also, did you turn to S-IS off or did that happen automatically when you chose high res, thanks

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here you go for the bracket: geni.us/ZHBcTZD I don't turn off image stabilization.

[@jacquesdemers1998]

Nice video, thank you.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Thanks Jacques - glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@sweden_ove2074]

STAR SKY HIGH RES I hope that in future firmware there Will be a StarySky-Highres mode. that would be nice. if possible...

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Starry Sky AF is just an AF mode, and it can work with the high res modes already. There's more that goes into high res shots at night though because of the movement of the stars - I'll have to do a video on it soon.

[@koolkutz7]

Very nicely explained Matt. Looks a great feature that produces stunning, detailed images. Have you tried the Starry Sky AF much yet for astro? I'd like to see a video of that feature soon :-)

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Hi Steve - yes, Starry Sky AF works great! Let me see about doing a video on it 😀

[@lassekrogell9804]

Hi Matt. Thank you for the video. On the em1 mark iii I have noticed that tripod highres is very critical to even the smallest vibration. You have to use Topaz sharpen ai to get it Sharp. Is the om1 as sensitive to vibration as the em1? Best regards Lasse

[@MattSuessPhoto]

The high res shots always seem a little soft, but they do love sharpening as I mentioned in the video. DxO Photolab does a great job on E-M1mkiii and E-M1X files and I'm sure it will do just as good with the OM-1 files when they get support for them. Otherwise using Topaz Sharpen AI can definitely be useful to help bring out all that detail.

[@AllenMaestas]

Hey Matt, excellent tutorial on hi res. I want to ask you what L bracket are you using on the OM-1? I’d like to get me one of those if it fits well.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here you go: adorama.rfvk.net/LPrMq3

[@TheGazzadj]

Can you use any m 4/3 lens, I have a Panasonic 12-32 m4/3 lens when I had a GM1 now I have the OM-1 body and only the M.Zuiko 60mm macro. Could I use the 12-32 Panasonic lens please?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Not sure - I only have Olympus / OM SYSTEM lenses - give it a try!

[@edwarddebruyn8717]

Maybe a little late but yes works, tried it on my Panasonic 9mmf1.7

[@arianvangend2536]

I noticed you use quite a high f-stop number on a lot of the examples. Is high res mode less impacted by diffraction?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

On some of the shots I needed the high f-stop to enhance the effect of the sunburst. If not photographing sunbursts I do prefer to have the f-stop around f8 or f11 to maximize depth of field. Going higher can soften the image slightly due to diffraction, and a program like Topaz Sharpen AI helps. A couple shots in the video I did mistakenly have the f-stop a little too high when not shooting sunbursts and yes, they were a touch soft due to diffraction but still completely usable especially when using Sharpen AI.

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

Huge fan of high res on my E-M1 Mk III - my highlights have been a sleeping owl @80 MP and the winter night sky (HHHR + tripod). Apropos, which L-bracket was that on the camera?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here's the link to the L-Bracket Mike: adorama.rfvk.net/LPrMq3

[@chrisbrown6432]

Thanks Matt. Have the High resolution shots in the OM1 improved in quality from the EM1 mark III ?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Newer sensor of the OM1 yields a little less noise, plus the camera processing of the high res files is much faster in OM1

[@danc2014]

The high res mode was bad on the EM 5II. The photos took too long on the tripod and nothing can move.

[@ALIMAHMA]

Can you use this Hi Res Feature with the Bracketing (focus Stacking)?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Nope.

[@ValiRossi]

Hi-res mode was the main reason I got my EM1 Mkii. It can do off camera flash also, which Panasonic never got working. You can put a pocket wizard in the hot shoe and trigger strobes in Hi-Res mode. Also the dynamic range in Hi-res is outstanding. The Em1 Mkii in Hi-res is better than my Nikon D810 which is saying a lot. I bet this new OM-1 is stellar in Hi-res. Does it support off camera flash tho. Question, how many cameras can give you an 80 MP raw image with off camera flash right out of the camera? The new cameras from Sony and Panasonic and others can do pixel shift with even higher resolutions, but I think Oly is still the only one that can do off camera flash. What's the big deal with off camera flash? In many lighting conditions, it's important. Continuous can work for some conditions also.

[@PritchardArts]

I have NOT been able to get my OM-1 to shoot with any of the high res settings with off-camera flash. I confirmed that the trigger and off-camera flash do work in other modes like P,M,A,S and TTL, just not in high res. I'm using the Flashpoint R2 Pro trigger and Godox flashes. The OM-1 actually triggers the flash unit for each of the 8 shots in the high res sequence, so that confirms that the camera communicates with the flash. But then it fails to composite the high res image. It doesn't even save a normal res jpeg. I use my EM1m2 to shoot high res in M and A modes, and with the flash set to either manual or TTL. It's surprising that the much more powerful OM-1 can't do it. I love the other features and capabilities of this camera but I have to say that the failure to combine high res with off camera flash is a huge disappointment for me. Perhaps many photographers wouldn't find this to be a big deal, but I sure do. I've been working with OM System tech support for a week trying to figure this out. No success so far. I hope they fix this in a firmware update.

[@ValiRossi]

@@PritchardArts The EM1 MkII didn't work in Hi Res with off camera flash when it was first released. It was only after a firmware update that it finally worked.

[@PritchardArts]

@@ValiRossi I got a final answer from OM System tech support saying that they do not believe the issue lies with the camera. I don't think I agree, but I'm keeping an open mind that it could be the trigger or flash. Given that off camera flash works in every other mode, including Live Comp, and on-camera in HR mode, I still suspect that this has something to do with the calculations the camera performs to generate the composited image. I'll investigate further. I did find a cumbersome workaround (also posted on DP Review Forum on the Micro 4/3 board). I can use off-camera flash in high res mode if I hardwire the flash to the camera's sync port. This only works if the camera and flash are in manual mode, but at least it gets the flash off the camera.

[@ValiRossi]

@@PritchardArts Maybe you could set the off camera flash to optically trigger and use the on camera flash to trigger it. Let us know what you find out. I'm interested. Thanks for the info.

[@anitaoakley4803]

I plan to photograph macro shots of flowering cacti later this month, and want to use focus bracketing. Is there any reason I can’t combine that with high res?

[@oneeyedphotographer]

It's not supported in earlier cameras.

[@victorfeinstein1815]

Hi Matt,may I ask you what kind of L Bracket are you using with your OM-1? Thanks in advance.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here you go: adorama.rfvk.net/LPrMq3

[@joserios5956]

Hi Matt, can you tell me if you use external shooter? thanks

[@MattSuessPhoto]

What is "external shooter"?

[@jugstopper]

Do we need the .ORI file for anything?

[@thegroove2000]

So hi res mode is essentially fancy bracketing?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

No - not at all. You are not bracketing anything, and the end result is a much higher resolution image.

[@thegroove2000]

@@MattSuessPhoto Hi yes just checked on the website. Thanks.

[@thegroove2000]

@@MattSuessPhoto I use Topaz Gigapixel that upscales in software.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

@@thegroove2000 I use Gigapixel too - even on these high res shots! However, you get better results first using either handheld high res or tripod high res mode in the camera to produce a larger file. This not only gives you more megapixels naturally instead of via AI software, but the high res modes also offer better noise control, better color, and slight dynamic range increase - none of which Gigapixel can help with.

[@richardgorski23]

is it taking 20MP images or just each color?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

It is a 20MP sensor and when shooting in handheld high res mode you end up with a 50MP file and with tripod high res you end up with an 80MP photo.

[@alfredocolon6622]

What L Plate are you using ?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Here you go: geni.us/ZHBcTZD

[@enricomaggi2100]

but also file RAW is 80 Mpx?

[@richardactor]

Question. I tried the handheld while shooting the moon handheld and I kept getting an error. Any suggestions?

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Try a higher shutter speed. When using a telephoto lens, handheld high res is more challenging so the faster the shutter speed the better the results can be.

[@richardactor]

@@MattSuessPhoto I will try that. Thanks!

[@stehlealexander]

High res & digital Zoom!?!?!

[@MattSuessPhoto]

Not sure what your comment is in regards to, but I never use digital zoom...

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

@@MattSuessPhoto I think the OP meant applying the HR mode while in digital zoom mode.

[@MattSuessPhoto]

@@tugatomskanimation6370 I never use the digital zoom - always better to crop in post production.

[@dannyli9424]

There is no free lunch guys, I have a E-M1X, most of those High Res image is nothing but garbage. Any small movement on trees will be enough to mess you up, save up and get a real high resolution camera.

[@Koji-888]

Hogwash. I use this and it works as it was designed. Love it for a special scene. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@BurhanMuntasser]

OMS could have made life much easier and a lot nicer if it made the camera with higher resolution than the measly out of date 20MP.

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

That was my initial thought too, especially when I heard about the new Panosonic, but given the high res option (I mostly shoot landscape and nature), I fully understand OMDS' decision to prioritise quality/high iso performance over MP and actually agree with them.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@MikePageKaltenberg I have a big problem with that based on MY type of photography. I do underwater photography and doing any type of "stacking," focus or exposure, is totally out of the question and hence it is useless feature for me. More MP, the better for us underwater photographers especially since we use powerful strobes for lighting underwater. I imagine it will be the same for wildlife photographers topside.

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

@@BurhanMuntasser OK, as a fellow diver I can appreciate that. I've actually been waiting for a TG7 with 20 MP to upgrade. Wildlife too, though my favourite 80 MP image is of a roosting owl. Sharp down to the last feather.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@MikePageKaltenberg I am waiting for the TG7 too if it ever comes out. 20MP with faster focusing and better dynamic range and full manual mode is the most important. Of course, it should still fit in the old housing and can take all TG6 accessories. I hope that I am not asking for too much here :) What other features/enhancements do you want to see in the TG7 yourself?

[@danc2014]

Just ask the Olympus research department.... oops they were closed due to the sale and move of the company.