7 Tips On Optimizing Dynamic Range For Olympus OM-D

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I personally think Olympus OM-D has incredible dynamic range capture considering the smaller image sensor size used compared to other formats. Here are some quick tips on how to squeeze the most out of your OM-D image sensor's dynamic range.
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[@robinwong]

I am doing a series of Optimizing Olympus OM-D camera videos, in case you have not noticed! If you have missed a super important video of me sharing 5 tips on getting the best sharpness out of OM-D cameras, check it out here NOW: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apu0fnxrfbWerMk

[@charleyb4424]

Thanks! I'm excited to watch it!

[@stevegrooms1142]

Robin, you are unmatched when it comes to explaining things well without repeating yourself. You move briskly to make points without needless (and boring) introductions. Other KZbin presenters should study you as a perfect model for putting out videos that say what they have to say and then say goodbye.

[@robinwong]

You are too kind Steve, thanks! I do my best to ensure my videos are compact and straight to the point.

[@flyfishnfoto]

Hi Robin, Your channel is a must for OMD users along with Rob Trek and Peter Forsgård. Thanks very much for your hard work.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it!

[@mitchelllorens]

Could not have said it better

[@davidwebb091370]

thanks for sharing your knowledge about Olympus OM-D, Robin! you are awesome!

[@robinwong]

My pleasure to share.

[@lichtloper]

excellent suggestions, robin! thankyou

[@alex-sd]

Thanks so much for the info on gradation! Always learn something new from you.

[@nicola8307]

Your videos are helping me so much ! Thank you Robin !

[@774duke]

Very useful video, I have missed this before. Thanks!

[@Carlounderscore]

I used your cheat sheet and i love it!

[@geuskoeman721]

Thanks very useful Robin

[@koos48]

This is one of the most inspiring posts you have ever done, my Friend!

[@alessandrozucco5292]

Thank you Robin! Your videos helped me to set and know better my em10. Really thank you

[@jimmysanjana]

Great tips thanks ! Although I have been using many or all of them on my EM5 for ages, it's a nice refresher course and has all the tips in a summary.

[@kylegifford2116]

You are very talented Robin!! Thank you for your well done informative videos!

[@JosephStalin01]

thanks again Robin another good, well presented and informative video . . . please keep on presenting these for Olympus OM-Ds

[@alan.macrae]

Had to revisit this one, Robin. You are an amazing resource. Stay safe and healthy my friend.

[@yvainbenoit1010]

One more very useful video. Thanks a lot

[@BillRiski]

Great tips. Thank you!

[@yvestuset9263]

Excellent video.

[@MrSAPStar1]

Another great video from Robin. Has really inspired me to get taking better photographs now knowing what is possible with my OM-D

[@stephanhan.8390]

This is the subject I always wanted you to review.. great and thanks.

[@robinwong]

No worries, glad I could contribute

[@sjdunphy]

Very useful Robin. Thank you!

[@alan.macrae]

Thank you again and again, Robin! Sitting here with my new M1-Mk III, learning the menus/controls and setting according to your recommendations.

[@BatuHijau]

Thanks again for an excellent informative video. I'll soon be spending a few days in the harsh sunlight in Singapore so your advice will be invaluable.

[@TheDiverat]

Thanks for another great vid Robin. It’s like having your own personal photography coach for your camera.

[@alb41ful]

Robin, Your tips are always very helpful! Thank you !

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@aaronperkinson8314]

Thanks Robin. Just got my used E-M5 Mark II yesterday...I love it. And your videos are so very helpful!

[@user-mt2gd4uf4f]

Love your videos Robin! Very helpful and I learn a lot from them! Thank you!!

[@robinwong]

Thanks! Glad I could help.

[@KiroLoh1218]

Useful tips and detail explanation ! Appreciated your hard works. 👍

[@robinwong]

Cheers!

[@andrewjenks6824]

The second video of Robin I'm watching. I just love how upbeat, joyful, and enthusiastic he is.

[@Impostertot]

Awesome tips Robin, really enjoying this series and all your channel content! Thanks so much.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@IamUke]

Great video. One other tip for highlights and shadows is to Expose To The Right (ETTR)-- using the histogram, adjust exposure until the majority of the pixels are as far right as possible without actually clipping the tight side. If any pixels are jammed up against the tight side they are being clipped and information will be lost (the image will show pure white with no detail). This allows the camera to capture as much detail as possible within the shadows, while protecting the highlights. Of course if the scene has too much dynamic range for the camera you can bracket and either do HDR or manually blend the brackets in post.

[@christinecoughlan4699]

Thank you Robin🌺👍🏼

[@RaleX89]

Hei Robin, i stumbled upon your videos a while ago and i am amazed about your skills and i am here to learn from you as much as possible. I am a begginer in MFT, i used alot of full frame. The enthusiasm that you are using in making your videos is amazing! Keep it up, you got a subscriber. Have a wonderful day and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@jeremybeswick550]

This is the second time I've watched this, and now I get what the HDR function can really achieve. I think this will make a lot of difference for my photography... Thank you so much (again), Robin!

[@michaelgabes7574]

hello robin, thank you for your continuous help on the different topics around Olympus gear. Most of the time, I already know 80% of what has been said, but with your contributions I can close the missing gap! You make us realy better photographer! thank you therefore! Especially the deep dives in the Olympus menus are very helpful! highly appreciated!!

[@AmyiReport]

So much to learn from you. Thank you, Robin.

[@robinwong]

Thanks Amy!

[@jeicobsi]

Thanks for this videos Robin, really appreciated! I'm in now.

[@GVAjay-wp4tj]

Thanks Robin.

[@sakritone]

Very useful info ! Thank you...

[@AnastasTarpanov]

Robin, you're the master of the dynamic range, cheers! :)

[@robinwong]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words.

[@2chicos]

I have recently watched several of your “tips” videos and they are all very useful and helpful. Thank you.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for watching and appreciate the kind comments! Go out and shoot more please!

[@davethebarber3130]

Perhaps a bit late for a comment, but… I always learn something from all your vids, Robin, and the tips make it possible for me to extract the maximum amount of usability from my OM-D eM5 iii. I also like when I see you do post-processing using Olympus Workspace. That has helped me a lot too. Thanks, and Stay Healthy. -Dave

[@Clayh1007]

Robin, I really like your tips and other videos. I've learned a lot from them and I'm getting more out of my Mark II. Thanks for the hard work I really appreciate it!

[@robinwong]

Thanks Clayton, glad that you like the videos! Shall do my best to make more.

[@arvidsanto1581]

Very nice! Thanks

[@davidnixon5651]

Thanks Robin. I think ill need to work through these tips while watching your video again...and again.

[@robinwong]

No worries, glad I could help!

[@mikechan31]

thank you for the very useful guide of using & editing in RAW

[@robinwong]

No worries, glad I could help!

[@simfor]

Super helpful, thanks

[@arefuddinahmed892]

Another excellent and very useful presentation Robin. 😊👌👍 I was a jpeg shooter mainly due to lack of time for processing. After watching your videos and talking with you I am now shooting RAW + jpeg so that later if I can make time I can create better images from the RAW files. Thanks a lot. 🙏🙏🙏

[@phrozenheart]

Great tips Robin!

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@grzegorztbg1988]

Very cool tips. Thanks.

[@robinwong]

You are welcome!

[@CheikoSairin]

Wow, I really satisfied with the tips you gave in this video. Very detail explanation. Big thumbs up, great work, Robin. Greeting from Singapore.

[@robinwong]

Thanks, glad you found the tips useful!

[@john-toregundersen2655]

Great content!

[@straycat1551]

I bought a book especially for my OM D EM 1 MK II, but I found the really good tips here. I think I can apply most of them to the PEN-F as well. Thank you very much for sharing your extensive practical experience.

[@fernandevaudan7774]

Know I understand what represente this ISO below 200, you are really my OMD teacher. Thanks

[@MissMyPie]

Thank you so much! Because of you and another vlogger I get my Oly everywhere without fear to shot "wrong way". You videos always are so positive, so motivating, so helpful! Better than chocolate to cheer up. Love my Oly more and more after you video. Wish you all the best!

[@robinwong]

Oh my this is the first - to be better than chocolate! Thanks so much. You made my day.

[@miroslawguzik6116]

I m from Poland.i m using olympus and i m watching your videos. Good work. thank you.Mirek

[@Koji-888]

Quick trick. Almost like a mini, subtle HDR I have turned on the “S wave” and set to “auto” on all of my Olympus cameras. It reduces the shadows and highlights from being too dark/ or highlights blown out. In your SCP Super Control Panel, it’s under your “film” choice. Little wavey “S” thing.

[@JulesMoyaert_photo]

Very useful! Thanks!

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@Sanjay-xk1uz]

Superb🌿

[@TheSquishySnail]

More great tips. I need to watch this a few more times to make sure I am using all the tips. Hehe. In a field where everyone is trying to find the best of the best... I love that your videos are all about showing how to get great photos with what you have. I especially love your kit lens video. Too many people toss it aside for what they deem a better lens, but their photography skills still need work. *coughmecough* Your videos really teach so much without superfluous chatter.

[@robinwong]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I do my best whenever I can! Go out and shoot more!

[@smkunder1]

Once again you give great advice, especially needed with so many attack’s against M43 quality. I only wish I could get similar results as you.

[@robinwong]

Thanks, and I am sure you can!

[@norbertvieilleslames6462]

Hello Robin I discovered your channel not long ago! Thank you, thank you very much for your tips with omd cameras! I'm French and I don't speak so much English, so I'm progressing in photography and English with you!

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words, and please go out and shoot more!

[@knutSchevik]

very useful thank you

[@CCRR10]

I like your tips for olympus omd

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@evgueniloktionoff]

Wery useful, thnx!

[@hnahler]

Robin, it is great that you give these tips for us to get the best dynamic range out of our cameras. It is likely that most of us are doing this already. A Nikon D850, Canon EOS R5 have 14.8 and 14.6 stops dyn. range respectively. There is no sensor test of the E-M1 III and E-M1X on dxomoark. The E-M1 II has 12.8 stops which is 2 stops less than the other two professional grade cameras. That is huge and shows again that OMD Solutions needs a new sensor for dynamic range much more than for number of pixels.

[@danistudio360]

Fantastic, thanks!

[@robinwong]

Cheers

[@ssthapit]

Just noticed that you are using Capture One Pro. Just switched to it myself. Thanks for the tips. I recently added OMD EM10 II to my full frame camera and I have been finding the OMD harder to use during sunny days. I will use your tips.

[@DiviPhotos]

Great video

[@sanoguerafotografia]

Amazing!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@joelarnol5134]

Bonjour Robin, merci pour le partage 🙏

[@robinwong]

Cheers, and please go out and shoot more!

[@poppafuze]

It's like I just got a camera upgrade. Thanks man.

[@Eti1968]

Rob in, you do make Great video’s. As for dynamic range I’m more than pleased with the em1 m2. I never use hd3 1 or hdr 2 I usualy take the 5 or 7 shots. As you mentioned the gradient tools in Lightroom help a lot on the raw file to bring up shadows or bring down highlights in parts of the picture.

[@robinwong]

Thanks! Glad that the E-M1 Mark II is working out fine for you!

[@edgarsteele]

Awesome video, thanks Robin! Along with the tip on using live view highlight & shadow clip warning, for me it’s also very helpful to disable the live view boost, unless I’m shooting with flash or in studio. Live view boost enabled does not give accurate image of exposure

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Good stuff again. The highlight and shadow can also be adjusted to be more precise. LowISO will give you less noise and I use it a lot when shooting still life where I can control the lights. I will lose a bit of dynamic range, but the lighting will take care of the shadows so it is not a problem.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the comment, Peter! Appreciate it.

[@vicibox]

No it has more noise; just because you cant see it doesnt mean it isnt there. The best noise performance is at the base ISO; if you extend ISO down then that is provided to enable better use of shutter speed and the image is compensated by the processing engine. You dont get something for nothing, information is lost in this process. If the result looks good to you then its a good compromise but never imagine that this is not the case. Noise control always starts from dynamic range, the clue is in the reduced range, all they have done is lift the black level to above the noise and you can do that better in post under your own control - winks P.S. This is how I deal with most noise in an image, I lift the black level above the noise level (mostly statistical and thermal noise) because this process doesnt lose information in the rest of the image. Noise processing uses smoothing techniques of course and loses serious amounts of detail ;-)

[@vicibox]

@@jomsies all noise reduction is destructive; it doesn't matter how you do it. Simplicity and technique always gives the best results.

[@vicibox]

@@jomsies Yes it is, its a question of how much destruction you will tolerate; noise reduction is the worst by a mile but any process using algoryths will destroy information. just adjusting brightness or contrast is the least destructive. You have to make the choice but, its better to be informed so you can trade benefits against damage.

[@Mir1189]

Hello. I started to test my M5 Mark III and compared indoor portraits made with my old M10 and M5 III using flash. At first glance i realized that M5 III has slightly higher exposure levels when i tried 45mm/f1.8. The goal was to get soft bokeh so i opened aperture as much as possible and i set ISO 400, later 320. With flash I was locked to 1/60. Now I see that both was bit too much. When I reviewed the images with Highlight and shadow feature, no details were lost but i had to adjust Gamma, Brightness and Contrast in post production. Then I wanted to get a darker photo (a cosplayer), so ISO 320, aperture 22. Apparenlty i underexposed certain parts of the image, but the final effect is what I was looking for. I am quite curious about one thing... Is it possible to use Lightning/shadows warning effectively with Flash?

[@Mjohnedel]

Hair's looking great Robin!

[@robinwong]

Cheers mate!

[@RuiMiguelDaSilvaPinto]

Good video. I have encountered some problems with Dynamic Range when capturing certain challenging landscapes, in my case I bracket my shots and bring them together using Aurora HDR. I was impressed by the number of pictures I was able to rescue (from my EPL7 and my OMD cameras). Aurora HDR is able to with a single RAW file or JPEG file, the software is amazing...

[@hotjazzbaby]

I do the same with Aurora. Amazing results

[@DXVXD]

Very usefull videos for me as a beginner photograher who starts out with the em10 m2! Right now i am shooting with the omympus 45mm 1.8 and the 17mm 1.8 Also enjoy your way of explaining 🤘

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words. Those two exact lenses you have were used to film all the videos in this channel.

[@datachamp]

Hi Robin. Thanks for your many videos, always interesting. I moved from an EM5.2 (still use when travelling light) to and EM1.2 and was disappointed that you could no longer assign Mysets to PASM mode dial positions - it was not just SCN and ART but, P, A, S or M. I admit it was not easy to do this but I found it useful. When I wanted to shoot in S mode it would automatically change for example to low continuous shooting and different AF. In A mode I wanted back button focus, single electronic shot for landscapes. When you turn the camera off and on again the settings are remembered. I can use C1, C2 and C3 on the EM1.2 so not really an issue but if there is only one myset on the EM5.3 that would put me off upgrading (I would love the hybrid continuous AF as on my EM1.2).

[@MichaelVJager]

Very Good!

[@robinwong]

Cheers!

[@bobrose7900]

Great video Robin, but that menu can be daunting!

[@carlwheeler2774]

I have been shooting Olympus professionally since 2005 and have never been asked by a client regarding dynamic range of my images. But they do love the look of the images. Have been shooting RAW files since before the OM-D and find this to be superior in many ways especially dynamic range. You are correct in all your tips and I will have to try some of the last three regarding jpg images. Great stuff Robin, thank you.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for sharing your experience Carl, and yes, same here, I have been shooting for many years and never heard a complain from clients too!

[@donalone]

Thanks Robin. I noticed that my PenF dynamic range is limited after I shot and compare with full-frame in store and compare. I have been using this camera for 7 years but I noticed that some of the features I have forgotten. As I mainly take photos for kids, I don’t have the time to tweak the settings so I gradually just take pictures without looking at the settings. I will remember these tips next time I shoot the landscape pictures.

[@jameswong8419]

Haha..good to see some hometown images....the waterfront/TPK. Great video

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@loco46m]

Hi Robin, maybe you can do an update on this video since you have the OM1, or maybe even how to optimize the dynamic ranger in older cameras. Keep shooting!

[@PedroDVC]

The more I know about Olympus the more amazed I get and happy with my switch...

[@totalstranger8412]

I dumped my Nikon 7000 with many lenses. I now have the OMD Mark lll with prime lenses. All the other OMD videos were getting old. You’re the new kid on the block. Thanks for the new prospective. Liking you #505

[@robinwong]

Thanks fo r the kind words, getting prime lenses is the right way to go! So small and light yet delivering fantastic results.

[@grahamreader9141]

Thanks Robin, I had not realized that HDR was jpeg only and not RAW, I wondered why I had some jpeg images in my first excursion with the camera. Yes I only shoot Raw. GrahamR

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

Great channel and explanations ! To all the full frame preachers : just try an m43 camera combined with stellar optics such as the Olympus pro 2.8 and 1.2 line or pana-leica lenses : you will change your mind

[@robinwong]

Well said!

[@OniMirage]

Low Key and High Key should be used when shooting images in that style. For instance for vivid scenes with lots of dark areas you can use low key to further emphasize the blacks to make them look like ink rather than patches of gray. The opposite High Key can be used for muted scenes with lots bright areas to force white into a pure high light. I am a believer of getting the shot as correct as you can when you shoot it so adjustments are made simply to optimize rather than used to save you from incorrect exposure.

[@allencrider]

Hmm . . . I own a pen e-pl8 and never knew about gradation auto before. So I checked my manual and even my low-end Olympus has this feature!

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

0:41 and you've been doing very well with it too! 😊

[@robinwong]

Thanks, you are very kind!

[@RichardsModellingAdventures]

I’v shot loads of makes of camera and find the omd cameras fine on DR. It’s better than a lot of canons or at least as good as for sure

[@mdkush5833]

Im going to try on my EM12

[@ronym]

Robin thanks for sharing your knowledge. Love your channel, I’m always tuning in. Don’t know if you noticed a constant shift in white balance in this video, or is ti me? 🙃🙃 Once again thanks, I’ve learned so much watching your videos.

[@DPoly]

Trank you sir!

[@robinwong]

You are welcome!

[@extremelydave]

Sir, if you are not employed by Olympus, you should be! Everything here is great info to know to make your photos the best they can be. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge!!!!!!

[@robinwong]

I was employed by them several years ago. I left.

[@mauriziomion1608]

Fantastico

[@JOSEKLRANGEL]

Nice Video ...

[@robinwong]

Thanks!