OM System OM-1 Tutorial: How to set up Custom Modes & My Menu ep.373

A complete tutorial for the OM System OM-1 on how to save your custom settings using the Custom Mode. Also, set up your own menu using My Menu. Then save all of these settings to your phone!
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[@mezabarch]

Thank you Rob for a fantastic tutorial. The dark cloud of frustration following me with settings issues has cleared.

[@2e0str]

Thanks Rob, I was struggling to work out how to get it so that my menu came up when I pressed the menu button, this was a great help.

[@bluepatthecat]

These are great videos Rob, a week ago I made the switch from full frame canon to the Om 1 and have found your videos invaluable, please don’t stop

[@RobTrek]

Thanks. I'll try.

[@stephanmanfre3121]

Thanks, Rob, for all your great tutorials that have helped me more than once! And many thanks for putting efforts into a specific issue I raised.

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@bump947er]

Rob This is a terrific tutorial. It is easy to follow and I was able to get up and running with my OM1 quickly.....Thanks

[@RobTrek]

Glad to help!

[@petercardow2083]

Great video Rob, It`s complicated stuff these storage options. Using the phone as extra option is a good thing. :-)

[@RobTrek]

Thanks, Peter.

[@michaelwall7560]

You can set the camera to always open in My Menu when you press the Menu button. Operations > Menu cursor Settings.

[@RobTrek]

That works great. Thanks!

[@a2022z2]

Thanks for a great video. That made it so much easier to understand the possibilities of my new OM-1

[@RobTrek]

Glad it helped!

[@DTAnglesey]

Great video Rob, thanks for sharing your settings with us. 👍

[@mezabarch]

Thanks!

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@skipsaunders5974]

Excellent!!!.... Once again you offer innovative thought about how to best use my camera.... Much appreciated :-)

[@RobTrek]

Happy to help!

[@Swaggerlot]

You can also save and share those settings. I downloaded bird settings from another user, fine tuned and saved those.

[@RobTrek]

Thanks for the tip!

[@bumphoto]

Hey Rob one more question. How do you turn on the OM-1 high speed flash sync? Will it work with a godox 300 off camera using the pro trigger? I saw one of your videos that was older and I have looked at the manual and I'm still lost

[@RobTrek]

Hi, Mark. I answered your question in a video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4C1YpuBl7igZqs

[@j16m02]

Great information Rob. Thanks.

[@RobTrek]

Thanks, James. I try.

[@DHAGMANN2]

Great compelling video Rob!

[@RobTrek]

Thanks!

[@BilloBob1231]

Hi for the c1 to c4 settings you can assign seperate f stop etc if you select hold in the menu

[@RobTrek]

Thanks for the tip!

[@travellingman9031]

I can’t seem to find anything in the Menus mentioning the setting for recording in Flat format, Log400 etc. Can you please advise? Thanks.

[@RobTrek]

Hi, I answered your question in a video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpjYeIWCgZlljqs

[@ScubaHockeyDoc]

Can the same custom settings be sent from the app to more than one camera body? Love all of your work. Thanks

[@RobTrek]

If it's the exact same camera, yes. On the mobile app, you have to register each camera separately to connect.

[@MikeS1935]

I have set up my OM-1 to your settings but MY Menu shows no item registered and says by pressing the white button during menu one can register the item to MY Menu I'm not sure which button is the white one . when I press the menu it automatically goes to MY Menu with the message below it. i have gone over it several times and re-watched you tutorial several times . I have tried registering customer settings. I am rather elderly 87 but can follow what is going on. but I'm missing something or my camera has a glitch . its got the latest firmware up date .1.2 for body and all my lenses are up to date as is OM workspace. thanks in advance .

[@RobTrek]

Hi. I'm not sure why it says the white button, but I push the red record button to register items. Let me know if that worked.

[@jvnature]

If you have saved custom settings to C1, and its Aperture-mode, can you change it to manual mode without making it over again? i think no?

[@RobTrek]

You can't do that but there is a work-around. Assign C1 to a button, and while in PAS or M, you can go recall C1 without changing the mode dial. So if C1 is A, your camera will switch to A mode even if your mode dial is on M.

[@KimHolst4171dk]

Hi - a change from OM-D's in the OM-1 is, that some menu-settings are now global. Meaning they can’t be different from PASM-modes in C-modes. Would you know of a setting that enables/disables that change?

[@RobTrek]

I'm not aware of any.

[@KimHolst4171dk]

@@RobTrek ok, thanks

[@weisskm]

On some cameras I can label the custom settings (C1, C2, etc.) so I remember which settings are set for each. Is is possible to do this on the OM-1? Thanks

[@RobTrek]

Not in-camera. However, you can save them to the phone app and name them.

[@weisskm]

@@RobTrek Thanks Rob. I was able to do it in OI Share. On my Ricoh GR3x you can do it in camera so I thought I could on my OM-1 too. Thanks again.

[@kamranhkhan]

Rob, there are lot of reports on different forums involving photographers who have bricked their OM-1 while upgrading the firmware to 1.3. it will be nice if you can make a video on it to address the issue.

[@RobTrek]

If you mean firmware 1.2, I've not heard about this. There are too many variables for me to address properly. I'd only be guessing. I did a quick search and didn't see anything, but maybe you can point me to a forum and I can look into it. Thanks.

[@stephanmanfre3121]

Brilliant instruction. However, I face the following issue: I own two OM-1, and I set custom settings in my first camera. I have saved these to Ol.Share on my iPhone. When I import these into the second camera, quite a few settings are not saved (incl. apperture, shutter speed, focus mode). Anyone else facing this issue, or having any solution?

[@RobTrek]

Unfortunately, I don't have a second camera to check this. However, if you can email me the custom settings file, I can take a look. I know others copy settings from one camera to the other without issue. rob at robtrek dot com.

[@wildcat1065]

Great video Rob. Is there any way of renaming the C1 C2 C3 C4 to something relevant to what you have set up, like Reg Photog, BIF, Stack etc ? Thanks

[@RobTrek]

Not in-camera. If you save your settings in your phone using the OM Share App, you can name them there.

[@wildcat1065]

@@RobTrek . That's great thanks Rob.

[@kmelman]

Hi Rob, How do you load a Custom Setting file (*.set) into OI Share?

[@RobTrek]

Hi, Ken. Sorry I took a while to get back to you. I made a video for you here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZK4loODdtWKgac

[@drshawnie]

Hey Rob in trying to figure this out I removed 2 of my "MY MENU" tabs. Will you please tell me how can I get them back? thank you so much!

[@RobTrek]

You just need to add items to them. When you have a setting highlighted, push the record button, then select one of the My1 - My5. Let me know if that answers your question. -Rob

[@stevepersighetti3400]

Great video, many thanks Rob. Customs modes have long been a mystery to me! Is there any chance you could make a short video on assigning functions to the lever please eg S-AF and C-AF modes or Bird Detect on and off. Many thanks.

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@wallywo7392]

P.s this was for my tg 6

[@rafaelsegui4845]

Hello! One question to the custom modes. Once you have set a custom mode and saved it to C2 (for instance) and, let's say is being set to Aperture priority shooting mode (A), is there a way to change it to M shooting mode and keeping all the rest of the setting that are being set?. I recently got the new om1 coming from em1ii and altough everything is kind of familiar I'm getting used to it. Is there. thank you in advance!

[@RobTrek]

Hi, Rafael. I answered your question in a new video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3-UY3-CodyjpM0 Hope it helps. -Rob

[@rafaelsegui4845]

@@RobTrek many many thanks for your time giving me such a clear and understandable answer.

[@godsinbox]

Hi, How do I set the level display on stills screen. I have it on movie mode only now.

[@RobTrek]

By default, if you push the info button, it should toggle through 3 different information displays. One of them will have the level meters. You can also set the information display in the "Operations" menu #4, then go to "Info Settings" and selection various options there.

[@pics7161]

Great set of educational videos, thank you. Is there anywhere you cover the IS settings to use with the OM-1 and Panasonic 100-400 for action with faster shutter speeds ? As a new comer to MFT I am fine with the 40-150F4 Pro but not certain when a lens has an IS switch. Thanks.

[@RobTrek]

On Olympus cameras with Olympus lenses, everything is done automatically if you have the IS switched on and IBIS turned on. I have to send you over to Robin Wong, as he is really the expert on this. I'm not sure what happens when you mix Oly and Pana.

[@pics7161]

@@RobTrek Thank you for the quick response.

[@popiemac4579]

Great video as all of yours are. You’ve helped me so much. I’m a bit confused on AF Target Mode for birds in flight (C2). You recommend setting it to “all” vs “cross”? Thank you

[@RobTrek]

Subject detect will only look for thinks inside the focus box. So if you set it to a smaller cross point, you have to be really good at tracking which defeats the purpose.

[@popiemac4579]

@@RobTrek thanks. Understand now.

[@RWROW]

Is there any way of reviewing all your C1 settings in one list on your Android phone or on the camera itself?

[@RobTrek]

Not that I know of, but that would be cool!

[@jasminyeow123]

Hi Rob, may I have your advice where is the setting for time lapse? Many thanks in advance

[@RobTrek]

It's in shooting menu 2, page 2, called "Interval Shooting".

[@jasminyeow123]

@@RobTrek thank you so much

[@sethferguson3465]

Are the custom button settings saved as well or do they stay the same in all modes

[@RobTrek]

Yes, they are saved as well.

[@alandimery3379]

Thank you for another great video. Have you made an in-depth video on the pre-burst feature of the OM-1 . If you haven't would it be possible for to do this please?

[@RobTrek]

Thanks, Alan. I'll try and do one next week.

[@alandimery3379]

@@RobTrek that is very obliging of you. Thanks. I am trying to make my mind up between the Canon R7 and the OM Systems OM-1. I am leaning towards the OM-1.

[@berntlie6799]

Very useful to me. Would be useful if Mymenu could be assigned to a button? One question related to Face/Eye detection...(I know you did videos in the past...). My subjective feeling is that it worked (considerably) better on the OM-D EM-1 iii than what I'm able to get on the OM-1... Do you have updated experience/settings for the OM-1?

[@RobTrek]

Thanks. No I haven't tried anything recently with the new firmware update. I'll see if I can fit in something next week.

[@berntlie6799]

A possible bug? I reset the camera, and forgot to display highlight/shadow ["H/S"] in the EVF before storing as C1. Then I specified H/S in A mode, and it worked. But if I switched to C1 and then specified H/S, highlights and shadows did not show!!?? Switching back to A-mode, specifying H/S, and then saving ("set") this to C1 made H/S work in C1. Point is: H/S only seems to work in custom mode if it has been specified *before* saving it, not if I add it after switching to custom mode. Weird.

[@wallywo7392]

Hi Rob I don't my last message was sent so apologies if you've received a duplicate of this message. Hi Rob looking forward to the photo chat this afternoon you are creating a great community. After 5 hours of travelling yesterday I returned to find and my photos from the tg-6 weren't that sharp. Have you any recommendations? I used both P and A mode. Do you use use All Targets, single AF or Tracking for focusing? Also what about face detect?

[@RobTrek]

Hope I answered for you in the Live Stream today.

[@wallywo7392]

@@RobTrek thanks Rob, you did indeed. I managed to rescue a photos which took a bit of time in raw. I was actually going to email them to show you what I have been up to. Happy to do that if you'd like to see them? I don't share my pictures publicly. Thanks again.

[@marklaurendet1861]

Thanks for another great video, so far I have not used my phone with my EM1.3 may look into it soon for the custom settings saves. Problem is I use my EM10.2 with the phone and I hate having to swap cameras in and out, wish we could register more than one camera with the app. I wonder why why they don't give us the option so save setting to the SD card like other manufacturers. that would be handy as well.

[@RobTrek]

I'd love an sd card option too.

[@RollyDSpradling73]

Thanks!

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@RollyDSpradling73]

Thanks!

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@RollyDSpradling73]

Thanks!

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!

[@pbrick1]

Thanks!

[@RobTrek]

Thank you!