Super Useful Olympus Feature - Super Control Panel

[@robinwong]

Today, Malaysia recorded over 20,000 daily new Covid positive cases, even after more than 3 months of harsh lockdown. At this rate, the lockdown continues to year 3087.

[@mariomarumoto8793]

Thank you for your sharing 😌

[@WhoIsSerafin]

Keeping people trapped in their homes just makes the virus spread worse

[@hedydd2]

There must be many people breaking the lockdown or some common vector spreading it. Are your flats or houses using a recirculating common air-con system? Something isn't right because if people are not in close contact then the virus should not spread from one person to another. Can you think of why there are so many cases even with the lockdown? How is the vaccination campaign going? Are any other prophylactic medicines or methods being used, like effective valveless masks when shopping, hand sanitisation and social distancing, or even the ivermectin product?

[@RoderickJMacdonald]

Don’t be discouraged. At least you have people contacting you here. It is tough, but we have to support each other. You are helping many people.

[@cineffect]

Maybe a silly question, but could you not move to Singapore?

[@abchappell01]

Robin, you are a life saver. Thank you so much 😊

[@michaelmacguinness5498]

Extremely useful tutorial. Thank you!

[@mattwaller8959]

One thing you didn't note is that when you select a cell in the SCP you do not need to press OK to adjust the setting; you can immediately turn the dial to adjust it. This makes it very fast to use as you can simply tap a feature and turn the dial. You then half-press the shutter button to select your choice and exit the SCP, and presto -- you're ready to shoot with the new setting. It took me a while to appreciate what an ingenious feature the "Shortcut" button is for the small cameras without many customizable buttons; it basically becomes a "multi-function button" with the whole SCP to choose from. Whatever you last selected is remembered so you can simply press Shortcut and turn the dial. For example on my E-PL10 which has no ISO button I just leave ISO selected in the SCP and "Shortcut" becomes my ISO button.

[@ted356]

Another good video! Thank you for sharing. Olympus should give you a medal and lots of cameras, you are their best ambassador.

[@gedtaylor4773]

Thanks Robin excellent tutorial

[@garypocklington3396]

Hello Robin I’ve recently acquired an Olympus OMD EM1 Mk ii and 12-40mm lens. Having previously used a DSLR system I am gradually understanding how to use the mirrorless system from.a DSLR one. Your videos are greatly assisting in that transition. They are informative, interesting and relevant. That are presented in a way that communicates the information clearly and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@RedMenaceCLE]

You advanced my shooting on my new Olympus by leaps and bounds with this video. Thank you!

[@edoardofrezet6671]

As always, some useful tips and very nice to watch! Thanks a lot!

[@julesbuttes6833]

thank you Robin for all your essential videos for any beginner in the OM-D world like me. I learned a lot from you.

[@yaupie]

A very good concise video guide to using the Super Control Panel. I always forgot where to find the sequential shooting option when I needed. Thanks for the reminder.

[@rickbear7249]

Robin, slightly off topic. I've been thinking about ordering some take away (home delivery) food tonight. It got me thinking about countries that have the very best 'street food' scene, like yours, Robin. Although you're still in the grip of a tight Lockdown, Robin. Perhaps you could use that time to put together one of your brilliant KZbin videos on the Malaysian street food scene, together with a few tips on how to photograph it? It'd be lovely if you'd share your country's culture with us Westerners. We can't visit you right now, Robin, but you could take us to your home (virtually) and tell us more about your famous foods, like Beef Rendang. Not everything you produce on KZbin has to be about photography, Robin. How about sharing another part of your world? I'm sure a photographer, like yourself, has more than enough images. So how about it, Robin. Your English friend, Rick Bear

[@rickbear7249]

Robin, later this evening, I was listening to an audio-book about the Royal Navy. It made a mention of Malaysians, which immediately made me think of you! As you're in need of amusement, I thought you needed a laugh. So just to amuse you, dear friend. The amusing words were, "they [the British sailors] were used to the pirates of the South China Sea. To the WICKED MALAYS of the Straights" and, of course, I immediately thought of our own truly "WICKED" Malaysian, that infamous pirate, Robin Wong 😂. Where your ancestors "wicked pirates", Robin? You do have a certain very "piratical" look about you! Thank goodness you're a very dear friend these days 😉. Greetings my piratical Malay friend. You're most definitely loved by your British followers today, Rick Bear (in Gt. Britain)

[@somorjai]

Thank you Robin! Your videos are always quality ones!

[@chuckgibbs5960]

Wow! This video is so valuable ! Thankyou. Just got this camera, touched the dials but didn't know how to get the this control panel....great now.

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Video and Excellent Information Robin! Thank You.

[@lenanderson753]

Don't forget the gear wheel in the bottom right, press on it and it indicates what buttons you have set.

[@danilozucchini6292]

Thank to you Robin for the tutorial. I finally understood how to use the Super Control Panel of my OMD EM5 and probably i will buy a OMD E1 Mark3

[@JamesBoyer-plus]

Thank you so much, Robin. This is great! The menus on my wife's OMD EM1 have been a mystery for far too long. Now, I can help her to be able to set things the way she wants to when she wants to and to enjoy her photography a lot more. 😊

[@bakermantube]

Thank you Robin!

[@garybrown9719]

I love the supper control panel I apologize for buy a Panasonic g9 I love my 45.2 lens so i thought i would like the g9 I also bought a x-t3 and love it for panorama Now the g9 and x-t3 are for sale sence the em10 mark iv has panorama

[@gilbertwalker6769]

Robin, congratulations on another super helpful video! I always enjoy your videos, and this was no exception. Thank you for helping us enjoy and get the most out of our Olympus cameras!

[@karls6802]

I vote for a extended How-To on the Super Control Panel

[@Gunni-og3hz]

The cat was so cute!!!

[@josesanabria3819]

The introduction was purrfect!!

[@FeetWalking]

Thanks so much as could not work out why super control panel was not displaying years of owning EM5 and found out why from your tutorial by turning off the live control. Now i have subscribe to your channel to learn more

[@thomasreeves5388]

Fantastic thanks Robin 😊

[@bobneedham6224]

I wish this video existed when I bought my EM5. I know it’s all in the manual, but this a great introduction.

[@etritrakaj]

Great help, amazing tutorials as always on your channel! Olympus cameras and (Pro)Lenses are truly excellent, but the menu structure and the navigation are in my opinion an ergonomic nightmare! Cheers and have a great day with a lot of artistic photographic work!

[@weisserth]

People give Olympus cameras a bad rep for having too complicated menus. Ironically, the SCP is THE best and MOST intuitive way to control a large amount of exposure related settings in one location - it's a shame it's not turned on by default.

[@lindadee2053]

In the original Olympus 4/3 cameras, before micro 4/3 came out, the SCP was the default "menu".

[@johnkanzler6646]

Love this panel!

[@extremelydave]

I've been using OMD cameras for some time now, but every time you put out one of these "info" videos, I find at LEAST one thing I have not played with...... so keep them coming Robin!! Maybe you could do a video on setting up custom function buttons with examples???? Like on my lenses I set up the lens function button (Lfn) to magnify so I can get my focus point right on the money (Yup, I know only the pro lenses have that button....). Thanks for another informative video Mr Wong!!!

[@pmcbMadeInIreland]

Really useful, thanks a million. 👍

[@rudolfabelin383]

Thanks Robin, now I really need this video!! Good news! I have just bought a used Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II. From a Swedish dealer, good price for what I get. I guess it arrives early next week. While at it, I also bought a used Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II for my birds. As you might remember, I have a Lumix GH5, GM1 and GM5. Still in love with my OM-2n that sits on a shelf. As always, greetings from Sweden!

[@caw25sha]

I hope you use your OM2n occasionally. They get sad if left unused too long ☹

[@rudolfabelin383]

@@caw25sha Just come to Sweden!

[@coreyspencer9939]

I throughly enjoy all your videos very informative I’m 67 years old and use Olympus 4/3 systems even though I’m not a professional photographer at all I’ve had there film cameras as well

[@suetownson7747]

Brilliant Robin as usual!

[@ianvaughan9028]

Perfect late night viewing! Thank you Robin. :-)

[@abchappell01]

Robin, thank you, thank you, for this tutorial. After all these years, someone has finally discussed in some detail, and in an understandable manner, the operation of the Super Control Panel. Your presentation is invaluable.

[@WhoIsSerafin]

Could you do a video using the supplied mini flash going through the settings and best use for different situations. Thanks!

[@jean-yvesroue8672]

Already done by Robin

[@robertcudlipp3426]

He could easily just add a link then.

[@mariomarumoto8793]

God bless continue sharing thank you🙂

[@1957PLATO]

Super informative video on the super control panel.

[@joanantonim.p.2400]

Thank you very much, Robin... 👌👍👍🙏 "SALUDOS... 👋🙋😃 "

[@hawaiianstarman]

Good tutorial. Thank you. Helpful to note the profile settings relate specifically to the use of JPG images. Have no bearing on RAW

[@GeorgeStar]

My E-M1 has a SCP and LCP (Live Control Panel). They display the same info (AFAIK) but with the LCP you still see the image.

[@MrFirstdance2000]

This was so timely!! Thank you, Robin.

[@mikejankowski6321]

That was jam-packed full of information, thanks! I set Adobe color space a long time ago, but you are making me reconsider sRGB. Time for a refresher from the manual too, perhaps.

[@leonfourie5717]

Nice refreshment. Thanks Robin.

[@haroldgraham4441]

Thanks Robin

[@taair6270]

Hi Robin this was an excellent tutorial! I recently bought the EM1 mk lll. having never used Olympus before I found the menu very confusing and had no idea that you could simply adjust all the settings on from SCP screen. this is brilliant! I watched loads of tutorials on the menus but no one mentions this feature or explains it so well now finally I can navigate my camera settings with ease very well done keep the content coming. Oh Could you please do a tutorial on Astro photography especially the settings using the stary sky AF feature on the EM1 mk lll not many tutorials out there go in-depth on which are the best settings cheers take care.

[@gregclark886]

THANK YOU !!

[@grahampeggs5512]

hi robin love your tips - im new to Olympus camera and have just got omd e-m1 mk 3 and have found i cant change focus mode from MF in either A1 or super control panel hope for tip on how i can fix this. please and thank you in anticipation

[@HypnoNett]

Thanks, Robin. Always want to learn more ;)

[@kodithebear]

Helpful. Thank you

[@GrandmasterBBC]

At least on the older models, it's a shame that the super control panel is not turned on by default. I have purchased many used models over the past several years and not one of them had the previous owner turned on the super control panel. It's such a handy feature. Great video as always, Robin.

[@caw25sha]

I have used Nikon SLRs for many many years but recently defected to Olympus, in no small part due to Robin's videos. Great decision. I only bought an M10 and a 25mm 1.8 but am thinking of buying a Pro series zoom and another body before too long. The control panel is a really useful feature. Not perfect but very good. Is there a way to average 2 or more spot readings? A few cameras could do it decades ago so these days it would only be a very simple addition to the software.

[@rudolfabelin383]

Olympus OM-4?

[@caw25sha]

@@rudolfabelin383 Yes, I think that was the first camera with multi spot metering. It never seemed to catch on in a big way which is surprising.

[@rudolfabelin383]

On the intro, I love cats. We have 4 of them.

[@ronhadd8981]

Hi Robin, can you tell me if the cluster focus works on the OMD EM5 Mk2 and how do you activate the SCP in video mode on the OMD EM5 Mk2.

[@thatdentaldude7903]

Hi Robin, what's the little scale at the bottom of the screen with a zero in the centre? what's it for and how do you adjust this??

[@PhillipMcCallum]

Thankyou great video

[@leckywoznicki5393]

Thank you.

[@BenPhanStudios]

Can you customize the super control panel? Thanks!

[@picturemixstudios5760]

Hi Robin please you need you to talk more on Em1 mark iii

[@tanvohuu9364]

What model you used for this review? I used Em10iii and I can see preview directly from LCD while add more or minus A,M,G or B. But for E-M5II, E-M5III I cannot see preview directly. I am not I missing something but it 's weird for higher model like E-M5.

[@matteochiochetta658]

Robin! we love yourd videos! We are a couple from Italy! We have 2x EM1-mk2 and 1x EM10 mk2 plus multiple lenses. I have a question for you, the scenario is about using the microHDMI video out of the camera EM1mk2 FW3.2. It's going to a VIDEO MATRIX for social media streaming purposes. The RECORDING MODE is checked in the camera menu as for HDMI output. So the HDMI output is clean for the MIXER operator to use it, and the CAMERA operator can move every parameter to control the camera. BUT when the CAMERA operator presses the MENU button to change any parameter, the ON-CAMERA LCD is BLACKED OUT and the MENU appears in the HDMI OUTPUT. This to me looks like WRONG. Because the preview MIXER monitor is - in our conditions - far away from the camera operator and unplug-replug the HDMI cable from the camera isn't really a solution. Do you know if there is a further option for this? a trick? an update?? thank you!

[@AlejandroNitsch]

Hi! these devices read "HDMI output" as a new primary screen (I.e viewing on a TV or capture device) therefore I'd suggest trying 1. Use a standard set of parameters for each cam (I.e. one for closeup shots and one for wide angle shots, etc.) and pre-program them before filming, along with ambient settings, ligthing, sound checks etc to reduce changes during live transmission 2. I assume you might be using a streaming program such as OBS (open broadcaster software) in which you can set multiple scenes and select one or another. If this is the case, and you need to change the camera parameters mid-streaming, instruct the operator to change scenes in the program (seleecting a secondary input device, a prerecorded video/break, or a green screen etc) while he adjusts parameters 3. Most Olympus camera buttons can be reprogrammed to other functions. Even the "on/off" function can be assigned to any other button. Play along with the dials and extra buttons and configure them so that most exposure/film settings that you need can be adjusted by turning dials or buttons, without pressing "menu". Mr. Wong has a couple of videos about "button configs" and tricks to optimize your camera features 4. If all this doesn't help, is there any way of connecting a second MIXER monitor close to the camera operator? there are even some phone apps such as "remote control collection" that help achieve a secondary view of any computer screen projected to a phone paired via wifi hope this helps!

[@matteochiochetta658]

@@AlejandroNitsch thanks I am pre programming as much as I can. It's just little stuff that might stay behind. Thanks so much for your super helpful reply. Will try to optimize buttons a little more! Anyway the SCP that comes up pressing OK button doesn't trigger the MENU button issue.

[@AlejandroNitsch]

@@matteochiochetta658 glad it helps! I have an EM-5 Mkiii and the HDMI settings panel has an "HDMI control" option that you can turn on/off I suggest try turning it OFF please let me know how it works for you!

[@klauslampe4199]

The SCP goes out very quickly. Is it possible to set it to a longer time? How? My camera is a PEN E-PM2. Thanks in advance!

[@scottscott4669]

Thanks Robin, great job. :)

[@MaxxHDROM]

Thanks!!

[@michaelpuechner]

Thanks for the interesting video. In Germany, unvaccinated people have to pay for their test themselves from October, e.g. if they want to go to a restaurant or a cinema ...

[@joeltunnah]

Soon you’ll have empty restaurants and cafes just like France. The end goal is clearly to destroy them all and bankrupt everybody.

[@dekall2349]

Your comment is out of context. Go and simply get vaccinated

[@michaelpuechner]

@@dekall2349 ... I only mirrored Mr. Wong's comment with my statement. You may not have noticed the channel owner's comment ...

[@dekall2349]

@@michaelpuechner Correct. You're right. Sorry!

[@michaelpuechner]

@@dekall2349 No problem ... I have great respect for your apology. That is rather rare in the current discourse on the subject ...

[@vrettakosalexandros]

Thank you Wong

[@timoschakau5063]

Really love this tutorial. Thank you for it. It would be great, if you could do a video about the Hi-Res Mode. I think I need some explanations here and I'm pretty sure that I might not be the only one. ;)

[@robinwong]

Hi Timo, kindly use the search function, thanks

[@robertcudlipp3426]

Robin, would it take you too much time to simply provide a link? Sometimes I find searching for the video, if it exists in YT, can be a little hit and miss.

[@TCizauskas]

@Robert Cudlipp I agree with you. Providing a link takes about as much time as telling you to search for the link...and it's common customer service. Be that as it may, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKjCpGqEmd9-m8U and kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2TSoHSjd9R4lZY.

[@WhitehouseVideo]

Hi Robin have you removed some of your videos from your KZbin channel?

[@IshmaelHo]

Hi Robin. I cant seem to find much information on the movie recording settings. Especially 1) the quality difference of SuperFine, Fine, Normal and IA. 2) the impact to the file size.

[@malcolmbell9767]

I have a camera it’s an Olympus M10 I’m trying to take pictures but it’s only allowing me to see the settings on screen

[@jonbarnard7186]

It strikes me as odd that Olympus, despite decades of providing us with the SCP, has never programed in the ability to customise the thing. Even a cheap phone can do this, but we are stuck with what the engineers consider the most important functions to access in a hurry. How great would it be to design your own panel and perhaps have a different one for each custom slot? Or swipe between several, depending on your current requirements. At least the new OM-1 has a My-menu, which you can customize to your preferences, but why not go all the way and do this for the SCP? I don't see how this would be difficult.

[@thegreatvanziniphotos5976]

Ah!!!! I was wondering why I didn't seem to have one.

[@chasx7062]

Does anyone know if the OMD EM1 Original needs you to switch to video mode to record Video??? In one of the other Robin videos, he says you need to turn the dial to the video setting rather than merely pressing the record button. I notice in the settings that Video Mode is "linked" to the P (program dial), so thats a bit confusing. DOES anyone know whats going on??

[@tntytube]

So in this clip you just exposed the secret camera you used for the slo-mo shot of the 1.2 in the rain :)

[@davidlevitz2261]

I have M10-IV version. On Super panel, some icons allow me to change variables while other like WB Auto do not do anything when I go on them. What do I have to change to work?

[@caw25sha]

When you turn the wheel it should cycle through the options, sun, cloud etc. Unlike the other options you have to double tap with your finger to open the option fully. Not sure why.

[@caw25sha]

Actually I think I'm wrong about that. Just been trying it with sweaty fingers and I'm not sure what it's doing!

[@hedydd2]

If some particular modes and functions are selected, it will prevent others from working. White balance cannot be changed away from Auto when using iAuto shooting mode for instance. There are a load of other similar limitations made for good reasons.

[@wickie4801]

Yes, I like the Intro. Better than to eat cats😁 Olympus really has some good unique features. What a pity that the company has gone. In this year's vacancies it was simple to use and small, lightweight.

[@DavidCrooksPhotos]

Business as usual with OMDS

[@caw25sha]

Olympus is still in business but the camera business is separate from the original company which makes optical instruments etc. The new company has introduced a handful of new products including the very nice 8-25 Robin reviewed recently.

[@wickie4801]

OK, Chris. But it feels not the same. And something like the 8-25 was in roadmap of real Olympus further. The new company has to show, in which direction they move. See Sony VAIO: it's now a "cheap product". So I have most equipment of Oly that I need. Now it is a "surprising egg" with OMD Digital Solutions...

[@caw25sha]

@@wickie4801 It'll be interesting to see what they do over the next year or so but I don't think they will go down market because the lower end of the market has been largely replaced by smartphones. Cameras are now mostly bought by serious enthusiasts and professionals. Olympus have a niche which is distinctly different from Nikon and Canon (as they did with the 35mm OM system) and I think they'll try to build on that.

[@wickie4801]

YES

[@hedydd2]

Surely your description of S-AF and C-AF is not correct. S-AF will select focus once and lock it while your shutter button is half pressed. C-AF will continually adjust focus if either subject or camera moves while you half press the button. Similarly for back button focus is selected.

[@brycenie3335]

that's great but how the fuck do i get out of this