Olympus V207010BU000, V314060BU000 Buttons, Dials, And Levers, ISO and White Balance Settings

Picture tone, Color space, Button function assignments, face priority, metering modes, aspect ratio, AF mode, and image stabilization.

SCP Set Up

To set up SCP so that when you push the OK button (center button the multi-selector on the back of the camera) go - Menu button > Custom Menu (the gears) > Menu D > Display/Sound/PC > Control Settings. And in each of the modes you shoot in, make sure Live SCP is checked. There are also other options for each mode, if you leave these checked and do not see the SCP when pressing OK, press the Info button to rotate screens to get to the SCP.

Wow- why would you need anything else? For many, the SCP is more than enough. For others, when shooting it is very handy to make changes without moving your eye from the view finder making quick changes without breaking stride.

Hence - 25 buttons, dials, and levers on the EM-1 camera body, making many default changes from the camera body possible! Twenty-five! And we want customization???

Buttons, Dials, And Levers

Olympus spent some time on these, and they really seem to make a lot of sense at the defaults.

"The Lever"

The EM-1 has the "Lever" (I guess Olympus could not find a better name - located by the AEL/AFL button) that changes several functions of the camera when moved from position 1 to position 2. The "Lever" also has 5 modes making various possibilities available. A unique and different concept from any other camera I've used - but implemented extremely well - well enough

that I have chosen to use it. I currently have the "Lever" at Mode 1 (default setting).

The functions of the front and rear dials change depending on which position the "Lever" is in, 1 or 2 - and the shooting mode you are in. Using Aperture, Shutter or Program priority modes with the "Lever" in position 1 the front dial changes aperture or shutter speed respective to the priority mode and the rear dial changes the exposure compensation.

ISO and White Balance Settings

By moving the "Lever" to position 2 I have instant access to make ISO changes with the front dial and WB changes through the rear dials, including in Manual priority mode, without removing my eye from the viewfinder.