Izzy here from Digital Goja. Today I'd like
to go over a frequently asked question
about the Olympus Pen-F.
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Alright so, now what we're going to do is
we're going to take a look at the actual
dials and controls on the Olympus Pen F.
So this is basically what you will
receive in your instruction manual and
we're going to go
what these individual dials and controls
do for your camera. #1, we're
going to take a look at the mode dial
lock and this is a really awesome
feature I would wish that some other
camera manufacturer think of this
because this allows you to set your
particular mode and then lock it in
place, that way you don't change it
inadvertently when you're using the
camera and of course this is the mode
dial, notice how this is where you're
going to set your different modes,
whether you want to work on different
custom settings, you want to do video
you're intelligent auto and of course
your PASM settings and you lock it in
place it stays perfectly there. Now we
have the rear dial. This guy is allowing
you to change certain custom functions
and settings on your Pen-F and you
toggle it left and right.
Then on the side here this guy is what
is called an exposure compensation dial
and notice how it has settings starting
with 0 and you can do quarter stop all
the way up to +3 and as you turn it
the other way, and again these have
indentation and they lock in place, you
can go all the way over to -3.
Your next one is very popular in today's
world of course is your movie dial. When
you press this that activates your movie
shooting and when you press it again it
deactivates your video recording. Now,
right to the left of that, this is your
shutter button, again, all of these guys are
very well constructed, this is all metal
and notice one thing that to maintain
that retro design in the Olympus Pen-F,
we have a mechanical shutter release port.
I mean this is from in the days gone by
where you can actually use a mechanical
plunger to release your camera for self
timer or long exposures. That's called
the cable release connector. Now this in
front right here, is what is called your
front dial and this again is yet another
command dial that you have access to
change different settings on your Pen-F
and different functions. Now the one all
the way in the front here, this is the
one that was little bit controversial
when the camera first came out and
people are saying all this tends to be
in the way, honestly I think it's
perfectly placed, this is what is called
your Creator dial and this is where I can
actually set different color and art
filters whether I want to shoot in mono
or in particular filtration systems that
are built into the camera and it has a
toggle or locks in place, again, also
metal, very well constructed, it feels
really nice to the hand. Then right below
here, this is your on this side, and it's
covered in that leather design, this is
your lens release button. So when you
depress this you now have the capability
of removing your lens and it locks it
back in place so you depress it to
remove it and then line it up and it
locks it back in place. Now, this button
over here is something that had
disappeared for a while and most digital
cameras,
this is what is called a preview button
and it's basically a depth of field
preview button so when you depress the
camera will actually stop down and show
you in the live view or even your
electronic viewfinder, how much depth of
field you have in the image depending on
your settings currently on the camera.
And on the top over here we have our
stereo microphone because remember it
does have a built-in mic system and
that's what these two little ports up
here are, so that it does record in
stereo and then, very important button,
and again there was controversial they
said it was too far, I honestly like it
because it allows me to just do it with
a flip. This is your On/Off button so it
makes it really simple to turn your
camera on and off. It doesn't turn very
easily so it's not something that you're
going to be turning on and off by
accident. And then right here is your
self timer and illuminator AF
illuminator lamp, so when you have your
Pen-F set to self timer this guy will
depict it by blinking and when you're
working in lower light situations
this is where the AF beam will be used.
On this side over here is your speaker
so when you want to listen to any audio
that you've recorded on your Pen-F
this is actually the speaker system
right here these three little ports on
the side. And then since we're on this
side this is your strap eyelet, this is
the way that you're going to be able to
connect a strap specially the
conventional one that comes with or even
some optional straps that are on the
market and it is a very conventional
design with the plastic protector here
so you don't have any
braising or scratching of the body due to
the fact that it is metal. And we already
spoke about the lens release button, but
i'm going to show you something here
which is on the actual body, and this is
the lens lock pin. So notice when I
depress the lens release button this
is what actually hold the lens in place
so that when you go to line up a lens to
connect it the Olympus lenses are
usually going to have this little red
dot which will line up to the red dot on
the camera body so that way you align it
and then you turn it to lock it in place,
so they made it nice and simple to be
able to easily do it as a matter of fact
it's indented so even if it's in a dark
situation and very low light you can
feel your way on how to connect your
lens correctly.
Oh and last but not least here is your
flash connector hot shoe and it's a
standard hotshoe so that means you can
work with many different flashes that
are out the market, it will slide on in
place and they give you a really nice
hot shoe protector, which you want to put
somewhere because this is very simple,
I've already lost 3 of these and of course
this is where you are also put the flash
that's incorporated with the camera
which is the FL LM 3, it'll mount on here
perfectly but it does give you the
option of working with other flashes. And
notice this icon here, that's where it
basically this is from the days gone by
of film.. this is where you would see your
film playing which now is where your
sensor is and that's basically telling you
that your sensor is lined up from here on.
And there you have it this is all the
controls on the top of our Olympus Pen-F.
Now we're going to go and proceed in
looking at the rear dials and controls.
Alright so now we're going to take a
look at the back or the rear of our
Olympus Pen-F and see what all this means.
So first of all we have the viewfinder
alright, which is this area right here this
is where
you're going to put your eye up to the
electronic viewfinder, and it also has an
eye sensor in here.
What that means is when you put your
eye up to it it's the proximity sensor
automatically shuts off the rear LCD, so
that's all incorporated here and you
also have your viewfinder eye cup and this
is rubberized, it's pretty much attached
on here, it doesn't seem to be a
removable piece so it's built into the
frame but it's very well-constructed.
It's like a hard rubber that's going to
give you the added protection and
benefit of covering any excess light. And
right here is your diopter, so if you
wear glasses,
the beauty of it is that you can
actually adjust it to your particular
class setting. So if you wear eyeglasses
or readers this is the way to adjust
this so you don't have to keep taking
them on and off to be able to work with
your viewfinder, that's your diopter
adjustment dial, right next to it this is
what is called your live view button and
here's where you can actually depress it
and change whether you want the camera
to have live view constantly or you can
switch back and forth between electronic
viewfinder or set it to the proximity
sensor. It also doubles as a function
#2 button, which allows you to
set it to whatever purpose you desire.
Here this is an actual toggle lever that
allows you to look at your parameters
when it comes to histogram and leveling
systems and you can toggle that
back-and-forth left and right. Then, right
on the end over here
this guy is your function #1
button, which is also programmable and
this is going to allow you to set
particular features that you want this
button to do for you, then right over
here on this side, this has been around
for quite a while,
that's your magnification button, so this
is when you are viewing on live view or
on playback mode this is how it allows
you to magnify your image. Right below
that over here to the right is our info
button and as you press this it
activates different
information on the screen. So if I want
to change whatever info is being shown,
notice how as I press it either adds
more information or removes it all
together and then of course right to
your left
this is your menu button and this is the
one that allows you to access your
entire menu and be able to go through it
and pick whatever options you want to
change or preset in the camera, that's
your menu button. Now right here this is
your arrow pad and notice how when you
are in the menu you can toggle between
the different folders and settings
by using the arrow pad and you can move
it to the right or to the left and up
and down. Now the arrow pad itself when
the menu button is not activated also
allows you to do your settings and you
notice that they are indicated here with
particular icons and it shows you where
you have for your ISO and white balance
you're focusing point your Flash
override and you're shooting mode,
whether you want to continue self-timer
and so forth, plus right in the middle is
your ok button and this is the one that
we use to activate the super panel for
the super menu or you can also click on
it to activate the particular setting
that you want to lock in place and to
the right is the very popular and that's
why it's indicated in blue
this is your playback mode so when you
depress this button that activates
playback of your images whether their
stills or video and then the very
important little trash can
this is the way to delete your images. If
you want to delete videos or stills
individually or you can do them in
groups or clusters and of course last
but not least the touchscreen, 3.2 inch
panel that allows you to disengage it,
it swivels, so notice how I can swivel it to
the left and I can angle it depending on
the view that I prefer and of course
remember this is your touchscreen also
so you can go ahead and do focusing
point adjustments or particular settings
with the touch screen, you can even use it to
actually incorporate it as your shutter
and it closes up so it gives you that
beautiful leather backing and it gives
you the safety of the protection. Now
we're going to go to the side, and right
here is your cover to access your HDMI
and your USB AV-Out USB port right on
the top and micro-HDMI port right on the
bottom and it has a little hinge so it
locks it in place. Remember, is not weather
sealed but it's very well constructed so
it protects it nicely there and then
underneath, last but not least, here we have
our quarter twenty tripod thread. This is
where you're going to be able to attach
your Pen-F to a tripod, to rigs, to
anything that has a quarter twenty
thread and here is the lever that
releases and opens up the battery door
where we have your battery port which is
held in place by this little red
connector and of course your SD card
slot. So, it has a spring-loaded feature
when you press down that locks in place
and there you have it
this is the bottom side and front and
top of your Olympus Pen-F camera.
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