see also:

• the Olympus OM-D system and how to make the most of it
• Olympus OM-D camera hidden information
• activating the Live Super Control Panel (SCP) in Olympus cameras

Olympus E-M5 customisation options (image courtesy of systemkamera-forum.de)

• card setup
  • allows formatting of card or just erasing whole card
• reset/myset
  • allows saving settings to a MySet configuration
• picture mode - select jpeg processing mode such as:
  • i-Enhance for more vibrance
  • Vivid - for vivid colours (but also has side benefit of increasing AF speed!)
  • Natural
  • Muted
  • Portrait
  • Monotone - can select:
    • contrast
    • sharpness
    • B&W filter (neutral, red, green, yellow, orange)
    • toning (neutral, sepia, blue, purple)
    • gradation - auto, normal, high key, low key
  • Custom - allows setting a picture mode AND contrast, sharpness, saturation, gradation
  • Art Filter
• record mode
  • select image or movie quality and file type eg. RAW+jpeg
• image aspect
  • native is 4:3, but you can choose a cropped mode such as 16:9 (panoramic film style), 3:2 (same as 35mm film cameras), 1:1 (square), 3:4
• digital teleconverter
  • sets digital “zoom” on

• sequential shooting / self timer mode
• image stabiliser mode
• bracketing
• multiple exposure mode
• flash compensation
• RC mode - see remote TTL flash RC mode with the Olympus OM-D cameras

• AF/MF
  • AF mode for still and for movie
  • fulltime AF
  • AEL/AFL mode
  • reset lens on/off - if ON, lens returns to default position when power is turned off
  • MF during BULB/TIME exposure on/off
  • focus ring direction
  • MF assist on/off - when ON, magnified view is automatically activated when MF ring is turned in any MF mode
  • AF target area Set Home
  • AF illuminator assist on/off
  • AF face detection priority - off, on, nearest eye, right eye, left eye
• button/dial
  • button function
  • dial function
  • dial direction
• release / continuous shot settings
  • Rls Priority S
  • Rls Priority C
  • L burst rate speed
  • H burst rate speed
  • IS Off in burst mode
  • Half Way Rls With IS setting on Olympus cameras
• display, sound and PC connection settings
  • HDMI
  • video out - PAL/NTSC
  • OK button action
  • Info button action
  • grid display
  • Picture mode - can enable or disable various picture modes to simplify camera use
  • histogram settings - set highlight and shadow area cutoff values
  • mode guide help function for mode dial
  • live view boost
  • art LV mode
  • LV close up mode
    • when shutter release is half-pressed:
      • in mode 1: enlarged live view will disappear and the enlargement frame displayed
      • in mode 2: AF will work in enlarge live view mode
  • Info OFF time
  • backlit LCD time
  • sleep timeauto power off time
  • Beep when AF locks
  • USB mode - auto / storage / MTP / Print
• exposure settings
  • EV step increments
  • metering type
  • AEL metering type
  • ISO
  • ISO step (increments)
  • ISO Auto set - set high limit and default
  • ISO Auto availability - PAS or All (includes manual exposure)
  • Bulb/timer maximum duration - 1-20 minutes
  • Live BULB ON
  • Live Time - how often live view will be updated during Live BULB
  • Antishock - delay from shutter pressed to release
• flash settings
  • x-sync shutter speed
  • slowest shutter speed for non-manual exposure modes
  • flash compensation level additive to exposure compensation level (on/off)
• image color and white balance settings
  • noise reduction - for long exposures - leave this to Auto unless you plan to do manual dark frames and post-process
  • noise filter - high ISO noise reduction - generally leave this to LOW
  • white balance (WB)
  • All mode WB - set same WB to all modes
  • Keep warm color in Auto WB when shooting in warm light - I prefer this to be OFF
  • flash WB - automatically set WB when using flash - off / auto WB / flash WB
  • color space - sRGB / Adobe RGB
  • shading compensation - auto correct for vignetting depending on lens used
  • jpeg image size / compression quality for each jpeg setting
  • pixel count - set pixel count for M and S jpeg settings
• record/erase settings
  • quick erase on/off
  • RAW+jpeg erase
  • file naming
  • edit filename
  • priority set - confirmation dialogs
  • dpi settings for printing
  • copyright settings in EXIF data
• movie settings
  • movie mode
  • movie+still - records a still when movie ends
  • movie sound record on/off
  • movie effect - on/off
  • wind noise reduction
  • recording volume
• built-in EVF settings
  • built-in EVF style
  • Info button display
  • displayed grid for framing
  • EVF auto switch when eye detected at EVF
  • EVF frame rate
  • EVF brightness and color temperature
• utility - other settings
  • pixel mapping
  • exposure shift - can apply a optimal exposure adjustment for each metering mode - can be very handy!
  • battery warning level
  • battery priority - which battery to use 1st
  • calibrate electronic level gauge - a must do!
  • touch screen on/off
  • Eye-Fi SD card WiFi on/off

• Olympus PENPAL Share
• Olympus PENPAL Album
• electronic viewfinder accessory

• time
• language
• LCD monitor brightness and color temperature
• Rec View - duration of image display after taking shot
• menu display toggle
• firmware version information