Olympus E-M5 Mark III Tutorial: Shooting Menu 1 Walk Through for Beginners ep.234 

My MK III just arrived today. With everybody in lockdown, I have lots of time to get to know the camera and your video(s) is a great introduction. Thanks so much, Rob.

Thank you, Rob. Just bought the E-M5 III coming from the E-PL9. I thought it would be easy, but the E-M5 has waaaayy more functions and menus that I need to actually study/learn more about to use. Cheers for the video!

Rob I watched Robin, Peter and your EM5 Mk3 settings video and with the manual backend guide I highlighted each part with comments. Took quite a few hours but I recommend doing it to others as now I have a quick reference guide. I then add a colour for my notes and changes to those settings. I can no go and read the more detailed parts of the manual to explain in a bit more detail. Interesting to see what the little differences are between you guys and obviously non of you are saying this is best, just your individual preferences and suggestions. In short your guides are comprehensive and quite individual, Peter is about correct exposure and Robin is about getting that shot instantly without having to check the camera. Recommend to all to watch everyone of you guys settings. Very informative. Keep going ;) PS loving the camera so far. Hope to actually shoot something soon.

Thanks Rob. My request for this last Sunday came more quickly than expected! Thank you so much for doing this, helps me a bunch! Looking forward to the next one. You do fantastic work! Brent.

An awesome and very clearly explained tutorial. Thank you for sharing it.

Very timely Rob! I just got my camera today. Thanks for all you do!

Thank you Rob! Not sure if I am going to buy a body this year or focus on glass but just like my E-M10 that I bought, your video really showed some little details I didn't catch. Keep up the good work!

As usual clear and precise tutorial. Thanks, Rob

Excellent instructional video. I need to spend some time with this and my camera now.

Thank you! Just purchased a used E-M5 III and am familiarizing myself with the camera. This was helpful.

12:40 Excellent video Rob! Thank you. I didn't realise the raw file is always 4x3 full sensor even if you use the 2x teleconverter. I sometimes use digital teleconverter if I have a manual focus lens to aid focusing.

I just bought this camera, and am feeling quite overwhelmed with the number of settings available coming from a smartphone, and before that from a Nikon D5000. Thanks so much for taking the time to go through all of those menus, this is very helpful.

Big help for me with my new E-M5 Mark III. I’m not so familiar with Olympus and my main camera is a Panasonic G9. The menu and the handling of Olympus is for me kind of wired and unergonomic compared to the Panasonic menu. Thank your great videos I begin to understand all the important stuff. Thanks a lot again!

Detailed, excellent review, I look with a translator, but I still consider this one of the best reviews. Thank you.

I finally understood how spot metering and focus point work, thanks! The only thing I believe you forgot to mentions is that if you want to match spot metering and focus point, you need to enable this option via custom menu E3 -> Spot Metering (should be already enabled by default, but if not you should check this).

I haven't used an Olympus in a few years, I found this very interesting. I thought my GX80 had a lot of menu options but Olympus seems to have lots more tweaks than Panasonic, is that a fair comment? But the Custom assignment is a bit clunky compared to Panasonic, that surprised me. Also, on newer Panasonic's there is a way to build your own menu. I suppose this is the reverse of reducing what you see with Olympus. It is difficult for manufacturers to fit all these features in. Thanks Rob, for this and your other tutorials, it is great to see someone on RU-vid who is not afraid to make a longer video to be informative. I also appreciate that you do not shout and you have a steady pace.

18:22 Haha, I didn't expect Rob to go Monty Python!

The Custom Menu option is clunky having to go into menu for 2 & 3. Is it possible to add C2 or C3 to the SCP? If not, that should be an easy software update by Olympus? Thanks for all your great videos Rob.

Thank you so much

Really great info, can't wait for menu 2 . as a question, can you assign function buttons to custom functions.

Thank you

Great video. Is it possible to get the soft effect on video recording? I find the video to be a little harsh, is there a way to soften that up? Thanks

Very helpful

Good info!...just upgraded to the EM5 III from a EM10 II. Why do you think the anti-shock shutter selection is "hidden" on this EM5? Is there some kind of image quality issue or a mechanical reliability issue or other obvious reasons? Just seems kind of odd to me since many of the Olympus experts recommend using the anti-shock setting.

Rob, can you go over the differences between using the custom modes vs using a "myset" For example, on my EM10II i have a black and white profile set up as a myset which i can switch to instantly using function button which i assigned it to, so no need to go into the menu to go between 2 profiles.

Thanks for doing this. What's the difference between the two Large-Fine settings? It would have been nice if custom settings were assigned a single button or an item in the SCP, and then you can select the custom setting using the scroll wheel. In addition, allow you to name your own custom setting.

Alberto Matos Ferreira Dear Mr Rob Trek How to open the Super Control Panel in Olympus Mark 3. Some of the menus you show in your lessons are not reproducible such as Reset/Custom Modes. What you advise me to solve these and other problems? Best wishes

I don't suppose you could explain [or point me to info on...), the Custom Pucture Mode? The manual says it is for customised versions of other picture modes, but doesn't explain how it is used. Does it just use whatever Picture Mode is currently associated with the C custom mode settings?

I have the EM 10 Mk II, em5 Mk III And my sister just got the EM 10 Mk III. On this the default is Live View or blank screen. You have to press ok to get SCP. on the others, I can toggle between live view and SCP by pressing the monitor button on the right edge of the EVF. Is there a way to get this to work on the EM10 MK III? Thanks so much. Love your videos!

Hi Rob, on the m5ii, I notice that one cannot deselect Pop Art in Picture Mode Settings, because it's not listed there. Therefore it always shows up in shooting menu 1's picture mode selection list. Do you have any insights into why this is the case? Thanks for the video. I made some tweaks to my settings based on your input. Cheers

Only one slot on the mode dial for a custom settings are a drawback on this camera.

Rob - did I miss something when you set up the Custom Menus. Looking at the vid when you Recalled the settings and you were in "Aperture" mode, I did not see a "c" by the "A". However, when you used the one mode button "C" I noticed that the small "c" did not disappear when you were in "A" mode. Am I missing something? This is my first comment on your site, but I have viewed almost all of your vids and I agree with others - Olympus should hire you. Thank you for your vids!!

Does this tutorial works also for the M5 MK II?

Where can I donate ?

EM5 Mark ii better package overall + better looks. Too much plastic this revision. Tripod mount failure common problem. Avoid and do not buy.

I wish I would have watched this before I bought this piece of crap camera. My picture mode menu is greyed out and I cannot get into it. Hopefully the store will give me a full refund.