Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Complete Menu Walk-through and Settings Explained 

Olympus should purchase your videos and use them as their manuals. So informative and in great detail. My hats off. Thank you

You are doing Olympus's work for them Rob. This is a sensational tutorial that should come with all Olympus OM-D E-M series cameras. Thank you so much for this. Kudos

Wow, I just bought at MK III and lucked out finding this old MK II video still around. There's nothing like it for the MK III, and really there isn't such a large difference between the 2 menu systems, you can play around a bit and find the settings covered here. But I couldn't find anything comparable to the usefullness/quality/subject matter of this video for the MK III. Great Job.

Thank you! I just bought this camera second hand and was trying to wade through all the settings.

Brilliant. Just completely reset my pen f. Clear and concise without having to plough through the (rather disjointed) instruction PDF. THANKS.

Cannot thank you enough for going through all those buttons! So different from when you try to figure them out by yourself! 🙃👍

I thank you so much for all your videos. Please keep going on. I learn more and understand more from you than from any other videos I ever watched. Thank you.

This video it has been very, very valuable to me. I have had my camera for at least two years, and I wasn't aware of what all the settings and functions meant. I have taken many, many notes, and I hope to come back when I have doubts about a setting. Thank you for explaining it all in great detail. You are a great instructor! Happy camper! :-)

Great video Rob. As an old Olympus user (e-510 and E-5) I know how was so hard to get a right info about settings those cameras. Andrzej Wrotniak helped us a lot and that’s was it. I`m glad that I subscribed to your channel because you do wonderful job and because I felt that Olympus cameras was always undervalued and needs more attention cause that cameras have a soul. Definitely. Few days ago, I both OMD E10 Mk II thanks to you and your channel. I want to have a small but capable camera always with me. Keep going, you are doing a great, great job for photography lovers and Olympus community.

Just picked up a M10 MII on sale, and being a Canon and Nikon shooter was a little confused about the Olympus menu system. Your video answered all my questions. Thanks so much for the walk-through, and to-the-point explanations of the camera's features!

You have helped me BIG TIME and its most appreciated! I'm strictly amateur but love photography. Thanks!

I just adore this camera. It had more than the original EM10 and when I saw it I knew it was the camera for me at a decent price point. I agree with what you've saidxelsewhere that they really did well with the designs of the Mark iis in the OMD range.

Greatl! Settings on a new camera can sometimes be confusing for several reasons. This tutorial made the difference for me. Thanks!

Rob, Thanks for a great explanation of the settings! Having read the manual several times, I came away frequently confused about what each menu item does! In this short video tutorial, you covered every menu item with a demonstration of what effect they have on photos!

You are super knowledgeable and very well versed in your descriptions. I’m so impressed. I don’t meet many photographers who are also great teachers. Good on you!

Thank you for this thorough walkthrough! I got am OM-D E-M10 about two years ago, and I've never made good use of it because it's a little intimidating for me. Really helpful to know what all my menu settings mean!

You'll be (if not yet) a very good grandfather. You're so calm, warm and still... eloquent. Again, nice to meet you! Those cameras make us meet good people. ;)

I discovered your channel just recently, Rob and binge-watched nearly all the videos you made about the EM 10 Mark II. I have this camera over a year now and learned so much helpful new thinks from you. Thank you for that and for your energy and motivation to produce these videos! And please, please keep up your great work!

This is the best tutorial I have watched so far. And I've watched a lot. I have An em5 but the info is still very helpful. Many thanks.

I just got the new em5 and so far I love it,I am coming from the old e 510 and your channel is great in saving me time in going threw the manual and I really like to learn visually rather than written. Thanks for you time.

Thanks Rob, very informative. As a new Olympus owner this is just what I needed. I have subscribed.

Hi Rob! I've just picked up an OEM II and got all the settings tuned to my liking based on your amazing tutorial. Liked and subscribed! Thank you so much!!!

Good one, Rob. It shows that it is not how good is the gears but the creator that can 'see' and compose with creativity. The black n white is very interesting. Can you do more on composition? Thank you.

Wow! This video was so freaking informative! Kudos to you. It must feel good knowing that over a year later your video is helping out new users. I just got the EM10 mark 2 yesterday for a great price. The menu system us daunting compared to my old Canon T4i, it your video helped a TON. I definitely need to watch your video on mysets. Still confused between normal, anti-shock and silent. Antishock seems 100% superior to normal. Silent has no shake, but apparently you lose flash abilities? Excited to be able to snap shots at piano recital without the loud mirror sound of my SLR.

Thank you Rob. I have learnt so much more through your well explained videos than I ever did from my manual and feel much more confident about using the my sets and understanding how useful they are.

I love your tips and tutorial Rob. You are THE best, period! You explain very well in a very professional and in depth way. Much appreciated.

Jus bought this camera because your instruction & videos are so good & you inspired me to take photography up again !!! Marco

I wish the EVF setting was first in the menu as my camera kept switching to it through out the video 🤣 Great video man thank you!!

Thank you so much, Rob, for this video on camera settings. I have had my E-M5mk11 for almost 4 years and had no luck with the manual on how it works, I have called Olympus customer service a few times for help but this video is priceless. I have just updated my camera and now have photo stacking but I didn't know how bracketing worked either so my online search found you, thanks again for your videos.

Nice job on the video Rob. It would be nice if Olympus included a video like that to explain what the features do in a more detailed and personal way than the instruction book.

Most helpful tutorial I have seen so far - thanks for uploading.

Just what I was looking for. Yes, long but complete! Thanks!

You're the no 1 Olympus instructor.

Many thanks, I am so much better informed and learnt almost every thing from scratch, great job great service done to me.

This was a very well done tutorial Really helpful and at the right speed to follow along. Thanks!

Certainly the most informative and helpful video ever. Thanks a stack.

Second time watching and with camera in hand I was able to change some of the settings I was unsure about. Very helpful.

I apreciate the way you explain all those settings,correctly ,thanks for your imformation

This is a great explanation. I've done all my photos in auto to date. I'm worried I'm going to have trouble having done the myset. At times I found it hard to keep up with which button you pressed and went back several times to follow it. I also need to look up how to get the EVF to come on fast. I can look all these problems up so no worries. Thanks

Thanks so much. You have taken much of the mystery out of, to many people, a very confusing subject.

My pen f arrived today ( big grin ) getting my fave settings set ,slowly , wow so many settings & adjustments , thanks for going through settings ,

Very late to this party, but wanted to comment that I found the menus on my first Olympus camera (an e-pl2), well, complex to say the least. Several cameras later, I've gotten used to the Olympus menus, but having only recently discovered your channel, decided to compare the settings on my two Olympus cameras, set after tediously going through each user manual, to your recommendations. We don't agree 100%, but very close I must say. Thanks for an extremely informative and helpful video.

Hello Rob...Thank You for setting up and using time, to do these videos...! Very helpful to know about your choices.

The best info I have seen , thank you from Sweden!

Thanks Rob for your time and another great video. I have the same camera and really really appreciate your video instructions. I really enjoy using it along with your excellent tips and instructions. Cheers.

Hi Rob, appears pages 2 & 3 of custom menu D which includes functions like live view boost and peaking settings was skipped starting at 29:41. Great video!

Thank You very much for this Video!! It helps a lot to understand the complicated menu of the Olympus Cameras. But I see this complicated menu more as an advantage, so many individual customisations can be made. As a rookie who sees photographing as the best hobby ever, I'm very thankful for your awesome tutorials and good explenations, because they are good understandable for people with not much backgroundknowledge like me :))

I am really new to the field of photography and i just recently buy an em10 mark1/version 1 in fb marketplace with no box and manual. thanks for the complete walk through for the settings some still applied in my em10 mark1.

Rob I have watched this video 4 or 5 times and always pick up something new this is the video that made me want and get the Pen F

Thank you for taking the time to guide us through the different settings , best tutorial on youtube by far .

Excellent video. Some of the settings were a little different on my Olympus Pen F vs. the OMD-EM1II you were using. Threw me off just a little. But the majority of the video was excellent. Thank you for all your hard work.

Excellent video Rob. These tutorials are really helping me understand my new EM-10 mark II. Please make a few tutorials about the video features and share a few tricks for shooting video with this camera. Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Great video - way better than trying to figure it all out from the manual -thanks

ended up downloading your menu vids for use off line, as I keep coming back to them

For those with the newer E-M10 Mk.3, it's worth buying David Thorpe's book "The Olympus E-M10 MkIII Menu System Simplified". Do NOT buy the Kindle e-book version, as it isn't well formatted. Go for the paperback! The book goes into total detail of every single menu setting available on the new E-M10 MkIII. Each setting is simply explained in plain English, as well as the pro's and con's of its use. A great book to compliment Rob's invaluable video tutorials. Rick

Great video . . . . I learned a lot about my camera and why certain setting make a difference.

I am so grateful for the tutorials you have so thoroughly prepared for us-especially new photographers who want to fully explore this great camera. I love learning new settings and ways to navigate. I am hopeful you can answer a question regarding the HDMI output.You may have covered this in a previous tutorial and if you have please let me know which one I will seek it out. I am hopeful that this camera has a feature to give me clean HDMI output so there will be no info on the the display screen. I am using Ecamm as my software and a video capture card but I cannot turn off the display info. Bottom line question -Is there a setting to get a clean HDMI output ? Thank you for the time you have devoted to teaching. Thank you.

Thank you. I am beginning to get the hang of my E-M10 Mark II

Thanks Rob! I really appreciate the effort you put into this video. Very informative and given that I have had my EM-1 since it was launched I now feel I have a much better understanding of the Olympus manual maze!:)

Thanks Rob Just got my Lightly Used Pen-F and the menu is the same Thanks for this and all your videos

Thanks so much Rob! Your videos give me great confidence to go out and shoot.

Very clear and easy to understand. Your videos have helped me greatly! Thank you!

Hi Rob, excellent tutorial, you are awesome!!! In menu G you forgot to mention if it better to use RGB or sRGB

Much appreciated Rob, learned a lot viewing this video.

Excellent job! I just purchased this camera and got feet wet this video. Now I have very similar My1 with AUTO-dial. . Thank you!

Grea5 video your views are great and easy to follow thank you for keeping it all easy to follow.

Excellent video - thorough and informative.

Thank you for another useful video Rob. Great job explaining so many menu items in one video. Got a question about the Build-in EVF. I turned if off because I also don't want the view finder to switch back and force, but when it is off, is there a way to switch to the view finder instead of the screen display when I need to?

01:35 Picture styles for raw: Set to neutral as suggested, AND then set contrast to lowest, and saturation and sharpening one notch down. The reason for this is the camera uses JPEG histogram to makes exposure decisions hence this helps capture the optimal quality raw files. Even if you use jpeg, all of these are much easier to introduce during even basic processing, but once baked in the jpeg they become much harder to undo.

THANK YOU, you made it a lots easy to understand as I am new to photograph, I agree with comment below Olympus should buy your videos and supply yo new buyers a guide Thank you once again

Hello Rob, Well done, very informative. Thank you

Robe thank you, you are a King of Olypus, realy helpful video

When we will see new videos with art and manual settings? Thank you for the videos they are helping me a lot

Hi Rob, Another awesome video, thank you! As I was replicating your settings today, I noticed something. This may have changed over time, or may have been covered in another comment, but to get the Anti Shock Shutter Mode option in Shooting Menu 1 at 7:14 in the current firmware version of the mark ii, Anti Shock in Shooting Menu 2 needs to be turned on. I also noticed that you have a heart icon in the Shutter Mode options in Shooting Menu 1. The heart represents either Noise Reduction or Silent Mode (checked and it is Silent Mode) which also would need to be turned on in Shooting Menu 2 to be available in the Shutter Mode options in Shooting Menu 1 at 7:14. I set both to 0sec in Menu 2, but could you comment on what you typically have them set at? This also makes these options available in the Super Control Menu. Thanks again! I'm using your posts as my main source of inspiration and information to learn as much as I can about my new OM-D E-M10 mark ii. :)

Great tutorials, Rob! Thank you very much!

Thank you, Robin! I have now watched several of your videos and you have convinced me about a Four/Third. I am (and will stay) a Nikon shooter and I was eyeing their new Z but they are expensive; the Olympus has ALL I need so why spend more money? Would my Nikon "d" lenses work on the Olympus with an adapter? Thanks again for all your professional videos!!

Hi Rob, a great video, but you've acctually missed a whole setting page on "D" menu. The one, where you got back to turn off the Mode Guide (it's why it was turn on in the first place), overall a great contant as always. Cheers! (Edit: I see that Bob already pointed it out :P)

Hi Rob, thanks for the info. Helps a lot. Buying the camera for my wife for travel. HOPEFULLY the face detection works well for stills. Randy

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.

Hi Rob , I am really enjoying your videos. They are clear , concise and spoken in at a level I understand. I do feel foolish however because I have been watching the videos on the OM -D E mark10 II and I have the OM-D E MARK 5 II. The settings have primarily the same so am I missing out on any information I might need ? Thank you for excellent videos. Thanks Donna

Thanks, Rob!!! This is really helpful

Interesting. I have em1 mk ll step up for modes c1 birds and wildlife c2 General shooting /street c3 bracketing that's sent silent shutter on c1 I have it CAF +TR loose +2 9 point focus. The CAF is set to the lowest setting as I find it tracks better. C2 is much like your street settings. c3 5 shot bracket for landscapes and low light mostly as I shoot b&w in abandoned buildings a lot. I have a buttons programmed for digital zoom as well. I find by using peaking I can get tighter more accurate focus vs magnify and peaking.

Thank you so much for another informative and helpful video! I look forward to your White Balance video.

Definately agree! I will do so.

thank you very much for this video, it was really usefull

Hi Rob. Nice video. Followed along on my EM-1 Mk1. I think you left off a couple screens in the Gears-D menu as the video skipped right to Gears-E after you discussed Histogram Settings, around 29:50.

Thank you, very informative😎

Another great video thx

I don't know if it was this video or another of yours, good advice on which dial should be exposure comp since many cameras usually have that dedicated dial at the position. Thanks!

Really helpful Rob. Of course I subscribe!

Thanks Rob, this is helpful. Little about me - I am a Nikon enthusiast, and I use a D850 with an assortment of great lenses. However, on a recent trip to Budapest and Prague, my camera bag weighed 23 pounds (D850, 15-30 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8, tripod, flash, extra batteries, extra chargers), so I just purchased the OMD EM5 Mark II with included 14-150 lens (my understanding is this lens = full frame 28-300 f/8 to f/11.2, not sure how this will be). The purpose of the camera is a smaller, lighter alternative to the Nikon for daily use. However, there are a number of people saying that micro four thirds is going away soon. What's your take?

Thanks Rob, very helpful!

Thanks, Rob! BUT SOMETHING IS DRIVING ME CRAZY! It is the "Movie Specification Settings" (starting at 39:14 in your video)...your instructions here are great but I'm hoping you can help me with the following problem. I have found -- and may be mistaken -- that when in Movie Mode on the Dial (the little movie cam icon on the dial), the camera behaves analogous to the P(program/semi automatic) mode in stills shooting, and therefore you will have much better control if you select M, A, or S on the dial and just press the red button on the camera to record. HOWEVER (this is the confusing part), when in M, A, or S, it appears you simply cannot select your desired movie specification (e.g, A-I and FHD) from the menu; it is not there. It seems that you may only select the movie specification only while the dial is set in the Movie Mode. I hope you see what I am saying. So, HOW DO SELECT the desired specification in M, A, or S when it is simply not shown in the menu??? This is driving me nuts, as I prefer to be in S or A mode for videos. I cannot figure it out, and the user manual does NOT address this at all on either my M10 Mark II or my M5 Mark II. I hope you can help, because you likely know even more about these Olympus OMD cameras since you posted this a while back. Your channel is so valuable! Thanks again!

Rob, when I turn the EVF Auto Switch to Off as you suggested, I can't see through the viewfinder. That really freaked me out because my first Olympus EM10M11, something went wrong with it and I couldn't see through the viewfinder and the Quick Menu at all. It had to be set to either one or the other. There was a short in the pull out screen on the back.

Rob; Great videos. Expecting my Mar II this week. I want to make sure I haven't missed anything. After programing all the settings, do you have to 'SAVE'? I considered taking photography classes until I found your tutorials. Thanks so much. Ron B. (84 yrs young & finally upgrading from 'POINT 'N SHOOT!)

Great video’s!

Thank you Rob. Yours video helps a lot ! Is it possible to increase the Basic volume of your videos ? I have the speakers built into the monitor and the volume is very low at the most.Best regards. Monica

Most of the settings exist in EM10 mk1. Would like that 5-axis IBIS in the MKII and MKIII

I have an EM-1 purchased second hand. Also got a guide book second hand, but I noticed some options in shooting menu 2 shown in the book are not in the camera's menu, why is this, have the menus changed by firmware?

Man I love your vids ..you are so well doing in explaining the Oly's.....never been seen that before.....I'm planning to buy the Pen -f beside my Em-10II and Em-1...but does the Pen-f add something more to what I allready have ? Or should I just stay with these 2 already nice cameras?....keep up the good works !