Shooting Olympus 80 Megapixels High Res Shot with OM-D Cameras 

Tip: you can combine the high-res shot with the 2x digital tele mode! It still produces the 50 and 80mp images, but cropped in 50% and then upscaled. So if you have a 300mm lens (600mm full frame equiv), this gives you 600mm (1200mm full frame equiv)!

Probably the best explanation of moire and sensor resolution limitations I’ve heard yet. Great info!

Thanks so much Robin. I have only used 50mp handheld but, thanks to this video, will start trying the 80mp feature. Your videos are helpful and your enthusiasm and expertise are a true gift to the 4/3 community. Bravo!

Brilliant! Thank you. Especially for the comments on final image quality.

Have had a lot of fun playing with this. A great video, thank you

Every one of your videos has proved to be very helpful. Thank you

Another great vid Robin, I really feel your efforts (and those of Matti, Rob T, Peter F, Red 35, & the 2 Joe’s) have developed into a great online resource for m43 users. There’s huge value in all of this for the rest of us & obviously anyone thinking of getting into the system. I bought an Oly EM1.2 in Nov and these videos helped guide my decision before hand & are now helping me come to terms with the camera. For the record my cameras prior to this were very simple, 1998 to date, Ricoh GR1, Voigtlander Bessa, Leica M6, M7, Sigma DP2 Merrill, Fuji X100,...the Oly is definitely a bit more involved. It’s amazing ergonomics by the way.

You're like my olympus teacher, i wouldnt even have known about this feature if not for you, and I bought an olympus camera just cause of these features you're outlining, thanks so much!

Robin, thank you yet again for another informative vlog. I have just begun seriously printing and was thinking about using the high res function on my em1mk2. Now I know how! Deeply appreciated.

Thanks, Robin! Looking forward to trying this.

Thanks Robin. Love your upbeat style and deep knowledge. 👍 very much appreciate the work you do for us M43 users 💕

I am learning from the master..........the amount of information you have is amazing.... thank you for sharing it Robin!!!!!

Best explanation on this topic that I have seen. Outstanding.

Great video Robin. Tried this feature on my EM5II this morning. Really pleased with the results. Did find the odd hot pixel (or so I assume) that needed fixing in post. Please keep these videos coming - they are really great.

Brilliantly explained, cheers Robin.

This is the best and easiest to understand explanation of Hi-Res that I have seen 😃

Thanks so much for explaining this process!

Wow Robin! That's killer! I've just tried it out with my EM5ii on a beer bottle label. I compared a normal shot with the hi res shot and the difference in sharpness was significant. I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you. 👍👍👍

Your videos are so helpful! Step by step with good explanations. Thanks!

Thanks for excellent explanation, Robin.

Actually that bird captured in flight during the high-res capture looks very intriguing. :-)

Great explanation about this particular feature. I haven't tried it but now I surely want to give it a try...

Haven’t tried this feature yet but will try it now you have explained how to use it. Thanks Robin 🙂

I am getting in on the use of the High Res modes a few years late with my new E-M1X but am glad for the information you've shared. My first tests were with the handheld mode with grasses in the foreground in the wind but shooting with allowances for wind movement, it was still very impressive. Excellent information and a noticeable improvement in both noise and color rendition. Thanks for sharing your insights, even a few years later.

I love Olympus one of my favorite, most of my filming done with it.

Another great video Robin. I’ll give it a try. Thanks!

Thank you so much, I go try this today with landscape

Thank you, Robin. Well explained. Need to have a go at this.

Thank you for a superb explanation 🙏

Thanks a lot Robin,excellent explication as always!

Great vid! Thanks Robin.

Thanks for this video. I also use the High res with longer shutterspeeds. You get a nice movement in the water or clouds if you want to.

I've been doing a lot of research trying to find the right camera for the kind of work I want to do and it was a toss-up between Sony or the OM-D E-M1 Mark III. The 50-megapixel handheld convinced me to go with the OM-D E-M1 Mark III although there are many other features and advantages to buying into the Olympus brand. I love, loved your video it was so clear and concise and upbeat so thank you very much I have subscribed to your channel and look forward the viewing more videos from you. EXCELLENT VIDEO visited here Mar 5 2023

Remarkable! Thank you!

I use hires regularly in my Pen F and E1M2. It is super easy and the images are incredibly detailed. Love it

Great information as usual, thanks

Excellent video

My department are looking to replace our Hasselblad for studio product shots. Having seen this, E-M1X seems like it could do the trick, especially as we have loads of m43 lenses for our video gear. Thanks for the in-depth explanation, really helps understand how to use HR mode.

Execellent video Robin *THUMBSUP*

Thanks Robin.

Thank you Robin🙏

Thank you from a Fuji shooter. It was a nice walkthrough of this magic. And a rather clever idea, if one is aware that one is shooting at ... half a second shutter-speed? Anyways, I can imagine this being a useful tool at times.

great video, Robin!

Many thanks for video ,you great master and explanation is very precise. Thank

When I shoot architecture with landscape I shoot my hi res shot and a normal 20 megapixel shot. I layer them in Photoshop after up-res the 20 megapixel image to match the hi res shot. You erase areas which have movement from the hi res shot which shows the lower res shoot without movement. The up res shot is still better than hi res motion. I also pop the number two card from the EM1mkII. It writes to the card slower and slows up the total process time. The number one card will process and write much faster on it's own.

Robin I use this function to photograph birds all the time. I was photographing a Bald Eagle the other day and as soon as I hit the shutter button the bird started to turn around, ended up with 4 birds in different poses, it look very cool!

Great video Robin ;) I'm testing out the High-Res Mode for extreme macro and will try to do a focus stack of a butterfly wing to test out the mode.

I've tried this before and have only captured blurry images. However, with your explanation about what it takes to get a sharp image, I believe I know what I was doing wrong. I'll go out today and see if I can't get a great hi-res shot. Thanks again Robin!

Thanks a lot for this detailed documentation of auper high res. It helped me a lot in deciding whether to buy or not an OMD. And a cirrection if i amy, 'each pixel capfures either R,G or B' claim is totally true, unless you are using Foveon X3 sensor in a Sigma camera

I love high res shot! I mainly use it for long exposure photography, that's where it shines for me. I have made long exposures in the minutes (per individual shot, so times 8 for the total exposure!). The disadvantage of strange movement artefacts is negligible then, since that movement is smoothed out anyway. Btw, your examples of that movement between shots are quite nice by itself, like the one with the bird. It kinda turned that disadvantage into a creative tool. The E-M1.2 is the first camera in a long time, that I really fell in love with! So much, that I won't see myself upgrading in a while. Maybe when a E-M1.4 comes out, I'll have a look again ;). That said, I'm quite curious what the E-M1.3 will bring! If it's only the few extras of the E--M1X, like LiveND and Handheld HiRes, that would be a shame. Handheld Hires seems awesome, but I don't shoot many short exposures with Hi Res, so I use a tripod anyway. LiveND is a very cool feature, but not enough to upgrade for. Olympus upgrades have been a little underwhelming (even the Em5.3, although of course the AF upgrades are very nice!), so I hope they can surprise us!

Thank you so much for this video! After getting the M1 Mark2 I was never successful with the Hi Res Shot as it was always blurry. But, I never set it up as you described, especially the 2 second delay. So, I tried it out today with the 60mm macro and WOW, it is amazing. I did use tripods or placing the camera on a table, etc. but not until the setup did it work. You're the man.

Thanks, another great 4K video! It would be useful to see visual comparisons of the same subject scene between the regular JPG, HiRes JPG, HiRes RAW and EM1X HiRes handheld modes while you are doing the verbal narration. A comparison of the same scene shot in HiRes between the ordinary M.Zuiko 45mm f1.8 and it's PRO counterpart would also be useful to know how much difference that expensive glass makes. Finally, it would be interesting to know when and whether lens diffraction at smaller apertures compromises the final image resolution.

Thanks for sharing. Especially the hint for the general timer to be enabled in menu. Can't remember on how many times I was frustrated that olympus didn't think of a timer.... Okay it was there... I'm using the high res for Panorama on clear days and for makro. For the latter one I'm not too convinced about the quality of the shots but just starting on that.

for high res I only use the 50 MP. It is a very useful feature which everybody should try.

Thank you Robin for pointing out that the resolution is closer to 50 Mpx. Pretty much my experience too. I shoot architecture for a living and I found my Nikon D810’s 36 Mpx providing pretty much the same information (if not even more) than the E-M1’s High Res Mode. Don’t get me wrong - I think it’s an awesome feature, especially since it’s processed in-camera (unlike Sony). And I hope that Olympus keep improving it.

I use the high res mode with my Pen F and the 45mm 1.2 on a copy stand to "scan" my large format originals (5x7 or 11x14), in case I want to print them.

Hi Robin, thanks for a very informatinve video! Do you know if there is much difference between the high res modes on the EM1 III & the G9? Do they work similarly, even when there is subject movement? I've heard the G9s Mode 2 handles movement well, has there been any change between the EM1 II & III? Thanks & hope you're well!

Hi great and informative video. I’ve been shooting with Sony A6300 and love it but I have been looking into getting an em5 mk2 or em1 mk1 to add a second camera with different feature because of affordability, image stabilisation high res feature and how light the lenses are etc. However I was wondering if the em1 mk1 has the high res option now with an update? I’ve been reading conflicting info. Some articles say yes and some no. Also will high res work at all with non pro lenses so I could at least practice until I can afford a pro lens? I wasn’t sure if you meant it could still work with non pro lens or not. Also which of the two would best suit me for shooting mainly wildlife, landscape, macro, a little video of macro wildlife and dabble for fun in Astro/lightning photography but that last one not crucial. Again a great and very informative video. Thanks

Robin...love your videos. I can't help but smile everytime I see your videos. Anyways, how can I get a hold of you? I have a suggestion for a segment that I'd love to see your take, impression, thoughts and real world scenario. Let me know. J

I hope an upcoming E-M1 III will have handhelds hi-res shot feature. Some place don't allow us to take photos using a tripod. But with one, we can shoot detailed photos on par with full frame whenever we need!

FIRST ONE!! Hello Robin :-)

Thanks Robin! Been waiting for this video, and you provided great info. I did not know the hand held version in the em1x used 16 randomized images to create the one high res. That's interesting and seems almost counter intuitive since the sequence would take even longer to capture. I smiled seeing you do your sample image. You know what's even more stable than a tripod....a stone wall!! Thanks again for the great info.

Great video as always, Robin! Thanks for explaining the Hi Res mode in more detail! I've used the Hi Res mode only once on my new em5 iii. It made a beautiful image of the sunset over a river in my hometown. Quick question which I hope is not out of place: could you please recommend a couple of good books on composition? Thanks so much!

Can this be combined with focus stacking, time lapse? If you have longer exposures, say a second and more, do the artifacts diminish or even vanish?

Use high res mode with moving subject for some interesting photos and creativity. 😁 I think it could be fun.

Hello Robin, this is the best description of the high res mode that I have come across. Very thorough and well explained. I do have a question, I think you said that this feature is limited to F 8.0. Does that mean you cannot go F 9.0 or higher? Or does that mean that you cannot use F stops under 8.0 (such as F 4.0)? Thank you!

The most overlooked point is that Olympus have only one general purpose lens in their arsenal to provide IS during pixel shift - while Panasonic have many more.

Hi Robin, Have started using the Hi Res on the M1 M3. I notice that Olympus' .ORI file gets converted into an .ORF in Lightroom- does this matter, does it affect the hi res, making it into a lesser file? Many thanks for all of your help.

Robin, can this mode be used even with adapted lenses? Lets say If I attach Sig35/1.4 Art which has plenty of fine optical resolution around F4-F8. And have you tried to combine several resulting RAW files later in PP to get even more detail and remove all noise?

Hi , I am wondering if we can pixel shift while we are using focus stacking mood, means; can I get a 80 mp final stacked photo from the camera and having the both options functioning in the same time? thank you

Good overview, Robin! I'm still experimenting with HR mode myself. Those whiffed Hi Res shots are actually kinda cool. However, I'm sad that it doesn't work on the moon, which seems to move too fast for a clean HRS but not fast enough to make some sort of cool effect.

I've recently bought the M5 MkIII and it has this function too. But you cannot open the resulting RAW file in Lightroom or Photoshop. Do you have to download and use the Olympus Workspace program to see and use the High Res file? How are you supposed to do post-processing on it and print it?

Hi Robin, I am thinking to do some artworks reproduction work in high res mode. I use to stitch those images to get even more overall resolution, a kind of plane panorama. My question is: If I capture 2 images in 80mp high res from a tripod, with some overlapping, do you think that the stitching will be possible? My worry is the Olympus calculation in the camera to get a 80MP image. Is this laws the same formula? For example, I photograph a painting. I capture an 80 MP picture of the corner of painting first, then I move on an electronically controlled and highly precise tripod to capture the next area, with overlap. The parallelism, illumination, etc., remain perfect and the same. Do you think that the 2 images will look same or is there a danger that the camera recomposes the second high res image a little differently, which makes the stitching impossible? Any idea would be of great help. All the best, your videos are amazing. You are a very positive person and it is a pleasure to watch you speaking.

Does the HI-RES on the em5 III also use the patch technique for slightly moving subjects like on the em1 II?

Hi Robin thanks for this video! Please, make more streetphotograpy videos!

Robin, How do you actually process the High Res files? I have an OM1 MkII and the v1.0 photoshop plug-in but I can't get it to work! I always have 2 files generated: one ORF and one ORI . Is the ORI a sidecar for the ORF? What is the trick. I have tried in the Olympus Workflow program as well but never achieved anywhere near the file size or resolution.

Mr. Robin, what is your final opinion regarding the E-M1X? We can say that it is a camera suitable for both photographic hunting and sports photography, and why not also for street photography? Thank you very much.

Robin, I am having one major problem. I just got an OMD E-M1 III and when I do a 80mp Hi Res "Raw" on my tripod with a 4 sec delay before the shot starts, the image comes out blurred. But If I shoot 80mp jpeg it is perfectly sharp. Why is the raw blurry but a jpeg sharp? I have tried delays from 2 sec all the way up to 8 secs and still the raw is blurred but the jpegs clear.

Hi! Is it possible to combine high-res mode with exposure bracketing?

Just took my first Hi-Res self-portrait whith a tripod - 50mpx Very Impressed

Is there any shutter speed limitation while using high res shot?

Can't turn on handheld hi res mode. It says OFF and when I click it (and there is no -> arrow either). m1 mk III. Halp.

So will this work with a manual lens, or is it limited to a Oly Pro lens with AF?

can you use the built in ND filter with the Hi-Res?

One more technical limitation, I think, is that you can’t use Interval Timer. It doesn’t say it in the manual but Interval Timer only allows Single/Anti-shock/Silent, and setting High Res turns Interval Timer off. I can’t see that it mentions it in the manual, and I don’t really understand why it should be the case. I expect if I buy a cable-release with an intervalometer built-in, then it should work, but that seems a bit strange. I am trying this on an EM1 mk3 with a 12-40 Pro (and just starting to dabble in astrophotography). Should it work (and I just have some conflicting setting perhaps) ?

Great vid! HiRes does not improve dynamic range right?

Something you go over really fast, but should be explained better is no matter how many megapixels you have, if the lens cannot resolve the image, the image will be poor. Paraphrasing what you said around 11:37.

Robin, nice done. On which lens did you film this vlog? It seems so crispy :)

جوهرة صعبة المنال 8-)

Hi-Res is brilliant - except for a major failing. It cannot be used via WiFi with Oi Share, I've been trying, but when using Oi Share via smartphone, the Hi-Res option is not there.

I have struggled accessing my High Res photos in Lightroom What do I do?

I like the high res mode and have gotten some impressive results. However, it doesn't work for moonshots. I've taken shots of the moon with a 300mm F/4 lens, but the moon is moving too quickly across the frame with this level of magnification. A nice upgrade to high res mode would a 'moonshot mode' that compensates for this movement, which is quite linear, steady and predictable (especially with location data, entered manually or via GPS on the E-M1X).

Thank you. This would be very advantageous when photographic artwork for reproduction. ☆☆☆☆☆

Great Video again, but something is different this time....where ist your happyness gone Robin? Hope your fine! Greetings from Germany

High res mode would be good for landscape photography. But using tripod is essential usually, if it does not need tripod, would be great.

I have the first em1 and I don't have this mode :(.... why olympus, please give me a firmware update.... please

Hi this is madhu from Melbourne, I bought OM-D EM1X last week and I updated latest firmware as well today I took around 1073 photos & I followed your videos pretty much every video ,after coming home I turn on my camera again and it doesn’t turning off again .don’t no what to do.

under expose -7 Robin.

I tried it on a night when the moon and clouds moving across moon were quite fast. The pictures were blurry and shows overlapping moons. Switching back to normal mode and ensuring shutter speed was about 600th of a second, I can get sharp moon at normal resolution. So Robin's advice seems to work if the moon and clouds are relatively still. Anyone have same experience or is it just me goofing !

Since you can't have any movement, do you think Olympus is going to make a firmware update that provides a 2 sec delay on pressing the shutter? Even on a tripod, just releasing the shutter button moves the camera enough to ruin my images. I was surprised to see that the O.I. Share app doesn't include this as a shutter option, because using the app as a remote would be a huge help. (I have the 5mii, maybe this is included on the 5miii or MK1)