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Olympus E-P1 Modes and Menus

Olympus E-P1 Capture Mode

When powered on, the camera is automatically placed into Record mode. The Exposure Mode dial on top of the camera sets the main shooting mode, with the following options:

Program AE (Program Shift): This mode places the camera in control over both aperture and shutter speed, while the user has access to all other menu functions. Turning either dial cycles through a range of equivalent exposure settings, enabling the Program Shift mode.
Aperture Priority: The opposite of Shutter Priority, this mode puts the user in control of the aperture setting while the camera selects the best shutter speed. (The aperture range varies with the lens in use.)
Shutter Priority: Allows the user to set the shutter speed, from 1/4,000 to 60 seconds, while the camera selects the most appropriate aperture setting.
Manual: Provides complete user control over the exposure, including both aperture and shutter speed settings. A Bulb shutter setting also becomes available in this mode, allowing variable length exposures for as long as you hold down the shutter button.
Movie Mode: Used for shooting HD (1280x720) or SD (640x480) movies at 30 frames per second with stereo sound. A menu allows Program or Aperture Priority modes to be used, as well as the one of the six available Art Filters.
Scene Mode: This mode provides access to the 19 preset shooting modes via a scene menu. Scene modes available are: Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, and Beach & Snow.
Art Filters: This mode accesses the six available Art Filter modes: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, and Pin Hole. As mentioned above, Art Filters can be used while recording movies, but frame rate can be impacted.
Intelligent Auto: This mode gives the camera complete control of the exposure: The E-P1 analyses the scene and automatically selects from Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sport, and Macro exposure modes.

Playback Mode: The Playback button on the rear panel accesses Playback mode, where you can review captured images. The left and right arrow keys scroll forward and backward one image at a time, while the up and down keys scroll ten images at a time. You can enlarge captured images or display them in an index format for quick viewing.

Olympus E-P1 Menus

Pressing the Menu button provides access to the camera's full menu system. The following options are available in most camera modes as menu tabs at the left of the display:

Record Menu 1:

Record Menu 1 Options:
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Card Setup	- All Erase - Format		Erases images from the memory card or formats the card.
Custom Reset	- Reset - Reset 1 - Reset 2		You can register two sets of custom settings, or reset to factory defaults (Reset option).
Picture Mode	- Vivid - Natural - Muted - Portrait - Monotone - Custom	- Contrast (Lo to Hi) - Sharpness (Lo to Hi) - Saturation (Lo to Hi) - BW Filter: Neutral, Yellow, Orange, Red, or Green -Pict. Tone: Neutral, Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green	Select a preset for specific situations, or manually adjust each preset.
Gradation	- Auto - Normal - High Key - Low Key		Adjusts overall brightness for higher or lower contrast.
Quality	- Still Picture	- RAW - LF JPEG - LN JPEG - MN JPEG - SN JPEG - LF JPEG + RAW - LN JPEG+ RAW - MN JPEG + RAW - SN JPEG + RAW	Select the image size and quality, and the movie mode.
Quality	- Movie	- HD - SD	HD: 1280x720 at 30fps, SD: 640x80 at 30fps
Image Aspect	- 4:3 - 16:9 - 3:2 - 6:6		Sets the still image aspect ratio. Shows the sizes of RAW, Large, Middle, and Small JPEGs.

Record Menu 2:

Record Menu 2 Options:
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Movie AE Mode	- P - A - ART 1 - ART 2 - ART 3 - ART 4 - ART 5 - ART 6		Sets the exposure mode in movie mode. Programmed, Aperture Priority, or one of the six Art Filters can be used.
Movie + Still	- Off - On		Automatically takes a full-resolution still when movie recording is stopped.
Drive Mode	- Single - Continuous - 12s Self-timer - 2s Self-timer
Image Stabilizer	- Off - I.S. 1 - I.S. 2 - I.S. 3 - Focal Length		I.S. 1 stabilizes in both directions. I.S. 2 stabilizes in vertical plane, I.S. 3 stabilizes in the horizontal plane.
Multiple Exposure	Frame	- Off - 2?Frames	Capture multiple exposures, or overlay existing RAW shot.
	Auto Gain	- Off - On
	Overlay	- Off - On

Playback Menu:

Playback Menu Options:
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Slideshow	- Start		Slideshows of stills (and movies) with optional background music.
	- BGM	- Melancholy - Nostalgic - Love - Joy - Cool - Off
	- Slide	- All - Still Picture - Movie
Rotate	- Off - On		Rotates images automatically.
Edit	- Sel Image	RAW Data Edit: - On - Off	Edit still images. You cannot edit movies. Selecting a RAW image creates a JPEG?with the currently selected settings.
		JPEG: - Shadow Adjustment - Redeye Fix - Crop - Aspect - Black & White - Sepia - Saturation - Resize - e-Portrait
		Audio Record: - No - Start/Yes
	- Image Overlay	- 2 Images Merge - 3 Images Merge
Print	- Single Image - All		Marks single or all frames for printing.
Reset Protect	- Yes - No		Cancels all write protection marks.

Custom Menu:

Custom Menu Options, Tab A: AF/MF
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
AF Mode	- Still Picture	- S-AF - C-AF - MF - S-AF+MF	Sets the autofocus mode in both still capture and Movie mode. Modes are Single, Continuous, Manual, and Single AF with Manual adjust.
AF Mode	- Movie	- S-AF - C-AF - MF - S-AF+MF
AF Area	- All Target - Single Target		All automatically selects one of the AF areas.
AF Select Wrap	- Off - Loop - Spiral		Determines how next AF point is selected when at the edge of the array.
Reset Lens	- Off - On		Resets focus to infinity when camera turns off.
Bulb Focusing	- Off - On		Enables focusing during Bulb exposures.
Focus Ring	- Counter-clockwise - Clockwise		Controls the direction of focus ring.
MF Assist	- Off - On		Enables automatic magnification during manual focus.

Custom Menu Options, Tab B: Button/Dial
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Dial Function	- P	- Program shift - Flash Exp. Comp. - Exp. Comp.	Controls the function of the dials. Any option can be applied to Main and Sub dial.
	- A	- Aperture - Flash Exp. Comp. - Exp. Comp.
	- S	- Shutter speed - Flash Exp. Comp. - Exp. Comp.
	- M	- Aperture - Shutter speed
	- Menu		Swap behavior of dials while navigating menus.
Dial Direction	- Dial 1 - Dial 2		Directs the type of dial control depending on the direction of turning: - Dial 1 setting enables slower shutter speed, open aperture for clockwise and the opposite for counter-clockwise - Dial 2 is opposite.
AEL/AFL	- S-AF	- Mode 1 - Mode 2 - Mode 3	Controls the function of the Shutter and AEL/AFL buttons in each AF mode.
	- C-AF	- Mode 1 - Mode 2 - Mode 3 - Mode 4
	- MF	- Mode 1 - Mode 2 - Mode 3
AEL/AFL Memo	- Off - On		Off setting locks exposure only while button is held down.
Function Button	- Face Detect - One-Touch WB - AF Home - Manual Focus - RAW - Test Picture - My Mode - Backlit LCD - Off		Assigns a function to the Fn button.
Left Arrow Function	- AF Mode - Metering - Flash Mode - Backlit LCD - Image Stabilizer		You can change the function of the left arrow button in Record mode.
My Mode Setup	- My Mode 1 - My Mode 2		Lets you register settings for My Mode.
Button Timer	- Off - 3 Sec. - 5 Sec. - 8 Sec. - Hold		Sets how long a button's function displays after a quick press.
AEL/Fn Button swap	- Off - On		You can swap the functions of the AE L and Fn buttons.
4-Way Function	- On - AF Area - Off		Disables the 4-way controller to prevent unintended operation or lets it select AF point.

Custom Menu Options, Tab C: Release/Drive
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
RLS Priority S	- Off - On		If enabled, the camera will release the shutter before AF function is complete.
RLS Priority C	- Off - On		If enabled, the camera will release the shutter before AF function is complete.

Custom Menu Options, Tab D: Disp/Sound/PC
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
HDMI	- 1080i - 720p - 480p/576p		HDTV output mode.
Video Out	- NTSC - PAL
Sound	- Off - On		Turns the camera's beep sounds on or off.
Sleep	- Off - 1 minute - 3 minutes - 5 minutes - 10 minutes		Sets the camera to go to sleep after a period of inactivity.
USB Mode	- Auto - Storage - MTP - Print
Live View Boost	- Off - On		If on, boosts the LCD brightness.
Face Detect	- Off - On		If on, detects faces in the frame and sets focus for those faces.
Info Setting	- Play Info	- Image Overlay - Overall - Histogram - Highlight & Shadow	Information displayed with the INFO?button is pressed.
Info Setting	- Live View Info	- Histogram - Zoom - Multi View - Image Only - Grid (3 types)	Information displayed with the INFO?button is pressed.
Volume	- 5 levels, or off		Speaker volume.
Slideshow Setup	- Slide Interval	- 2 to 10s
Slideshow Setup	- Movie Interval	- Full - Short	Play entire move or just a short segment.
Level Gauge	- Off - On		Display camera roll and pitch.
Movie Audio	- Off - On		Set to On to record audio with movies.

Custom Menu Options, Tab E: EXP/Point/ISO
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
EV Step	- 1/3 EV - 1/2 EV - 1 EV		Sets the exposure compensation increment.
Metering	- ESP - Center-weighted - Spot - Spot Highlights - Spot Shadows		Sets the exposure metering mode.
AEL Metering	- Auto - Center-weighted - Spot - Spot Highlights - Spot Shadows		Controls the type of metering performed via the AEL/AFL button.
ISO	- Auto - 100 - 200 - 400 - 800 - 1,600 - 3,200 - 6,400		Sets the current ISO sensitivity. (Intermediate values appear if ISO Step is set to 1/3 EV.)
ISO Step	- 1/3 EV - 1 EV		Sets the ISO EV step size.
ISO-Auto Set	- High Limit	- 200 - 400 - 800 - 1,600 - 3,200 - 6,400	Sets the upper limit and default of the Auto ISO setting.
ISO-Auto Set	- Default	- 200 - 400 - 800 - 1,600 - 3,200 - 6,400	Sets the upper limit and default of the Auto ISO setting.
ISO-Auto	- P / A / S - All		Sets a shooting mode that automatically enables Auto ISO.
Bulb Timer	- 30 minutes - 25 minutes - 20 minutes - 15 minutes - 8 minutes - 4 minutes - 3 minutes - 1 minute		Sets the maximum time for the Bulb exposure.
Anti-Shock	- Off - 1/8s to 30s		Select the interval between pressing the shutter button and releasing the shutter.
Bracketing	- AE BKT	- Off - 3F 0.3EV - 3F 0.7EV - 3F 1.0EV	Exposure bracketing.
	- WB BKT	- Off - 3F 2STEP - 3F 4STEP - 3F 6STEP	White Balance bracketing. Selectable for both Amber-Blue and Green-Magenta directions.
	- FL BKT	- Off - 3F 0.3EV - 3F 0.7EV - 3F 1.0EV	Flash exposure bracketing.
	- ISO BKT	- Off - 3F 0.3EV - 3F 0.7EV - 3F 1.0EV	ISO sensitivity bracketing.

Custom Menu Options, Tab F: Flash Custom
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Flash Mode	- Auto - Red-eye Reduction - Forced On (Fill flash) - Forced Off - Red-eye Reduction + Slow Sync - Slow Sync - Slow Sync 2nd curtain		External flash mode.
Flash Exposure Compensation	- -3 to +3 in 1/3 EVsteps		External flash exposure compensation.
Flash X-Sync	- 1/60 to 1/180		Sets shutter sync speed for external flash firing.
Flash Slow Limit	- 1/30 to 1/180 (1/60 is default)		Sets the lower shutter limit for the Slow Sync flash modes.
Flash EV Comp. + EV Comp.	- Off - On		If on, flash EV comp. will be added to overall EV comp. and flash intensity control.

Custom Menu Options, Tab G: Quality/Color/WB
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Noise Reduction	- Off - On - Auto		Long exposure noise reduction (dark frame subtraction).
Noise Filter	- Off - Low - Standard - High		Noise reduction processing setting. Higher values recommended for high ISO.
White Balance	- Auto - 5300 K (Daylight) - 7500 K (Shade) - 6000 K (Cloudy) - 3000 K (Tungsten) - 4000 K (Fluorescent 1) - 4500 K (Fluorescent 2) - 6600 K (Fluorescent 3) - 5500 K (Flash) - Custom - Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K)	- Fine tune Amber / Green (15 steps) for all except Custom and Kelvin
All (WB +/-)	- All Set	- Amber -7 to +7 - Green -7 to +7	In All Set, you can apply the same WB compensation values to all WB modes at once.
All (WB +/-)	- All Reset	- Yes - No
Color Space	- sRGB - Adobe RGB
Shading Compensation	- Off - On		Enables a shading compensation that attempts to eliminate vignetting with certain lenses
Quality Set	- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4	- L/M/S - SF/F/N/B	You can combine three image sizes and four compression ratios and register those settings.
Pixel Count	- Middle - Small	Middle: - 3,200 x 2,400 - 2,560 x 1,920 - 1,600 x 1,200 Small: - 1,280 x 960 - 1,024 x 768 - 640 x 480	Set the pixel size for the Middle and Small options.

Custom Menu Options, Tab H: Record/Erase
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Quick Erase	- Off - On		If on, allows you to immediately erase an image during post-capture display.
RAW + JPEG Erase	- JPEG - RAW - RAW + JPEG		Designates how JPEG+RAW files are erased.
File Name	- Auto - Reset		Auto continues file numbering to new cards while Reset starts from 0.
Edit File Name	- Adobe RGB - sRGB	- Off - A-Z - 0-8	You can change the 2-digit file name prefix.
Priority Set	- No - Yes		Sets the priority of cursor display for Erase screen to No or Yes.
dpi Setting	- Auto - Custom		Lets you set the resolution for printing images.

Custom Menu Options, Tab I: Utility
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Pixel Mapping	- Start		Enables a self-check of the sensor, and remaps bad pixels.
Exposure Shift	- ESP	- 1 to +1 EV	Each metering mode can be "fine-tuned" between -1 and +1 EV in 1/6 EV steps.
	- Center-weighted	- 1 to +1 EV
	- Spot	- 1 to +1 EV
Warning Level	- -2 to +2		Battery warning level can be tweaked from the default, in arbitrary units.
Level Adjust	- Reset		You can calibrate the level gauge ("zero" it out).

Setup Menu:

Setup Menu Options:
Top-Level Selection	Second-Level	Third-Level	Notes
Date and Time	- Date - Time - Format		Sets the camera's clock and calendar.
Language	English (default)		Sets the menu language. Options available varies with region. You can download additional options with the included software.
LCD Color & Brightness	- Brightness	-7 to +7	Adjusts LCD brightness and color response.
	- Color A-B	-7 to +7
	- Color G-M	-7 to +7
Rec. View	- 1 to 20s - Off - Auto Playback		Controls a post-capture display and the display time. Auto setting displays image then switches to Playback mode for quick deletion.
Custom Menu Display	- Off - On		Enables display of the Custom Menu.
Firmware			Displays the current firmware version.