{"id":6717,"date":"2015-03-22T00:06:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T00:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwphoto.onpressidium.com\/olympus-pen-best-underwater-settings\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:17:43","slug":"olympus-pen-best-underwater-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/olympus-pen-best-underwater-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympus PEN E-PL5 Underwater Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px;\">Navigation:<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;\">\n<p><a href=\"#Macro\">Macro Settings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<p><a href=\"#Wide Angle\">Wide Angle Settings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<p><a href=\"#Important Camera Settings\">Important Camera Settings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<p><a href=\"#Camera Menu Specifics\">Camera Menu Specifics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<p><a href=\"#E-PL7\">Additional Settings &amp; Shooting Guide for the E-PL7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">The Olympus PEN cameras (E-PL5, E-PL3, E-PM1, E-PL2, E-PL1) have become by far the most popular mirrorless cameras used in underwater photography. In this article we discuss our recommended settings for getting the most out of these excellent cameras.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Below I&#8217;ve compiled several good starting camera settings for different shooting situations. Next is a list of the most important, or required, settings that are crucial to change in your PEN system when shooting underwater. In addition I take an in depth look at all the menus on the camera so you can fine tune your camera for the best underwater shooting experience.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Olympus PEN Underwater Settings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Actual settings will vary based on your diving location and conditions. Take a look at the following suggestions below as a great starting point for shooting with your Olympus PEN camera. These settings were written with the Olympus PEN E-PL5 as the basis, previous models may not offer all the same features, or may have different limitations. Where I know a difference I have noted it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><a name=\"Macro\"><\/a>Settings for Macro with the 45mm or 60mm Macro Lens:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 2em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Manual mode, F22, 1\/250th, ISO 200;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>For Previous PEN cameras, max shutter sync was 1\/160th<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Auto white balance, camera flash on &#8220;fill in flash&#8221;, Strobe on TTL<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Or set the strobe to manual power and adjust power as needed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>For manual power set the camera flash to manual&nbsp; also to save battery life (see below for instructions)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p><strong>TIP<\/strong>: Shoot at lower F stops like F5.6 or F2.8 to try to get some better&nbsp;<a href=\"\/bokeh-effect\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">bokeh&nbsp;<\/a>and a blurred background<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p><strong>TIP<\/strong>: You&#8217;ll need to open up your aperture to around F8 when shooting fish; at F22, your strobes won&#8217;t &#8220;reach&#8221; very far and the photo will look black<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>** These settings are also useful with the 12-50mm lens in Macro Mode **<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Available in the Nauticam E-PL5 housing only.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/oly-omd-octopus.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-right: 15px; width: 500px; height: 375px;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><em>Shallow Focus achieved with an open F-stop &#8211; Octopus, OM-D E-M5 w\/ 45mm, ISO 200, F2.8, 1\/250<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Settings for Macro using the kit lens (14-42mm \/ 12-50mm) with a wet diopter:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 2em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Manual mode, F22, 1\/250th, ISO 200;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>For Previous PEN cameras, max shutter sync was 1\/160th<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Auto White Balance, camera flash on &#8220;fill in flash&#8221;, Strobe on TTL<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Or set the strobe to manual power and adjust power as needed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>For manual power set the camera flash to manual&nbsp; also to save battery life (see below for instructions)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Zoom all the way in<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Shoot at lower F stops like F8-F11 to try to get some better bokeh and a blurred background, you can open up to F2.8, but will have a very small depth of field<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Remember working distance is limited when using a wet diopter, move carefully to avoid spooking your subject and get close.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/omd-worm.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-right: auto; width: 500px; height: 375px; display: block; margin-left: auto;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/omd-worm.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/omd-worm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/omd-worm-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><em>Christmas tree worm, photo by Jim Lyle. F14, 1\/250th, ISO 200, 45mm macro lens<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><a name=\"Wide Angle\"><\/a>Settings for Wide Angle with 8mm Fisheye or 9-18mm lens:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">Note: These settings also are great for starting points for shooting with the kit lens on, and for fish portraits with the 60mm macro lens.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 2em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Manual mode, F8, 1\/125th, ISO 200&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Auto White Balance, camera flash on &#8220;fill in flash&#8221;, Strobe on TTL<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>Or set the strobe to manual power and adjust power as needed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p>For manual power set the camera flash to manual&nbsp; also to save battery life (see below for instructions)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>:<em>&nbsp;use the shutter speed to control your ambient light&nbsp;<\/em>(background exposure). A slower shutter speed (e.g. &#8211; 1\/60th will let in light when shooting in darker waters, a faster shutter speed will allow less light in when shooting in bright conditions).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p><strong>TIP<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; when the sun is in the photo, set the shutter as fast as possible (up to 1\/250th), and you&#8217;ll need to stop down your aperture to F16 or F22 to avoid blowing out the highlights, remember to turn up your strobe power.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<p><strong>TIP<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; for ambient light photography, you may need to open your aperture to F5.6 or F4 and increase the ISO to ISO 400, 800 or 1600 to let in more light.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6582 size-full wp-image-6712 size-full wp-image-6586 size-full wp-image-6713 size-full wp-image-6714 size-full wp-image-6715 size-full wp-image-6716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wide-3.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-right: 15px; width: 502px; height: 376px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wide-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wide-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wide-3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><em>Sheephead &amp; Oil Rigs, Olympus OMD E-M5, 8mm Fisheye ISO 200, F5, 1\/80<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Olympus Camera Set up for Underwater Use<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">The Olympus PEN cameras work well straight out of the box, however there are some important menu and setting changes that you will want to make sure to do for the best shooting experience.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><a name=\"Important Camera Settings\"><\/a>Most Important Settings for Underwater Use:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">1)&nbsp;<strong>Custom Menu Options &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;On the PEN cameras the Custom Menu is usually not turned &#8220;on&#8221; There are many important features (such as Live View Boost) that you can only access in the custom menus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu -&gt; Set Up Menu (Wrench icon) -&gt; Menu Display and click OK. The Custom Menu is the small cogs icon, hit the right button, and then the down button followed by ok to activate this menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,&quot;Bitstream Vera Sans&quot;,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/oly-epl5-custom-on.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 170px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">2)<strong>&nbsp;Live View Boost &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;this is very important so that you can see your LCD underwater. This mode disables the live view of exposure settings, since underwater shooting with a strobe, usually results in dark settings in the camera. This function will brighten your LCD so it is always at a good viewing brightness. Note: the LCD does not accurately reflect the exposure settings for the camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Custom Menu -&gt; D: Disp\/PC -&gt; Live View Boost -&gt; On<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">3)&nbsp;<strong>Flash modes &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;if you are using an underwater strobe with TTL you will use the single lightning bolt &#8220;Fill in Flash&#8221; mode on the camera. However, if you are planning to use the underwater strobe in manual mode you can save battery life by changing the camera flash mode to &#8220;Manual Value&#8221; through the quick menu. This is also beneficial because using the internal camera flash at a lower power means less recycle time and helps eliminate any delay on being able to take a picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">OK -&gt; scroll to flash icon -&gt; scroll over to select &#8220;Manual Value Flash&#8221; -&gt; Press Info to change flash power -&gt; scroll to 1\/64th power -&gt; OK to confirm<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">5)&nbsp;<strong>Rec View &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>this sets the length of time an image review is displayed after taking the picture. Default is 0.5 seconds. For underwater use, 2 seconds is usually recommended so you have a chance to quickly gauge that exposure and focus look good before taking another picture. If 2 seconds is too long, set it to what you desire, or simply press the shutter halfway down to cancel the review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;Set Up Menu -&gt; Rec View<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">7)&nbsp;<strong>Picture Mode<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; the default is natural, but jpeg shooters may prefer&nbsp;<em>Vivid<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent3\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">NOTE: this does not affect RAW files<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent3\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Accessible through the SCP \/ Quick Menu or Shooting Menu 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/portrait-3.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" \/><br \/> <em>OM-D, F16, 1\/100th, ISO 200<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Set Up for an Olympus Housing:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">The Olympus housing is a well designed option if you are on a budget and don&#8217;t want to spend the money on one of the more expensive Nauticam housings (if available). There are a few limitations, but for the most part set up is the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">PEN cameras are the slimmed down versions of their big brother &#8220;OMD&#8221; series cameras. They do not offer as many button options or customizeable features. These cameras are effectively plug and play. Once you&#8217;ve changed the settings listed above to ensure the camera will function properly in the housing you are pretty much good to go.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><a name=\"Camera Menu Specifics\"><\/a>PEN Menu Settings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">This info is helpful for fine tuning your camera for the best underwater settings. If a menu item is not listed that is because it does either does not affect shooting pictures or does not affect a setting that would be used underwater.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Shooting Menus<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">These set your cameras defaults, general settings that it will revert to after shutoff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/oly-epl5-shooting1.jpg\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 166px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Shooting Menu #1&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Picture Mode<\/strong>&nbsp; &#8211; This menu sets the look of your pictures, it is completely a personal choice to change, I prefer the default,&nbsp;<em>Natural<\/em>, then fine tuning the image on the computer afterwards. &nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Some users prefer&nbsp;<em>Vivid<\/em><\/span>, especially if they are shooting jpeg, because it enhances reds &amp; oranges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Picture Quality<\/strong>&nbsp;(pixel icon)&nbsp; &#8211; Sets the default quality mode for the camera. Set this to RAW for still images, default for video is FullHD Fine, leave it there unless you know you want a lower quality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">*Note: if you do not have software on your computer that can read and edit RAW files then leave it set to .jpg (LF). I highly recommend shooting RAW for the most flexibility with in computer editing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Image Aspect<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Leave at the default standard image aspect ratio of 4:3 unless otherwise desired.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Digital Teleconverter&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Leave at default of OFF.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/oly-epl5-shooting2.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 167px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Shooting Menu #2&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Burst\/ Time Mode<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Leave at default of Single Shot Mode, you can change this from the quick menu later for specific shooting instances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Image stabilizer<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Leave at default&nbsp; &#8211; this engages full stabilization in all directions (Default is S-I.S. 1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Flash RC Mode<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Leave at default of OFF<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">** NOTE &#8211; If you are using the Olympus UFL-2 strobes, you can increase your shutter sync speed with the PEN and OMD cameras to 1\/500 using the RC feature of the camera and strobes. Check out the strobe manual for this, but it can be very useful for getting great sunbursts in wide angle shots<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Custom Menu Options<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">The custom menu offers more detailed camera adjustments, however, these can get overwhelming. When in doubt leave it at the default, unless otherwise noted in the Important Settings section above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwphotographyguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/oly-epl5-custom.jpg\" style=\"width: 301px; height: 169px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu A: AF\/MF<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>AF Mode<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I recommend setting this to S-AF (single AF). This is default for still images but not for video. C-AF, continuous auto focus, I find is too slow to accurately catch moving subjects and often hunts more frequently in the low light underwater conditions. You can halfway press the shutter during video to refocus when needed. Note: continuous auto focus has been significantly updated on the E-M1, so it can be a more useful tool with that camera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Full-time AF<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; OFF<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>AEL\/AFL<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>This is a very handy feature, especially for underwater as it allows you to set focus lock separately from the shutter button, so that you can lock focus and then take several images without refocusing.<strong> <\/strong><strong><em>This option isn&#8217;t as great in the PEN housings when an Fn button is available due to the location of the button the housing. For the E-PL5 it may work OK if you assign the Fn button to AEL.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Here are the settings I would pick if you would like to do so, however these are only effective if you have assigned AEL\/AFL to one of the customizable buttons through the B Custom Menu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>S-AF &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Mode 3 &#8211; this will basically keep the camera as standard, half shutter focuses, full shutter press takes the picture<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>C-AF<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ignore (leave at default of Mode 1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>MF<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ignore (leave at default of Mode 1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Reset Lens<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; OFF &#8211; leaving this ON resets the lens focus of the lens to infinity after the camera is powered off. For most shooting situations this is not a big deal, though when using specific lenses, like the 60mm macro, it can cause initial focus hunting in the beginning. Turning it off will save the last focus distance used in the camera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>MF Assist<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ON &#8211; very useful with macro &#8211; magnifies center of image 10x to aid in focusing&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>AF Set Home<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; SINGLE- this sets the &#8220;home&#8221; position for the AF target for each AF mode. It will return to the position selected after power down. Default is full matrix, change this to Single Auto Focus Point for more control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>AF Illuminator<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; OFF &#8211; this is the small red AF assist light on the camera. It won&#8217;t shine through the black housing so turn it off to save battery life. If you use the camera both topside and underwater and don&#8217;t want to hassle with constantly changing it then leave it on, it will not affect picture taking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Face Priority<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; OFF &#8211; this automatically focuses the camera when it detects a &#8220;face&#8221; however underwater it can mis-detect and cause issues, will not detect faces in masks so it is not needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu B: Button \/ Dial&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Button Function<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<em>PEN Cameras<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Older versions may not have an Fn button, the E-PL5 does and the button can be customized for quick access to a variety of features. I prefer setting it for &#8220;One touch WB&#8221;. This takes the lengthy process from the &#8220;quick&#8221; menu down to a very quick and easy two step operation. <strong>(Note: if you want to split out focus for the E-PL5 as mentioned above, then you MUST assign the Fn button to AEL\/AFL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Other settings in Button Function menu allow you to modify the action of the keys listed. Note: L-FN refers to the button available on some lenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Button Function<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;You can customize the Fn button to your liking, there are a variety of options to choose from. My recommendation, as stated above, is to select &#8220;One touch WB&#8221; which shortens the white balance process. However as outlined previously you can also choose AEL\/AFL if you want to try to split out your focus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">You can also customize the Rec button and assign its own function (this could also be used for the &#8220;One touch WB&#8221; or the AEL\/AFL setting if you don&#8217;t plan to use the video function. Other settings in the Button Function menu allow you to modify the action of that key listed. To gain customization of the up and down arrows you need to change the setting of the four arrows option just below them. I recommend:<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Arrow Keys<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Direct Function<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent2\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Right Arrow<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Flash Mode<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent2\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Down Arrow&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; ISO (or leave a shot mode for quick access to burst and self timer if you use topside frequently)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Dial Function<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; This menu allows you to set the functions of the control dials for the camera. Functions are set per shooting mode indivually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">PEN cameras &#8211; this is the control wheel on the back of the camera (E-PL3 and E-PL5 only). For the PEN cameras, this function is moot because the Olympus housings do not have a wheel on the back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Dial Direction<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; can be set to change which way you turn the dial to increase shutter or F stop. Set to personal preference or leave at default&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Dian Lock <\/strong>&#8211; leave a defaul &#8220;ON&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu C: Release&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Rls Priority S \/ C<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; this option allows you to set whether the shutter can be released even when the camera is not in focus. I recommend leaving it at the default of OFF for S-AF to help limit out of focus pictures. (can be set individually for S-AF and C-AF modes)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Burst FPS H \/ L<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; leave a default &#8211; this sets the frame rate for each burst mode option&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Burst + IS Off&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; OFF &#8211; allows for image stabilization during sequential shooting when turned OFF&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu D: Disp \/ Beep \/ PC&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">This menu customizes display and sound options. Set these to your preference, they don&#8217;t affect picture taking, except for a select few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Camera Control Settings &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;this gives you options for the display of the quick menus. When the EVF Auto switch is turned off you can only access one of these. Default is the Live Control, Olympus&#8217; standard type menu. The other option is the Super Control Panel, the new style for the OM-D that mimics many dSLR cameras. To activate the SCP, turn off the LC and turn on the Live SCP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Info Settings &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Under this menu is LV-Info. These options allow you to streamline your LCD view information. By turning each on or off you choose which viewing modes you would like to be able to see when you press the INFO button on the camera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Live View Boost<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp; This&nbsp;<em>must&nbsp;<\/em>be turned on to aid in viewing the LCD underwater in dark shooting conditions. See section above with instructions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">I would also set the&nbsp;<strong>SLEEP&nbsp;<\/strong>mode and&nbsp;<strong>Auto Power Off&nbsp;<\/strong>modes as desired to save battery life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Menu E: Exp \/ Metering \/ ISO&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>EV Step<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; leave at Default 1\/3EV &#8211; this gives access to all &#8220;in between&#8221; stops, for more fine tuning your picture settings. It controls the size of the increments for shutter speed, aperture, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>NOISE \/ NOISE FILTER \/ ISO<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; leave at defaults<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Metering&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Default (Digital ESP Metering) &#8211; this evaluates the entire image for the best overall exposure. For more specific metering you can choose center weighted or spot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>AEL Metering<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Default (AUTO) &#8211; if you use the AEL function leave this at the default and it will automatically choose the same metering you are currently using.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">**<em>OM-D Cameras<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; leave&nbsp;<strong>ISO \/ ISO Step \/ ISO Auto-Set \/ ISO-Auto<\/strong>&nbsp;options at default<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Bulb \/ Time Timer, Live Bulb, Live Time<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; default (this won&#8217;t be used underwater)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Anti-Shock<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Default OFF &#8211; this creates a delay between when the shutter is pressed and actually released to aid in limiting camera vibrations. Not needed underwater.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">F: Flash Custom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>X-Sync<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Default (1\/320 for E-M1, 1\/250 for E-M5 and EPL5, 1\/160 for earlier PEN models) this sets the fastest default Shutter Speed at which the flash can fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><strong>Slow Limit<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Default (1\/60) &#8211; You can adjust this lower as desired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">NOTE: These flash settings do not matter for Manual Mode, the flash fires based on the shutter speed selected when in Manual Mode. 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It is highly recommended to make sure the custom menu is turned on.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; font-size: 22px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\"><a name=\"E-PL7\"><\/a>Additional Settings for the Olympus E-PL7<\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">Be sure to read Bluewater Photo&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluewaterphotostore.com\/olympus-epl7-shooting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">Best Settings &amp; Shooting Guide for the Olympus E-PL7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;\">If you have any further questions on setting up your Olympus camera or any issues with camera functionality, please post a question in&nbsp;<a href=\"\/forum\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">our forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigation: Macro Settings Wide Angle Settings Important Camera Settings Camera Menu Specifics Additional Settings &amp; Shooting Guide for the E-PL7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164610,"featured_media":6718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vocabulary_11":[],"vocabulary_3":[],"vocabulary_5":[79],"vocabulary_9":[],"vocabulary_6":[],"vocabulary_10":[],"vocabulary_13":[],"vocabulary_16":[],"vocabulary_4":[],"vocabulary_14":[],"vocabulary_15":[],"vocabulary_7":[],"vocabulary_1":[],"vocabulary_12":[],"vocabulary_2":[],"vocabulary_17":[],"vocabulary_18":[],"vocabulary_8":[],"class_list":["post-6717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","vocabulary_5-technique-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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