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[NiVleK]

In custom functions group D - there's Auto Power Off [xxx min]
If you don't like it falling dead asleep, set this to OFF.

Yeah. But that is defeating the purpose of the auto sleep....

 

[Oly5050]

If that's the case, then maybe the OSC should clear some of the decisions they're making with their marketing department before they act. The cost of one single billboard at Orchard MRT can probably pay the repair charges for all potential 'weather-sealing' related problems for the entire year.

Why pay so much for marketing then create a public relations disaster that turns off the same group you're trying to win over with this camera- the enthusiasts?

I think Oly should clarify their policy. If you ask me, weather-sealed = any sort of water damage should be covered. That's the whole point. If we still have to go through this 'it was your fault' crap, why don't I just buy a non-weather sealed camera and just keep it out of the rain, just like it seems I now have to do with the OMD anyway?

Ridiculous.

Had a nice long chat with Edwin Chan, their senior manager @ Customer Care Center. We chatted about possible scenarios where water can enter, how the body was tested to be weather sealed, so on and so forth. Also gave some feedback to further improve the camera. He agreed to reduce the cost to just labour cost for my case, and will be sending the parts back to headquarters to further examine cause of water ingression.

In short, from what I can remember, camera is rated weather resistant to approximately 1mm of rainfall per minute for 1 minute from the top (no splashing from sides or bottom please...). and a rest period of 1 minute before being subjected to the same thing again. Even their waterproof cases are only rated for 45 minutes under their specified depth

There is a high chance water went in from the SD card slot side. Apparently enough water pooled inside the camera to leave quite a bit of whitish markings on the inner case. Needless to say all of the internal electronics are toast. The PCB board is heavily populated with parts. The sensor in it's entire IS array weighs well over 4 times what the PCB weighs, possibly about 1.5 times of what the battery weighs. I'm pretty sure it probably accounts for 1/3 the weight of the camera. Yeah, it's kind of weird looking at the guts all spilled out like that.

Conclusion, if you have to expose your camera to rain, try to make sure it doesn't splash in from the sides or worse, bottom. Obviously make sure a weather sealed lens is used. Weather sealed means won't die immediately, doesn't mean can play (shoot) in the rain till the sun comes out. If you want to do that, get a waterproof case.

The warranty for weather-sealed cameras is the same as that for underwater cases.

 

[ageha]

I have been having a slight issue, not sure if it happens to you guys. My OMD will sometimes freeze and lock after going into a sleep mode after inactivity. Nothing you press will make it turn on and not even turning the switch to off and on again. I will have to release the battery from the camera and then reinsert it again.

Does this happen to you???

Isn't that a known issue with a few Panasonic lenses on the OM-D?

 

[grantyale]

Yeah. But that is defeating the purpose of the auto sleep....

Sleep has another timer. This is power off.

I haven't tried putting it in sleep mode and see how the battery drains - but the existence of this "auto power off" seems to suggest the sleep mode may consume quite a bit of energy. Recent DSLRs seem to drain as little juice in sleep as powered off, though.

 

[grantyale]

BTW. Is there a way to eliminate the rippling artifact when shooting video under fluorescent light?
1/50s shutter speed still shows a small amount of it.

 

[NiVleK]

Isn't that a known issue with a few Panasonic lenses on the OM-D?

Happens on any lens that is attached to the OMD for me.

 

[NiVleK]

Sleep has another timer. This is power off.

I haven't tried putting it in sleep mode and see how the battery drains - but the existence of this "auto power off" seems to suggest the sleep mode may consume quite a bit of energy. Recent DSLRs seem to drain as little juice in sleep as powered off, though.

Yups. You are right. The OMD sleep mode seems to still drain battery. My 60D can be in sleep mode for days and still remain completely charged and wakes up immediately with a half shutter press.

 

[ageha]

Happens on any lens that is attached to the OMD for me.

Doesn't happen with the 12-50mm, 17mm and 45mm for me. Not planning to use my Panny lenses with the OM-D.

 

[simkc99]

I have been having a slight issue, not sure if it happens to you guys. My OMD will sometimes freeze and lock after going into a sleep mode after inactivity. Nothing you press will make it turn on and not even turning the switch to off and on again. I will have to release the battery from the camera and then reinsert it again.

Does this happen to you???

It is a known issue. Changed the sleep timer to 5 min, then 3min, then back to 1 min. Changed the power off to 1 hour and then back to 5 min. This solve the lock up issue.

 

[cannedpineapples]

The warranty for weather-sealed cameras is the same as that for underwater cases.

If that's the case, then where is this 'splash from sides or bottom not covered' info coming from? Don't tell me underwater cases only protect against water coming from top also..

 

[Jelline]

Can we as a group make it known to OSC? Otherwise can't imagine that still have to pay for labour when camera under warranty...

 

[NiVleK]

It is a known issue. Changed the sleep timer to 5 min, then 3min, then back to 1 min. Changed the power off to 1 hour and then back to 5 min. This solve the lock up issue.

Somehow this sounds fishy. Lol

 

[Oly5050]

If that's the case, then where is this 'splash from sides or bottom not covered' info coming from? Don't tell me underwater cases only protect against water coming from top also..

Try and claim manufacturer's warranty if and when your underwater case floods and you will know wat I mean.

 

[poolman]

Happens to me quite often when I pair it with my pana lenses (20mm and 25mm) but not any of my oly lenses. Initially I thought it is defective product, but looks like it is an inherent problem. I took out the battery and reload and everything back to normal. Strange...

 

[NiVleK]

Happens to me quite often when I pair it with my pana lenses (20mm and 25mm) but not any of my oly lenses. Initially I thought it is defective product, but looks like it is an inherent problem. I took out the battery and reload and everything back to normal. Strange...

I guess time to retrain the fingers to switch off when not shooting.

 

[Oly5050]

Check this out!

Picture having a good memory | The Digital Show Melbourne

In australia, they had the E-M5 and Nikon D700 shooting side by side and then printed out on a large format printer for a head-to-head comparison.

"On the Olympus stand they had a model having her photo taken in a shoot-out between the new micro four thirds Olympus OMD E-M5 and a full-frame Nikon D700. The competing photos were printed side by side on a wide-format printer and we were invited to say which was which. Imaging got it wrong! We assumed the sharper, more detailed, more accurately coloured picture came from the full-frame camera. Errr! Wrong."

 

[grantyale]

700 is not 800. Throw in a few flo banks and guess how well the Nokia 808 will print?

 

[Oly5050]

700 is not 800. Throw in a few flo banks and guess how well the Nokia 808 will print?

Yah but i doubt under the same conditions the nokia will be better. In any case even if it is d700 and not d800, it says a lot

Go dpreview. There is a thread comparing high iso for em5, 5dmark3, gx1 and gf5.

 

[PhotoBees]

Well talking about crazy comparison d800 vs OMD vs Leica X2 by Steve Huff don't know if posted here already.

Link

 

[Avonez]

How to select multiple protected files to make them unprotected?