Re: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode - revisited

5:19 AM |

What that tells me is that each E30 and lenses have their own idiosyncrasies
when using the Sports mode. I am still waiting for Olympus to answer my
question(s) about that mode and the use of different lenses and live view
vs. view finder.

Thanks for your findings, most interesting. And it does make sense........

Joyce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bhooshan Iyer" <bhooshaniyer@yahoo.com>
To: <MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode - revisited

Joyce--
I checked with my camera today and this is what I found:

The sports mode focussed but...some what inconsistently when held
vertically.
i.e looking down onto the subject with the camera held vertically down. The
sports mode focusess consistently(relatively) when held horizontally. i.e
looking side-ways onto the subject. The lens bobs around a bit and "seems"
to
be working better when I move(pan?) the camera about vigorously rather than
when
holding it steady(no "lens-bobbing-about" sound)...

And yes it shot two frames in a burst- with H mode being selected.

Does that make sense?

--Bhooshan

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>From: Joyce <jpatm65@comcast.net>
>To: MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 3:19:05 AM
>Subject: Re: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode - revisited
>
>
>Okay....more news
>
>I cleaned the contacts on the both lenses and the camera, and no go on
>focusing when looking thru the View Finder. HOWEVER, if I use Live View,
>they both focus as they should - all in the Sports mode on the E-30.
>
>I give up.........now if I can just remember that :)
>
>Using live view on a very windy afternoon in the Sports Mode on the E30,
>14-54 II lens:
>http://www.pbase.com/image/127898438
>
>Joyce
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joyce" <jpatm65@comcast.net>
>To: <MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 12:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode
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>> But, Tom, did you try that lens 18-180 in the Sports mode?
>>
>> I stood away at least 4 feet from the bush with the bees and the 18-180
>> and
>> the 14-54II did not focus. Weird. But if I take the camera into other
>> modes,
>> focusing was no problem.
>>
>> I will work on resitting the 18-180 and clean the contacts to see if that
>> is/was the problem.
>>
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> Joyce
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Beach" <tomb2021@comcast.net>
>> To: <MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode
>>
>>
>>> Focus is totally independent of shooting mode.
>>> If your lens isn't focusing you are likely too close
>>> to your subject especially with the 18-180 back
>>> off a bit and lengthen the zoom. I used this lens
>>> last week to to get some bees in our local rose
>>> garden with no problem at all.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> On 8/28/2010 9:11 AM, Joyce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But..........
>>>>
>>>> I tried focusing on a bee on one of my plants and the camera would not
>>>> focus- used the 18-180 lens and then put on the 14-54 II lens and
>>>> still no
>>>> focusing. With the 18-180 lens two burst shots; with the 14-54 II lens
>>>> only
>>>> one.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else with the E-30 - does their sports mode focus?
>>>>
>>>> Joyce
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Richard Ociepka" <ociepka@roadrunner.com
>>>> <mailto:ociepka%40roadrunner.com>>
>>>> To: <MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MyOlympus%40yahoogroups.com>>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 9:37 AM
>>>> Subject: [MyOlympus] Sports Mode
>>>>
>>>> > Here is what I have for the E-330, E-620 and E-30 so far.
>>>> >
>>>> > E-330 sets the ISO to AUTO but uses a maximum of ISO 400, WB to
>>>> AUTO, AF
>>>> > to C-AF, Multi-point AF, Noise Reduction to OFF, Sequential Shooting
>>>> mode,
>>>> > Picture mode to Vivid with Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation all
>>>> set to
>>>> > 0.
>>>> >
>>>> > E-620 sets ISO 200, AF to S-AF, Single Center Point AF, Center Weight
>>>> > Metering, -0.7 EV, Picture mode to Vivid with Contrast, Sharpness and
>>>> > Saturation all set to +1, Gradation to Normal. Single Frame shooting
>>>> mode,
>>>> > Face Detection to OFF, Auto POP UP to OFF, WB to Daylight, Noise
>>>> Reduction
>>>> > to AUTO, Noise Filter to Standard.
>>>> > These settings can be changed temporarily.
>>>> >
>>>> > E-30 set the ISO to AUTO with a maximum of 800 and shoots two frames.
>>>> >
>>>> > Dick
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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