I'm considering the above Olympus for bird photography with the lumix 100-300. (Thinking it might be an upgrade over my Panasonic G3). I had a few questions.
1. For bird photography one typically wants autofocus mode set to require focus in a small central area of the viewfinder. On another thread it was suggested that while this mode can be set on the camera, it must be reset every time the camera is turned off. Can others confirm or disconfirm this?
2. The camera manual indicates it has a feature called "digital teleconverter" which increases magnification 2x. My Panasonic has a similar feature but you have to select small picture size and shoot in JPEG only format. The Panasonic manual also states that there is no image degradation using this feature. I'm wondering if the Olympus digital teleconverter is similar in that it also involves no image degradation, and am also wondering whether it works in RAW mode – the manual seems to suggest it does but indicates that only a portion of the file records the picture. I'm wondering exactly how this works and how it appears in the viewfinder.
3. Finally, I read that the camera is sealed against weather. Does this mean the camera body is okay in the rain? I assume the entire camera would be weatherproof only if the lens were also weather sealed.
Jim
1. For bird photography one typically wants autofocus mode set to require focus in a small central area of the viewfinder. On another thread it was suggested that while this mode can be set on the camera, it must be reset every time the camera is turned off. Can others confirm or disconfirm this?
2. The camera manual indicates it has a feature called "digital teleconverter" which increases magnification 2x. My Panasonic has a similar feature but you have to select small picture size and shoot in JPEG only format. The Panasonic manual also states that there is no image degradation using this feature. I'm wondering if the Olympus digital teleconverter is similar in that it also involves no image degradation, and am also wondering whether it works in RAW mode – the manual seems to suggest it does but indicates that only a portion of the file records the picture. I'm wondering exactly how this works and how it appears in the viewfinder.
3. Finally, I read that the camera is sealed against weather. Does this mean the camera body is okay in the rain? I assume the entire camera would be weatherproof only if the lens were also weather sealed.
Jim