Olympus OM-D E-M1 Firmware Version 2.2 is Available Now

Olympus is known to be prompt with their firmware update, especially for their flagship OM-D line of cameras.  Sadly, we have not seen much upgrade to video capabilities yet.

Hopefully, we will get in soon enough.  I'd really like to see 120p or even 60p frame rate with higher bit rate.

For now check out the details of the 2.2 version which is simply a bug fix.

Firmware update Version 2.2 (11/20/2014)

- The issue in firmware version 2.0 and 2.1 where bright points appear in some images has been resolved.
*When updating the firmware from Version 1.0/1.1/1.3/1.4 to Version 2.2, the camera settings other than the AF focus adjustments are reset. When updating the firmware from 2.0 / 2.1, the camera settings are maintained.

Firmware update Version 2.1 (11/13/2014)

- Precision of AF when M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO lens is mounted has been improved.
*When updating the firmware from Version 1.0/1.1/1.3/1.4 to Version 2.1, the camera settings other than the AF focus adjustments are reset. When updating the firmware from 2.0, the camera settings are maintained.

How to update firmware

In case you have not updated to 2.0, here is a long list of improvement that's packed into 2.0

8 new functions have been added:
- Keystone Compensation (Digital Shift)
- Tethered Shooting System (OLYMPUS capture)
- Live Composite photography
- Zoom In/Out and Layout have been added to Photo Story. Save (complete partway through), Temporary Save, and Resume functions have been added to Photo Story mode.
- Vintage and Partial color have been added to art filter.
- Old film effect has been added to movie effect.
- The Aperture Lock function has been added to Aperture Preview.
- The Panning Shot Shooting mode has been added to SCN mode.
16 operability improvements:
- Image display time lag: 16 msec (when frame rate setting is high)
- Multiple simultaneous settings are now available in Live Guide.
- Exposure compensation (}3 EV) is now available in HDR 1/HDR2 shooting.
- A function was added to cancel Color Creator and return to the original Picture Mode by pressing the MENU button when using Color Creator function.
- Even when Art Filter is set for the Picture Mode in movie shooting, the Movie Tele-converter can now be used.
- AF function for each frame was added to Custom Self Timer. In Drive Mode's Custom Self Timer settings, you can now press the INFO button to change settings.
- MF Assist is now supported in magnified frame position.
- 3x has been added to high resolution magnified Live View.
- The Peaking display frame rate has been improved.
- Electronic zoom speed setting function was added. An icon appears on the LCD monitor when using the Olympus zoom lens.
- When the arrow pad is set to Direct function, the Underwater wide/Underwater macro functions can be used with the left and down button on the arrow pad.
- Double tap is now supported in touch operations on the Super Control Panel.
- The level gauge and histogram can now be displayed during magnified frame display. The Touch Off icon was added to magnified frame display.
- A function was added so that shooting information recorded in HDR1/HDR2 can be viewed in the playback screen.
Information on composited number of shots for images recorded with Live Composite was added.
- Short-cut access is now supported for Live Composite, Live Bulb, and Live Time setting menus.
- When the BKT button is pressed for seconds, the BKT menu now appears.
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- OI.Share version 2.4 is supported.