How to Access Hidden Menu on Olympus OM-D Camera
The hidden menu on Olympus cameras reveal information such as shutter count, turn-on count and damage code log. It's the first thing you should check when you buy a Olympus OM-D camera whether it was new or used.
Olympus rates the OM-D E-M5at 100,000 shutter actuations. That is quite high when compared to PEN series cameras. The Olympus OM-D E-M1 is rated even higher at 150,000 shutter actuations.
The instruction for both OM-D E-M5 and OM-D E-M1 is identical.
The shutter actuation data can be found on page 2. You will see the following information on Page 2:
R 000091 [total shutter actuation count]
S 000011 [shot count with flash]
C 000000
U 000018 [turn on count which is ultrasonic wave cleaner count]
V 000000
B 000101 [total number of times shutter button is fully pressed]
L 000000
Also, see how to access the hidden menu on Olympus PEN series.
Olympus rates the OM-D E-M5at 100,000 shutter actuations. That is quite high when compared to PEN series cameras. The Olympus OM-D E-M1 is rated even higher at 150,000 shutter actuations.
The instruction for both OM-D E-M5 and OM-D E-M1 is identical.
Instruction - Access hidden menu
- Camera OFF
- Hold down MENU button and turn ON the camera
- Release MENU button and press MENU again to get to Menus
- Go to LCD Brightness Menu, It's the third selection from the top.
- Press RIGHT arrow to show screen adjusters
- Press INFO and then press OK. You should see something like this: "OLYMPUS E-M5 02 01 01 01".
- Press in sequence UP - DOWN - LEFT - RIGHT - SHUTTER - UP. You will now see Page 1 of the hidden menu.
- Press RIGHT for Page 2, DOWN for Page 3, LEFT for Page 4 and UP again to get Page 1
The shutter actuation data can be found on page 2. You will see the following information on Page 2:
R 000091 [total shutter actuation count]
S 000011 [shot count with flash]
C 000000
U 000018 [turn on count which is ultrasonic wave cleaner count]
V 000000
B 000101 [total number of times shutter button is fully pressed]
L 000000
Also, see how to access the hidden menu on Olympus PEN series.
How to Access Hidden Menu on Olympus OM-D Camera
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3/15/2015
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