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Aug 18, 2018 15:05:09   #
jcate
 
my manual says for exposure compensation turn the dial on the front of the camera. But on my camera I have to have the shutter button down 1/2 way to get that to work and it is very awkward to do that, is there another way to do this? Thanks for any help you can give. JC

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Aug 18, 2018 15:22:57   #
hannaco Loc: People's Republic of California
 
Just assign that function to the rear dial.

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Aug 18, 2018 15:36:41   #
jcate
 
Aha, I will get out the book and do this, thanks a bunch

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Aug 19, 2018 08:06:07   #
Fotomacher Loc: Toronto
 
hannaco wrote:
Just assign that function to the rear dial.


I have a E-M1 mk 1 which has very similar button layout and the same menu as the E-M5mk2 . I don’t shoot video so I assigned the EV function to the record button and select with the rear command dial.

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Aug 19, 2018 09:58:26   #
jcate
 
Thanks for the reply, very helpful.

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Aug 20, 2018 13:04:15   #
Lingen Loc: Grenada, Caribbean
 
jcate wrote:
my manual says for exposure compensation turn the dial on the front of the camera. But on my camera I have to have the shutter button down 1/2 way to get that to work and it is very awkward to do that, is there another way to do this? Thanks for any help you can give. JC


On mine, I haven't had to re-assign anything. Make sure the lever at the back (Fn1) is in the raised position (1 not 2), and the front 'dial' alters exposure compensation without further ado - I certainly don't have to hold the shutter button down. (With Fn 1 in the lower, 2 position, the front 'dial' alters ISO). This is how the camera was set up when I bought it, and I see no reason to re-assign from that default. Hope that helps.

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Aug 20, 2018 13:37:29   #
jcate
 
Thanks, that simplifies things. Cameras have gotten so much more complex than my old F3 hp!!

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