azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

I just bought an Oly OMD E-M-1 Mark ll off of a below hogger. It seems to me that when I am in the "Manual" mode, the EVF should change as I adjust the aperture and or the shutter speed. However it looks bright, I take the image, and the photo turns out totally dark. I have tried going to the menu and under "I" adjusting the OVF, etc. I have read the manual and the Young book, and talked to the former owner, and I cannot get this corrected. Is someone out there a lot more educated in this vehicle than I who knows what the problem is??

Tinkwmobile

If the live view changed, then you could not see what you are taking picture of. If needed, I just review pics. There is a preview button somewhere, but I find it useless so can't help you. Yes, I shoot with Olympus.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

I may not be helpful here, but 'tis an interesting puzzle. First off, Try a non-manual setting to see if it works in more automatic modes.
Here be some information about making use of your EVF, and it appears that the 'EVF Adjust' and another setting called 'Adaptive Brightness' may include settings that keep brightness constant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUxKzHto6p0 You can change those settings.

In every camera I've owned you can see a meter scale that tells you the anticipated exposure of the picture. When you press the shutter halfway, don't you get some sort of meter reading? It might indicate that its very underexposed under the settings you are using.

RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia

I don't own an EM1 however I do own M10 and M5 bodies. Just make sure the EVF is not set for optical view style (Page 121 of the PDF manual).

https://cs.olympus-imaging.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/omd/man_em1m2_e.pdf

Contemplate Loc: Conroe, TX

Under your right middle fingers is a preview button on the front of the camera. It will show you the effect of your aperture setting but that won’t tell you if your exposure is correct. Depending on your EVF format setting there is an exposure meter at the bottom of your view which shows shutter speed, aperture, and variance from ‘correct’ exposure.

Contemplate Loc: Conroe, TX

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kippertoes Loc: Luton, UK

Azted - try looking in the D2 menu, Live View Boost. Pretty much any setting other than OFF will artificially adjust the brightness of both the EVF and screen in order that you can see the subject in bright or dark situations; this will result in the outcome you describe in certain cases. I've probably not described this very well, but have a play with the settings - hope this helps

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

In D2 do you have the EVF set to auto, this setting auto adjusts so you can see the image in any lighting. Than when you trip the shutter I have a 1 second preview set to show in the EVF I don’t always have that on but it is a nice way to “peek” at the images as you are shooting

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

If Olympus is open you can call and ask questions. For Fuji there is a setting that keeps the lens open so that when using a flash you can see what you are shooting.This could be your problem.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Indeed - check the OVF setting. If the EVF is in normal mode you should see exposure changes in The EVF in M A P and S at least. I don't use auto. It may be helpful to do a reset on the camera. Note important changes that you made so that you return the camera to these settings.

TrishV Loc: Now living on Whidbey Island, WA

If you ever get it sorted out I would love to know what you did because I have been battling the same problem since I purchased the OMD-E M1 MkII over a year ago. I did find turning off live view boost (custom menu D2) helped somewhat but still find that the live view and the photo you take don't always match. Good luck.

Hip Coyote

I am a dedicated Oly shooter. There are two options:

There are two possibilities:

1- The camera is completely broken...I will buy it for $200.

2- Joking aside, I have faced this numerous times. I agree with what RichardTaylor says that the camera's EVF is set to mimic the way a DSLR looks. That setting has to be turned to OFF so that the mirrorless feature of seeing how the shot will look is represented in the EVF. That is one of the very reasons you want a mirrorless camera...so that you get what you see in the EVF! But why would one want to mimic the view of a DSLR? I use that setting when I know I am going to use a flash in low light situations...so that I can see wht I am shooting in the frame. Without that feature, it is difficult to shoot.

Live View Boost is for shooting in low light situations such as stars, or what ever. It helps you see. But in general shooting situations I have the EVF set so that I see what I am going to get.

One last thing: You can set your camera up so that you see the histogram in the EVF. I recommend that. Learning the histogram will give you real-time feedback on what your shot will look like. In your "dark" shots, the histogram would have been beneficial.

And if all that does not work, I have the money ready to send to you!

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

As a kid I was fed kippers by my British born grandmother. Sure enough, you have resolved the problem. I spent so much time in the "I" menu that I never saw the "D" menu items. Also the book and manual do not reference that there is an EVF setting in "D". I'm sure the seller will be very happy that you helped him maintain the sale. I really do like the size and feel of this camera since upgrading from an E-M-5 mark ll. But the learning curve is steep!

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

There are more things to learn on this camera than on the SonyA7lll that I have. I like your idea of using the Boost with a flash, and perhaps I should set that up in a custom menu. Thanks.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

Not only turn off all the stuff under "D", but also go to "I" and change that also. I have not done enough testing yet, but I am a lot happier than I was before posting this.