mossgate Loc: Phoenix, AZ

I received my camera back from Olympus repair. Nice clean viewfinder again. :-D I put all my settings back the way I had them and everything now appears to be working the same as before except for the Fn2 button. The notes I made regarding the Fn2 button before sending the camera for repair shows just a series of dots with brackets like this "[...]" I did not record any "HP" to the right of it but now the only selection has the "HP" along side of it and the grid does not stay on so that I can change the location of the focus. Why isn't the grid staying on like it did before? :?

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

I have just checked the [...] (AF Target) on my Olympus EPL5 and grid stays on for about 6 seconds but if you are actually making adjustments it stays on. If you want to save a particular AF target you will need to go to settings (Two cogs) now choose AF/MF , scroll down to [...] Set Home and choose your default.
In the process I have discovered there are four setting for the grid, All targets, Single Target, Small Single Target and Group Target. I will start using the Small Single Target where necessary later on.

mossgate Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Thanks for the response johneccles. I finally figured out where the proper focus target grid was: MENU>2 togs>Button/Dial/Lever>Button Function>Fn2 Function>Multi Function>Auto Focus Area Select [...] There is no HP along side this one and now the grid works....the grid stays on long enough to make an auto focus target change. I still don't know what the significance of the HP represents but when it is present the grid doesn't work. One of those mysteries floating around in the murky Olympus menu abyss. ;)

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

Hi Mossgate, I am glad you have sorted it out, Olympus menus are are quite a challenge but having previous experience with them I almost rather enjoy the learning curve, the problem is I forget how I did it. My previous Olympus had a manual, but my one new one has it on the CD which is a poor alternative, and I don't want to print 133 pages, that's almost a bible.
Cheers,
John.

mossgate Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Well, even though I printed off the entire PDF manual for this camera it is not always much of a help because some things are left unexplained or are organized in the manual to where its hard to follow the peanut trail.

For anyone who might be following this post, "HP" means "home position". Just figured that out. Still haven't figured out why it stops the grid from working. I just assumed that HP would just bring the focus point back to wherever it was set but still keep the grid working. ????Doesn't seem like it.???