OM-1 Mark II Firmware update, as well as OM-1, OM-5, and TG-7. Camera News and Rumors with a focus on Micro Four Thirds and live streaming.
00:00 OM System Firmware Update not possible with MacOS latest updates
00:20 OM Workspace update for MacOS
00:33 OM-1 Mark II Firmware update (OM-1, Om-5, TG-7)
01:25 OM System interview
02:21 OM-1 Mark II Hardware Changes Improvements
03:29 OM-1 II AutoFocus regression from OM-1
05:18 OM System Ambassadors
07:24 Panasonic Lumix Firmware updates
08:19 GH5 Mark II kit lens 14 - 140mm F3.5 - 5.6 II optical stabilization
Upgrading Olympus and OM System camera firmware using OM WorkSpace on MacOS might stop working due to security enhancements associated with macOS updates. So upgrade your camera firmware before updating MacOS
OM System has released an update for OM System on MacOS. Update OM Workspace after upgrading your camera firmware.
Firmware Updates are available for:
OM-1 Mark II
OM-1 original
OM-5
TG-7
Interview with OM System's VP for Brand Strategy and Product Planning - Kazuhiro Togashi - summarised.
Reiterated focus on:
Outdoor
Adventure
Wildlife
Photography
AI noise reduction in-camera, partnership with software company
Video:
User-friendly functions for video recording and editing
Video editing without requiring expensive equipment
German Blog
In addition to a larger buffer, the intermediate memory between the pre-processor and the processor has changed to a memory type which is twice as fast and required changes to heat management and camera’s motherboard design.
Also, there is a new LCD screen which is more energy efficient.
Maybe the company that supplies the screen has done some improvements and discontinued the old model screens.
Worse Auto-Focus on the OM-1 Mark II than OM-1
Also, intelligent eye detection tends to recognise the eye which is further away because the AI algorithm has been trained on east asian eyes.
Same model number: IM027
Olympus brand ambassador receives free: OM-1 Mark II, and 150 - 600mm lens, and financial payment
Panasonic has made improvements to auto-focusing options, stabilisation, and proxy recording;
Will these ported to the GH6? Stabilisation improvements?
New Kit Lens for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 II is the 14 - 140mm F3.5 - 5.6 II which has Optical stabilisation