How can I show the Super Control Panel on the rear LCD with the EVF active on an Olympus OM-D E-M5?
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On an Olympus OM-D E-M5, I prefer to keep EVF Auto Switch turned off because I don’t like the delay from the eye sensor. I’d like to use the EVF for shooting while having the Super Control Panel (SCP) available on the rear LCD when I’m not looking through the finder. Is there a camera setting that allows the SCP to appear on the rear screen while the EVF remains active, or does manual EVF mode only let you use one display at a time?
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If you didn't noticed there is a button on the right side of the viewfinder |▢|.
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First of all there are 2 modes (to quick access this setting, long press the screen button on the side of the viewfinder):
the viewfinder will turn on automatically. When the auto switch is on you have 2 possible settings. SCP (super control panel) on the screen and viewfinder. Press the button and you will change to live view on the screen, plus the viewfinder.
the viewfinder will turn on manually. Use the button to change between screen or viewfinder. Either option that you'll choose will keep only the selected screen on. To choose whether if you see live view or the SCP on the screen there is a setting in the camera menu.
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With EVF Auto Switch turned off, the E-M5 works in manual display mode: you use the display button beside the viewfinder to switch between the rear screen and the EVF, and only the selected display stays on. In that mode, you generally won’t have the EVF active while the rear LCD simultaneously shows the SCP.
The button on the right side of the viewfinder controls these display modes, and a long press gives quick access to the setting. When Auto Switch is on, the camera can use the eye sensor and you can choose how the rear screen behaves, including showing the SCP or live view. When Auto Switch is off, it’s essentially a one-screen-at-a-time setup.
So if you want the rear LCD to show the SCP while the camera manages the EVF automatically, use Auto Switch mode and choose the SCP option for the rear display. If you keep Auto Switch off, you’ll need to switch manually between EVF and rear LCD.
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