Birding with the OM-1 Mark II

Learn all my secrets for setting up the OM-1 Mark II camera for bird and wildlife photography!

Birding With the OM-1 Mark II ©2025 Jason P. Odell

After two years of using the OM System OM-1 cameras, I’m finally able to share my settings and control configurations for bird and wildlife photography with the OM System OM-1 Mark II mirrorless camera. My settings and recommended techniques will help you adapt to nearly any field scenario involving birds and other wildlife subjects.

In this illustrated guide, you will learn:

  • Recommended exposure settings for bird and wildlife photography
  • Recommended drive modes, frame rates, and image stabilization settings
  • Which functions should be mapped to custom buttons
  • Object-tracking vs. subject-tracking and how to use both
  • How to use subject detection to your advantage
  • How to overcome focus challenges in the field
  • How to quickly configure the camera for photographing birds in flight
  • How to modify your settings for wildlife subjects other than birds

This guide includes an extensive look at how the autofocus system in the OM-1 Mark II camera operates, and offers settings and button configurations that make adapting to different field scenarios easy. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned enthusiast, Birding With the OM-1 Mark II will help you get better photographs of birds and wildlife.

Birding with the OM-1 Mark II is available as a printable PDF eBook ~8MB delivered instantly via download.