E-M1 Mk II FW 2.0 coming 28th Feb.

[Ross the fiddler]

Finally, we are going to get a major firmware update 2.0.
The privileged in the EU can see this information if their camera is registered with MyOlympus/EU, but thankfully someone has shared it, so here it is.

Release Date: 28/02/2018
Version: 2.0

New Features:
New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added.
Possible to use focus stacking photography with “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO”.
Small targets have been added to AF target mode.
Possible to set a maximum of 35 pre-shutter frames for Pro Capture shooting.
Display has been improved to show that Pro Capture shooting is recording.
“Flicker Scan” has been added so it is possible to reduce flickering by fine adjustment of shutter speed while looking at the live view when using electronic shutter.
Fisheye compensation photography has been added for use of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO. You can view the effects in live view while shooting images.
Possible to set zoom ratio during playback. Also, added pixel equivalence display to zoom ratio.
Pro Capture shooting is available for additional lenses.
Display of remaining battery power has been improved.
Response when assigning AF to AEL/AFL button has been improved.
Stability of camera operation when using OLYMPUS Capture has been improved.
Stability of image stabilizer operation when shooting video has been improved

In addition another person added this as well.

Performance of C-AF when shooting still images has been improved.
Color reproduction of photographed images has been improved.
Stability of operation when shooting still images has been improved.
Corrected issue of autofocus (AF) function not operating correctly when using the "LEICA DG ELMARIT 200mm F2.8 / POWER O.I.S. (H-ES200)" interchangeable lens produced by Panasonic.

I'm looking forward to having smaller AF targets similar to the E-M1 (Mk I) as there are circumstances it is really needed. Other improvements will be welcome too, & of course, there just has to be another Art Filter. It's actually the new one introduced to the E-M10 Mk III, "Bleach Bypass" so it had to come to a higher level model as well (only in the latest models though).

So come the 28th, get your cables out with batteries charged & enjoy! For the brave there is always the LightSnow Dev method via SD card (when the FW 2.0 is available).