Can you explain a little more about what you mean here? Because I’ve been playing around with similar things myself over the last few weeks with my OM-5. What do you mean by “configure the stabilizer”?
This is what I’ve found so far (this is with the OM-5 Mk1, so not all may apply to your camera, and I think there are some differences with later models):
- Handheld High Res Shot increases dynamic range using pixel shifting, but it can cause problems when there’s movement, even though the capture is almost instantaneous.
- HDR 1 and HDR 2 modes create an image with a wider dynamic range, but each option only creates a JPEG. The accompanying RAW is just standard dynamic range.
- Manual Bracketing in the HDR mode does not automatically merge the bracketed shots. This has to be done in post. And on the OM-5, the shutter used is the mechanical shutter. This tends to slow down the total exposure time and can cause problems with subject movement.
- Manual bracketing using AE Bracketing mode does not automatically merge the bracketed shots. This has to be done in post. You have to manually shoot each bracket if in single shot mode, but you can use burst mode to capture all brackets at once. You can use the electronic shutter for this option, but I imagine it would still be prone to subject movement.
So, of all those options above that I’ve found, the last one seems to be closest to what you described, but I’m not sure. Is there another mode/trick you have found? If you are describing the last one, then I guess the success of the merge is quite dependent on the software you use in post.
There is also the Handheld Starlight option among the Scene modes, which takes multiple exposures automatically and combines them, but this only creates a JPEG, and your camera goes into fully automatic mode, which is annoying.
And of course there is Live ND, which also takes multiple exposures and blends them. The great thing about Live ND is that it creates a blended RAW, not just a JPEG. But it is designed to simulate a slow shutter speed, so movement is obviously blurred.
Basically, it’s hard to believe that OM System haven’t yet created a mode that uses all their current merging tricks in-camera but eliminates subject movement. Smartphones can do it, so it should be possible if they can scale the technology for a larger sensor.
If they can do this, then they can essentially create a high-res, low noise, high dynamic range mode that could properly rival a medium-format camera. If they manage this, and the result is baked into the RAW file, I think it could be a very compelling feature. Most of the big complaints about M43 would be gone - you would get a RAW with less noise, more megapixels and more dynamic range.
