Thanks for your video... I would think the "F" for the command dial would stand for "f stop" of the aperture... That's my guess, again thanks for the video!
For ISO I set it up on the 4 way controller, both on the top and bottom button. Then I push the top button and keep pushing it to increase the ISO and the bottom button to decrease it. This way it's a single action rather than the double action of pushing the ISO button and then spinning the command dial.
It's not a perfect fix, but you can make the front command dial control three different functions (ISO, aperture, SS etc). You just need to assign a button to be the "switch". I assigned the ISO button to be the switch to toggle through the three functions I've assigned to the front command dial.
Hi Booray. Good video. I am hoping Fuji will remedy the button & dial issues that you have discussed via firmware or with future X-H camera bodies that are released. I always appreciated the Canon scroll wheel on the back of their cameras for aperture control changes. It was “instinctive” & an almost “natural” feel for your thumb to rest on the wheel for quick changes. Any new camera may necessitate new button & dial changes which in turn, involve “new” changes to muscle memory from prior cameras. Frustrating but hopefully not a “deal breaker.”Let us all hope that Fuji is aware of these concerns & will address them in a timely manner.
Oh my God, I’m so with you on the gripe. The back dial not being mappable as ISO is making me crazy 👿 I’m using this as my second camera to my GFX50R, and switching between the two should be seamless.
Wait- really? I still can’t find an option to change the rear dial to iso, but this would be life changing. I also shoot Nikon and this is how my muscles remember what to do. I got my camera a week ago… but maybe i need to still update it 🤔
Thanks for your video. Like you say, the X-H2 command dial options are limited and odd, unnecessarily so. Beyond that, my personal view is that there is at least one command dial missing from the X-H2/X-H2S. The "missing dial" becomes more obvious when trying to use the new PASM cameras with a lens that lacks an aperture ring (eg, the new XF150-500 or an adapted lens like the Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF). I want to like the X-H2S because I could benefit from its fast AF-C, deep buffer, and fast write speed, but the odd command dial situation on the X-H2/X-H2S keeps me in the X-T camp. If only Fuji would release an X-T5S with faster cards, deep buffer, and a stacked sensor...
I currently have the XH1 and was looking at upgrading, but think I'll change over to the XT5. I've really gotten used to the dials and not having to go into the camera for anything and worrying about programming so many buttons and switches. I also don't like the swing out LCD. I'm not a blogger and the flip screen is much more useful for photography. Fuji should have given the XH2 dials for a photography focus and the XH2s without, for a video focus.
Thanks for sharing, Fuji really should have added a third dial wheel at the rear under the D pad buttons, that would have been probably solved for everyone.
Also, the "A" setting on the aperture ring seems to work the same way as it does on the x-t's models. When the ring is turned off of 'A' the command dial will not control the aperture. The difference is fuji made the command dials click-less to improve the weather proofing, according to what you stated...
That's pretty standard, if you've turned the aperture ring away from Auto/Cmd - it should take priority. This is where some of the newer lenses now have a locking button so it isn't as easy to accidentally turn the aperture ring, hopefully that will come to more lenses. Also, because a lot of Fuji lenses have an aperture ring - they really should allow more programmable options for the command dials on the body (e.g. so one could be dedicated to ISO, without needing to press the ISO button first).
Hey Booray! I'm curious, you said you were a Canon shooter for some time. Do you still shoot with Canon or are you solely on the Fuji system? I ask as a longtime Fuji user, has been tempted to go in the Canon (R6 mark ii) route. I'm trying my damndest to like the X-H2S, but for the reasons you mentioned, along with a few others, it just doesn't feel right despite how loaded it is. Curious to hear if you have any thoughts, personal preferences or observations regarding the two systems and what you prefer about one over the other. Thanks!
I sold all my Canon gear when I made the switch. I've never shot with the R6 but I have no doubt that it is a fine camera. I was always happy with Canon. For me it was a question of price versus needs. I just couldn't justify the cost of staying with Canon when Fuji does everything that I needed to do for my clients.
@@BoorayPerry Thank you for the response! That certainly makes sense. A couple other questions if you don't mind answering: (1) I have never quite dabbled in the full frame realm. Do you feel like you're at a low light disadvantage when shooting in night settings with Fuji versus full frame Canon? (2) How has the X-H2/S been serving you for your professional work thus far? Assuming I stay with Fuji I will be subscribing and checking out your wonderful content! I'm currently renting the X-H2s and it's growing on me. Main gripes are the ISO dial situation, no separate movie toggle switch, and auto focus feels a bit wonky (but haven't taken the full deep dive yet). Thanks once more, happy shooting!
@@86london I don't feel at a disadvantage in low light because the capabilities of the Fuji are fine for those situations. Yes, if you pixel peep you will see less noise with FF. But you will see less noise with Medium format than you do with FF too. There will always be a bigger sensor, the question is whether it's worth it. At some point you have to say, "This is good enough" and I feel that APS-C is good enough now just as FF became good enough that people didn't buy medium format anymore. I feel you on the ISO dial but I never used it anyway on my X-T4. I always had it mapped to a rear dial. I never really thought about the movie toggle switch. It's on the PASM dial and there is a separate button for going straight to record but no dedicated switch to move to video mode. :)
@@BoorayPerry That's a great point. Silly how easy it is to get in this seemingly never-ending debate with sensor size. It's just another one of those "grass is always greener" scenarios. Thank you for the response once more! I have another couple questions for you if you have some moments to answer, or have some specific experience to share: 1.) I am honing in on the Tamron 17-80mm 2.8 lens assuming I move forward with an X-H2S purchase. However, I noticed that there's no aperture ring on the lens which would seem to complicate exposure setup situation. I'm aware that with the latest firmware that one can now dedicate a dial to ISO; but where would one dedicate both shutter AND aperture given that there are only two dials to choose from? Any thoughts there? 2.) I also saw your review on the SmallRig cage for the X-H2S - very helpful! I'm wondering, have you tried out the Tilta cage? I've heard more glowing reviews than those of the SmallRig. I appreciate your input as always. And subscribed!
You are right. Aperture is the generic term for the opening that admits the light, while an f-stop is the specific measure of the opening. Thus F is a scientific designation. The letter F stands for “focal length.” f/1.4 means the focal length is 1.4 times of the diameter of the aperture.
@@chuan-kangshih78 As I understand it, the f-stop is the expression (as a fraction whose numerator is always 1) of a ratio between the aperture and the focal length, with each stop admitting twice or half of the light of its neighbor. Somewhere there is a multiplication involving pi; but the ratios have been standardized as f-stops for lenses of every focal length. I did the math once, and it made sense then. But I've forgotten how.
omg non-clickable dials is exactly what I want, you wouldn’t believe how annoying the x-t5 is for accidentally pressing in the dial with the middle finger when you don’t mean to
This ISO dial issue has been my main issue with the XH2 and XH2S. I doubt Fuji will do anything about it, that seems like a quick patch but they haven’t delivered yet so my hopes for a fix is 0% right now. I can’t believe their most expensive APSC cameras aren’t as flexible as their vintage style series. Absolutely mind blowing Fuji went “opinionated” on how this camera should be used. Please Fuji, let us decide how to use our $2000-$2500 APSC cameras, this is ridiculous.
I miss the ability to control ISO with the back dial as well. That's the reason I was watching the video. Btw, one guy suggested to allocate ISO to the cursor up or down, in this way it is faster to operate vs. having ISO at the top and then using cursor or back dial to adjust it.
Great video 👌 how do you find the tracking on the XH2 at tracking moving subjects at events and weddings? As all RUclips videos show that the eyes are out of focus in a lot of shots? And I’m having second thoughts to buying canon or sony
I honestly don't trust it on any camera so I don't use tracking. When someone is walking down the aisle, I have my focus point in the center and I put it on their body and shoot. I honestly think that all the different focus tracking modes just add to the complications. I don't want to be switching between focus modes all the time. The only switch I make is that i turn on eye-tracking for portraits. Other than that, I just put the focus point on the body and shoot. Canon and Sony will have better tracking but I just don't really need it so I can't justify the added expense.
@@BoorayPerry great reply thank you 👍 yes I think I’ll carry on using the spot focus square for focusing instead of auto eye focus on moving subjects rather than buying double the price Sony or canon 😄
@@Pixelpeeps-69 This sort of focus advance reminds me of when I started and there were old-timers who didn't understand why we were debating all these new features that they never had. :)
@@BoorayPerry why aim at the body rather than the face? Is it because the depth of field should approximately include the eyes? I find this quite interesting…
@@matt88169 because the body is a bigger target. There's something called the focal plain which I will make a video about. Basically, the head and the body are on the same plain so if one is in focus the other one will be in focus.
This dead dial is a bug to me. A bug in the menu. The Iso button should be configurable (to become change iso or change aperture or change film simulation, etc...)
Then there's this!!! We spend extra $$$ getting lenses with aperture rings. Did you know they do absolutely nothing when in P or S priority modes. I can't, for instance, force the camera to use f5.6 (sweet spot for many lenses) no matter what else is going on. The setting on the ring should override the in camera settings. For shutter priority, use my F-stop, give me my shutter speed and you deal with ISO. In P mode, use my F-Stop... Maybe they did it because it's easy to forget that the ring is NOT set to 'A' and they do it for us. But we should be able to 'create' aperture priority mode simply by using the ring. It violates Asimov's 3 laws...
I get what you are saying, I also feel like, if you touch the ring do what I say. :) On P mode I get that they don't let you override. That mode is supposed to be very limiting and let the camera do the work. In Shutter mode, I get what you want but you can have that easily. Put the camera in manual and set the ISO to one of the 3 auto settings that you program.
Love your videos. But here's an off-topic question. Is the IQ in the XH2 really superior to the XT2,3,4? The reason for asking is that it is not clearly evident in numerous YT videos I've watched. As an XT2 shooter, I'm salivating over the 40mp sensor, but I'm not seeing the claimed justification for it on the net. The images don't really appear to be sharper or more detailed. Waiting to spend my money.
Not superior, just different. Anything before the X-T4 won't have IBIS so I would make the X-T4 my starting block. Then it comes down to the X-T4, X-T5 and X-H2. Each goes a little farther than the one before it. If money is the main concern, the X-t4 will do everything you need. The 40mp sensor's greatest benefit for me is the ability to crop away more of the image which is very valuable in event work.
I've shot with the X-T2 since 2016 and just picked up a X-H2 and love it. No, I don't need 40mp but the X-H2 is much more than that. The LCD screen and viewfinder are far superior, the camera just "fits" into your hand and is much more solid and robust, plus you have IBIS. The buttons and command dials are more tactile, the speed of the camera is far superior, the custom setting dial is brilliant, you can set up C1 to be your "go to" settings and then set up a button to go instantly back to those settings no matter what you are doing in the camera. The top sub panel LCD is excellent and can be customized. With the camera off you can see if you have cards in the camera, the shots left and the battery level. With it on you can see aperture, SS, ISO, shots left, battery level, focus type, drive mode and if you have cards in the camera ......... all in one place. And there is more ............ I shot my T2 manual only with the shutter dial on "T" so the back command dial could control SS and the ISO dial on "A" so the front dial could adjust ISO. I set the front face button to bring up the RGB histogram so once the aperture is set the exposure could be dialed in using the front and rear command dials for ISO and SS based on the histogram, quick and easy. I don't miss the physical dials of the T series because I never used them
Believe it or not, all fuji cameras for the past 10 years have the same image quality. Even my xe-1 and xt-2 have the same image quality as my xh-2. Noise wise, there may be a slight improvement? Nothing super drastic though. Camera IQ has peaked a long time ago. As cool as the traditional dials are, the pasm dial is fantastic.
I have also found that I can’t change the direction of rotation of the command dials although the option is in the menu, it doesn’t respond to your selection. Mine turn to the right to decrease values, which I find annoying.
I'm assuming you're experiencing this when trying to change ISO - it's been discussed in other forums that reversing the dial direction doesn't apply to ISO selection (probably something to do with it using a vertical menu). This would require a firmware change by Fuji.
It sounds trivial, but I can tell you that this has caused endless frustration with how the command dials work and how exposure compensation works in manual mode. I love the sensor on the X-H2S, but I am putting this camera on the chopping block pretty soon because of it. It’s just annoying and pointless that the highest level professional camera only has one command dial in manual mode if you use the aperture ring built into nearly all Fujifilm lenses. It’s seriously a bonehead idea. I can make the command dials do whatever I want on the $750 X-T30, but not on the $2500 flagship? Makes no sense to me.
My biggest complaint is how can Fuji call this there flagship camera and limit these features. In manual mode it’s crazy you can’t have access to ISO. I ended up programming the D-pad to the up and down buttons to ISO. I can press up or down to adjust ISO.
@@BoorayPerry The front dial is the SS dial while the rear dial is the F dial as confirmed in the COMMAND DIAL SETTING (see "3.02/12.37") of your video. Hence, it appears that there is no EC control in the Manual Mode of X-H2.
In this case, the EC and the SS are the same thing. The ISO is in auto, the aperture is set by the lens ring. All that's left for the EC to control is the shutter speed
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Fuji was listening. Good to see they fixed it.
Thanks for your video... I would think the "F" for the command dial would stand for "f stop" of the aperture... That's my guess, again thanks for the video!
For ISO I set it up on the 4 way controller, both on the top and bottom button. Then I push the top button and keep pushing it to increase the ISO and the bottom button to decrease it. This way it's a single action rather than the double action of pushing the ISO button and then spinning the command dial.
I also have my ISO mapped to the D-Pad but I use the joystick to set it. Time will tell if it stays that way.
What setting did you change to adjust this?
It's not a perfect fix, but you can make the front command dial control three different functions (ISO, aperture, SS etc). You just need to assign a button to be the "switch". I assigned the ISO button to be the switch to toggle through the three functions I've assigned to the front command dial.
Hi Booray. Good video. I am hoping Fuji will remedy the button & dial issues that you have discussed via firmware or with future X-H camera bodies that are released. I always appreciated the Canon scroll wheel on the back of their cameras for aperture control changes. It was “instinctive” & an almost “natural” feel for your thumb to rest on the wheel for quick changes. Any new camera may necessitate new button & dial changes which in turn, involve “new” changes to muscle memory from prior cameras. Frustrating but hopefully not a “deal breaker.”Let us all hope that Fuji is aware of these concerns & will address them in a timely manner.
Thanks
Oh my God, I’m so with you on the gripe. The back dial not being mappable as ISO is making me crazy 👿 I’m using this as my second camera to my GFX50R, and switching between the two should be seamless.
They fixed this in the last patch! I'm about to post a video about it. :)
@@BoorayPerry YAY!
Wait- really? I still can’t find an option to change the rear dial to iso, but this would be life changing. I also shoot Nikon and this is how my muscles remember what to do. I got my camera a week ago… but maybe i need to still update it 🤔
Thanks for your video. Like you say, the X-H2 command dial options are limited and odd, unnecessarily so. Beyond that, my personal view is that there is at least one command dial missing from the X-H2/X-H2S. The "missing dial" becomes more obvious when trying to use the new PASM cameras with a lens that lacks an aperture ring (eg, the new XF150-500 or an adapted lens like the Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF). I want to like the X-H2S because I could benefit from its fast AF-C, deep buffer, and fast write speed, but the odd command dial situation on the X-H2/X-H2S keeps me in the X-T camp. If only Fuji would release an X-T5S with faster cards, deep buffer, and a stacked sensor...
I currently have the XH1 and was looking at upgrading, but think I'll change over to the XT5. I've really gotten used to the dials and not having to go into the camera for anything and worrying about programming so many buttons and switches. I also don't like the swing out LCD. I'm not a blogger and the flip screen is much more useful for photography. Fuji should have given the XH2 dials for a photography focus and the XH2s without, for a video focus.
“This is gonna be a short video” 12 minutes later..
That's short for me. :)
@@BoorayPerryvery informative! Thanks for being thorough!
Thanks for sharing, Fuji really should have added a third dial wheel at the rear under the D pad buttons, that would have been probably solved for everyone.
Also, the "A" setting on the aperture ring seems to work the same way as it does on the x-t's models. When the ring is turned off of 'A' the command dial will not control the aperture. The difference is fuji made the command dials click-less to improve the weather proofing, according to what you stated...
That's pretty standard, if you've turned the aperture ring away from Auto/Cmd - it should take priority. This is where some of the newer lenses now have a locking button so it isn't as easy to accidentally turn the aperture ring, hopefully that will come to more lenses. Also, because a lot of Fuji lenses have an aperture ring - they really should allow more programmable options for the command dials on the body (e.g. so one could be dedicated to ISO, without needing to press the ISO button first).
Hey Booray! I'm curious, you said you were a Canon shooter for some time. Do you still shoot with Canon or are you solely on the Fuji system? I ask as a longtime Fuji user, has been tempted to go in the Canon (R6 mark ii) route. I'm trying my damndest to like the X-H2S, but for the reasons you mentioned, along with a few others, it just doesn't feel right despite how loaded it is. Curious to hear if you have any thoughts, personal preferences or observations regarding the two systems and what you prefer about one over the other. Thanks!
I sold all my Canon gear when I made the switch.
I've never shot with the R6 but I have no doubt that it is a fine camera. I was always happy with Canon.
For me it was a question of price versus needs. I just couldn't justify the cost of staying with Canon when Fuji does everything that I needed to do for my clients.
@@BoorayPerry Thank you for the response! That certainly makes sense. A couple other questions if you don't mind answering: (1) I have never quite dabbled in the full frame realm. Do you feel like you're at a low light disadvantage when shooting in night settings with Fuji versus full frame Canon? (2) How has the X-H2/S been serving you for your professional work thus far?
Assuming I stay with Fuji I will be subscribing and checking out your wonderful content! I'm currently renting the X-H2s and it's growing on me. Main gripes are the ISO dial situation, no separate movie toggle switch, and auto focus feels a bit wonky (but haven't taken the full deep dive yet).
Thanks once more, happy shooting!
@@86london I don't feel at a disadvantage in low light because the capabilities of the Fuji are fine for those situations. Yes, if you pixel peep you will see less noise with FF. But you will see less noise with Medium format than you do with FF too. There will always be a bigger sensor, the question is whether it's worth it. At some point you have to say, "This is good enough" and I feel that APS-C is good enough now just as FF became good enough that people didn't buy medium format anymore.
I feel you on the ISO dial but I never used it anyway on my X-T4. I always had it mapped to a rear dial.
I never really thought about the movie toggle switch. It's on the PASM dial and there is a separate button for going straight to record but no dedicated switch to move to video mode. :)
@@BoorayPerry Great points! Thank you for your responses, Booray. I really appreciate it. Looking forward to diving into more of your videos.
@@BoorayPerry That's a great point. Silly how easy it is to get in this seemingly never-ending debate with sensor size. It's just another one of those "grass is always greener" scenarios. Thank you for the response once more!
I have another couple questions for you if you have some moments to answer, or have some specific experience to share:
1.) I am honing in on the Tamron 17-80mm 2.8 lens assuming I move forward with an X-H2S purchase. However, I noticed that there's no aperture ring on the lens which would seem to complicate exposure setup situation. I'm aware that with the latest firmware that one can now dedicate a dial to ISO; but where would one dedicate both shutter AND aperture given that there are only two dials to choose from? Any thoughts there?
2.) I also saw your review on the SmallRig cage for the X-H2S - very helpful! I'm wondering, have you tried out the Tilta cage? I've heard more glowing reviews than those of the SmallRig.
I appreciate your input as always. And subscribed!
Maybe the F is for Fstop?
That's my guess. :)
You are right. Aperture is the generic term for the opening that admits the light, while an f-stop is the specific measure of the opening. Thus F is a scientific designation. The letter F stands for “focal length.” f/1.4 means the focal length is 1.4 times of the diameter of the aperture.
@@chuan-kangshih78 As I understand it, the f-stop is the expression (as a fraction whose numerator is always 1) of a ratio between the aperture and the focal length, with each stop admitting twice or half of the light of its neighbor. Somewhere there is a multiplication involving pi; but the ratios have been standardized as f-stops for lenses of every focal length. I did the math once, and it made sense then. But I've forgotten how.
omg non-clickable dials is exactly what I want, you wouldn’t believe how annoying the x-t5 is for accidentally pressing in the dial with the middle finger when you don’t mean to
This ISO dial issue has been my main issue with the XH2 and XH2S. I doubt Fuji will do anything about it, that seems like a quick patch but they haven’t delivered yet so my hopes for a fix is 0% right now. I can’t believe their most expensive APSC cameras aren’t as flexible as their vintage style series. Absolutely mind blowing Fuji went “opinionated” on how this camera should be used.
Please Fuji, let us decide how to use our $2000-$2500 APSC cameras, this is ridiculous.
I miss the ability to control ISO with the back dial as well. That's the reason I was watching the video. Btw, one guy suggested to allocate ISO to the cursor up or down, in this way it is faster to operate vs. having ISO at the top and then using cursor or back dial to adjust it.
You can do it now. The latest firmware update fixed it. :)
Great video 👌 how do you find the tracking on the XH2 at tracking moving subjects at events and weddings? As all RUclips videos show that the eyes are out of focus in a lot of shots? And I’m having second thoughts to buying canon or sony
I honestly don't trust it on any camera so I don't use tracking. When someone is walking down the aisle, I have my focus point in the center and I put it on their body and shoot. I honestly think that all the different focus tracking modes just add to the complications. I don't want to be switching between focus modes all the time. The only switch I make is that i turn on eye-tracking for portraits. Other than that, I just put the focus point on the body and shoot.
Canon and Sony will have better tracking but I just don't really need it so I can't justify the added expense.
@@BoorayPerry great reply thank you 👍 yes I think I’ll carry on using the spot focus square for focusing instead of auto eye focus on moving subjects rather than buying double the price Sony or canon 😄
@@Pixelpeeps-69 This sort of focus advance reminds me of when I started and there were old-timers who didn't understand why we were debating all these new features that they never had. :)
@@BoorayPerry why aim at the body rather than the face? Is it because the depth of field should approximately include the eyes? I find this quite interesting…
@@matt88169 because the body is a bigger target. There's something called the focal plain which I will make a video about. Basically, the head and the body are on the same plain so if one is in focus the other one will be in focus.
This dead dial is a bug to me. A bug in the menu. The Iso button should be configurable (to become change iso or change aperture or change film simulation, etc...)
Then there's this!!! We spend extra $$$ getting lenses with aperture rings. Did you know they do absolutely nothing when in P or S priority modes.
I can't, for instance, force the camera to use f5.6 (sweet spot for many lenses) no matter what else is going on. The setting on the ring should override the in camera settings.
For shutter priority, use my F-stop, give me my shutter speed and you deal with ISO. In P mode, use my F-Stop...
Maybe they did it because it's easy to forget that the ring is NOT set to 'A' and they do it for us. But we should be able to 'create' aperture priority mode simply by using the ring.
It violates Asimov's 3 laws...
I get what you are saying, I also feel like, if you touch the ring do what I say. :)
On P mode I get that they don't let you override. That mode is supposed to be very limiting and let the camera do the work.
In Shutter mode, I get what you want but you can have that easily. Put the camera in manual and set the ISO to one of the 3 auto settings that you program.
F stands for f stop.
For the lens doesn't have apertures the front command controls that.
Love your videos. But here's an off-topic question. Is the IQ in the XH2 really superior to the XT2,3,4? The reason for asking is that it is not clearly evident in numerous YT videos I've watched. As an XT2 shooter, I'm salivating over the 40mp sensor, but I'm not seeing the claimed justification for it on the net. The images don't really appear to be sharper or more detailed. Waiting to spend my money.
Not superior, just different. Anything before the X-T4 won't have IBIS so I would make the X-T4 my starting block. Then it comes down to the X-T4, X-T5 and X-H2. Each goes a little farther than the one before it. If money is the main concern, the X-t4 will do everything you need. The 40mp sensor's greatest benefit for me is the ability to crop away more of the image which is very valuable in event work.
I've shot with the X-T2 since 2016 and just picked up a X-H2 and love it. No, I don't need 40mp but the X-H2 is much more than that. The LCD screen and viewfinder are far superior, the camera just "fits" into your hand and is much more solid and robust, plus you have IBIS. The buttons and command dials are more tactile, the speed of the camera is far superior, the custom setting dial is brilliant, you can set up C1 to be your "go to" settings and then set up a button to go instantly back to those settings no matter what you are doing in the camera. The top sub panel LCD is excellent and can be customized. With the camera off you can see if you have cards in the camera, the shots left and the battery level. With it on you can see aperture, SS, ISO, shots left, battery level, focus type, drive mode and if you have cards in the camera ......... all in one place. And there is more ............
I shot my T2 manual only with the shutter dial on "T" so the back command dial could control SS and the ISO dial on "A" so the front dial could adjust ISO. I set the front face button to bring up the RGB histogram so once the aperture is set the exposure could be dialed in using the front and rear command dials for ISO and SS based on the histogram, quick and easy. I don't miss the physical dials of the T series because I never used them
Believe it or not, all fuji cameras for the past 10 years have the same image quality. Even my xe-1 and xt-2 have the same image quality as my xh-2. Noise wise, there may be a slight improvement? Nothing super drastic though. Camera IQ has peaked a long time ago. As cool as the traditional dials are, the pasm dial is fantastic.
I have also found that I can’t change the direction of rotation of the command dials although the option is in the menu, it doesn’t respond to your selection. Mine turn to the right to decrease values, which I find annoying.
I know there is a menu item for it. Is your's not working or have you not found it?
I'm assuming you're experiencing this when trying to change ISO - it's been discussed in other forums that reversing the dial direction doesn't apply to ISO selection (probably something to do with it using a vertical menu). This would require a firmware change by Fuji.
It sounds trivial, but I can tell you that this has caused endless frustration with how the command dials work and how exposure compensation works in manual mode. I love the sensor on the X-H2S, but I am putting this camera on the chopping block pretty soon because of it. It’s just annoying and pointless that the highest level professional camera only has one command dial in manual mode if you use the aperture ring built into nearly all Fujifilm lenses. It’s seriously a bonehead idea. I can make the command dials do whatever I want on the $750 X-T30, but not on the $2500 flagship? Makes no sense to me.
Nice to see that I'm not the only one confused. 🙂
My biggest complaint is how can Fuji call this there flagship camera and limit these features. In manual mode it’s crazy you can’t have access to ISO. I ended up programming the D-pad to the up and down buttons to ISO. I can press up or down to adjust ISO.
I did the same thing. :)
There is no Exposure Compensation dial inX-H2. In Manual Mode with auto-ISO, please advise how to apply Exposure Compensation. Thank you.
The front dial is the EC dial in that situation. :)
@@BoorayPerry The front dial is the SS dial while the rear dial is the F dial as confirmed in the COMMAND DIAL SETTING (see "3.02/12.37") of your video. Hence, it appears that there is no EC control in the Manual Mode of X-H2.
In this case, the EC and the SS are the same thing. The ISO is in auto, the aperture is set by the lens ring. All that's left for the EC to control is the shutter speed
the fact that you cannot map ISO to a dial is a huge pain for me.... I personally don't like this.
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