The Atomos ninja v accepts video range and so it’s great that the H2S allows you to choose the range to send out. If recording to the ninja v, you would want to choose video range otherwise the image will appear very contrasty because it’s interpreting a full signal as video. Ninja v has a legalise option but that does not give the same results as just sending video range signal to the atomos. The problem is also not just with atomos. Different tools might accept a different signal so having the option in the camera makes the camera a lot more versatile
Video Range determines if you want your gamma curve metadata for 0-255 is rec709 or full 0-1023 is bt2020 (best suited for delivery in HDR). Basically in Davinci Resolve when you set your project settings, you can use (and should) Davici Color Managed. This gives you access to HDR timeline features critical for true 10bit HDR or Dolby Vision Delivery. Now when editing in these modes I truly urge a true 10bit monitor or field monitor with at least 1000 nits, preferably higher for Dolby Vision. Once you're in the Color tab you'll see that your histograms/waves have a 0-1023 range ot 0-4000 in Dolby Vision. This is where recording in 0-1023 is important, you now have 0-1000nits of gamma range. versus 0-200 which is Rec709 SDR. Most folks miss this, and are actually stretching Rec709 to fit BT2020. You end up with hilights that look bright greyish almost under exposed. They're not technically, your are just pushing the footage beyond what it can represent. Ideally, recording 10bit is only worthwhile if you're recording a 0-1023 range and editing in that range. Log and HLG shoot flatter to help mimic the lack of 10bit 0-1023, Log and HLG in 0-255 Rec709 can be stretched a little more. Do you need HLG or Log for HDR, well yes and no. I recommend HLG because it's an industry standard for displays, adding the HLG metadata helps your end users display go.. "Hey, your 10bit with 0-1000nits footage and BT2020 colors, we gotcha covered"
Thank you for your explanations. so is it better to go with full range regardless of the recording codec selected... ie prores , all intra l, long gap etc..
I think that's why people have been saying to not use it with ProRes because since ProRes, especially in HQ you have more date to work with, people tend to push it further and don't have proper monitoring for it. I just got the camera so can't really say, but my idea of recording in ProRes is for projects that require a sort of RAW treatment of the phootage, something that will have archival value and may be used on future projects as well.
Great guide man. My xh2s will be coming in the mail soon and I’ll definitely be revisiting this guide. I’m just now taking video seriously and this camera seemed like the right choice since I’m already so invested in Fuji having used them professionally for stills for years.
Yeah I can relate. It’s still better as a video camera for me than the XT3/4 was though so it’s an upgrade. But man, it’s just 1 solid firmware update away from being a great camera
Hey, man. I prefer MF too, and shoot only video. Fuji has made a giant leap forward with the HX2s. Not a fan of AF in most circumstances, ....but there are some great automatic features everyone needs to take advantage of for run and gun shooting. In specific? Auto exposure lock and AWB-Lock when you're doing run and gun. Program them on specific buttons and set them to toggle on and off as you manipulate those buttons. You'll virtually never shoot in manual white balance and manual exposure again, even for your professional work.
While I do have AWB-L on a custom button, I much prefer to choose my own exposure and don’t feel it slows me down a bit. After learning the WB-L feature tho, that was a game changer!
Hello@@itsaaronmiller I am not able to lock exposure on video using AWB-L. I could lock the exposure while shooting stills. can you explain how to lock exposure during shooting video. Many thanks!
Hey man just wana say your content is awesome, very educational and informative! Keep up the good work really appreciated! Side note, in future videos idea, maybe you can talk about how you film your wedding and commercial work, the process and thoughts behind it, like breakdown analysis if that make sense.
I know one use of limiting the video range is for streaming. I've had the issue before where my feed was looking better in OBS than it did live, and from my understanding it was because browsers/streaming services convert to partial anyways.
Thank you very much for the work done. Going from xt3 as a b camera to this one there are many different things to set. Waiting for cf express to set custom profiles. I tried the sigma 18 35 with the fringer and it works perfectly
@@itsaaronmiller I just received the cfexpress and am doing some testing on the recordings. I don't know why I had deluded myself that you could record on the cf express in prores and at the same time backup in h265 long gop or all intra in the sd. Can you confirm that this is the case? that would have been too good
Zebras, depends on what you're filming. So 65% is ballpark for skin tones, I'm a wedding videographer, so ai use 70-75% because of the dress. I want a slight over, and dial back in post as needed.
Thanx for the tutorials the informative but the is a problem with all fujifilm cameras with blues and yellows normally they have blues in whites and to much green or yellow in the skin tones
thanks for the tutorial. I guess it is also working with the xh-2s. Does it work better via the hdmi port or the usb is enough? usb-vc towards usb-c works as well? - does it work with 4k or would that creat too much lag? And, last but not least, wich softwares are compatible(teams, google meet, zoom skype...)?
Thanks for the amazing video! BUT! Custom setting 5, shooting 24p using a lower shutterspeed than its framerate, how are you able to do this? I cant go under 1/24th? Thanks, Thomas
This is going to be my first camera. Can anyone please help me with memory card recommendations please? I will just be shooting video stills mainly and a few pictures here and there. Thanks.
hey, thanks a lot for the video! doesn't the rec button take over the settings you made in video mode? for example, i have flog2 and 1250 iso set in video mode. but if i set the wheel to a photo program (PASM) and then press the red rec button then the recording starts with a different iso number and other settings. Is it possible to set the red rec button to take over the settings made when I press it?
Yes you can! It does look like settings are a bit more limited. The main one I can't seem to find is how to enable LOG filming while in photo mode. But it appears you can adjust basically any of the other settings and more importantly you can shoot in full manual exposure
Hello Aaron , have you struggled into issue while connecting Fuji XH2 with ( CFExpress Prograde card ) directly ( even without hub ) through USB cable to Mac (if you have - Monterey ) , i can't figure out why it not visible ..
Amazing video! Learned allot. But I got a question. When in stills mode and I press the small movie record button next to the shutter button the video that get recorded is completely different the the setup on movie mode. How do I get that to be the same ?
Unfortunately, that mode is a bit limited in what you can do. It’s good for quick hybrid shots, but custom settings might work better. At least you can still do 4k60 unlike the canon R line haha
This is a great video. At 9:46 I see that your Dynamic Range is set to Auto. How did you do that (I don’t see an option in my menu to do this) and what is the advantage to setting it over 100,200, or 400? Thanks!
Anyone knows why normal SD card works for stills but not Video? I know I can use CFExpress card but isn't Video supposed to work with SD Card too? I've tried different movie modes too but no luck! It says "NO CARD" while it works for stills. Thanks for your help.
Bro is there a way to use a dial for ISO instead of the ISO button? I haven't been able to figure out how to set it up that way and I don't like having to press the button to change the ISO.
I mapped one of my buttons to the movie crop mode and nothing is happening when I press it. Do I need to be using a certain frame rate or a certain quality? Any idea what i'm doing wrong?
is there any quality degradation using the 1.4x fix movie crop magnification settings? im trying to find out how its done. wrote to fuji but havent heard back yet
From my understanding, no. There could be a slight decrease in image quality due to the nature of the lack of sensor being used (it's effectively making it closer to a m43 camera), but it should still be 4K in quality.
@@itsaaronmiller ok that makes sense it's just cropping into the 6k image to make same focal length across 4k various fps since the 120p has a crop. Thanks
The Atomos ninja v accepts video range and so it’s great that the H2S allows you to choose the range to send out. If recording to the ninja v, you would want to choose video range otherwise the image will appear very contrasty because it’s interpreting a full signal as video. Ninja v has a legalise option but that does not give the same results as just sending video range signal to the atomos. The problem is also not just with atomos. Different tools might accept a different signal so having the option in the camera makes the camera a lot more versatile
Thanks so much for this helpful info! I’ll be pinning for others can see
Thank you so much for this info !!
Wow thanks for that information!!!
Thanks! In the video Aaron is telling something about proress and video range to, do you know if you should choose full range if recording in prores?
Video Range determines if you want your gamma curve metadata for 0-255 is rec709 or full 0-1023 is bt2020 (best suited for delivery in HDR). Basically in Davinci Resolve when you set your project settings, you can use (and should) Davici Color Managed. This gives you access to HDR timeline features critical for true 10bit HDR or Dolby Vision Delivery. Now when editing in these modes I truly urge a true 10bit monitor or field monitor with at least 1000 nits, preferably higher for Dolby Vision. Once you're in the Color tab you'll see that your histograms/waves have a 0-1023 range ot 0-4000 in Dolby Vision.
This is where recording in 0-1023 is important, you now have 0-1000nits of gamma range. versus 0-200 which is Rec709 SDR. Most folks miss this, and are actually stretching Rec709 to fit BT2020. You end up with hilights that look bright greyish almost under exposed. They're not technically, your are just pushing the footage beyond what it can represent.
Ideally, recording 10bit is only worthwhile if you're recording a 0-1023 range and editing in that range. Log and HLG shoot flatter to help mimic the lack of 10bit 0-1023, Log and HLG in 0-255 Rec709 can be stretched a little more. Do you need HLG or Log for HDR, well yes and no. I recommend HLG because it's an industry standard for displays, adding the HLG metadata helps your end users display go.. "Hey, your 10bit with 0-1000nits footage and BT2020 colors, we gotcha covered"
Thank you for your explanations. so is it better to go with full range regardless of the recording codec selected... ie prores , all intra l, long gap etc..
I think that's why people have been saying to not use it with ProRes because since ProRes, especially in HQ you have more date to work with, people tend to push it further and don't have proper monitoring for it. I just got the camera so can't really say, but my idea of recording in ProRes is for projects that require a sort of RAW treatment of the phootage, something that will have archival value and may be used on future projects as well.
Great video. Most in depth/ detailed setup video I've seen for the xh2s that's easy to understand with some educating along the way. Thanks
I'm glad it was helpful!
new to fuji. your video was a big help. thx mate!
Glad it was helpful!
same.
Great guide man. My xh2s will be coming in the mail soon and I’ll definitely be revisiting this guide. I’m just now taking video seriously and this camera seemed like the right choice since I’m already so invested in Fuji having used them professionally for stills for years.
This is definitely a solid choice if you’re serious about video man. Cheers!
thanks for this... Hopefully these settings will make the experience of this camera a bit better
Thanks for watching! Not loving it?
@@itsaaronmiller this camera is quirkier than any camera I’ve ever used.. I have gripes with it from a user experience standpoint..
Yeah I can relate. It’s still better as a video camera for me than the XT3/4 was though so it’s an upgrade. But man, it’s just 1 solid firmware update away from being a great camera
Hey, man. I prefer MF too, and shoot only video. Fuji has made a giant leap forward with the HX2s.
Not a fan of AF in most circumstances, ....but there are some great automatic features everyone needs to take advantage of for run and gun shooting. In specific? Auto exposure lock and AWB-Lock when you're doing run and gun.
Program them on specific buttons and set them to toggle on and off as you manipulate those buttons. You'll virtually never shoot in manual white balance and manual exposure again, even for your professional work.
While I do have AWB-L on a custom button, I much prefer to choose my own exposure and don’t feel it slows me down a bit. After learning the WB-L feature tho, that was a game changer!
@@itsaaronmiller so where are you in Texas?
Hello@@itsaaronmiller I am not able to lock exposure on video using AWB-L. I could lock the exposure while shooting stills. can you explain how to lock exposure during shooting video. Many thanks!
thank you, it was very helpful .
VERY helpful video!
Hey man just wana say your content is awesome, very educational and informative! Keep up the good work really appreciated!
Side note, in future videos idea, maybe you can talk about how you film your wedding and commercial work, the process and thoughts behind it, like breakdown analysis if that make sense.
Thanks so much! I’d love to dive into some of that at some point. Are there more specific topics you’d like to learn about?
I know one use of limiting the video range is for streaming. I've had the issue before where my feed was looking better in OBS than it did live, and from my understanding it was because browsers/streaming services convert to partial anyways.
Ah good call. That would make sense in that case!
Great video. Thanks so much!!!
thank you thank you thank you Aaron GIGANTIC HELP for me
I’m glad this was helpful!
Thanks for the settings video.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for the work done.
Going from xt3 as a b camera to this one there are many different things to set. Waiting for cf express to set custom profiles. I tried the sigma 18 35 with the fringer and it works perfectly
18-35 and front is such a good combo. Thanks for watching the video!
@@itsaaronmiller I just received the cfexpress and am doing some testing on the recordings. I don't know why I had deluded myself that you could record on the cf express in prores and at the same time backup in h265 long gop or all intra in the sd. Can you confirm that this is the case? that would have been too good
Zebras, depends on what you're filming. So 65% is ballpark for skin tones, I'm a wedding videographer, so ai use 70-75% because of the dress. I want a slight over, and dial back in post as needed.
Fair - I use false color 99% of the time and much prefer that over zebras any way
Thanx for the tutorials the informative but the is a problem with all fujifilm cameras with blues and yellows normally they have blues in whites and to much green or yellow in the skin tones
Use a color chart if you can.
thanks for the tutorial. I guess it is also working with the xh-2s. Does it work better via the hdmi port or the usb is enough? usb-vc towards usb-c works as well?
- does it work with 4k or would that creat too much lag?
And, last but not least, wich softwares are compatible(teams, google meet, zoom skype...)?
Thanks for the amazing video!
BUT! Custom setting 5, shooting 24p using a lower shutterspeed than its framerate, how are you able to do this?
I cant go under 1/24th?
Thanks, Thomas
This is going to be my first camera. Can anyone please help me with memory card recommendations please? I will just be shooting video stills mainly and a few pictures here and there. Thanks.
hey, thanks a lot for the video!
doesn't the rec button take over the settings you made in video mode? for example, i have flog2 and 1250 iso set in video mode. but if i set the wheel to a photo program (PASM) and then press the red rec button then the recording starts with a different iso number and other settings. Is it possible to set the red rec button to take over the settings made when I press it?
Hi Aaron, do you know if you can change the video from auto when in photo mode and you hit record?
Yes you can! It does look like settings are a bit more limited. The main one I can't seem to find is how to enable LOG filming while in photo mode. But it appears you can adjust basically any of the other settings and more importantly you can shoot in full manual exposure
@@itsaaronmiller i will have to work that out, my work around for now is I will lock exposure as soon as i hit record
Hello Aaron , have you struggled into issue while connecting Fuji XH2 with ( CFExpress Prograde card ) directly ( even without hub ) through USB cable to Mac (if you have - Monterey ) , i can't figure out why it not visible ..
I've only used the card readers and not plugged the camera directly in. this always seems to be the most reliable option to me!
Amazing video! Learned allot. But I got a question. When in stills mode and I press the small movie record button next to the shutter button the video that get recorded is completely different the the setup on movie mode. How do I get that to be the same ?
Unfortunately, that mode is a bit limited in what you can do. It’s good for quick hybrid shots, but custom settings might work better. At least you can still do 4k60 unlike the canon R line haha
@@itsaaronmiller ah oke than it isn't just mine. I will just need to get used to switching C modes! Thanks for the reply!
This is a great video. At 9:46 I see that your Dynamic Range is set to Auto. How did you do that (I don’t see an option in my menu to do this) and what is the advantage to setting it over 100,200, or 400? Thanks!
Thanks!
That’s probably just if it’s in photo mode. From my understanding, DRauto is only applicable in JPEG photo mode
The more you increase the Dynamic Range, the more you get details on highlights and shadows, despite increasing the base ISO
AF speed and tracking sensitivity don't seem to affect anything when using the fringer adapter. for fuji lenses it does make a difference.
hmm, good to know. It did seem like it changed for my X-T4 but maybe it was all in my head
Anyone knows why normal SD card works for stills but not Video? I know I can use CFExpress card but isn't Video supposed to work with SD Card too? I've tried different movie modes too but no luck! It says "NO CARD" while it works for stills. Thanks for your help.
Bro is there a way to use a dial for ISO instead of the ISO button? I haven't been able to figure out how to set it up that way and I don't like having to press the button to change the ISO.
No unfortunately not. Hoping this is adjusted soon with a firmware update
I mapped one of my buttons to the movie crop mode and nothing is happening when I press it. Do I need to be using a certain frame rate or a certain quality? Any idea what i'm doing wrong?
Are you trying this in 6.2k? It should only work in 4k or 1080p
I'm trying to use it with 4K and 1080. Doesn't seem to work for either.
When you set proxy to on, what does that actually mean? That it records in a lower quality proxy mode? Or just for playback? Or what??
Good question! You get a separate folder with the proxy files on the card
@@itsaaronmiller alongside full quality?
@@imeanbillya yep
is there any quality degradation using the 1.4x fix movie crop magnification settings? im trying to find out how its done. wrote to fuji but havent heard back yet
From my understanding, no. There could be a slight decrease in image quality due to the nature of the lack of sensor being used (it's effectively making it closer to a m43 camera), but it should still be 4K in quality.
@@itsaaronmiller does it work in 6k ?
@@rileyharmon1 no the only option for 6k is open gate 3:2 aspect ratio
@@itsaaronmiller ok that makes sense it's just cropping into the 6k image to make same focal length across 4k various fps since the 120p has a crop. Thanks
Is there any digital exposure meter like the sony a6500?
Yes, it can be added in the settings for the display!
@@itsaaronmiller can you post instructions? I wasn't able to find it.
Quick Q: isn't 200mb/s too low for 4k 120?
Yeah, if that’s what I had it set to, that was a mistake. I’d say 360 or higher would be better
Where are you in Texas? Hot down here, isn't it?
North Texas area!
Oh what a trendy video. Look at me choking on a drink. Rubbish.