Fuji X-T3 Tips and Suggestions

[@LermUSA]

Wai you made my day. I truly appreciate you taking the time to put up this video. I was struggling a bit with the new XT3 system, and this inspires me to keep shooting. You are one of the only channels were I feel comfortable enough to post comments. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@WaiYingLam]

Keep going Milton, if there is any problems you run into, leave a comment and ill do my best to help out.

[@LermUSA]

I have a question. If you use Capture 1 which version do you use for Fuji raw photo processing? I appreciate your time and the encouragement.

[@WaiYingLam]

Afraid I can not help you. I dont have any experience with Capture 1.

[@JohannesLabusch]

My tip would be to get an Anker power bank. It can charge the X-T3's battery through the USB port, or power the camera while it's sitting on a tripod. If you do a lot of stationary video, this is a much cheaper solution than the 300$ Fuji battery grip and two additional 65$ Fuji batteries.

[@JCvanSlooten]

yeah, and then you carry all the time a power all around. Not very handy right.

[@JohannesLabusch]

And that's exactly why I said stationary video. @@JCvanSlooten

[@marcustangent]

Your videos are great atleast for me i just got my xt3 yesterday. Its my first mirrorless camera

[@jordenyoung4024]

Great tips. I use e-front + mechanic + electronic shutter since the shutter speed can go way faster then the mechanical one when it's too bright

[@timothylinn]

I can see why a video shooter might want to turn off the push-to-focus function and use the AF-L button as a toggle but I would encourage stills shooters to leave it as push-to-focus and, instead, turn off the focus functionality of the shutter button. Most people, once they get used to this, find back button focus (BBF) as the preferred way to control AF when shooting stills. I really wish Fuji didn't link AE-L and AF-L in that menu setting though because I would find a toggle for the AE-L button to be much more useful. BTW, nice computer. That looks like a fun build. I like the case.

[@garybrown9719]

Maybe in a firmware update

[@negrellibruno86]

Really great video. I just got my X-T3 last week and A LOT of things are new to me, especially the video side of it. I come from a Nikon background with very little knowledge of video and i MUST say, well done when you explain about H.264 vs H.265 and also about the All Intra vs Long GOP. Thank you for the video.

[@WaiYingLam]

Your welcome, thank you for the feedback

[@tfisher]

Excellent. I got some really useful stuff I didn't know from this no-nonsense video. I have a question. I have a lot of trouble pressing hard enough to turn the rear command dial without accidentally pressing it in. Any suggestions for that? Thanks for the great video.

[@WaiYingLam]

unfortunately i do not have a solution. I actually have the same problem, so i find the rear command dial to be very annoying to use.

[@JohnTSteinbeck]

consistently great videos... love your channel, Wai!

[@WaiYingLam]

Thank you John, appreciate the feedback

[@paulasimson4939]

Great tips, thank you!

[@WaiYingLam]

Thank you for the feedback Paula, appreciate it.

[@kazcnepj]

Is there a way to bring up the menu and not have to start from the my menu tab?

[@nialldcrowley]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@WaiYingLam]

You welcome, thank you for leaving a comment

[@mjsharpe2003]

I'm a Nikon shooter and just bought an xt3. I'm having all kinds of issue. In particular when choosing image quality I only see fine and normal. Somehow I lost my choice of raw. Obviously I activated something by mistake. I'd appreciate help please?

[@AEFox]

Hi! great tips, a question ... When you have EVF and Screen turned OFF ... Still HDMI out sending signal ? ... Because my logic is that it should be a mode where both (EVF and screen) can be turned off most of the times if we are using external monitor, to watch the signal and info on display to save battery, because we can use the external monitor to see and change the settings with the physical buttons. Thanks

[@WaiYingLam]

you can have the main screen turn off and the evf if you are in one of the display modes.

[@kenschallenbergphotography7139]

Good stuff! Thanks for the info!

[@WaiYingLam]

Glad it was helpful Ken, thank you for leaving a comment

[@CoyoteBlueNomadicTraveler]

very helpful, thanks!!

[@timothylinn]

Just an FYI - The way you explained Long GOP made it sound like it just has to do with color. That's incorrect. Long GOP (group of pictures) compresses across frames. In other words, one frame references other frames as it is compressed--luma and color. "Key frame" is a term associated with Long GOP and typically represents the beginning of a group. (It's a more complicated than this but I don't want to write a thesis here.) All-I is preferred for editing because each frame is individually compressed and does not reference other frames so the computer doesn't have to build a particular frame whenever you stop or cut. All-I is typically higher quality and is easier to edit but, as you point out, it also takes up more space.

[@WaiYingLam]

Ya, i probably should have spent more time talking about it. It's a balance of how much do people really care vs making the video too long. KZbin watch times are so low, you really have to be fast and to the point.

[@michdolls5165]

why u dont using d range priority???

[@FuarkNWins]

You should use EF + MS + ES shutter type it's on page 2 ,No brainer

[@WaiYingLam]

That is another good option

[@AndysCuts]

Hey, Great video. Do you know why I'm not able to adjust the dynamic range in video? It's grayed out.

[@WaiYingLam]

if you are using or output via hdmi F-log or HLG, dynamic range will be grayed out.

[@AndysCuts]

Wai Lam I didn’t know that. Thank you. Also for your smallhd focus. Did you use a different cord? Mine won’t detect the monitor. But it works with other cameras. Also my camera works with full hdmi monitors.

[@WaiYingLam]

I just did a quick test and did not have any issue with mine detecting. im not sure what is going on there. My resolution are set to defaults, maybe try different output settings.

[@AndysCuts]

Wai Lam you use the same wire they gave you ?

[@WaiYingLam]

@@AndysCuts Yes, im using the same wire that came with the smallhd

[@SZepelin]

Next to 16:9, one has an M and one has an L. What is the difference?

[@HI2LIFE]

Thank you! I have a XT-2 but I think I can use the same settings? Question: you said If shooting at night you use ISO 400...didn't you mean to say DR400?

[@WaiYingLam]

+Carlos Santos yes I miss spoke on that. I did mean DR400

[@azizmehdi101]

I recently bought a XT-30. When Face Detection is ON, the metering mode (Photometry) option is greyed out. Is this OK?

[@WaiYingLam]

it going to meter on exposing the face, usually does a good job

[@costas4287]

Do you think we are getting a Fuji xt 4?

[@WaiYingLam]

probably in about 1.5 years. These cameras are usually on a 2 year cycle.

[@gwenjohns4050]

Does anyone know how to set my view screen up so I get the level line like Wai’s camera shows in the videos?

[@thesubtleimage893]

Gwen Johns go into the function button menu and turn on the screen options. You will have to swipe down on the screen to bring up the level.

[@D800Lover]

Should I buy black or silver? Who here thinks one looks better than the other?

[@WaiYingLam]

If you are a pro using it for commercial work, I would go with black. Otherwise, whatever you like, it just personal preference.

[@D800Lover]

@@WaiYingLam Thanks, I was thinking the same thing, but the more I look at the silver I like it. I have the black X-T2, but will likely sell it. We shall see, thanks again.

[@D800Lover]

@@WaiYingLam - I went for silver and added the plain metal grip. I have had the black X-T2 and I now love the silver look better. And with the grip it feels great in the hand and reminds me of a classic 35mm film camera - about the same size and it is so solid in the hand. Maybe the best looking camera I have ever had. Got a D850 for full frame use and a selection of lenses for both. Happy with that.

[@garybrown9719]

Black if you want to be stealth