Which Shutter Should You Use? Mechanical vs Electronic vs EFCS on Fuji X-H1

In this video we will go through three common shutter types: mechanical shutter, electronic shutter and electronic front curtain shutter. I will use Fujifilm X-H1 as an example because it has all three shutters. We will be looking at the pros and cons of each shutter and when to use each shutter in a certain situation.
Mechanical Shutter
- Shutter Shock
Electronic Shutter
- Rolling Shutter
-- Distortion
-- Banding
Electronic Front Curtain Shutter
- Less shallow depth of field
Hope you enjoy.
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[@thomas_the_cat]

in a nutshell... mechanical when: - moving subject - not a lot of natural light electronic when: - still subject - plenty of natural light - u need to be silent

[@dagmerrie]

EFCS for long exposure and landscape

[@RyanHicks]

This was a really solid video on so many levels. Super helpful.

[@GOMD77]

Thanks for the awesome summary at the end! Best video on this subject so far!

[@rutlegs]

The best explanation of shutter modes that I've seen! Thanks very much!

[@MacBookAir-cu4fb]

Thanks a lot! finally after about 4 videos I understood the differences between all the shutter modes!

[@vinicius050788]

Best video I found about this topic. Much appreciated!

[@Karthik-The-Photographer]

Thanks a lot for sharing this man ♥️ love this one !

[@macolganjames5937]

Thanks for explaining the shutter options and reasons where each is better. This I just another of your many valuable videos on the xt series which I save for future reference 🙂

[@franktsui7618]

thanks for sharing mate. your illustration is very straightforward and easily understood

[@ChrisLeeX]

Excellent concise script, A+ production value. Best explanation of shutters. Thank you for sharing.

[@Tom28770]

Ming, even though your most excellent video is three years old it continues to educate and help others. My new camera has all three types of shutters with no explanation other than how to turn them on and off, so your in depth video is an outstanding teaching aid. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and pass your knowledge to the less experienced.

[@kenmcdougall6106]

Excellent video Ming, in every way You explained it all really clearly and you also put the bullet points in the text - what's not to like? Subscribed

[@alexmorales9065]

This was a great video explaining the different shutters. Thanks homie!

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

This sums it up great. Now I know which video I'm going to show people if they're asking about this topic.

[@nussberger]

Thanks for shedding light on this. Well presented!

[@MingCai]

Gregor Nussberger Thank you for your comment

[@sclogse1]

This was great. First day with a Fuji T-2. Many questions.

[@georgesealy4706]

Great job. Well organized and presented. Thanks.

[@Desert63Fox]

Excellent video! Thank you for clearing this up for me.

[@danw.7483]

Great explanation mate, well done.

[@nomnom8692]

My fave explanation so far, seems for me EFCS is the best option. Thanks for the video!

[@1717jbs]

Great vid Ming! Thanks.

[@maurice1376]

Super well explained, thanks for that! 🙏

[@izzee50]

Exactly what I am looking for. Thanks man!

[@hpeterh]

I think the difference between mechanical and EFC shutter can be explained by parallaxe. With mechanical shutter the first and second curtain have the same parallaxe. With EFC the first curtain has no parallaxe and the second curtain has parallaxe. The mechanical shutter sits some millimeters before the sensor, while the electronic first curtain is exactly 0mm before the sensor. So this effect should be most pronounced with fast shutter speed and bright wide angle lenses, where the light doesnt hit the sensor in a 90° angle. And there is another effect: When shutterspeed is high, the there is only a small slit where light passes to the sensor. The shutter blades are matte black and dont reflect much light. The sensor itself reflects a lot of light, so when electronic shutter or EFC is used, this can give unwanted reflections in the rear lenses.

[@matthewpeter326]

Amazing explanation, thanks so much!

[@Bandre0114]

Such a perfect explanation! Thank you so much!

[@ralphwatson7036]

Best explanation I've seen of this subject. Thanks for preparing it.

[@MingCai]

Ralph Watson You are welcome

[@arcastro938]

Loved your explanation! Thank you!

[@colinmelhuish1254]

Thanks for posting. Excellent explanation.

[@law1951]

Excellent explanation with no BS. Many thanks :-)

[@KellyPettit]

Great explanation here. Thank you so much.

[@Kaziriasatalve.]

Thanks a lot. I've been clarified about different types of shutter on my Fujifilm

[@V8rgr8]

Thank you for showing the differences between the shutter types. I have been worried about switching to electronic shutter, but now that I know the differences, I will try using it with more confidense.

[@MingCai]

Stanley Morinaka That’s awesome!

[@brahmabeharrysingh5287]

Very comprehensive presentation. Thumbs up!

[@mia-to7wy]

Thanks for the explanation Ming

[@alimog9347]

wowwowowowowowow i like the explanaition so much the first one to explain it this clear thanks brother

[@fit_qusai]

Thank you so much for describing this ❤

[@kennethlui2268]

Excellent information and video. Thank you.

[@jorylor]

Thank you for sharing. Very good explanation.

[@terencegibbons5455]

Thank you for explaining this so well

[@stevechrisman3185]

Really excellent explanation - thank you !

[@av8dr]

Best explanation of shutters. Thanks.

[@bh9262]

I love the graphics. Very helpful.

[@silvanofalivena9642]

Best explanation! Thank you!

[@javier20pixels]

Thanks... Very clear yor information.

[@jorgedesousa8361]

Great video! Very well explained!

[@MingCai]

jorge de sousa Thank you very much!

[@motleykingdom9394]

Thanks. This sums up why I got those lines/bands and some warping when setting my shutter to silent (and those no longer fully mechanical) when shooting indoor stage shows. Shooting on a Sony a7iv.

[@dcblogs]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@mikr0bi]

Finally I understood! Unfortunatelly I met with shutter shock, that is why using ef or es. Thanks for expanation!

[@TheDecree93]

This was so easy to understand, thanks!

[@MingCai]

TheDecree93 Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Anderson_Anderas]

very good video, dude! Thanks!

[@fredpearson5204]

Thank you for posting this excellent explanation of the different shutter types.

[@MingCai]

Fred Pearson Thank you for the comment!

[@fredpearson5204]

@@MingCai, no, thank you for posting useful information in a sea of useless, mind-numbing vlog/videos.

[@gurleyhardin6370]

Greetings from México Ming, Thank you very much for a fantastic video! I learned a lot today.

[@MingCai]

Gurley Hardin Hey Gurley, glad it helps!

[@arildthingvoll5967]

Amazing video!

[@puredistancegolf]

Nice job. Follow this guy!

[@DjVojto]

Finaly found a reasonable video why i got flickwring.. i use always silent shooting. And now i see that if i want to shoot fast object or concerts mechanical is a way! Thanks

[@eldesarmadero2788]

Great video! Thanks!

[@AlHR23]

Well explained and helpful video - keep up the good work :)

[@MingCai]

lat2310 Thank you!

[@michalkovac8382]

Great video :) Now i so much better understand diferents between them. Thank you maestro from Slovakia :)

[@colinhothersall8343]

Thanks for a great explanation.

[@MingCai]

Colin Hothersall Thank you!

[@matheeq]

Very useful info. Thanks Ming.

[@MingCai]

matheeq You are welcome!

[@codeecubix]

Thanks for the test cases

[@user-charlieccchong]

Thanks. Excellent video

[@aronlengyel]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@MingCai]

Aron Lengyel You are welcome

[@bjarnejohannsen573]

Very usefull - thank You!

[@just4therecord]

I watch 3 videos before I got the full understanding of this subject here. The example shots helped a lot. Thanks for that...Btw mine has Auto setting but no Front Curtain. I wonder if I should let the camera decides

[@LukeLine]

This was super useful when using my XH1, keep the Fuji vids coming 👍

[@mohammedsamsheer284]

Do you like the XH!? planning to buy one

[@LukeLine]

@@mohammedsamsheer284 yeah i love it!

[@mohammedsamsheer284]

@@LukeLine is it as heavy or large as people make it to seem?

[@LukeLine]

mohammed samsheer nope not at all, it’s just a little chunky XT2 with a much needed grip for bigger lenses like my 16-55f2.8 it only get v big when you have a large zoom and the battery grip

[@arielalejandrogarma3672]

hello ming very well explained congratulations !!!👌👌

[@MingCai]

Ariel alejandro Giesler Thank you!

[@rayt2905]

Its almost as if using EFCS is causing the aperture to ever so slightly close down...this is consistent with the dual observation of reduced exposure and increased depth of field with EFCS! A very interesting optical phenomenon...must be pursued further in my opinion. BTW, Ming was my favourite villian from Flash Gordon!

[@markbickerstaffe1899]

Really helpful thanks

[@luissalazar2021]

Thanks for sharing

[@stefanlehmann_ch]

Thank you for this :)

[@Drunken_Hamster]

4:11 So glad you mentioned global shutter. The only real solution, especially for video.

[@veteq101]

Another great video

[@MingCai]

veteq101 Thank you!

[@76Jvt]

Nice video.

[@ljknh]

Very helpful!

[@MingCai]

Linda K Thank you !

[@MrToonfish]

Great explanation... thanks 4 your time sir ! ;-)

[@MingCai]

MrToonfish You are welcome!

[@civelekerdem]

Thank you!

[@ianjohnstone1061]

Well done Ming - Shutters/Flash differences would be good if feasible. Cheers AU.

[@MingCai]

Ian Johnstone Did some more research and it seems mechanical shutter would be the best for flash.

[@youmarci]

Please make more videos about X-h1!! Great video,thank you!!

[@MingCai]

youmarci Sure thing and thank you very much for you comment!

[@youmarci]

@@MingCai again,please make an x-h1 tutorial :)

[@psxdadz]

youmarci yes this

[@miguelosorio6062]

Thanks for the good explanation. I have a Fuji X-T20 which only has MS and ES (not ESFC). Apart from the "silence benefit", when should I use ES? Thanks in advance.

[@kelvinckm]

Hi Ming, nice video! I'm using X-T2 and I shoot a lot of long exposure, do u think mechanical shutter will cause shutter shock in this shooting situation as I notice i'm not getting very sharp images from 10-24mm lens

[@ryantegar5589]

thank you

[@tazzamund]

Thanks!

[@arlaimmagine6957]

excellent 🔝

[@arifkizilay]

thank you.

[@wailabdelgaphar609]

Thanks

[@divinemoment5]

Thank you so much Ming for a very well explained instructions. I don’t know why some can give a thumbs dn for such excellent video. I hv 3 questions: 1) I saw there is still a curtain moving for EFC and you mentioned there is no vibration. In theory will there be still a vibration but is so minute that prob would not be noticeable? Does EFC register shutter count? 2) Both EFC and Electronic has certain limitation for shutter speed. And the latter will cause banding as well under certain light condition. Assuming speed is within range and under ideal light conditions, is EFC or Electronic better to bring out the sharpest and most dynamic range and with the least noise. 3) Do you have any ideal what is the bit value for each type of shutter? I read a comment in a forum that electronic shutter normally has lesser bit but he can’t confirm. I can’t find such info despite I google extensively. TQ so much.

[@MingCai]

David Low I am not sure if he refers to bit depth, I don’t think shutter type has anything to do with the bit depth, so EFC and Electronic shutter should give you the same bits

[@divinemoment5]

@@MingCai Thank you Ming

[@clarkeeeee]

Electronic shutter is also much faster than mechanical shutter, at least as far as I know for cameras with "leaf" shutters, like my Fujifilm. Therefore, if you need faster consecutive shots, electronic can do this. In addition, if you are using a fast lens like the f1 50mm, without a neutral density filter of some kind to decrease exposure time, you might need to use the electronic shutter to avoid getting photos that are too bright or washed out. That's all I know that might be useful.

[@barrycohen311]

ES is good if you are in very bright light, and want a low f-stop, f 1.8 or whatever. For mechanical shutter, one would need to use an ND filter.

[@andrew107]

Thank you that was great, so for landscapes handheld should use mechanical shutter, would I still get the sharpest images more than using electronic without a tripod

[@TheCallie52809]

If you're using electronic front curtain shutter, does it count as a shutter count? I know that the mechanical shutter counts each click but I'm not sure if the electronic shutter counts each click.

[@TobermoryCat]

Presume merchanical shutters wear out too.... I guess there is a predicted shutter count life. informative, thanks.

[@thanosmanolis7783]

One question. If I use the Ar7 ii with a lightning trigger (for lightning photography) do you thing that I will get banding? I'm thinking about using f10 exp 1/10 iso 100. With the efcs (because it has the lowest shutter lag).

[@Loopsrainforest]

What about long exposures? Wont it cause problems with electronic shutter?

[@bedevere007]

nice

[@solvm1652]

Thx

[@Kayserjp]

does this affect in movie mode too? because for sony A7 III the setting is in the movie section....

[@stevesvids]

Subscribed 👍 Just wanted to say.... something I have found out after much head scratching. I put the supplied xt3 flash on my camera... and found that it simply wouldn't operate or turn on in the menus. I thought it must be broken... I then wondered perhaps if it might be related to shutter. I changed my shutter from ES to EF and hey presto... TTL flash became available. I presume this was camera telling me that no way can it take a flash photo while in ES mode due to the read write speeds of the pixels during the flash sequence. Quite a puzzler as theres no clues given in camera when the flash doesnt engage. All the best... regards.... Steve

[@MingCai]

Steve D That’s a nice finding! Thank you for sharing

[@SreekanthPDas]

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