How can I do this?
  • daniel1daniel1
    Posts: 20
    Sorry if I missed something in the manual but here's what I'm trying to achieve:

    -I want to fix my aperture to 5.6 or smaller, in order to get a decent DOF
    -I want to fix my speed to 1/125 at least in order to freeze movement
    -I want the ISO to adjust to correct exposure

    I tried to manually set f/5.6 and 1/125s, while leaving ISO on AUTO (3200), but it always defaulted to ISO 200. Is there a way to achieve what I would need?

    Thanks!
  • mattmabermattmaber
    Posts: 2,733
    Don't you need to do either Aperture priority (f <= 5.6 . shutter A) or shutter priority (f A . shutter 1/125) other wise you'll either get an over or under exposed photo or if your luck correctly exposed depending on the light
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  • FredericoFrederico
    Posts: 2
    Try this,

    Set aperture priority auto mode
    Set aperture at f5.5 or smaller
    Set auto ISO on
    Set min. Shutter speed at 1/125 of faster
    Set max. ISO to 3200

    This way the camera will select ISO To maintain aperture and shutter speed as set.
  • daniel1daniel1
    Posts: 20
    Thanks Frederico, that worked perfectly! I'm not sure why I didn't get it working before. Do I need to do it exactly in that order?
  • jsirevaagjsirevaag
    Posts: 72
    This is how I've been shooting as well. It's awesome, coming from a film background, to be able to select both your preferred shutter speed AND aperture for desired effect without having to consider a fixed ISO. What fortune has smiled upon us! Makes my life better.
  • gmagma
    Posts: 5
    daniel1 said:

    Do I need to do it exactly in that order?



    No, the order doesn't matter. While auto ISO is on, and the shutter speed is set to A, it'll step in to adjust the shutter speed and ISO to make sure the shutter speed stays above the minimum speed (that you've set in the auto ISO menu).
  • danieldaniel
    Posts: 6
    where to assign minimum shutter speed in auto iso?
  • flysurferflysurfer
    Posts: 759
    daniel said:

    where to assign minimum shutter speed in auto iso?



    I can't find it, either, and I really know the XP1. It's actually one of the more important items on my firmware improvement wishlist. Hopefully, Fuji will come up with a simple solution, such as including "very slow/slow/normal/fast/very fast" options to add an adjustment factor to the currently used standard rule (minimum shutter speed = 1 / 35mm focal length equivalent).
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  • danieldaniel
    Posts: 6
    without this capability, auto ISO is useless.
  • jsirevaagjsirevaag
    Posts: 72
    I don't have this problem with adapted glass. I can set my aperture on the lens, set the shutter-speed dial to 1/125 sec. and set the camera to Auto ISO 3200. This is my primary method of shooting with this camera. If the exposure is not possible, the exposure indicator on the screen/finder left doesn't zero and the image is washed out or dim. I then change aperture as necessary or shutter speed if possible without loss of image quality (when shooting handheld).

    Am I to understand that with XF lenses mounted this doesn't work properly? If you choose your aperture ahead of time, say f/8 for example, does Auto ISO do the rest for you (like it should)?
  • daniel1daniel1
    Posts: 20
    @jsirevaag, yes, the Fuji lenses allow you to work exactly in the same way. That's what I was asking for in the first place.

    People are complaining because the X100 has an option to set minimum speed with AutoISO and AutoSpeed (=Aperture priority). But if you set Aperture manually, Speed manually, then AutoISO will do the rest for you correctly.
  • flysurferflysurfer
    Posts: 759
    jsirevaag said:

    I don't have this problem with adapted glass. I can set my aperture on the lens, set the shutter-speed dial to 1/125 sec. and set the camera to Auto ISO 3200. This is my primary method of shooting with this camera.



    This method doesn't allow any exposure compensation. Unfortunately, I have to use compensation with more than 50% of my shots. Other camera makers allow for exposure compensation to work in manual mode, too. Insiders call this mode "the misomatic".
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  • ianjacksonianjackson
    Posts: 28
    The reason I bought this camera over a Panasonic etc is because of the manual shutter and aperture settings. Set both of these, put auto iso on. Does exposure compensation not work like this? Can you still use iso bracketing?
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