X100 Tips & Tricks

[Mattikk]

Hello.

I am a brand new X100 owner and I'd like to get to know my camera little better and there seems to be quite a few other new users also, so I thought it'd be a good time to put up a thread where advanced X100 users can give tips & tricks.

I will start with a couple of tips and gather more of them to the first post as I learn and get suggestions from all of you. Let's make this amazing cameras experience even more enjoyable for everyone.

Tips regarding exposure:
- Because of the lens shutter limitations you can't use the fastest shutter speeds 4000/s and 2000/s wide open. If you notice your shutter speeds aren't fast enough, the only thing you can do is use smaller aperture. At F8 and higher you can use all of the shutter speeds, below that it's only up to 2000/s and at F2.8 and below the fastest you can use is 1000/s. This is what the manual said, but after testing it seems like this applies only with Auto Exposure. Otherwise you're all good with the fastest shutter speeds wide open.

Tips regarding focusing:
- You can press AFL-button to do a quick auto-focus when you are shooting in the manual-focus mode. This can also be used as a easier way to shoot macro.

General tips:
- You can always use half-pressing the shutter release button to select a desired menu item or shooting setting.

Other:
Read the manual: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/shared/bin/FINEPIX_X100_Owner_s_Manual.pdf

 

[Kent]

Tips regarding exposure:
- Because of the lens shutter limitations you can't use the fastest shutter speeds 4000/s and 2000/s wide open. If you notice your shutter speeds aren't fast enough, the only thing you can do is use smaller aperture. At F8 and higher you can use all of the shutter speeds, below that it's only up to 2000/s and at F2.8 and below the fastest you can use is 1000/s.

Or you just use the grey filter built inside.

 

[Richard G]

For fast shooting at a particular distance, set up the AFL/AEL button to lock focus only and then the when you press that button for a secjd the focus square turns green and the current focus distance is locked. Allows a hyperfocal setting if you are in A mode and know roughly the depth of field and can find something at the hyperfocal distance to focus on.

MF allows closer focus than AF-S which requires Macro.

And Macro is tedious if you lock the command dial by pressing OK for 2-3 secs, which you should so as not to find yourself in burst mode or with forced flash for a candid shot.

 

[Arjay]

There's a four-page thread on X100 tips and tricks at the X100 forum. Enjoy.