Fujifilm XT5 Set Up Quick Set Up Guide
If you just picked up the Fuji XT5 and this is your first Fujifilm camera, it might seem a little overwhelming. This guide is designed to get you up and running as quickly as possible so you can start using your new camera while learning the rest as you go. Any settings I share here work for me and how I shoot (street & travel). Give them a go, keep what you like and get rid of what doesn’t click with you.
Full Guide
This blog is here to give you a brief overview. However for the full detailed guide, please click here.
Button Setup
Let’s set up the custom buttons.
Fn1 I have set to Recall Custom Setting 1
Fn2 is for Focus Check
Fn3 is AF Mode
Fn4 is Photometry
Fn5 is Digital-Tele Converter
Fn6 is Face Detection On/Off
AEL leave it as default.
AF-ON is AF Lock Only
R-Dial is set to AUTO ISO.
View Mode leave as default
Q is set to Q.
Photo Setup
I shoot in Fine+RAW as that way can mess around with JPEG simulations while also keeping the RAW file for editing later.
I have three different Auto ISO levels set and I switch between them depending on the conditions
AUTO1 is for daytime shooting and is set to:
Min 125
Max 6400
Shutter 1/200
AUTO2 is for low light
Min 500
Max 6400
Shutter 1/100
AUTO3 is for shutter priority
Min 1000
Max 12800
Shutter 1/500
Custom Modes Set Up
The camera has a bunch of custom modes that allow you to save different JPEG profiles and other camera settings such as photometry, focus etc. For more details read the JPEG blog here. On the XT5 I set them as follows:
C1 - Spot (spot metering)
C2 - Neutral (default profile)
C3 - B&W (creative look)
C4 - Vibrant (creative look)
C5 - Warm (creative look)
C6 - Punchy (creative look)
C7 - Muted (creative look)
Default JPEG Setup
Not long ago I published a detailed blog on JPEG recipes and I linked it here. With that said, I created a nice default profile that I use on all my cameras.
Film Simulation - Pro Neg High
Grain Effect - Weak Large
Colour Chrome Effect - Weak
Colour Chrome FX Blue - Weak
Dynamic Range - DR400
Tone Curve - (H-2 S+2)
Colour - (+3)
Sharpness - (-3)
High ISO NR - (0)
Clarity - (0)
Random Noteworthy Settings
I disable all possible sounds under the sound set-up page to make sure the camera is quiet. I also disable touch screen functionality unless it’s for moving the focus point around.
Q Menu
This is a very handy menu and I have the following set here. You can change how many memory banks you want in the settings.
Select Custom Setting
Self Timer
MF Assist
Shutter Type
AF-C Custom Settings
Face / Eye Detection Settings
Subject Detection Settings
Touch Screen Mode
Video Settings
I created a detailed blog on the video settings of this camera. You can read that here.
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