3 Fujifilm Features That Cut My Editing Time – And Let Me Enjoy Photography More



The video above demonstrates an often overlooked Fujifilm feature (Sony for example does not have it) that helps reducing editing time on the computer 

Good By Editing (Almost)

One thing I appreciate of Fujifilm cameras, is that they offer a series of features that allow me to significantly reduce my editing time.

That’s a big deal for me. When I go on holiday with my family, I love the lightness of just shooting freely—taking tons of pictures without the burden of knowing I’ll have to spend hours editing once I’m back home. That peace of mind makes photography more enjoyable, because every click feels like a memory captured, not another task waiting for me on the computer.

And Fujifilm cameras have three features I find especially useful for the purpose of reducing editing on the computer—some well-known, others surprisingly overlooked and that Sony for example does not offer on their cameras.

So let’s start with the most “famous” one, even though the other two are no less important.

1) Film Simulations

I guess you saw that one coming, so I’ll keep this one short ;).

Fujifilm colors are a key reason I began relying more and more on JPEGs.

A dull day? Velvia brings the punch. Shooting people in a landscape? Astia gives both vivid colors and pleasing skin tones. For city exploration, I’d go Classic Chrome or Nostalgic Neg. And for indoor weddings under artificial light, Pro Neg Standard was pure magic.

So yes, getting colors right in-camera significantly reduced my editing time.

Add to that that you can create your own recipes to fine tune colors to taste, and color-editing is now a distant memory of the past.

Just look at the awesome stuff Fujifilm shooters are creating with 100% Fujifilm colors at the 140K members strong Film Simulation group, and also you’ll perceive what I imply.

2) DR Extension



We have devoted an personal article to the DR extension characteristic.

So I’ll maintain this part quick too.

Also, go to minute 10:28 of the video above to see the DR operate in motion with pattern pictures.

3) Internal RAW Converter

The inner RAW converter is one more very helpful characteristic to shorten laptop modifying time as a lot as potential. And so far as I do know, Sony cameras don’t have it, which alone can be a dealbreaker for me.

The video beneath exhibits the in-camera RAW converter in motion on the sphere (and it additionally exhibits a stupendous hike within the Dolomites).

Over time, the inner RAW converter has turn out to be all the time extra highly effective. For instance, my Fujifilm X-E3 has no “image size” choice, whereas on extra fashionable cameras you should use “image size” to regulate facet ratio (aka crop the picture). And since cropping a picture is likely one of the issues I’d do most in publish on the pc, it’s a very helpful characteristic to have.

At this level I’d simply ask Fujifilm to provide us the 65:24 facet ratio additionally on the Fujifilm’s 40 megapixel cameras… that must be sufficient megapixel to permit for the extensive panoramic crop.

But you’ll be able to alter all kind of issues proper in digital camera: change movie simulation, add Color Chrome FX Blue if you wish to emphasize a blue sky, add readability, alter shadows and highlights, alter grain and what not.

Yes, all of that is carried out after you are taking the picture, so technically it’s nonetheless “post-processing“. But it doesn’t really feel like post-processing. When I’m out capturing, there are all the time little pauses—ready for meals, a prepare, or no matter—and I naturally find yourself reviewing my images. In these moments, it solely takes just a few seconds to open Fujifilm’s inner RAW converter and make fast changes. Often these small tweaks are sufficient that, as soon as I’m dwelling, all I have to do is switch the information to my laptop. No additional modifying required.

So, Shoot Only JPEG?

As I wrote in my earlier article: I nonetheless—and all the time will—shoot JPEG+RAW. As a lot as I belief the in-camera outcomes for many of my wants, there are all the time just a few pictures I would wish to print or edit in a approach that’s not potential with the inner RAW converter. And for these, I like having the RAW backup, in case I would like the total flexibility of a RAW converter to deal with a very difficult shot. Also, it is advisable shoot RAW in order for you to have the ability to use the inner RAW converter.

So my recommendation is to all the time shoot JPEG and RAW. But on the similar time, discover all the probabilities provided by Fujifilm cameras to attempt to get as a lot as potential proper in digital camera (or edited in digital camera).

The much less time I spend caught at a pc, the extra freedom I really feel behind the digital camera, and that makes pictures a lot extra pleasant for me.

In the video beneath you may get a demo of the inner RAW converter… and to please your eyes, additionally a fantastic view on the Dolomites.