dougi
Established
Yes it is out! Details below from the website. No real mention of the exposure issues some have suffered, but some worthwhile changes.
1. The following functions can be rocked during shooting by holding down [MENU / OK] button over 3 sec.
DRIVE / Flash / White balance / Macro (set on the Command Dial - 4 direction key)
2. "CORRECTED AF FRAME" menu is added in "SET-UP" menu (the last line on menu page 6) to display additional AF frame (corrected AF frame for reducing parallax) which can be effectively used for macro shots. (Factory default value is set to "OFF")
3. Adjustment in1/3 step increment for shutter speed or aperture setting is enabled in Shutter-Priority AE and Aperture-Priority AE mode, on top of those in Manual Exposure mode.
Shutter-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by rotating the command dial
Aperture-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by moving left / right on the command control lever
4. In the post-view mode (display after shooting), focused area is magnified in the LCD (EVF) display when the command control lever is pressed.
Cf. "IMAGE DISP." Setting must be set to "CONTINUOUS",
5. Setting of the role for "Fn" button is enabled by holding down "Fn" button over 3 sec.
6. Actual ISO sensitivity for shooting is displayed just after pressing shutter button halfway, when "ISO AUTO CONTROLL" is set to ON.
7. When "eye sensor" is activated by pressing "VIEW MODE" button, "EYE SENSOR" is displayed on EVF / OVF or LCD just a while to notice the status.
8. Macro mode ISO sensitivity, Drive mode, Dynamic range, Self-timer mode, flash mode is maintained even if shutter speed setting or aperture setting is changed. Also, even after changing viewing mode into shooting mode or turning of the camera, these values are maintained.
9. The size of focus frame set through viewing EVF / LCD is maintained even after changing display mode between OVF and EVF (LCD).
10. When "SHUTTER SOUND" is chosen, each shutter sound is performed in each menu setting.
11. In viewing mode, the last viewed shot is maintained as even after changing into shooting mode.
Cf. After another image is shot after viewing former image, memory of viewing the image is cancelled and the last shot is displayed as the latest image.
12. When the aspect ration of the image size is set to 16:9, the line of bright frame line on OVF is displayed with aspect ratio 16:9.
13. Viewing mode with Photo Information on EVF / LCD is maintained even if another image is shot. On top of this issue, deleting picture directly is enabled even in viewing with Photo information by pressing the command dial up, or MENU operation is also enabled.
14. Occasionally, preview image on EVF / LCD after pressing the shutter halfway might be darker than live view, according to aperture setting or brightness of shooting target. This phenomenon is improved.
15. When "DISP. CUSTOM SETTING" is set to OVF or EVF / LCD, the setting value is maintained even after customizing the menu.
16. Even for only RAW data recording mode, "RED EYE REMOVAL" setting is selectable among ON or OFF.
17. In MF (manual focus) setting with OVF mode, OVF viewing is activated after pressing shutter half way, even if "FOCUS CHECK" (magnifying center of the image) is displayed in EVF by pressing the center of the command control lever.
18. Displaying period after pressing each command dial (Macro / Flash) is prolonged from 1.5 sec into 2.0 sec for confirming correctly.
20. For resuming from AUTO POWER OFF setting, the shutter release button was required to hold down halfway for a few second. For quicker operation, resuming is activated by just pressing the button.
21. Image quality captured by Velvia / ASTIA mode is improved on mainly shadow tone (dark area), when dynamic range is set to 200% or 400%.
22. When "OVF POWER SAVE MODE" is set to ON and "Fn" button is set to "MOVIE RECORDING", the camera may be unstable occasionally. This phenomenon is improved.
23. Histogram display on OVF during exposure compensation is improved.
The firmware up date ver.1.01 incorporates the improvement against inadequate operation shown in the following.
1. If the images are shot with ISO Bracketing mode when "QUICK START MODE"(*1) is set to "ON" and turn off the camera,the camera cannot be turned on again even with ordinary operation.
*1 Menu of "QUICK START MODE" is set to "OFF" as factory-default value.
1. The following functions can be rocked during shooting by holding down [MENU / OK] button over 3 sec.
DRIVE / Flash / White balance / Macro (set on the Command Dial - 4 direction key)
2. "CORRECTED AF FRAME" menu is added in "SET-UP" menu (the last line on menu page 6) to display additional AF frame (corrected AF frame for reducing parallax) which can be effectively used for macro shots. (Factory default value is set to "OFF")
3. Adjustment in1/3 step increment for shutter speed or aperture setting is enabled in Shutter-Priority AE and Aperture-Priority AE mode, on top of those in Manual Exposure mode.
Shutter-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by rotating the command dial
Aperture-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by moving left / right on the command control lever
4. In the post-view mode (display after shooting), focused area is magnified in the LCD (EVF) display when the command control lever is pressed.
Cf. "IMAGE DISP." Setting must be set to "CONTINUOUS",
5. Setting of the role for "Fn" button is enabled by holding down "Fn" button over 3 sec.
6. Actual ISO sensitivity for shooting is displayed just after pressing shutter button halfway, when "ISO AUTO CONTROLL" is set to ON.
7. When "eye sensor" is activated by pressing "VIEW MODE" button, "EYE SENSOR" is displayed on EVF / OVF or LCD just a while to notice the status.
8. Macro mode ISO sensitivity, Drive mode, Dynamic range, Self-timer mode, flash mode is maintained even if shutter speed setting or aperture setting is changed. Also, even after changing viewing mode into shooting mode or turning of the camera, these values are maintained.
9. The size of focus frame set through viewing EVF / LCD is maintained even after changing display mode between OVF and EVF (LCD).
10. When "SHUTTER SOUND" is chosen, each shutter sound is performed in each menu setting.
11. In viewing mode, the last viewed shot is maintained as even after changing into shooting mode.
Cf. After another image is shot after viewing former image, memory of viewing the image is cancelled and the last shot is displayed as the latest image.
12. When the aspect ration of the image size is set to 16:9, the line of bright frame line on OVF is displayed with aspect ratio 16:9.
13. Viewing mode with Photo Information on EVF / LCD is maintained even if another image is shot. On top of this issue, deleting picture directly is enabled even in viewing with Photo information by pressing the command dial up, or MENU operation is also enabled.
14. Occasionally, preview image on EVF / LCD after pressing the shutter halfway might be darker than live view, according to aperture setting or brightness of shooting target. This phenomenon is improved.
15. When "DISP. CUSTOM SETTING" is set to OVF or EVF / LCD, the setting value is maintained even after customizing the menu.
16. Even for only RAW data recording mode, "RED EYE REMOVAL" setting is selectable among ON or OFF.
17. In MF (manual focus) setting with OVF mode, OVF viewing is activated after pressing shutter half way, even if "FOCUS CHECK" (magnifying center of the image) is displayed in EVF by pressing the center of the command control lever.
18. Displaying period after pressing each command dial (Macro / Flash) is prolonged from 1.5 sec into 2.0 sec for confirming correctly.
20. For resuming from AUTO POWER OFF setting, the shutter release button was required to hold down halfway for a few second. For quicker operation, resuming is activated by just pressing the button.
21. Image quality captured by Velvia / ASTIA mode is improved on mainly shadow tone (dark area), when dynamic range is set to 200% or 400%.
22. When "OVF POWER SAVE MODE" is set to ON and "Fn" button is set to "MOVIE RECORDING", the camera may be unstable occasionally. This phenomenon is improved.
23. Histogram display on OVF during exposure compensation is improved.
The firmware up date ver.1.01 incorporates the improvement against inadequate operation shown in the following.
1. If the images are shot with ISO Bracketing mode when "QUICK START MODE"(*1) is set to "ON" and turn off the camera,the camera cannot be turned on again even with ordinary operation.
*1 Menu of "QUICK START MODE" is set to "OFF" as factory-default value.
willie_901
Mentor
What exposure issues?
v_roma
Well-known
The corrected AF is fantastic. Not only does it show an alternative frame for close up focusing, the green focus confirmation box will show up where the camera actually focused. This makes AF much more usable in OVF mode. MF is still painful...
AusDLK
Famous Photographer
I installed it and my initial reactions is "so what". Little to no practical improvements as far as I'm concerned.
And the instructions are crazy complicated. Just copy the .DAT will to the root of the SD card using a card reader -- the over-complicated instructions have you running a program to copy the .DAT file to a card in the camera via the USB cable. Does anyone really work this way?
And the instructions are crazy complicated. Just copy the .DAT will to the root of the SD card using a card reader -- the over-complicated instructions have you running a program to copy the .DAT file to a card in the camera via the USB cable. Does anyone really work this way?
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peripatetic
Well-known
Does anyone else think the AF algorithms have been tweaked a bit?
The new OVF AF indicator certainly helps. And the AF seems a little faster. I could be imagining it.
So the items that have helped IMO:
Major improvements - will make a difference on every outing:
#2 OVF AF indicator. Very nice.
#20 Definitely comes out of sleep faster! Excellent job.
Minor improvements - nice sometimes:
#6, #8, #16, #17
The new OVF AF indicator certainly helps. And the AF seems a little faster. I could be imagining it.
So the items that have helped IMO:
Major improvements - will make a difference on every outing:
#2 OVF AF indicator. Very nice.
#20 Definitely comes out of sleep faster! Excellent job.
Minor improvements - nice sometimes:
#6, #8, #16, #17
Richard G
Mentor
It's a lot to take in. It's not for nothing that number 1 is number 1. The point is that it is not 'rocked' it's 'locked'. Suddenly finding you are in burst mode or video because you have bumped the drive button won't happen now if you lock the control wheel selection. That is a huge improvement. I still don't understand some of the others which I might benefit from.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
I just performed the update. The camera operation does seem snappier.
I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around the Corrected AF feature. Is the green AF confirmation box showing the location of my focus point within the adjusted frame, or is it showing me where the camera actually focused? Maybe I can answer this for myself after I run some tests in a little while, but for those of you who have had the update longer and are using the camera: How has this feature changed the way you are using the camera? Has it changed how you compose and focus?
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I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around the Corrected AF feature. Is the green AF confirmation box showing the location of my focus point within the adjusted frame, or is it showing me where the camera actually focused? Maybe I can answer this for myself after I run some tests in a little while, but for those of you who have had the update longer and are using the camera: How has this feature changed the way you are using the camera? Has it changed how you compose and focus?
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M4streetshooter
Tourist Thru Life
I wish they would have fixed the DOF scale. Everything else is moving along...
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
What problem are you having with the DOF scale?
peripatetic
Well-known
I'm not sure I understand the distinction you are making. The green box is displayed on half-press in AF-S mode, which shows where it has just focussed. The white frame and broken white frame show where the centre and parallax corrected AF zones at minimum focus will be. Depending on the distance to the subject as to where it will actually focus. It's always on a diagonal offset between the two extremes.
Well it wasn't a huge deal before, but it certainly gives a visual indication of the actual focus area now, which makes things easier to visualize as you are shooting.
M4streetshooter
Tourist Thru Life
It's a problem we all have with the scale that Fuji didn't fix....
It seems that the DOF scale is for a 35mm lens on the Fuji sensor.
The lens is a 23mm, right...so you are getting more DOF than what you see on the scale. Maybe it's not a big deal but I shoot MF most of the time, so I could us a different fstop to achieve the zone of focus I want or even Hyper Focal depending on the light.
Us a DOF calculator like http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
fixed point
 
I really don't understand the DOF issue. Focus falls away gradually, not a sharp line between "in-focus" and "out-of-focus." The best that the DOF scale can do is show some fairly arbitrary cutoff for "acceptably sharp" at a certain output size that the camera can't know ahead of time. If it is consistently too conservative for how you display your photos, just remember that you can go outside the blue lines. If it is not conservative enough, then stay within the blue lines.