Quick Start Guide FUJIFILM X-H1

• Named menu tabs are what you use to change capture settings. Press the left button on the Selector pad to scroll by tab (so you don’t have to scroll through every function to get to the next page), and press the right button on the Selector to access desired feature and MENU OK to select.
• The wrench icon indicates SET UP and features settings including Power Management, Button/Dial Setting and Screen Set-Up. Choose DISP. CUSTOM SETTING from the SCREEN SET-UP menu to select what information shows on the EVF/LCD.
• Finally, the MY menu is a customized menu that you create based on your most frequently accessed menu items. Add and rank to move them in any order you like and remove them under USER SETTING in the SET UP menu.

The DRIVE SETTING button gives you access to burst shooting, bracketing, single frame, Advanced Filters, and more. On the X-H1, Drive functions are set using the top-plate dial under the ISO settings dial.

The photometry/metering setting determines how the camera meters exposure. On the X-H1, select it from the metering lever under the shutter speed dial.

AE-L and AF-L buttons allow you to lock either the exposure or autofocus in a specific part of the scene, allowing you to recompose while maintaining that exposure or focus area. Assign the AE-L/AF-L buttons to AE LOCK ONLY, AF LOCK ONLY or AE/AF LOCK, depending on your preferences. These can be turned on/off when the button is pressed, then pressed again, or to activate only while the button is pressed down. The functionality is changed by pressing MENU OK > SET UP > BUTTON/DIAL SETTING.

The white balance button allows you to select WB options that match your light source. You can also customize to create your own shade of white or select a specific kelvin value, which is a measure of the color temperature of light. The default setting for quick WB access is the right button on the Selector pad.

Use the View Mode button to change view from LCD to viewfinder only or EYE SENSOR + LCD IMAGE DISPLAY (for using both), which senses your eye at the viewfinder and instantly switches from LCD to EVF.

The DISP BACK button allows you to select how you’d like information displayed on the LCD and/or EVF. You can customize the information being displayed in SET UP > SCREEN SET-UP > DISP. CUSTOM SETTING.

Controls, Swipes, and Dials

Customize the behavior of the camera’s function buttons and touchscreen swipe gestures.

• Press and hold the DISP BACK button to go straight to the FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING screen.
• Scroll through the various Fn buttons, T-Fn swipes, and other controls, scrolling right to change the control’s default behavior.

Customizing Viewfinder and Viewscreen Information

The information you see on the camera’s LCD screen and in its EVF can be changed, so as much or as little data as desired is shown.

• Press MENU OK and scroll down to the SET UP menu tab.
• Choose SCREEN SET-UP and scroll to DISP. CUSTOM SETTING.
• Scroll through the list and choose the items you’d like to see in the viewfinder and on the camera’s screen by pressing the MENU OK button.
• Press the DISP BACK button once you’re done.

Customizing the Q Menu

The Q Menu gives you information at a glance and quick access to camera settings. You can also change what’s on the Q Menu screen to suit your way of working.

• Hold down the Q button for a couple of seconds; the customization screen will appear.
• Choose the menu item location you want to customize and press MENU OK.
• Find the function you’d like to appear in this menu and press MENU OK.
• Repeat the above steps for each menu location you want to change. Press DISP BACK to finish.

Customizing Film Simulation Modes

You’ve probably discovered your camera’s Film Simulation modes by now, but did you know you can modify these to your own tastes?

• Hit the Q button to display the Q Menu.
• Adjust highlights, shadows, and color saturation with the H Tone, S Tone, and Color options using the rear command dial.

You can save these new settings as a custom preset for instant recall.

• Press MENU OK, navigate to the IMAGE QUALITY SETTING menu, and choose EDIT/SAVE CUSTOM SETTING.
• Choose a custom preset number and scroll right.
• Scroll left on SAVE CURRENT SETTINGS to save. The camera will ask you to choose OK to confirm your changes.

Focus Point Location and Size

The size of the active focusing area used by your X-H1 can be changed in size and moved around the frame. In the camera’s Q Menu, choose from Single Point (highly selective), Zone (for erratically moving subjects) and Wide/Tracking (uses the whole frame) or ALL using the rear command dial. To move the active point or zone, or change its size:

• Move or press the Focus Lever.
• Move the Focus Lever to shift the focus point/area up, down, left or right.
• Rotate the rear command dial to change the size of the focus point/area.
• Press MENU OK or half press the shutter release button.

Custom AF-C Modes

The X-H1 tracks and focuses on moving objects differently, depending on the kind of focusing behavior specified in continuous AF-C mode.

• Put the camera in AF-C mode using the focus mode selector then press MENU OK and navigate to the AF/MF SETTING menu.
• Choose AF-C CUSTOM SETTINGS, then choose a preset from 1 to 5 based on the action you’re shooting.
• You can also construct your own custom focusing mode by choosing preset 6 and adjusting the TRACKING SENSITIVITY, SPEED TRACKING SENSITIVITY, and ZONE AREA SWITCHING options as necessary.

Switch on AF+MF from the AF/MF SETTING menu and you’ll be able to focus manually just by turning the lens focus barrel – no change of focus mode necessary.

In-Body Image Stabilization

The X-H1 features in-body image stabilization (IBIS), which helps reduce image blur due to camera shake. By default, the camera stabilises the image all of the time, when you’re composing as well as when you’re shooting. You can change this behavior so that stabilisation is switched on only in the instant you shoot (or when you half press the button in AF-C mode).

• Press MENU OK and scroll down to the SHOOTING SETTING menu.
• Choose IS MODE and select either CONTINUOUS or SHOOTING ONLY as desired.

Picking the Right Settings

The first thing to decide is which resolution and frame rate settings to use. You’ll find these options in the MOVIE SETTING > MOVIE MODE menu.

• 4K 2160p resolutions offer the best quality on the X-H1.
• Full HD 1080p resolutions are a good compromise between quality and storage size, and are most commonly used in television.
• HD 720p resolutions take up less room on the camera’s SD card.
• Frame rates of 24p, 25p or 29.97p are fine for most normal applications. 24p is favored by creative filmmakers for its Hollywood look and feel.
• Footage shot at frame rates of 59.94p or 50p can capture motion more smoothly. Plus, when played back at normal speeds (29.97fps or 25fps) during editing, it delivers silky-smooth slow motion.

Continuous Focusing with Video

Switch to AF-C using the focus mode selector and the X-H1 will adjust focus as you film, tracking people around the frame if the Face Detection is switched on. You can turn this on from the AF/MF SETTING > FACE/EYE DETECTION SETTING menu. (You can also assign this to the Q Menu.) You can choose from two focus areas: MULTI, which uses the whole frame and defaults to objects closest to the camera, and AREA, which lets you be more selective. Find this in MOVIE SETTING > MOVIE AF MODE.

ETERNA and F-Log

To protect highlights and allow video to be color graded during editing, videographers often shoot very low contrast footage, with muted colors. You can do this in two ways on the X-H1:

• Set ETERNA as the Film Simulation to recreate the look of this classic FUJIFILM emulsion, used widely in the film industry.
• Set F-Log RECORDING to ON (you’ll find this in the MOVIE SETTING menu). F-Log produces flat-looking footage straight from the camera that must be color graded in post-production, but which can yield very good results.

Linking to the Camera for the First Time

• • Install the free FUJIFILM Camera Remote app on your iOS or Android device.
  • Turn on the camera, press MENU OK, and navigate to the SET-UP menu. Choose CONNECTION SETTING > Bluetooth SETTINGS > PAIRING REGISTRATION. The camera will begin searching for your device.
  • In the FUJIFILM Camera Remote app, tap PAIRING REGISTRATION. You’ll see the camera’s name on your smart device – tap this to complete the pairing process.

TIP: When setting up connections for Bluetooth, consider whether you want the camera to transfer images every time you turn it on.  AUTO IMAGE TRANSFER can be turned ON or OFF as you desire.

Transferring Images to Your Device

• Press the PLAY button, then press the Fn button on top of the camera (or press MENU OK and choose IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER).
• Scroll through your images, pressing MENU OK to tag any for transfer.
• When you’ve finished, hit DISP BACK. Image transfer should begin.
• If your device is already connected to a Wi-Fi network, the app may ask to switch to the camera’s own Wi-Fi before transfer can begin.

Remote Shooting and Control

• Launch the Camera Remote app from your smart device and tap the camera name to connect.
• Tap the Live view shooting option to begin controlling the X-H1.
• If your device is already connected to a Wi-Fi network, the app may ask to switch to the camera’s own Wi-Fi before remote shooting can begin.