The retro X100 brought out all our kleptomaniacal tendencies after we first went hands-on , and it has since impressed virtually another lucky soul who’s come into contact with its build quality and groundbreaking integration of a giant APS-C sensor within a compact body. But, just as you regularly find in extremely beautiful humans, the camera’s brains were slightly haywire: particularly, it tended to forget or confusingly alter crucial ISO, dynamic range, macro and drive settings when shifting between shooting modes. Fortunately though, lots of these niggles can now be nuked by downloading firmware update v1.10 on the source link. The update promises a complete of twenty-two fixes and modifications, that are listed in full inside the PR after the break. Obviously, some annoying issues will remain outstanding with this $1,200 shooter, including slow focus-by-wire MF and strangely buried menu settings. We do not know if they’ll ever be fixed, however the next time we search out one it’ll still be a morality-pounding wrench to offer it back.
Applicable model: FinePix X100
• Detail of the update
The firmware update Ver.1.10 incorporates the next issues.
The contents of the owner’s manual might be partly changed along side this update.
Please check them intimately.
1. Here functions could be rocked during shooting by holding down [MENU / OK] button over 3 sec. DRIVE / Flash / White balance / Macro (set at 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 are effectively used for macro shots. (Factory default value is determined 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 these 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 at the command control lever
4. Inside the post-view mode (display after shooting), focused area is magnified inside the LCD (EVF) display when the command control lever is pressed. Cf. “IMAGE DISP.” Setting should 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 ready to ON.
7. When “eye sensor” is activated by pressing “VIEW MODE” button, “EYE SENSOR” is displayed on EVF / OVF or LCD only a while to note the status.
8. Macro mode ISO sensitivity, Drive mode, Dynamic range, Self-timer mode, flash mode is maintained even though shutter speed setting or aperture setting is modified. Also, even after changing viewing mode into shooting mode or turning of the camera, these values are maintained.
9. The scale 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 selected, each shutter sound is performed in each menu setting.
11. In viewing mode, the last viewed shot is maintained as even after becoming shooting mode. Cf. After another image is shot after viewing former image, memory of viewing the picture is cancelled and the last shot is displayed because the latest image.
12. When the aspect ration of the picture size is determined to 16:9, the road of bright frame line on OVF is displayed with aspect ratio 16:9.
13. Viewing mode with Photo Information on EVF / LCD is maintained although 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 additionally enabled.
14. Occasionally, preview image on EVF / LCD after pressing the shutter halfway could be darker than live view, in accordance with aperture setting or brightness of shooting target. This phenomenon is improved.
15. When “DISP. CUSTOM SETTING” is about to OVF or EVF / LCD, the setting value is maintained even after customizing the menu.
16. Even for less than 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, no matter if “FOCUS CHECK” (magnifying center of the picture) is displayed in EVF by pressing the middle 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 hang down halfway for a number of 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 ready to 200% or 400%.
22. When “OVF POWER SAVE MODE” is ready to ON and “Fn” button is about to “MOVIE RECORDING”, the camera will 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 advance against inadequate operation shown inside the following.
1. If the pictures are shot with ISO Bracketing mode when “QUICK START MODE”(*1) is determined to “ON” and switch off the camera,the camera can’t be turned on again regardless of ordinary operation.
*1 Menu of “QUICK START MODE” is ready to “OFF” as factory-default value.
Precaution
1. If firmware updating fails, the camera may now not operate correctly every now and then. Carefully read the notes provided here.
2. Always use the fully-charged NP-95 battery when updating the firmware as a basic manner. Never turn the camera off or use any of the camera controls while the firmware is being overwritten.
3. Firmware updating requires approximately 90 seconds.
4. Once the firmware was updated, the former version can’t be restored.
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