Available :: Fuji X-E2 Firmware 4.00!

[jabell]

One more question - has this always been the behavior of the X-E2, or did this just come about with FW4? 

[yukosteel]

One more question - has this always been the behavior of the X-E2, or did this just come about with FW4? 

It was always that way in X-E2. I think it's same behavior in X-E1 as well.

 

I think first time X-T1 introduced feature to shoot over EVF Only and be able to preview on LCD.

[johant]

It was always that way in X-E2. I think it's same behavior in X-E1 as well.

 

I think first time X-T1 introduced feature to shoot over EVF Only and be able to preview on LCD.

AFAIK X-E1 is different.

 

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[yukosteel]

I had X-E1 for about year, and didn't have such option there. I don't see anything like that in latest FW for X-E1 as well.

I mostly used eye sensor mode on X-E1, and use same on X-E2 now.

[Dook]

I'm so dissapointed this option is not avaliable with XE2 (EVF shooting mode, LCD viewing mode).

Yukosteel, is it avaliable with Xpro2, not only XT1?

Every now and then I give a different mirrorless camera a try (first it was Olympus Pen, Sony, and now Fuji), and I always get dissapointed with the amount of experimentation and inconsistency in functionality. With a DSLR you always know what to expect. Whichever DSLR brand you choose, you don't even have to read a manual. It's so simple and straight forward.

Why, why, why no EFV shooting- LCD viewing?!?

And not only viewing, I can't change settings neither! I have to change settings loking through viewfinder. How you can possibly do that, have you tried it?

So many good things about this camera, but again the same thing - no SLR experiance possible.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Dook

[johant]

I had X-E1 for about year, and didn't have such option there. I don't see anything like that in latest FW for X-E1 as well.

I mostly used eye sensor mode on X-E1, and use same on X-E2 now.

In the X-E1 you can set the view mode to LCD, while keeping the shooting mode on EVF. Menu display is coupled with the view mode.

 

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[yukosteel]

In the X-E1 you can set the view mode to LCD, while keeping the shooting mode on EVF. Menu display is coupled with the view mode.

 

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Thanks! Good to know it's possible now in current X-E1 firmware. I've sold my X-E1 about 1.5 years ago.

[flysurfer]

It always worked with the X-E1.

[yukosteel]

It always worked with the X-E1.

Can you share exact selected camera settings/steps to make it possible?

I was not able to configure that in my X-E1.

 

Goal:

EVF only mode for shooting, LCD is not active.

LCD only mode when previewing pictures.

[flysurfer]

Just press the VIEW MODE button until the desired mode appears—separately in shooting and playback mode, of course. It's part of my Pro1/E1 book, so it must have been there forever, because those books were written in 2012. Sadly, that button doesn't exist on the X-E2, and the assigned Fn equivalent doesn't work in playback mode (Fn buttons are shooting mode only).

[yukosteel]

Just press the VIEW MODE button until the desired mode appears—separately in shooting and playback mode, of course. It's part of my Pro1/E1 book, so it must have been there forever, because those books were written in 2012. Sadly, that button doesn't exist on the X-E2, and the assigned Fn equivalent doesn't work in playback mode (Fn buttons are shooting mode only).

 

Thank you! Looks like I missed to do it right with X-E1, now it sounds so simple.

Yes, it's a pity that some important functionality is lost in newer model.

[Dook]

My camera had 3.0 version. Now I updated it to 4.0 and I found out that there is an automatic review file option (0.5 or 1.5 sec). It is, more less, all I needed for review. Still only in EVF review if you are at EVF only, but helpful. 

What I only miss now is LCD display functionality for toggling through my settings, while on EVF only option. Doing that through EVF makes me feel like an idiot, I don't know why.

[Dook]

Another thing that happened during this first week with XE2, caused by this EVF LCD shooting reviewing issue, is that I started to use LCD for shooting more and more. Very strange for a hard core DSLR user, but with XE2 it feels so natural. The LCD is great when cleaned up from all the symbols.