X-T2 Switching to ES and overexposing

[RabidBrain]

Hi All

 

First post - unfortunately with an issue!

 

I got my X-T2 on Saturday and went out yesterday and today with it and the 100-400.

 

When in Continuous and in my case single point, the camera would switch to ES and completely overexpose the image. It seemed to happen in relatively normal scenes as well as contrasty ones too. Moving the focus to another point on the subject and trying again would more often than not succeed. Switching to single shot and single point, it behaved normally.

 

I've not tried it in anger on my 10-24 and 18-135 yet so not sure if it is a body/lens combo or just a body issue.

 

Anyone else experienced this?

[Opteron]

The ES/MS selection by the camera, assuming you have MS+ES selected, is very simple:

- MS for up to >= 1/8000 shutter

- ES for < 1/8000 shutter

 

One thing which can mess up exposure in continuous mode is 'Shutter AE', which is on by default if I'm not mistaken. If you half press the shutter it will lock the exposure, which could be desired for single shot. Generally for continous mode it is not desired.

[Alan7140]

This has been mentioned in other Fuji Forums. It happened to me once early on, but I was still in the process of setting the camera up and fine tuning things and I must have changed a setting that causes this afterwards because it hasn't happened again (now headed for 3,000 shots).

 

Given Fuji's past history of finding and fixing problems like this through firmware updates, as well as them actually reading forums and following up on user concerns, I'd expect they are now both aware of this glitch and writing the cure into FW v.1.01.

[Mike G]

Hello, my colonial friend fancy meeting you here. !!!

 

Thankfully I've not experienced this phenomenon yet!

[RabidBrain]

I double checked, and I am on MS only.

 

I had a quick play indoors and was easily able to recreate it. Continuous shot, 9 point area focus, ISO 6400 (I think as it was set to Auto), Focus only shooting.

 

I focused the points on my relatively plain curtain and it occurred straight away but focussing on an object in front, in this case my tripod, it worked fine. So just wondering if it is getting confused when there isn't a 'definite' focus?

 

@Opteron: One thing which can mess up exposure in continuous mode is 'Shutter AE', which is on by default if I'm not mistaken. If you half press the shutter it will lock the exposure, which could be desired for single shot. Generally for continous mode it is not desired.

 

Thank you - I will check this out.

 

*EDIT* - I updated my camera settings and set Shutter AE to off and it still happens, almost every shot in a lowlight room (no chance to shoot outside during weekdays) this happened, though not always over exposed. Feeling a little disappointed tbh and hope Fuji can find and fix the issue in firmware

Edited October 5, 2016 by RabidBrain

[RabidBrain]

OK - Updated! Found the issue.....I had left Face Detection on when I was playing with it when I first got it. Turning it off, no more ES/Over Exposure issue!

 

Happy man again!

[JamesD]

Interesting. I had the same issue with the 100-400 + 1.4x + Power booster. First shot ok and then everything after that was ES and overexposed. Had to turn off then on and the problem repeated it's self. Did a similar thing with the 55-200 as well. I tried all the suggestions without success and finally decided I didn't want to be a beta tester so I sent the whole lot back. I think I'll just stay on the sidelines until this issue is resolved by Fuji. It has been fairly comon.

[themf11]

OK - Updated! Found the issue.....I had left Face Detection on when I was playing with it when I first got it. Turning it off, no more ES/Over Exposure issue!

 

Happy man again!

 Hello , i have experienced the same issue but i have used face detection on purpose..not using it a lot but this particular case looked like a good example..and i got all those blown pictures...did i miss something in manual why this combination cannot be used?? :-/

thanks for any hint..