Why can't I save custom settings to a memory card?

[Ewgeniy]

Hello. I am surprised to find out that custom settings can only be saved and loaded using an app or software on the PC. Why can't I save the settings to a memory card and switch between them in seconds? Is this the flagship of the industry? I hope this is an easily solvable problem for Fujifilm engineers and they will solve it in upcoming firmware, or even better to have not 7 slots for custom settings but 70. )

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[BobJ]

You can! You can save up to 7 custom settings,  and you can assign a function button to cycle through them. Look out for YouTube videos on this. Or you can try and read the awful manual. The reason I don't give you the instructions here is that I don't use custom settings myself. Hopefully someone will chip in with the exact instructions.

[Greybeard]

Bob - I think the OP's problem is that you can't save those settings to a SD card in the camera. Its a problem that others have noted - although Fujifilm are moving in the right direction by recently adding the capability to the mobile phone app.

[George_P]

Sorry, wrong thread, disregard. 

Edited June 18, 2024 by George_P

[Ewgeniy]

9 hours ago, Greybeard said:

Bob - I think the OP's problem is that you can't save those settings to a SD card in the camera. Its a problem that others have noted - although Fujifilm are moving in the right direction by recently adding the capability to the mobile phone app.

You're right, Bob misunderstood me. ) Of course I know how to use "custom settings", you don't even need a manual for that. I have 5 sets of 8 "custom settings" each, for a total of 40 "custom settings". I need to load one set or another quickly. I can't do that without an app or software on my PC. This is very frustrating. (( The "custom settings" should be saved to a memory card so that there is no need for a PC app or software. I think it's very easy for Fujifilm developers to program this.

[BobJ]

Sorry about my dumb misunderstanding. 

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[Ewgeniy]

19 hours ago, BobJ said:

Sorry about my dumb misunderstanding.

You have nothing to apologize for, Bob. It's okay.

[Ewgeniy]

There was another question about custom settings. Is it possible to transfer the settings saved on the PC to the smartphone? I guess I need some kind of converter from PC to Android. And there's a problem here too, I couldn't find the saved settings files on my smartphone. )) Fujifilm needs to simplify such processes, and there is a lot to work on. )

[Greybeard]

13 hours ago, Ewgeniy said:

There was another question about custom settings. Is it possible to transfer the settings saved on the PC to the smartphone? I guess I need some kind of converter from PC to Android. And there's a problem here too, I couldn't find the saved settings files on my smartphone. )) Fujifilm needs to simplify such processes, and there is a lot to work on. )

No I don't think this is possible - it would be useful if there was a common published format (perhaps xml) so the settings were easily accessible, readable and transferable - but currently they are none of these things