Hello everybody (I need help with Film Recipes)

[PNog]

Hello everybody,
This is my first post and I take this opportunity to wish all members of this forum an excellent 2026.
I’m new here and although I have been photographing for many years I’m new to Fuji cameras. I very recently acquired my first Fuji camera. A X-T30iii and I need some help.
I have a recipe saved on one of “C” slots in my new Fuji X-T30iii, based on Acros.
Image is set to F+Raw. Natural Live View is set to OFF, but I still see the colored image on the display, and it remains colored after taking the picture.
Which camera setting, if that's the problem, might be causing overriding to my film recipe?
The same thing is happening with recipes based on Classic Chrome. If I move the film simulation dial, I notice there is a shift in colors.
As far as I know, when using a recipe on a Fujifilm X series camera, you do not need to rotate the physical camera dial to a corresponding "film" or "film simulation" because the recipe you are using is applied and it overrides the standard profile. Am I wrong?
Can someone help ion this one?
Thank you in advance.
Pedro

 

 

 

[jerryy]

https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t30-iii/about_this_camera/parts/#gsc.tab=0

I do not have a copy of this camera, but this page in the manual reads like you do have to change the dial to apply the custom settings, especially for the ACROS based simulation.

You are correct about other X series bodies (without the simulation dial) automatically applying the simulation chosen in the setup menus. Perhaps one of the Sim Dial users that show up here now and then will come across this posting and be able to help you.

p.s. Welcome to the forum.

Edited Friday at 07:31 PM by jerryy

[Greybeard]

The film simulations dial over-rides everything else - if you want to use the custom settings (or use the menu to set film simulations) then you set the dial to “C” which essentially turns it off.

[PNog]

On 1/2/2026 at 7:30 PM, jerryy said:

https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t30-iii/about_this_camera/parts/#gsc.tab=0

I do not have a copy of this camera, but this page in the manual reads like you do have to change the dial to apply the custom settings, especially for the ACROS based simulation.

You are correct about other X series bodies (without the simulation dial) automatically applying the simulation chosen in the setup menus. Perhaps one of the Sim Dial users that show up here now and then will come across this posting and be able to help you.

p.s. Welcome to the forum.

Hi Jerry,
Two minutes after making that post, I discovered I had to set the dial to “C” to solve the problem.
Thank you so much for your answer.
Happy New Year!

[PNog]

On 1/2/2026 at 8:36 PM, Greybeard said:

The film simulations dial over-rides everything else - if you want to use the custom settings (or use the menu to set film simulations) then you set the dial to “C” which essentially turns it off.

Hello Greybeard,
That's exactly it! Two minutes after making that post, I discovered I had to set the dial to “C” to solve the problem
Thank you so much for your answer.
Happy New Year!