Firmware 4.0 and Exposure Compensation in M / autoISO

[PieroP]

This was a welcomed innovation... except I can't make it work

 

I'm setting both aperture and s.s. and leaving ISO on auto: Exposure Compensation dial doesn't do anything, contrary to what announced, and the ISO is stuck on the same value

 

Do I miss something?

 

 

[PieroP]

Screw it... the drive dial was set on bracketing, sorry but I can't delete the topic

 

Anyway, the change in exposition is visible in the VF/display, but the ISO value actually changes only at half press

[Dis]

It'd be more correct to say thay auto iso value isn't displayed until shutter button half pressed. Only maximum auto iso value displayed before half-press. I find it little bit annoying too. But I was waiting for this feature for quite a long time so I'm not complaining.

[gordonrussell76]

In all fairness that is how it worked before in Auto ISO plus A or S mode where EV has always worked (in this case by altering either the A or S depending on which mode you were in)

 

Its does not tell you what the settings are until you half press.

 

I have found that the EV Dial is most effective as a semi-permanent setting. I.e I know that most of the time the Fuji Auto ISO exposes between 1/3 and 2/3 of a stop brighter than I personally prefer. So I leave my EV at -2/3 and thats my starting point, for about 90% of shots all is good (I would rather bring up shadows than pull back highlights). This often saves me missing a shot by having to release shutter alter EV and then re-depress shutter. I tend to find that within a couple of shots within a location I have it dialed in and then really all I have to worry about is focus. If I am on the street I am usually at F5.6-F8 and pre-focused so I don't even have to worry about that

 

G