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XH2 Exposure Compensation Button

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Steph Kimball
Steph Kimball Senior Member • Posts: 1,321
XH2 Exposure Compensation Button

I enjoy using the front dial on my XT and X100 cameras and I'm considering the purchase of a XH2. Using EC on my cameras is a one button solution. From what I see, it's necessary to push the EC button on the top of the camera and then dial in EC using the rear command dial. Is there a way to map the EC directly to the front command dial?

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Fujifilm FinePix X100
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Night Pixel
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Re: XH2 Exposure Compensation Button
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You can switch if the rear of the front dial is EC.

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Steph Kimball
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thank you!

pama123 Forum Member • Posts: 61
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Night Pixel's answer is it.

I'll just add a bit to it based on how I've used this on the X-H2 and other cameras.

In program, aperture priortiy and shutter priority - I've got it set up so the rear dial acts as the esposure compensation. Great, it works just like my old X-T2 and I don't need to think about it.

However, if I am in Manual Mode to keep a fixed aperture and shutter speed for artistic reasons, I can use Auto-ISO to maintain the right exposure.
In this situation, exposure compensation will require me to press a button to toggle the command dial used for shutter speed to exposure compensation and back.

I wish it could be separated, but for now, it is not.

Paul

Morris0
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In aperture priority, the rear command dial is EC.  A very convent way to work.  Aperture will be on the front dial.  You can also set this up for shutter priority as well as swap shutter speed and aperture to make everything consistent no matter what exposure mode you are in.

Morris

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Steph Kimball
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Morris0 wrote:

In aperture priority, the rear command dial is EC. A very convent way to work. Aperture will be on the front dial. You can also set this up for shutter priority as well as swap shutter speed and aperture to make everything consistent no matter what exposure mode you are in.

Morris

Thank you !

Steph Kimball
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pama123 wrote:

Night Pixel's answer is it.

I'll just add a bit to it based on how I've used this on the X-H2 and other cameras.

In program, aperture priortiy and shutter priority - I've got it set up so the rear dial acts as the esposure compensation. Great, it works just like my old X-T2 and I don't need to think about it.

However, if I am in Manual Mode to keep a fixed aperture and shutter speed for artistic reasons, I can use Auto-ISO to maintain the right exposure.
In this situation, exposure compensation will require me to press a button to toggle the command dial used for shutter speed to exposure compensation and back.

I wish it could be separated, but for now, it is not.

Paul

Thanks!

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