Cannot access D Range Priority in X Raw

[Robert A]

I'm working in X Raw Studio with my X-Pro3. D Range Priority is dimmed out. I'm quite puzzled about the relationship between in-camera settings and X Raw.

I can only access the setting in X Raw if I enable it in camera. And yet if I set it to Auto in the camera, the only option in X Raw is Weak or Off.

I'm shooting with an X-Pro 3. Any clue as to what's happening?

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Robert A
Fuji X-Pro3
Fuji X-100V
Epson 3880

 

[Jeff Biscuits]

My understanding is that D Range Priority controls two things: the tone curve (highlights and shadows) and the DR setting.

This means that it needs a stop of ISO to apply the “weak” setting and two stops for “strong”. So if you have a shot at base ISO (as may be the case if you have DRP off) then DRP can’t be applied. Equally, if you used “auto” (which I believe is similar to DR Auto in that it uses either the 100% or 200% setting but not the 400%) then you may have a shot at one stop above base ISO, allowing only for “weak”. And in any case, the underlying exposure will have been different if DR is used; a standard DR 100 exposure is what it is.

I confess I don’t use DRP, DR or X Raw so I will stand corrected if need be.

 

[John Bean (UK)]

Depending on the setting of DR the ISO may or may not have been changed at the point of capture, and as ISO can't be altered in later processing the only DR settings that will be available later will be those that don't involve ISO changes.

This sort of question arises from time to time and Richard Butler provided a good explanation in a recent thread: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/68469121

 

[CanaryMango]

I'm working in X Raw Studio with my X-Pro3. D Range Priority is dimmed out. I'm quite puzzled about the relationship between in-camera settings and X Raw.

I can only access the setting in X Raw if I enable it in camera. And yet if I set it to Auto in the camera, the only option in X Raw is Weak or Off.

I'm shooting with an X-Pro 3. Any clue as to what's happening?

DR200 and DR400 require higher than base ISO settings at the time of capture.

If the image was shot on a low ISO then you can't then able DR settings in X Raw Studio.

 

[cafe snapper]

I'm working in X Raw Studio with my X-Pro3. D Range Priority is dimmed out. I'm quite puzzled about the relationship between in-camera settings and X Raw.

I can only access the setting in X Raw if I enable it in camera. And yet if I set it to Auto in the camera, the only option in X Raw is Weak or Off.

I'm shooting with an X-Pro 3. Any clue as to what's happening?

In X Raw you edit images already taken, so there is a limit to what you can change. For example the DR setting in X Raw depends on the DR of the image and only works 'down': if image was taken with DR100, you can't change it in X Raw (because where would the software get the extra detail in highlights from??), if the image was taken with DR200, you can change between DR200 and DR100, for DR400 images you can change to any of the 3 values.

Since DRP also changes DR, I'd imagine it's the same.

 

[jonikon]

I'm working in X Raw Studio with my X-Pro3. D Range Priority is dimmed out. I'm quite puzzled about the relationship between in-camera settings and X Raw.

I can only access the setting in X Raw if I enable it in camera. And yet if I set it to Auto in the camera, the only option in X Raw is Weak or Off.

I'm shooting with an X-Pro 3. Any clue as to what's happening?

Here is a good explanation of D Range Priority setting and how it differs from the Dynamic Range setting. https://www.jmpeltier.com/fuji-dynamic-range-priority-vs-dynamic-range/

I have experimented with D Range priority and found I didn't like the results because it often reduced contrast too much for my taste. However I do use Dynamic Range 200 or 400 in high contrast scenes, but I prefer to set the Highlight and Shadow settings to my taste in the Q menu. When enabled, the D Range Priority ignores the Highlight and Shadow settings in th Q menu and replaces them with a tone curve setting of its own choosing. I don't like that.
My guess is that Fujifilm created the D Range Priority setting to simplify balancing Highlights and Shadows for JPEG only shooter in high contrast scenes. I am now a JPEG only shooter, but I never use that setting because I don't like the resulting images. I see no reason for RAW shooters to ever use D Range Priority, but I will leave that for the RAW shooters to comment upon.
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[Robert A]

This is essentially what I'm seeing -- that you can only go "down" the DR scale in X-Raw.

 

[Jeff Biscuits]

This is essentially what I'm seeing -- that you can only go "down" the DR scale in X-Raw.

Right, because once the exposure is made, it’s been determined as to whether it’s been made with 2 (strong), 1 (weak or auto) or 0 (auto or off) stops of headroom.