The Fujifilm XH2S Full Review for Filmmakers
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Beyond initial impressions, I dive into my experience with using the XH2S on 3 shoots with over 26 hours of experience. This camera can handle a lot. Is it the right one for you?
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Initial Impressions:
• Fujifilm XH2S: A Weddi...
Extreme Overheating Test:
• XH2S EXTREME Overheati...
00:00 Intro
01:00 The Good
08:28 The Bad (with possible firmware updates)
11:59 The Bad (no updates possible)
15:19 Conclusion
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Dude you come off really genuine on camera and seem like a really chill person. Really appreciated the straight forward, commentary and real life use case style review. Subbed cause I think you’re going to be really successful on this platform :) all the best!
Thanks so much for the kind words and sub Patrick! Appreciate the support and look forward to seeing you around!
@@itsaaronmiller felt the same way and subd too
This has been helpful, thank you!
Thanks for watching! Your videos helped me a ton when I first got my X-T3
@@itsaaronmiller glad you found them useful man! ✌🏼
Super helpful- thanks man!!
Thanks for watching!
Love the color grading!
You're on the money with the custom settings and global - Pascal Basel said the same thing - here's hoping Fuji gets the message!
Good to know there are others out there wanting the same thing. Hoping that Fuji listens to the feedback
Sold all my Sony gear for the XH2S and an XT4 (as a "fun camera" for street photography and traveling plus a decent B camera) and I could NOT be happier. This thing is so capable and honestly far ahead of similarly priced Sony cameras in everything besides autofocus. If you can get by with the more limited, but still very capable AF system, the XH2S is one of the best value hybrid cameras today.
Great video. What recording settings do you use for your wedding videos? Would love to see a list of your gear and your workflow.
I have a video on my page that will show this. Just a few down from this one :)
Love this Aaron - Genuine, likeable guy with informative content. I have been flicking back and forth from Sony Alpha 7IV and the this baby more times than I can remember. Maybe you can help me out man! What's your thoughts on the Sony A7IV? It must have been on your radar as a competitor. Thanks bro. Tom
Hey Tom, that's a great question! I was very much torn between this and the A7IV as well. What it came down to was the fact that I shoot 99% video. So ultimately, I considered the Fujifilm camera a better video camera. The other factor was that I was already deep in the fujifilm ecosystem.
There are however things I would consider if you aren't already invested in a specific ecosystem. If you are largely hybrid and do a lot of both, I'd maybe consider the Sony. If you do mostly stills, I'd definitely consider the Sony. If you do mostly video, however, It's a bit more nuanced.
The Fujifilm is better than the Sony in video if:
1. You are comfortable with manual focus ( it's just not good enough for me to trust it in most situations on Fujifilm)
2. You live in a warm climate where long format recording is frequent and you can't risk overheating.
3. You really need a fast sensor readout and don't want rolling shutter. To me, this was pretty huge, because I really dislike the look of rolling shutter!
While the Fujifilm has better in camera codecs and ability to record external BRAW, some people can't get past the autofocus and limits there. I'd love to make a video actually to elaborate on this, because it is the main competitor in the price range!
very god video! im interested in how the atofocus wokr with the 24-70 ?? and it will be great if you can splaind about your colour correction, your colours are amathing!! . I think i miss the xt4 quick video/photo swich . thank you for all!
Thanks! With the fringer adapter, it is great. With the speedbooster, it’s unusable. I’ll have to do a video showing later and will also have one for color grading. Thanks for watching!
Glad i found this review, how is the 120 4k?
It’s fine! I’ve really only shot a few clips in 120. It’s not really my style, but it looks good. Softer than the other 4k modes, but totally acceptable
Option to ues settings for photo, video, or both.
Thank you for your detailed Video on the Camera! Helps a lot :)
I a have a short question on how you transform the flog 2 with davinci CST since there is only "fujfilm flog" in Input Gamma even in Resolve 18? Maybe i missed something :)
I have been using the lut that you can get for free on Fuji's site. Unfortunately this seems to be the only option until davinci updates with FLOG2
Hey Aaron, are there any courses / tutorials you'd recommend for learning how to color grade Flog / Flog2? I typically use the Fuji supplied LUTs on my Log footage and it looks great to me but I am wondering if there's another level to move to with a bit of training. Thanks!
I highly suggest Cullen Kelly on UA-cam!
Awesome video I hope to get one of these at some point in the future . My dilemma is do I sell the X-S10 or my X-T4?
IMO the X-T4 will be a much better B cam to an XH2S
@@itsaaronmiller thanks
Hello, I know it's off topic and maybe boring stuff at this point but I'm really curious about your r6 with regards to overheating since your video on the xh2s overheating was so helpful. If you could compare the two cameras or say what you use the R6 for and if it ever gave you any limitations. Thanks! Love your videos!
I can do a head to head! The R6 is very limited in video depending on your needs. I’d never really rely on it as an A cam for any major shoot. But I’ll try to quantify that with some numbers on a test eventually!
@@itsaaronmiller Thank you!
I really like this new stacked sensor
The camera is a real beast
But I still prefer to at least have the iso dail present as I always hated the number of steps needed to change simply change it
Might wait and see if the xt5 would get some of that stacked sensor goodness
The XT5 should be insane for photography and probably still incredible for video as well
I hope they make it so you can customize the "Filter" option on the PSAM dial because I'll never be shooting with Toy Camera. It's such a waste that this made it to the only dial on this camera.
You’re not wrong. Having the filter option is super odd considering the status of this camera and that it’s supposed to be their flagship
I never use the dials on my X-T4 to change ISO and SS because I got used to the command dial setup for video (front dial ISO, rear dial SS). If I can get that on the X-H2S I won’t have a problem with the dials not being buttons anymore.
Being able to customize the command dials to whatever you’d like is a no brainer. I wonder why Fuji decided not to give us the ability to change them.
Not sure. I never used the top dials either so I definitely don’t miss those. They have to let us customize the front and back dial though. Especially in an ecosystem that has almost exclusively lenses with an aperture ring
Thx so much - really useful content and you helped me take the leap and buy one to get away from my beloved canon 1DX Mkii, which was just too heavy to gimbal all day..
My next issue is balancing the colours from the Fuji and canon on tripod .. they are SO different- any ideas welcomed please
Hmm I definitely suggest shooting in log and then transforming them to the same color space. This can be done with cinematch or for free inside Davinci resolve with a CST node. I’d suggest the DR route because it’s free. Maybe I can work on a video about this!
@@itsaaronmiller Thanks Aaron - appreciate your feedback mate....Yes I thought this - I bought Film Nitrate thinking it would be my salvation, shot in F-log, but then realised the Canon 1DX doesn't shoot in C-log so feel a little stuck... I guess there must be a closer setting to use on Canon to replicate, and then maybe shoot everything on Fuji on their ETERNA setting which could save me loads of time in the Wedding Edit (and also allow me to sell couples their FOMO Hard Drive of all footage too)...
@@AndLoveFilms yeah couldn’t hurt with trying that! If I were you, I’d shoot log on the Fuji and in the flattest profile possible on the canon. You can then still use a CST to turn the rec709 canon footage to flog gamma and rec2020 color(just record in the highest bitrate on the canon). This will at least get uou a good starting point.
For doc and fomo edits, I just quickly slap on the corrective lut which shouldn’t take more than a minute. It’s worth the flexibility of log. I did however shoot in eterna for the longest time and it’s still a great color profile!
@@itsaaronmiller a video on this would be great!
@@itsaaronmiller thanks so much for your valuable feedback and ideas Aaron. (sorry but I've only just seen this now as I've been off UA-cam for a break!). Really appreciate your input and I'll give it a go... Got some winter break from weddings so it's gonna be learning how to colour grade as my off-peak goal. Take care dude and thanks again
Whats the low light performance like do you have clips from the reception whats the highest iso you shot that was usable? are you able to even do Shorts for some of these questions?
I’ll go up to 8000 if needed. 6400 is still really clean. I’ll see if I can pull a video together!
@@itsaaronmiller thanks
The XH2s is an awesome VIDEO camera---far better than the XT3, which is, in and of itself, a wonderful camera. The AF is a huge step up. Not perfect, but none is--no not Sony, not Canon. Use at your risk. But I find the AF to be incredibly usable in 95% of the cases.
Love the colors love the image---it's just the best. Film simulations out of the camera--fantastic. FAR better than Canon or Sony.
IMO Fuji has only one serious competitor IF they get their AF act together, and that would be Panasonic.
Don't hold your breath for Panasonic AF. Otherwise, it's a super solid camera.
I’d agree with all that! Canon and Sony are a good bit ahead in video AF. But photo it’s negligible at this point. Panasonic would be such an amazing system with good af. Doesn’t seem like they are making moves for improving the AF system though
@@itsaaronmiller DJI has joined the L mount alliance. So Panasonic is gonna be killing everything else in the market
@@mahakaal9977 interesting. That does change things. DJI has a lot of potential to take over the camera market but I’d imagine it would take quite a few years
@@itsaaronmiller yes. I'm talking in terms of the how appealing the Panasonics would be.. rather than the market share. But s1 or s5 mark ii is expected to be a great camera.
You said you use a speed booster with the xh2s, and I wanted to know how the autofocus has been? Is it still just as good with native lenses on the camera? If not, is the autofocus somewhat reliable? And is the image quality just as good as native lenses? And I’m asking about both, images and video. Would appreciate any info you could help me with.
Autofocus is non existent basically with the metabones. Any speedbooster really. If you are wanting to use EF glass with AF I highly suggest the fringer pro II
@@itsaaronmiller yeah I heard that the fringer adapter works really well. Was just curious about a full frame version of fujifilm. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.
Thank you for the video! Can X-H2S do subject tracking in video mode like R6 does? For example if I press on the screen to keep focus on the flower, camera will keep focus on the flower, even if I move camera back or forward. I don’t see anybody mentioning about it.
Apparently it can't for the moment, except for specific subject with ai recognition ( animals, car, face.. ).
Let's cross fingers for a firmware update
@@MrAlbertein Thank you so much for letting me know, that’s a bummer! I keep my X-T4 for time being.
Yes, video autofocus is still behind. The face and eye seems to be a bit improved over the X-T4, however tracking is lacking which seems odd. I'd at least like to have a bigger zone, but it's either wide tracking or a smaller single point.
@@zavtravels4546 IMO: a mistake. The usability of the XH2s is head and shoulders above the XT4---a truly great camera, but the XH2s is another order of greatness.
@@itsaaronmiller Thank you so much for replying, I was really looking forward to camera tracking anything that I tap on the screen. That was for me a main thing over X-T4, I will keep X-T4 and R6 for now :)))
I legit sold my Sony A1 after using the XH2s for a couple months. I miss the 50mp on the A1, but I’m hoping to find a good used XH2 now that the XT5 is out, to fill that 50MP void. Love the XH2s though. Killer hybrid camera that deserves way more attention.
If you can stretch it, the GFX system would blow away anything in full frame when it comes to stills image quality.
It would compliment the X-H2S so well.
@@ghas4151 oh man. I would love to get into the GFX system. Not sure I’m ready to live in two different systems though. Part of the reason I ended up selling the A1, so I could consolidate my kit and not have so much overlap in two different mounts.
Thank you for that video! I’m tired of people telling me I need a Sony in order to be a “pro”. Just one question is there anyway that you can shoot on both cards?
Yep you can shoot to both cards in all modes except prores
@@itsaaronmiller but can do ProRes to the CFx and h265 on the SD?
@@Rumen.Aleksandrov no unfortunately you can’t do 2 different codecs at a time. I think that is a limitation in a lot of cameras from my experience
@@itsaaronmiller thanks! Good to know that!
Thank you! How does the AF perform with the speedbooster?
It doesn’t haha
You’ll definitely want to be comfortable with manual focus if you plan to use a speedbooster
@@itsaaronmiller Oh haha, thank you again ! :) Do you know if it´s possible to import LUTs into the camera?
what is more budget friendly, sony a4 or xh2s? (i am looking for a hybrid camera for vlogging youtube pictures etc and currently own no cameras ) also may be a comparison of the 2 please?
For your use cases, the a7iv might be a better option. AF will be better. It has less pro video tools, however I don't know if that will matter for your use cases.
In my experience, for v-logging the Fuji would be better, because its stabilization would be better for that purpose. Plus, the image and colors are better out of the camera, requiring almost no post processing---BIG time saver.
For vlogging a lot of people get the Fuji XS10, budget option good stabilisation, great colours, film simulations to suit your style. Good lens selection including Vitrox 13mm f1.4 and many more
If you don't mind the rolling shutter which is really nasty then the a7iv would be a great choice if you do lots of low light and uncontrolled environment where that few extra stops can really help out
Also you get the 33mp which are handy when cropping
But if you control your lights like using flash or a set
The Fuji xh2s would spank the a7iv specially with the less pricy third party support
And can pull it's wight well in the photo part
If your mostly filming
Well the xh2s is your best spent earned cash
Although do factor in a spacious cfxpress card as they are not really on the cheap side
So ,pure photography a7iv
Pro video work well it's easy xh2s
Depends on your line of work and production level
@@itsaaronmiller thankyou sir , i actually need pro tools as i will be diving into video edits with some intros , outros , brolls and all that jazz. but nothing professional all for fun. Also, there is an option in the menu I THINK to not save the changes to your customs.. dont remember the name of that option tho..
With the left dial not being S/CL/CH/etc but those customs they fkd up really bad
I’m fine with no top dials and those drive modes not being on the dial. But agree. The custom settings are so close to being right but there has to be a global adjustment
Were you able to easily copy and paste settings from one xh2s to another to save time or did you have to set up both separately? I tried to use Acquire but did not work.
In case anyone else had this question, just wanted to give an update. Once I updated the 2nd body's firmware, the copy and paste via acquire worked just fine.
Thanks for updating us! I just manually did it, but good to know if I end up updating to another one
@@itsaaronmiller you're welcome. I appreciate your videos!
You can disable auto update of custom settings.
Correct. But once you do that then every time you turn your camera off and on it will go back to default settings. Which is actually worse for my uses
@@itsaaronmiller the A7IV can do that. And I agree it should be easy to fix in an update.
Hmmm all the sample footage has very jittery image looks like a bad shutter angle, is this an error from your timeline settings any raw files i can download?
Good eye. Shutter was definitely cranked on portrait stuff. I don’t use ND for weddings because I’ll usually use slo mo for portraits and shutter angle really doesn’t matter much on shots that are slowed down 50% or more. This was just to show how the ibis performed and I didn’t feel there would be a good representation of how it does if it were slowed down
@@itsaaronmiller thanks for the explanation
Hey would you have any idea why the camera only shoots 6k in 3.2 aspect ratio open gate and not full sensor readout 6k? For example the Panasonic S1H is a 3.2 sensor that also shoots 16.9 6k? Kind of disappointing you can’t get the full 16.9 6k on the Fuji
Honestly, no idea. Let me see if I can’t do a little research and find out! It would be nice if you could for sure
@@itsaaronmiller thanks man! I also wonder if it’s an option buried in the settings but I guess not from what the reviews are saying so far
when it's cropped to 16:9 it's not the full sensor anymore.
Open Gate is Full sensor read out. Thats why its 3:2 just like the Arri cameras . The sensor isn't 16:9
@@BoomingVisuals makes total sense!
How are you exposing handheld are zebras set for skin tones?
I’m using false color mostly on an external monitor
@@itsaaronmiller ahh yes. False colour and waveforms are my fingers crossed firmware update thing. I ordered the camera the other day when it was 500 Australian dollars off. I mostly do photo but having the R5 with the 50 1.2 was killing me in terms of weight.. and I’m a pretty decent sized truck driver lol
@@robmcd that would be an incredible firmware update!
@@itsaaronmiller can you do a vid on your monitor and cage setup please
@@robmcd sure thing!!
are the footage in wedding scene is prores?
H.265 4:2:2 200mbps
Hold the camera 90 degrees, then just shoot in 4K 16x9 for the 60fps or 120fps.
I'm not shooting a wedding in portrait 😂
@@itsaaronmiller That would be such a power move, and very unpaid
Something I still hate fron Fuji, Being a Fuji Owner, is the fact of its variable exposure when zooming in/out on zoom lenses, that's unreliable, I hope they can Fix it plz! 🙏🏻😪 #fuji #xh2s
Funny thing is, this doesn’t happen with adapted lenses. Fuji lenses really need overhauled
The image seems a little dark not vibrant and crisp I don’t see the light shining though video quality.
Thanks for watching!
Loving this camera so far but not being able to map iso to a dial is an absolute canon level blunder. Ridiculous.
I feel it's more something they overlooked than intentionally crippling their cameras like Canon does. I agree though, would definitely be ridiculous if it isn't fixed in a firmware update
I heard a complain about build quality. do u agree???
Not at all
Thnx. what have you had in your hands to compare it with :)? Fuji or something else
@@uncleanAlibertine1 x-t3, X-t4, canon r6, BMPCC4k, BMPCC6K, Sony a7siii
He got a cute snowman nose
Umm, camera, umm, like umm otherwise good video
Thanks for watching