Fujifilm X-H2S: A Very Nerdy Review & Technical Guide

@TechnoNates

2023-10-30 23:33:29

When you talk about native ISO, you say 1250, but write 2500. :)) Great video!

@alexdiaz1492

2023-10-05 14:41:21

Damn such a smooth AD transition😂😂

@user-vk8xm4vv1v

2023-09-26 13:03:33

dynamic range is everything for video - I'd say.
I mean... dynamic range, and the handling of both highlights and the darker areas is what makes a video that extra bit of cinematic look (besides of course the physical lighting skills), right?

@lkylv

2023-09-20 02:48:36

By FAR the best review about this camera and Flog/Flog2. Please let us know your Braw experience with this camera. I'm thinking to get Video Asist 12G, But some people are talking about hot pixels they get. I wonder if you had the same experience.

@rafael_daguerre

2023-08-30 12:22:05

4wMmiAztkHU&t=10m53s 10:53 maybe with a monitor it won't be like that

@john-wiggains

2023-08-25 19:08:56

Me: I know cameras
Gerald: so the Dynamic range at these settings is .2 stops of light different than this setting, but if you……
Me: 🤯

@amermeleitor

2023-08-25 15:06:52

Impressive!
I think Fuji XH2S, XH2, XT5, XS20, Nikon Z9 / Z8, Panasonic S5IIX and Canon R8 are the cameras that are changing the price / quality ratio for good. And i think until 2025 we will have a lot of new relases that will change the camera market

@kasperdalkarl4126

2023-08-24 18:19:27

If using Ninja V to record ProRes from XH2S set to video range and flog2 - should Ninja V be set to legalize or not?

@arkanto-stock

2023-07-28 21:59:42

Really great review, is it right to suppose that -3 for NR and sharpness = no processing and not software softnening? On Sony I remember lower value was not usable as camera forced soft picture and not unprocessed picture. And what about video levels on H265, better full range? However thank you for this deep and technical useful review.

@stickybeak3172

2023-07-24 04:18:03

Gerald does this apply to photography also.

-4 Nr

Then sort It after and you get a clean image with no resolution loss.

@lelandofoz

2023-07-11 01:53:11

Gerald, love your technical review as always, it's one of the reasons I bought this camera and truely fall in love with recording video. Don't know if you still have this camera or not, I was wondering if you can test the externally recorded braw output, consider blackmagic update their braw sdk, and it works perfectly on Panasonic S5IIX. In my experience with X-H2S braw though, I notice that the camera doesn't output log image to recorder, rather a graded image, camera hdmi setting show PROVIA(camera and hdmi), so the exposure tools recorders have are not working properly. Also, when recording raw externally, the iso range is restricted between 1000 and 12000(just like in the HLG mode, strange), and it seems like this applied to all the fuji camera that can recording braw, including the newer X-S20.

@rickbiessman6084

2023-06-22 14:59:44

Gerald, your reviews are truly excellent. I think you strike an impressive balance of technical details and advice for real world practical application, as well as some subjective impressions mixed in, but you always give context to subjective remarks so that it’s super easy to gauge how relevant a certain aspect of a piece of kit would be for one’s own application. I’m absolutely amazed once again.

@tomn8276

2023-06-13 11:49:55

And this how the "Dream Kit" get in 13min 2x destroyed. This should be in every news attached. (Not working ProRes Raw output, dead pixel not fixable, Ninja V+ not workout correctly, not fixable Compression in chroma channels etc, etc, etc)
youtu.be/BiO8cL4dMYg youtu.be/BiO8cL4dMYg

Color issues not fixable with this generation of X-Trans CMOS 5 HS sensor:
youtu.be/7-RHHAUuI6s youtu.be/7-RHHAUuI6s

This are very serious problems and every should be aware!

@secondwaveprod

2023-05-29 19:49:53

Just out of curiosity, why did you choose h265 instead of pr422hq for the dr test? @geraldundone

@ChristopherKou

2023-05-12 19:06:09

Okay, data level question. Since I work in Resolve, I can specify full levels even on a ProRes clip (though it will auto to video levels). Is there any advantage to doing this? Do I gain anything using "full"? It sounds like there would be more precision in full, but maybe I am misunderstanding. Is full vs video just two different ways of mapping the exact same info?

@JaXuun

2023-04-19 19:02:39

i wish he would review the autofocus again after the firmware update

@_PaperbagGhost

2023-04-15 20:32:38

When you mention doing NR in post with DaVinci Resolve, were you specifically using the basic NR available in the free version or the fancier ones in the paid? (I guess this question applies to your other reviews too)

@keving5564

2023-04-13 18:00:16

11/10 content as usual. Would you be able to explain "full range" vs "video range" and how that interacts with various codecs in a future video? Information on the subject seems to be sparce!

@zalkindi

2023-03-26 15:23:09

Another amazing scientific analysis. Thank you. I just got the X-H2S, and coming for an X-T4 I was overwhelmed with the video codecs and compression rates just like you described, and also noticed that FLOG2 is noisier than FLOG. Can you recommend a reference for what bit rates are needed vs frame rates for the various codecs? That would be helpful. Also, would exposing to the right in FLOG2 reduce the noise in your opinion? Many thanks.