S5 pro dynamic range settings?

[Dave Pickett]

What is recommended to make the most of the dynamic range on this camera?

I am current set at high quality Large jpegs with auto dynamic range.

I dont have the Fuji software to convert the raw files (and at 25mb a file and advice that the camera does a good job on the jpegs) I would prefer not to shoot in RAW!

Would I see improvements by switching to 400% (max DR) or will auto do that anyway?

Any other settings appreciated, still playing with getting it set up right!

 

[the ghost]

dont have a S5 so cant help you in that department
BUT not shoot raw ? you have so much to loose if you dont

 

[Dave Pickett]

you have so much to loose if you dont

Advice so far is that ACR isnt great with the fuji raw files and that the camera does a very good job on the jpegs

I use RAW on my D90 on occassions, depends what I am shooting. I find that jpegs are fine if exposed properly which the D90 seems good at, ACR seems to recover jpegs pretty well....

 

[itsdavedotnet]

Auto DR or DR4 is the standard recommendation for the S5.

the_ghost, lots of people shoot other than raw a lot of the time, and with the S5 pro chucking out stunning jpegs, and only going at 1.2fps when shooting raw, there's some very good reasons not to.

 

[photon]

Auto is more likely to show the occasional blinkies.

The JPEGs give a rose-tinted view of the world.

Think the advice is not to use Large; and definitely not to view them at 100%.

Awaiting Puddleduck's input...

 

[Denyerec]

I leave my DR set to "Auto" unless:

1) I absolutely stinking KNOW it's a crazy scene and I don't want to foul it (Rare), then I set it to 400%

2) I am shooting white backdrop stuff, where I'll set it to 140%, else you'll never get the background white!

Auto is really very good at figuring out what's needed, so to begin with don't worry about it.

The Fuji Software is ergonomically the greatest disaster since the high heeled shoe. Lightroom does an OK job, but Capture One does a much better one with Fuji RAW files. If you're shooting JPG, then set it to FINE and DR on AUTO. If you shoot JPG at 400% you'll notice them looking a bit flat. Loads of information, but not necessarily any photographic punch.