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Fujifilm X-T2 Fast Start

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Overview

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AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Capture images on the Fujifilm X-T2 with confidence
  • Set custom controls and menus
  • Master exposure and autofocus with the X-T2
  • Easily set up the camera's Wi-Fi

ABOUT JOHN’S CLASS:

The Fujifilm X-T2 is one of the best travel cameras on the market, with a large X-Trans CMOS APS-C sensor packed inside a mirrorless compact camera. But that first date with the X-T2 doesn't always go well. Skip the 356-page instruction manual and explore the X-T2's features with expert photographer John Greengo at your side.

Start with basics like setting up the camera and taking the first shot, then dive into advanced topics like using a battery grip and customizing the electronic viewfinder. Learn how to capture an accurate exposure and how to work with the X-T2's AF system. Finally, in an update to the class, find out how to update the firmware and what new features Fujifilm has added since the mirrorless digital camera's launch.

This fast start course gives you everything you need to successfully shoot with the X-T2. Whether you are just picking up the X-T2 for the first time or are self-taught, learn the X-T2 inside and out, including more than a dozen "secret" shortcuts.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Photographers just picking up the X-T2 for the first time
  • Self-taught photographers that want to find what they're missing
  • Photographers considering investing in the X-T2

MATERIALS USED: Fujifilm X-T2, lenses and accessories

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

John Greengo is an award-winning travel and outdoor photographer. Along with his creative work, he's lead dozens of classes on photography basics. He's taught Fast Start classes for dozens of different cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Olympus digital cameras as well as Fujifilm cameras. He's lead several classes on X-Series cameras, including the Fujifilm X-T20, Fujifilm X-H1, Fujifilm X-Pro2, Fujifilm X-T1, Fujifilm X-E2, and Fujifilm X-T10. John's straightforward teaching style makes it easy to ditch the boring instruction manual to learn the ins and outs of your camera.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Camera Overview
  • Photo Basics
  • Top Deck: Overview
  • Top Deck: Exposure Control
  • Top Deck: Metering
  • Top Deck: Drive Mode
  • Camera Controls: Viewfinder Display
  • Backside: Playback
  • Backside: Auto Exposure Lock and Focus
  • Backside: Quick Menu Custom Settings
  • Quick Menu: AF Mode
  • Quick Menu: Dynamic Range & White Balance
  • Quick Menu: Noise, Image Size, Film Sim & Color
  • Quick Menu: Self Timer, Face Detection & Flash
  • Function Button of Fuji X-T2
  • Left & Right Side of Fuji X-T2
  • Bottom of Fuji X-T2
  • Front of Fuji X-T2
  • Fuji Lenses
  • Q&A
  • Camera Menu Overview
  • Image Quality Settings
  • Auto Focus and Manual Focus Menus
  • Shooting Settings
  • Flash Mode
  • Movie Mode
  • Camera Menu Q&A
  • Set-Up Menu: Basics
  • Demo: Add Items to My Menu
  • User Setting: Sensor Cleaning and Sounds
  • Screen Set-Up
  • Button Dial Setting & Power Management
  • Save Data Set-Up & Connection Setting
  • Playback Menu
  • Camera Operation Overview
  • Firmware Addendum

Taught by

John Greengo

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