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What Fujifilm’s 425 Focus Points REALLY Mean NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/9-evFB_z-RI Fujifilm's number of focus points setting gives you 117 or 425, and it does not do what most people assume it does.

I have to laugh. Another week passes: I have new software updates for 21 apps, a full 3.23 GB of data to download. Five years ago, constant software updates were getting out of hand. Now it's just a Keystone Cops episode. 😀

Facebook now edits/censors posts to limit us to two posts a month that contain links. That means I can no longer share the specific link to a video I just published with the people who chose to follow me. Yes, really. FULL STORY: pal2tech.com/blog/2026/ti...

INSTAX Square 2 Review NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/7xKP3m7gzHI INSTAX Square 2 Review. No app, no Bluetooth, no screen, nothing stored anywhere. Press the shutter and 90 seconds later you hold the only copy that will ever exist. 👍

Why Your Fujifilm Manual Lens Photos All Say 21mm NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/Jdh83hnaenM I explain why a majority of manual lenses are recorded as 21mm in the EXIF data,, and why this can be a problem with stabilization.

To Musk: Artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence. Artificial. Artificial. Artificial. Artificial. To Nadella: AI slop. AI slop. AI slop. AI slop. AI slop. AI slop. AI slop. Have a good evening, tech companies. You don’t control what we say.

Never stop looking for something interesting to photograph. The camera does not owe you a keeper every time you reach for it. It's only job is to be there by your side while you keep looking. -- pal2tech 📷

Four years ago two people told me something in my comments. Today, I responded. Two settings enter, one setting leaves. This is an interesting Fujifilm focus tip to know. 👍 VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/Vy6_PWCPiR0

Inside Fujikina 2026 (Bryan Minear Interview) NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/j0nNCp5tO3U Bryan Minear works inside Fujifilm and is helping build Fujikina New York (Oct 16 to 18, $10). We talked lenses, infrared, AI, and the creative challenges he is in right now.

NEW VIDEO! Link: youtu.be/hjc06Q-pdU0 Some common Fujifilm camera mistakes and the fix for each. My favorite is the one where you set ISO 125 and the camera shoots at 500. 😲

Hanging out with Atlanta’s finest. And about 75,000 other folks at the Marriott in Downtown Atlanta. 👍 For you younger folks: Google “eye of the beholder”. 😉

I am stepping away from the channel for the next few weeks to focus on family and to finish a special video project. I will be back the week of September 1 with all new content. Thank you to everyone who supports the channel. I can't wait to reconnect with you.

POWER TIP: if your external 4TB SSD is running so hot that its slowing down read/write data, just grab a cold can of soda and lay it on top. Yes, I did this. And yes, it actually worked! Proof positive that pal2tech Studios runs a real professional operation around here! 😀 😉

Just need the bulb! 👍

The Fujifilm Settings I Get Asked About the Most NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/Nn9SOhMiPiE Six Years. Over Six Hundred Videos. And the Fujifilm settings I get asked about the most. 👍

This Is Dragon Con! NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/kld9T6ILzUg I filmed this over a 24 hour period. All craziness is real. Has to be seen to be believed!.

No panels. No sliders. No keyboard. It comes down to one purple box under my left hand. @tourbox.bsky.social VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/oMhM0i_vTrM

Cut. Copy. Paste. On my desk. Yes it’s real. Yeah, I know. 😊

No video today. We are returning on Monday (Jul 27) with all new content! 📺🦎🎬 📸 Have a great weekend! 👍

Your Fujifilm battery is not draining from shooting. It is Bluetooth, the eye sensor, and a boost setting most people never touch. I ranked the 6 biggest drains and the fix for each one: youtu.be/4xjMLNtEaXI

Your Fujifilm hides your real depth of field while you compose. It shows the lens wide open until you half-press. Today's Fast Friday covers the preview button, the focus distance scale, and the Pixel vs Film Format Basis setting that confuses everyone. VIIDEO HERE: youtu.be/TbEPpgy_LdM

Your Fujifilm camera has a grain engine most people never use. It is called the Grain Effect, it lives in the image quality menu, and it does two things plugins cannot. NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/Mlywj9FCiIk

The Lens I Use More Than Any Other Cost Me the Least pal2.tech/lens-most-use

My most used Fujifilm lens is also the cheapest and smallest one I own. Not the 50-140. Not the 16-55. New video on why the lens you reach for matters. VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/hLA7nna-ciov

Color Chrome Effect and Color Chrome FX Blue are two of the most misunderstood settings on Fujifilm cameras. New video breaks down exactly what each one does, and when to leave them off. VIDEO: youtu.be/ziYFIxRlnbw

Fujifilm multiple exposure can blend up to nine photos into a single frame, all in camera. VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/JFzvdiDeT6U The hard part is knowing which of the four modes fits your scene. New video walks through Additive, Average, Bright, and Dark with real examples.

Folks, if your spouse gives you a gift like this for your birthday, you have chosen wisely.

Native ISO vs extended ISO on Fujifilm cameras NEW VIDEO! youtu.be/NnMf2QqdJ2w Learn which ISO settings your sensor handles in hardware and which are software. I also announce a new Fujifilm Learn section now available at pal2tech.com

After 600+ videos, I have finally been rendered in my native format.

Viltrox just released two new portrait primes for Fujifilm X mount, a 75mm f/1.8 and a 90mm f/2.2, both part of their EVO line. NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/1DWv4H5f_Bo

Fujifilm Thing That Fooled Me on My Birthday NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/CQiLtfX7mas If a confusing menu has ever made you feel like you are losing your touch, this one is for you. 👍

That strange little icon in the corner of your Fujifilm screen has been confusing a lot of you. NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/65u7adbJTYA

What does this icon mean? It appears on many Fujifilm cameras. Answer to be revealed tomorrow (Friday). But take a guess now and we'll see if you're correct! 👍

Why Your Photos Change Color On Export Trying to figure out why your exported photos looked different than what you edited? Here's what is going on and how to fix. Watch here: youtu.be/hC3-Y2I1bI4

Fujifilm's DR setting does affect your RAW files. The mechanism is not at all what you'd guess. New video walks through the full thing, including why Capture One and Lightroom render the same DR400 file in completely different ways. NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/tz7JU8ghMfU

THREE WEEKS AND NO SOCIAL MEDIA!!!! BUT, I'M BACK!!! NEW VIDEO!!! AND I'M WRITING IN All CAPS!!!!!!! 😉 NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/hSAkIGYr8bc Viltrox 35mm f/1.7 for Fujifilm

CAREFUL with these 2 Fujifilm settings. One kills your focus. The other slows your camera to a crawl. Both easy to fix once you know. Classic recut ↓ youtu.be/Sdxz5zmX8NM (On a short Spring Break — back soon with all new videos!)

I Smoked a Canon Sensor and Compared It to Fujifilm Film Simulations NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/gHpN1LhhWBM

Happy Monday! Headed down another rabbit hole again with my studio setup lol...

Fujifilm Lock feature tip: check “Format,” “Erase,” and “Reset” in your Function Selection list to protect from accidentally wiping a card or resetting your camera. FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/C2ZN6ByntPk

Good job Google developers. Your Chrome software is as stellar as ever. 😀

Fujifilm INSTAX Mini 13 Camera Review VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/sYinF2AUhy8 Fujifilm INSTAX Mini 13 hands on review and setup guide. Key features, close-up/selfie mode, and what you need to know about the auto exposure + flash behavior before you buy. What to realistically expect from INSTAX.

FUJIFILM has launched the ability to vote for lenses you'd like to see in the future. Go here: pal2.tech/lens-vote and vote! You can also see the lenses that are in the lead!

Fujifilm D-Range Priority Explained Fujifilm cameras include a setting called D-Range Priority, designed to preserve highlight detail in high-contrast scenes. In today's video I break down how it works. VIDEO: youtu.be/52EC1Fq_DQo

I no longer browse the web with JavaScript enabled. Far fewer websites are usable now, but the ones that do aren’t loaded with so much bloat-shit that they would be impossible to use anyway.

I Open An Original 1965 Fujifilm Movie Camera! NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/NtHJ03jUbKA

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Fujifilm Front Command Dial Not Changing Aperture? (How To FIX) NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/_pa13wvvK-0 Seeing the aperture setting grayed out in your Fujifilm menu? There’s a reason.

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NEW VIDEO. Take out a sheet of paper, a pencil, and let's get to work. This is a 50-minute comprehensive, practical explanation of exposure on Fujifilm cameras. Histograms, exposure compensation, metering modes, RAW vs JPEG, exposure smoothing, noise reduction, and real-world shooting decisions.