REVIEW: X-T1 Advance Modes - Toy Camera

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Continuing my look at the ADV modes on the Fujifilm X-T1 I switched to the 'Toy Camera' setting. The following images were taken down by the Tyne Estuary in East Lothian before I left for my trip to Japan.  

 The TOY setting creates shaded borders as if you were taking a photo on a toy camera.  As with all ADV modes, the TOY images are only captured in JPEG and the following four pictures were straight out of the camera. 





Once again I find myself questioning the commercial use for this setting and, to be honest, I drew a blank.  Even as a fun setting this isn't something I see myself using in the future because the images are flat and lifeless and certainly not in keeping with the MacLean Photographic style.

 While I can see a fun use for the 'Miniature' and 'Partial Colour' settings, the 'Toy' setting is unlikely to get any further use while I own the X-T1.  Sorry Fujifilm, but this is the first 'thumbs down' review for the X-T1.
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  1. Anonymous12 October 2014 at 10:45

    Yes, I often wonder why such a sophisticated and advanced camera like the XT-1 has such blatantly amateurish features like the “ advanced modes” ( what’s advanced about them?) altogether.

    On the other hand many post production programs work with pre-sets of some sort and they offer a quick result that you could achieve by using a good post production program but would require you to know many more things than just using one pre set feature.

    A bit like a musical synthesizer with limited capability limited only to a few pre sets, maybe a toy but not a serious instrument.

    So, yes, fun, but I cannot see any serious photographer using this (or any other pre set) if not occasionallly.

    A waste of software programming really.

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