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kookamamie ◴[07 Apr 25 08:06 UTC] No.43609045[source]▶
DSLRs have just dropped off the wagon a long time ago, when it comes to software and especially meaningful UX innovation.

As an anecdote, I have a Sony a7r and operating it via its mobile app is one of the worst user experiences I have had in a while.

Same goes to the surrounding ecosystem of software. E.g. Adobe's Lightroom is full of obsolete paradigms and weird usability choises.

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1. girvo ◴[07 Apr 25 10:13 UTC] No.43609677[source]▶
Fujifilm is no better haha, they're on their third (I think) mobile app this time for X-Series camera control, and it's still terrible.'

Amusingly, their Instax control app is actually pretty good!

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2. neogodless ◴[07 Apr 25 11:12 UTC] No.43609991[source]▶
There are 8+ Instax apps made by Fujifilm in the app store. Which one is pretty good for controls?
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3. kjkjadksj ◴[07 Apr 25 16:42 UTC] No.43613346[source]▶
The one for my 2016 era fuji is crap. Camera remote. Usually the connection fails between my phone and the cameras own wifi network it connects to but this failure takes a good 2 minutes to happen. So many artificial software limits with this camera, some removed in newer versions. Why can’t this one tether though? It is literally a digital camera no?

Anyone know of any fujifilm firmware jailbreaks fwiw?

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4. girvo ◴[08 Apr 25 02:43 UTC] No.43617896[source]▶
"instax mini EVO" specifically, because thats the Instax I have these days :)
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5. girvo ◴[08 Apr 25 02:44 UTC] No.43617902[source]▶
No jailbreaks/CFW as far as I'm aware sadly.

You might be able to use XApp instead, which is still crap but better than Camera Remote at least.

6. neogodless ◴[08 Apr 25 11:56 UTC] No.43620639{3}[source]▶
Thanks! I realized later it was a "dumb" question as I don't have an Instax but a different Fujifilm (just got yesterday) that uses the standard "X" app that sort of works but is not great.
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7. girvo ◴[08 Apr 25 22:42 UTC] No.43627182{4}[source]▶
XApp is bad, but its still wayyyy better than Camera Remote at least haha. It's shocking how miserable their software is!