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How to use the new Recipe Transfer feature in the Fuji X Weekly App — A Practical Guide

As you’re probably aware by now, you can easily transfer Fuji X Weekly Recipes straight from your phone to your Fujifilm camera. It’s quick and easy, and makes the whole Recipe experience even more of a breeze. This article is a quick-start guide for transferring Recipes from the Fuji X Weekly App to your phone. This new feature is available for both Apple and Android.

We need to get a few things out of the way first. The Recipe Transfer feature is compatible with all X-Trans V cameras, all X-Trans IV models except the X-T3 and X-T30, and newer GFX cameras. You can’t use this feature with older models, only the more recent releases from the last seven years. It may voids your camera’s manufacture warranty; the exact details of Fujifilm warranties vary from place-to-place, and warranty laws vary from country-to-country, so you may want to research what applies to you specifically before using this feature. My recommendation is to play it safe and wait until your warranty has expired, which is one or two years after purchase for most cameras, but could be up to five. This is also an unofficial, unlicensed program, and it carries a small risk, and the use of it is at your own risk. I’m saying all this to be transparent. If you are not comfortable connecting your camera, no worries—you can still program Recipes manually, the same as always. If you do wish to transfer Recipes, it’s free—send as many one-at-a-time as you’d like to any of your Custom Settings presets (C1-C7 on many cameras, C1-C6 on some, and C1-C4 on others). Groups of Recipes (called Recipe Sets) can be sent at once, but that is a premium feature that requires a Patron subscription. Let’s get to the guide!

How To Set Up Your Camera

*Connection Setting is located in the Wrench subset on some cameras; for other models, it is its own subset.*

*This is called PC Connection Mode on some cameras.*

*The Recipe Transfer feature will not work without selecting USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE.*

*If you experience difficulty connecting your camera, this step might resolve it; otherwise it’s optional.*

*Typically On or Auto will work, but not always; set it to Supply Off/Comm On or Off (depending on your model).*

How To Transfer Recipes

*A high quality USB-C cable (2.0 or 3.0) is required; Apple Lightning cables don’t work.*

*The camera must be powered on while using the Recipe Transfer feature.*

*The Recipe Transfer icon is also located at the top of each Recipe in the App.*

*Choose the Recipe that you wish to transfer to your camera.*

*Pick the Custom Settings slot that you want to save it to.*

Of course, there can still be some issues. If you are having trouble, the first place to look is the FAQ/Troubleshooting guide within the App. If you do encounter issues that you cannot overcome, please send an email or DM me on Instagram.

For Apple, probably the largest problem is that Lightning cable doesn’t work. Six people reported to me that they were able to use an adapter (two reported that they used the official Apple Lightning-to-USB 3 adapter specifically intended for connecting iPhones to cameras), but I was unable to get it to work myself. So it is possible, but since I was personally unsuccessful, I have declared Lightning cables as incompatible with the Recipe Transfer feature. My apologies to everyone on older iPhones. Another issue is that X-Trans IV models won’t connect to all iPads; if you have an X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-E4, or X-T30 II and are trying to transfer Recipes on your iPad and the camera just won’t connect, this might be the issue. I have not discovered how to resolve it yet.

For Android, phones must support USB host mode (USB OTG), which might need to be toggled on manually; to enable USB OTG, go to Settings → System/Connected Devices/Additional Settings (depending on your phone) → USB OTG/OTG Connection (depending on your phone). Most modern Android phones support USB host mode, and most will enable it automatically, but definitely not all of them. If your Android phone isn’t connecting to the camera, this could be the reason. I got one report that the process to resolve it was much more involved. Specifically, on his Nothing Phone 1, he had to select Developer Options, enable USB Debug, then select Default USB Configuration, and finally choose File Transfer. The exact method to resolve this issue can vary greatly from model-to-model-to-model (etc., etc., etc.), and there is no way to test it out on all (or even most) possible Android phones or create a comprehensive list of the exact process to resolve this problem should it occur. I have had several reports of people having to figure out the process for their phones, which was different than the methods described above. Thankfully, this shouldn’t be an issue for most people.

FXW App Recipe Transfer Feature Issues for Apple and Android

Posted on 19 Days Ago by Ritchie Roesch

I wanted to give another update to the new Recipe Transfer feature in the Fuji X Weekly App. I mentioned when this was first released that I expected to find a few bugs and issues, and that hopefully they would be small. So far, the bugs have been small and have been fixed via App updates. If your phone doesn’t automatically update your apps, you should double-check if you are on the latest version of the Fuji X Weekly App (click here for Apple; click here for Android). Some of the issues (not necessarily “bugs”) are a little larger, and I want to give you an update real quick.

First, on Apple, iPhones and iPads that use a Lightning cable don’t work. I have had some reports of people successfully using an adapter, like the official Apple Lightning-to-USB 3 that’s specifically intended for connecting to cameras, but when I was finally able to try it personally, I had no luck. I didn’t own any Lightning iPhones to test it on, so it took me some time to get one (plus various adapters—I tried a few), but I was unable to get it to work. At this time, I’m calling it: Lightning cable iPhones and iPads are not compatible with the App-to-Camera Recipe Transfer feature. Since I have had a handful of reports of it working, I’m going to continue investigating, and try to figure out how to make it work; until that happens, I’m considering Lightning cable iPhones and iPads incompatible. If you are able to successfully make it work, please let me know.

Second, also on Apple, I have had some reports of the Recipe Transfer feature not working for iPads (with a USB-C connection, not Lightning) with fourth-generation models (X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10, X-T30 II, and X-E4). It will work with fifth-gen cameras (X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5, and X-T30 III), just not fourth. This isn’t an issue for iPhones, only iPads. I’ve not figured out why yet, but I hope to get to the bottom of it. There might be a certain setting on the iPad that needs to be configured, but I’m just not sure why it works for some models and not others. Let me know if you are successfully able to connect your fourth-gen Fujifilm camera to a USB-C iPad.

Third, for Android, (as previously reported) the phones must support USB host mode (USB OTG), which might need to be toggled on manually; to enable USB OTG, go to Settings → System/Connected Devices/Additional Settings (depending on your phone) → USB OTG/OTG Connection (depending on your phone). Most modern Android phones support USB host mode, and most will enable it automatically, but definitely not all of them. If your Android phone isn’t connecting to the camera, this could be the reason. I got one report that the process to resolve it was much more involved. Specifically, on his Nothing Phone 1, he had to select Developer Options, enable USB Debug, then select Default USB Configuration, and finally choose File Transfer. The exact method to resolve this issue can vary greatly from model-to-model-to-model (etc., etc., etc.), and there is no way to test it out on all (or even most) possible Android phones or create a comprehensive list of the exact process to resolve this problem should it occur. I have had several reports of people having to figure out the process for their phones, which was different than the methods described above. Thankfully, this shouldn’t be an issue for most people.