Fujifilm Film Simulation Chart

Recent cameras such as the X100VI, X-T50 and GFX100 II have 20 film simulation modes, including REALA ACE. The X-T5, X-S20, X-H2 and X-H2S shipped with 19 and get REALA ACE with a firmware update.

Last fact-checked: , by a separate, independent AI agent (Claude) against the official sources

Film simulations on the X-T519 → 20 modesAt launch → after firmware update

Firmware Ver.4.00 adds REALA ACE. Without this update the camera has 19 modes.

The spec sheet lists 19 modes. The spec sheet does not yet show the simulation added by firmware.

Pick a film simulation

The film boxes are our own drawings, not Fujifilm packaging or trademarks. Faded boxes are simulations this camera does not have.

Sample photo (AI-generated): an afternoon park, a person in a red sweater seen from behind, red and yellow flowers in front, green trees, hills and a blue sky with white clouds behind. The color shift is our assumption, not what the camera produces.
Illustrative toning, not the actual camera output

No.04・CLASSIC CHROME

CLASSIC CHROME

Muted color and deeper shadow contrast for a calm look.

Reference film
Fujifilm says it does not copy an existing film. It recreates the mood of 20th-century documentary magazine photos.
First appeared
Released in September 2014. Fujifilm's pages do not name the first camera.
Fujifilm suggests
Street and documentary photography.
Cameras in this chart that have it
47 cameras:X-T5, X-T4, X-T3, X-T2, X-T1 (firmware), X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-T30, X-T20, X-T10, X-T200, X-T100, X-E5, X-E4, X-E3, X-E2S, X-Pro3, X-Pro2, X-H2S, X-H2, X-H1, X-S20, X-S10, X-M5, X-A7, X-A5, X-A3, X-A2, X-A20, X-A10, X100VI, X100V, X100F, X100T, X half, XF10, X70, X30, GFX100 II, GFX100S II, GFX100RF, GFX100S, GFX100, GFX50S II, GFX 50R, GFX 50S

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Example

The X-T5 spec sheet lists 19 modes. Fujifilm's firmware Ver.4.00 adds REALA ACE, making 20.

Common mistake

“20 modes” includes 6 filter combinations for ACROS and MONOCHROME. There are only 14 distinct film simulations.

Next step

To check whether a lens fits another mount, use the “Lens Adapter Compatibility Chart”.

2003FinePix F700: the first film simulation2004FinePix S3Pro: forerunner of PRO Neg.2014CLASSIC CHROME2016ACROSX-Pro22018ETERNAX-H12019CLASSIC Neg.X-Pro32020ETERNA BLEACH BYPASSX-T42021NOSTALGIC Neg.GFX100S2023REALA ACEGFX100 II

Camera × film simulation chart

● means the spec sheet or owner's manual lists the simulation; “F” means a firmware update added it. ACROS and MONOCHROME include yellow, red and green filters (the X-A2, X-A10 and X-A20 have MONOCHROME without filters). “Modes” follows Fujifilm's spec sheets, which count each filter as a separate mode. The chart is grouped by series.

CameraPROVIAVelviaASTIACLASSIC CHROMEREALA ACEPRO Neg. HiPRO Neg. StdCLASSIC Neg.NOSTALGIC Neg.ETERNAETERNA BLEACH BYPASSACROSMONOCHROMESEPIAModes
X-T series
X-T5[28]●yes●yes●yes●yesF (firmware update)●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19→20
X-T4[38]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes18
X-T3[42]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no●yes—no●yes●yes●yes16
X-T2[65]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no●yes●yes●yes15
X-T1[56]●yes●yes●yesF (firmware update)—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes10→11
X-T50[29]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
X-T30 III[35]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
X-T30 II[39]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes18
X-T30[76]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no●yes—no●yes●yes●yes16
X-T20[67]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no●yes●yes●yes15
X-T10[60]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-T200[79]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-T100[73]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-E series
X-E5[32]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
X-E4[40]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes18
X-E3[70]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no●yes●yes●yes15
X-E2S[62]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-Pro series
X-Pro3[41]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes—no●yes●yes●yes17
X-Pro2[61]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no●yes●yes●yes15
X-H series
X-H2S[34]●yes●yes●yes●yesF (firmware update)●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19→20
X-H2[33]●yes●yes●yes●yesF (firmware update)●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19→20
X-H1[49]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no●yes—no●yes●yes●yes16
X-S series
X-S20[30]●yes●yes●yes●yesF (firmware update)●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19→20
X-S10[48]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes18
X-M series
X-M5[31]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
X-A series
X-A7[78]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-A5[71]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-A3[66]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X-A2[59]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes6
X-A20[72]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes6
X-A10[64]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes6
X100 series
X100VI[27]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
X100V[37]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes—no●yes●yes●yes17
X100F[68]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no●yes●yes●yes15
X100T[58]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
Fixed-lens compacts
X half[36]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes—no—no●yes●yes●yes—no●yes—no●yes13
XF10[74]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X70[63]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
X30[57]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes—no—no—no—no—no●yes●yes11
GFX series
GFX100 II[43]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
GFX100S II[44]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
GFX100RF[45]●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes20
GFX100S[46]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19
GFX100[77]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yesF (firmware update)F (firmware update)●yesF (firmware update)●yes●yes●yes16→19
GFX50S II[47]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes●yes19
GFX 50R[75]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yesF (firmware update)—noF (firmware update)—no●yes●yes●yes15→17
GFX 50S[69]●yes●yes●yes●yes—no●yes●yesF (firmware update)—noF (firmware update)—no●yes●yes●yes15→17

For the X-S10 and X-H1, whose product home pages have no spec table[48][49], and for all older cameras released from 2014 to 2020 (some spec pages are gone; see the number next to each camera name), we used Fujifilm's owner's manuals. The X-T1 and X-A2 have no online manual, so we used the official PDF manuals[56][59].

Film simulations added by firmware

Most spec sheets and PDF manuals show the list at launch; the GFX 50S, GFX 50R and GFX100 spec pages already include the modes added by firmware. The table lists the firmware versions whose release notes on Fujifilm's firmware pages say a film simulation was added: REALA ACE for the X-T5, X-S20, X-H2 and X-H2S (20 modes after the update), CLASSIC CHROME for the X-T1, and CLASSIC Neg. and others for the GFX 50S, GFX 50R and GFX100.

CameraFirmwareAdds
X-T5Ver.4.00[50]REALA ACE
X-T1Ver.3.00[80]CLASSIC CHROME
X-H2SVer.7.00[53]REALA ACE
X-H2Ver.5.00[52]REALA ACE
X-S20Ver.3.00[51]REALA ACE
GFX100Ver.2.00[83]CLASSIC Neg., ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS
GFX100Ver.4.00[83]NOSTALGIC Neg.
GFX 50RVer.2.00[82]CLASSIC Neg., ETERNA
GFX 50SVer.4.00[81]CLASSIC Neg., ETERNA

Each film simulation: Fujifilm's description and reference film

The look is paraphrased from one line in the owner's manual[2]. We list a reference film only when Fujifilm names it.

SimulationLookReference filmFirst appeared
PROVIAThe standard mode: suits almost any subject and is the camera default.Fujifilm says it draws on the professional slide film FUJICHROME PROVIA.[3]Not stated by Fujifilm
VelviaVivid color and strong contrast.Fujifilm says it is modeled on FUJICHROME Velvia slide film, which came out in 1991.[3][4]Not stated by Fujifilm
ASTIASofter color and contrast for a quieter look.Fujifilm says it keeps ASTIA film alive in digital form. It comes from a slide film, so it is more saturated than PRO Neg. Hi.[16][54]Not stated by Fujifilm
CLASSIC CHROMEMuted color and deeper shadow contrast for a calm look.Fujifilm says it does not copy an existing film. It recreates the mood of 20th-century documentary magazine photos.[7][26]2014[6]
REALA ACEFaithful color with hard tonality; suits most scenes.Fujifilm says it recreates the color negative film of the same name. That film rendered colors such as purple and yellow-green that earlier negative films handled poorly.[17]2023, GFX100 II[14][15]
PRO Neg. HiFor portraits, with slightly more contrast than PRO Neg. Std.Fujifilm names no single film. PRO Neg. was made so portrait photographers could work digitally the way they did with NS160 professional negative film.[5]Not stated by Fujifilm
PRO Neg. StdFor portraits, with soft gradation and skin tones.Fujifilm says it simulates NS160 professional negative film printed on FUJICOLOR Paper Professional MP.[5]Not stated by Fujifilm
CLASSIC Neg.Stronger color with hard tonality for more depth.Fujifilm says it is modeled on SUPERIA color negative film, the film people used for everyday snapshots.[11][10]2019, X-Pro3[10]
NOSTALGIC Neg.Amber-tinted highlights and rich shadows, like a printed photo.Fujifilm names no film. The look comes from the American “New Color” photography movement.[20][13]2021, GFX100S[13]
ETERNASoft color and rich shadow tone for cinematic video.Fujifilm says the name and look come from its ETERNA motion picture film.[9][21]2018, X-H1[9]
ETERNA BLEACH BYPASSUnusual low-saturation, high-contrast color, for stills and video.Fujifilm says it simulates the “bleach bypass” film-processing technique, as if ETERNA footage were developed that way.[22][12]2020, X-T4[12]
ACROSBlack and white with rich detail and sharpness. Grain shows more at high ISO.Fujifilm says it simulates NEOPAN 100 ACROS black-and-white film.[3][8]2016, X-Pro2[8][23]
MONOCHROMEStandard black and white. Most spec sheets call it Black & White; some say MONOCHROME.Fujifilm says it is not based on a black-and-white film. It is a grayscale version of PROVIA.[8][24]2003, FinePix F700[8]
SEPIAA brownish monochrome tone, like an old faded photo.Fujifilm does not say which film it is based on.[25]Not stated by Fujifilm

How we checked

  • Each camera's list: the “Film Simulation mode” line on its fujifilm-x.com spec page. For example, the X100VI lists 20 modes[27], the X-T4 18 modes[38] and the X-T3 16 modes[42]. For older cameras whose spec pages are gone, the FILM SIMULATION option in the owner's manual, for example the X-T1[56] and X-Pro2[61].
  • Spec sheets count filters separately: ACROS plus yellow, red and green filters makes 4 modes, and MONOCHROME makes 4 more. So 20 modes = 14 film simulations + 6 filter combinations.
  • Most spec sheets say “Black & White”; some, such as the X-T4, say “MONOCHROME”. The manual and the simulation pages say “MONOCHROME”. They are the same mode[2][24][38].
  • Firmware: the release notes on Fujifilm's firmware download pages, for example the X-T5[50], X-T1[80] and GFX100[83]. The online manuals are the latest editions and include simulations added by firmware; for the GFX 50S, GFX 50R and GFX100 the launch list is the manual minus the additions named on the firmware page.
  • Reference films and years: Fujifilm's film simulation pages, X Stories articles and press releases. If Fujifilm does not say, this page says so.

Not covered

  • Cameras released before the X-T1 in January 2014 (for example the X-E2, X-M1, X-A1, X-Pro1, X100S and X20), and the XQ, XP and other everyday compacts.
  • Cinema cameras such as the GFX ETERNA 55, and infrared cameras such as the X-T1 IR and GFX100 IR.
  • Film “recipes” shared online (custom combinations of color, grain and other settings). This page lists only the simulations built into the camera.
  • The sample photo is AI-generated, not taken with a camera, and the toning is only a browser filter. Check the real look in the camera's live view or with Fujifilm's X RAW STUDIO software.
  • Regional or special editions: we assume cameras with the same name have the same list. Exception: the X-T1 Graphite Silver Edition has CLASSIC CHROME at launch[80].

Frequently asked questions

How many film simulations do Fujifilm cameras have?

Spec sheets for most recent cameras list 20 modes. That count treats the yellow, red and green filters of ACROS and MONOCHROME as separate modes; without them there are 14. The X half spec sheet lists 13 modes. The X half has no MONOCHROME, only the 3 ACROS filter combinations; without the filters there are 10. The X-A2, X-A10 and X-A20 have MONOCHROME without filters; their manuals list 6 modes.

Does the X-T5 have REALA ACE?

Not at launch. Fujifilm's firmware Ver.4.00 added REALA ACE, making 20 modes. The same applies to the X-S20 (Ver.3.00), X-H2 (Ver.5.00) and X-H2S (Ver.7.00).

Which film is CLASSIC CHROME based on?

Fujifilm says it does not copy an existing film; it recreates the mood of 20th-century documentary magazine photos. A Fujifilm article says it was released in September 2014.

What is the difference between ACROS and MONOCHROME?

Fujifilm says ACROS simulates NEOPAN 100 ACROS black-and-white film, with more visible grain at high ISO. MONOCHROME is not based on a film; it is a grayscale version of PROVIA.

Which film is CLASSIC Neg. based on?

Fujifilm says it is modeled on SUPERIA color negative film. It first appeared on the X-Pro3 in 2019.

Sources

How we made this page

AI helped make this page. We first read the official sources. Then we wrote the calculation rules and the text. After that, a separate, independent AI agent (Claude) checked the page against the sources (2026-10-25). No person reviewed this page.

Camera lists come from the “Film Simulation mode” line on each camera's fujifilm-x.com specifications page (checked 2026-10-24). Some specifications URLs now redirect to the product home page, which still has the specifications section; the sources list the final URLs. The X-S10 and X-H1 home pages have no specifications section, so we used the FILM SIMULATION option in Fujifilm's online owner's manuals (fujifilm-dsc.com). The manuals are the latest editions and include firmware changes. For all older cameras, from the X-T1 (2014) to the X-T200 (2020), we used the online manuals too (some spec pages are gone; the ones still online match the manuals) (checked 2026-10-25); the X-T1 and X-A2 have no online manual, so we used the official PDF manuals. The X-A2, X-A10 and X-A20 manuals list MONOCHROME without the yellow, red and green filters, so each of these counts 6 modes.

Firmware: Fujifilm's firmware pages for the X-T5 (Ver.4.00), X-S20 (Ver.3.00), X-H2 (Ver.5.00) and X-H2S (Ver.7.00) say REALA ACE was added, but their spec sheets still list 19 modes. We show both: 19 at launch, 20 after the update. Also: X-T1 Ver.3.00 added CLASSIC CHROME; GFX 50S Ver.4.00 and GFX 50R Ver.2.00 added CLASSIC Neg. and ETERNA; GFX100 Ver.2.00 added CLASSIC Neg. and ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS, and Ver.4.00 added NOSTALGIC Neg. The online manuals for these three GFX cameras are the latest editions, so the launch list is the manual minus the additions named on the firmware pages.

“N modes” follows Fujifilm's spec sheets, which count the yellow (Ye), red (R) and green (G) filters of ACROS and MONOCHROME as separate modes. So 20 modes = 14 film simulations + 6 filter combinations. Most spec sheets call MONOCHROME “Black & White”; some, such as the X-T4, say MONOCHROME. The manual calls it MONOCHROME. The X-E4 spec sheet lists Classic Neg twice; the count (18) is not affected.

Each look is paraphrased from one line in the manual. We list a reference film only when an official Fujifilm page names it. Where Fujifilm says nothing, we say so; we do not use forum or third-party claims.

First cameras and years come only from official press releases or Fujifilm articles. Fujifilm's pages do not name the first camera for PROVIA, Velvia, ASTIA, PRO Neg. or SEPIA, so we leave them out. A Fujifilm article dates film simulation to the FinePix F700 in 2003, while the Film Simulation overview page says 2004; the timeline follows the article.

NOSTALGIC Neg. and “New Color”: the simulation page says the 1960s, while the GFX100S press release and the GFX100 firmware page say the 1970s. We do not state a decade.

The sample scene is our own illustration. Colors are shifted with CSS filters (saturation, contrast, sepia); black and white uses RGB weights we chose (no filter 0.30/0.59/0.11, Ye 0.45/0.50/0.05, R 0.80/0.20/0, G 0.22/0.73/0.05). These values are our assumptions, not Fujifilm's processing, and not the actual camera output.

The film boxes are our own drawings (our own colors and numbers), not Fujifilm packaging, trademarks or logos.

Last updated: 2026-10-25

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TidyFact. (2026, October 25). Fujifilm Film Simulation Chart. https://tidyfact.com/camera/en/film-simulation-chart/