The X-Pro3 hides its screen. Here's where you see the RAWs.
The X-Pro3's screen faces the body, and the small panel on the back shows the film simulation, not the photo. Many owners don't look until they're home. RAF Film Lab is where those RAWs open, on Mac, iPad or iPhone, in the film you set.
How do I edit X-Pro3 RAW files?
The X-Pro3 debuted Classic Neg on a 26.1 MP X-Trans 4 sensor with X-Processor 4, writing 14-bit RAFs, uncompressed or lossless compressed. RAF Film Lab reads the simulation and recipe from each file, so a day shot blind opens the way you set it.
Shooting without checking the screen means more frames that are slightly off: a tilted horizon, a hot sky, a face in shadow. The Crop tab straightens on the RAW, the sky mask brings skies down on their own, and the face and subject masks lift people without touching the rest.
Film simulations
Which film simulations does the X-Pro3 have?
The X-Pro3 has 17: Provia, Velvia, Astia, Classic Chrome, Classic Neg, both Pro Negs, Eterna, Acros and Monochrome with three filters each, and Sepia.
- Provia
- Velvia
- Astia
- Classic Chrome
- Classic Neg
- Pro Neg. Hi
- Pro Neg. Std
- Eterna
- Acros (+Ye, +R, +G)
- Monochrome (+Ye, +R, +G)
- Sepia
New to your X-Pro3: 3 more
Eterna Bleach Bypass came months later with the X-T4, and Nostalgic Neg and Reala Ace later still. No X-Pro3 firmware added any of them. RAF Film Lab renders all three on X-Pro3 RAWs.
Our films were measured on the X100VI. Apple applies the X-Pro3's own colour matrix when it reads the RAW, so the films carry over, but we haven't published a score for this sensor yet. How we measure.
Can the X-Pro3 develop its own RAWs over USB?
The X-Pro3 works with X RAW STUDIO, so RAF Film Lab can send a RAF to the camera over USB and let its X-Processor 4 develop it. You can also save recipes as X-Pro3 X RAW STUDIO profiles.
- Press MENU/OK and open SET UP (the wrench tab), then CONNECTION SETTING.
- Set PC CONNECTION MODE to USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE.
- Connect the X-Pro3 to your Mac or USB-C iPad with a data cable and turn it on.
Camera render is optional. The camera only develops RAWs it shot itself.
In RAF Film Lab: Develop in camera · Connect camera, import photos · Applying Recipes
Tips for X-Pro3 files
- Bleach Bypass suits the X-Pro3's street work. Try it on hard, midday Classic Neg frames.
- Straighten before anything else. Frames shot through the optical finder tilt more often than ones framed on a screen.
- Browse by film. The sidebar groups photos by simulation, much like the sub-monitor labels them.
- Flag picks with P and rejects with X as you go through a day, then filter to the picks.
X-Pro3 questions
Does the X-Pro3 have Eterna Bleach Bypass?
No. The X-Pro3 has 17 film simulations without Bleach Bypass, and no firmware added it. RAF Film Lab renders Bleach Bypass, Nostalgic Neg and Reala Ace on X-Pro3 RAWs.
Can I edit X-Pro3 RAW files on an iPad?
Yes. The X-Pro3 is on Apple's RAW list for iPadOS 26, iOS 26 and macOS 26, and RAF Film Lab opens its RAFs on all three.
How do I connect the X-Pro3 for camera render?
In SET UP, CONNECTION SETTING, set PC CONNECTION MODE to USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE, then connect it with a USB data cable.
Does RAF Film Lab read my X-Pro3 recipe?
Yes. It reads the film simulation and recipe settings from each RAF and opens the photo in that film.
See your X-Pro3 RAWs, in every film
RAF Film Lab is in beta on TestFlight for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Leave your email and Apple will send you an invite.