Monochrome
Black and white · since 2011 · 50 of 51 cameras
Short answer
Monochrome is a black-and-white film simulation Fujifilm introduced in 2011, modeled on standard black and white processing.
- Type
- Black and white
- Introduced
- 2011
- Based on
- Standard black and white processing
- Cameras with this simulation
- 50 / 51
- Recipes
- 0
50 of the 51 cameras in the catalog have it. Every X-Trans V, X-Trans IV, X-Trans III, X-Trans II, GFX, X-Trans I, and Bayer camera has it. It is missing on the X half. Current models with Monochrome: X100VI, X-T5, X-T50, X-E5, X-M5, X-T30 III, X-H2, X-H2S, X-S20, GFX100 II, GFX100S II, and GFX100RF.
The first camera to ship with it was the FinePix X100 in 2011, and the most recent is the X-E5 (2025).
Fujifilm’s own starting point for Monochrome: No grain.
It has 3 filter variants: Monochrome+Ye, Monochrome+R, and Monochrome+G.
There are no recipes built on Monochrome here yet. The other 8 black-and-white simulations are the nearest starting points.
Suggested starting settings
| Highlight | 0 |
|---|---|
| Shadow | 0 |
| Sharpness | +1 |
| Grain | Off |
| Clarity | 0 |
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Last updated August 19, 2026