Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-11-30)

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Fujif ilm X-T30

●£849(bodyonly)●www.fujifilm.eu/uk

Testbench BEST CAMERAS OF 2019

Panasonic G90

●£899(bodyonly)●www.panasonic.com/uk

THISso-called‘littlegiant’shares
a lotof itsinnards,includingits
26.1MPAPS-CX-TransCMOS 4
sensor,withFujifilm’shigh-end
X-T3,buthastheadvantageof
beingthatbitsmaller,lighterand
moreaffordable.
Thehandgripisn’tasmuscular
astheX-T3’s,andyoudon’tget
premiumfeaturessuchastwin
card slots for back-up purposes,
weather sealing or the option to
add a battery grip, but in all other
respects it’s a cracking little
camera for times when you’d like
to travel light and want to be able
to change lenses.
It’ll shoot at up to 30fps
(with a 1.25x crop), puts in a
commendable performance in low
light up to ISO 6400 and provides
a joystick under your thumb

• something that was absent on
  both the X-T10 and X-T20.

Betterstill,thelow-light

autofocussensitivityhasimproved

signifi cantly and it’s possible to

create your own custom AF-C

presets for moving subjects.

Although the EVF is no different

to the X-T20’s, it displays a clear

view and has a fast refresh rate

of 100fps in high-performance

boost mode. Those who dabble

with video will also appreciate its

ability to shoot 4K /30p footage

with support for F-Log recording

and 4:2:2 10bit output via HDMI.

The X-T30 is one of our

favourite small mirrorless

cameras, and it includes a lot of

what we love about the X-T3

in an even more compact

package. The £400 saving

you can make if buying it over

the X-T3 could also be put

towards an extra lens.

THEG90buildsoneverything

welikedabouttheG80while

inheritingquitea fewfeatures

wefirstsawintroducedonits

high-endcousin,theLumixG9.

Foryourmoney,yougeta

great-handling,lightweightbody

thatfeaturesweathersealsanda

magnesium-alloyfrontplatein

itsconstructionfordurability.

It’s equipped with a 20.3MP

Four Thirds sensor that outputs

punchy images and the chip is

mounted to a fi ve-axis Dual IS II

image stabiliser, which offers up

to fi ve stops of compensation

with any lens, including legacy

lenses mounted via converters. It

is also possible to extract 8MP

stills from 4K-movie footage

captured at 30fps.

A rather useful addition for

those who like to shoot at night is

the camera’s live view composite

mode, which allows users to track

the movement of stars against a

pitch-black night sky.

Otherfeaturesworthyof note

include a microphone jack for

high-quality audio recording, as

well as a headphone socket for

live audio monitoring.

Hasty focusing in favourable

lighting conditions, excellent

connectivity options with

Panasonic’s Image App and

a good low-light performance

at up to ISO 3200 round off a

really appealing set of features.

Whether it’s being used for

family portraits, or more

challenging fast-paced action

sequences, the G90 is rarely

found to be out of its depth. Our

only qualms are that it lacks a

battery percentage indicator,

and that a few buttons

and controls feel

a little plasticky.

GOLD Recommended

Whatwelike

●Excellentformfactor

●Beautifulstyling

●Supportedbya superbrange

ofXFlenses

What we like

● Brilliantly sculpted handgrip

● Highly effective in-body

image stabilisation

● Features weather seals for

long-lasting durability

The petite size of the

X-T30 lends itself to

shooting discreetly

The Lumix G90

can shoot at up

to 9fps with

fixed focus