T3 India – August 2019

Travel cameras

WWW.T3INDIA.COM AUGUST 2019 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today 61

ormostpeople,thefirstimagethatspringsto

mindwhentheythinkofamirrorlesscamerais

theFujifilmX-seriesmodel.TheX-T30isaprime

exampleofthebreed,withitsclassiccamera

looksdeliveringinstantvisualappeal,whilealso

providinggreatergonomics.Thoseold-schooldials

festooningthetoppanelenableinstantaccesstothecamera’s

shootingmodes,aswellasmoreadvancedsettingslike

shutterspeedandexposurecompensation.Stickthecamera

inAutomodeandyoumayneverneedthem,butifyouwant

togetcreativewithyourshots,theX-T30isagreatcamera

forlearningtheropes.

Beneaththeretroaestheticisseriouslycutting-edgetech.

Fujifilm’sflagshipX-T3mayhaveslightlyquickercontinuous

shootingandcancapture4Kvideoatafasterframerate,but

theX-T30’sadvanced26.1MPAPS-CX-Transsensorand

latest-generationX-ProcessorPro 4 imageprocessorstill

enablehighbitrate4Kvideorecordingat30fps,aswellasa

respectable8fpscontinuousstillscapture.

Autofocusingisjustasimpressive,thankstoanincredible

2.16-millionindividualAFpointsthatcovertheentireimage

frame,backedupbyveryeffectiveautomaticfaceand

eye-detectionalgorithms.Theonlydownsidetohavingso

manyoptionsonofferisthatyouneedtimetolearnhowto

getthemostfromtheX-T30.Fortunately,themenuinterface

isclearandintuitive,andthereareoptionsforno-fussimage

filters,includingmanythatemulateFujifilm’sclassiccolour

andblackandwhitefilmlooksfromyesteryear.

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The X-T30 beats the others

for battery life, albeit by a

slim margin

What has really earned the X-series cameras their

reputation? Core image quality, and here the X-T30 excels.

Its X-Trans image sensor uses a fundamentally different

design to regular digital camera sensors and it results in an

increase in dynamic range. Move to a dimly lit setting and

you’ll also be amazed at how little grain is visible in high ISO

shots, while the 26.1-megapixels on tap ensure plenty of fine

detail is always captured.

The X-T30 also beats the mirrorless competition for

battery life, albeit by a slim margin. It’s capable of 380 shots

per charge, the Sony a6400 trails by 20 shots, and the battery

in the bijou Olympus only manages 330 shots. However, it’s

worth noting that if you need maximum staying power, a

DSLR camera – even a small, entry-level model – can easily

last twice as long as the X-T30.

FUJIFILM

X-T3 0

The X-T30 may not sit at the top of the

X-series range, but it’s a fine all-rounder

PRODUCT 01:

Round the back is a three-inch touchscreen monitor (tiltable up and down),
via which you can check out a bright and accurate image preview

FUJIFILM X-T30