STUFF AWARDS 2019
CAMERA
OF THE YEAR
ACTION GADGET
OF THE YEAR
FUJIFILM
X-T30
DJI MAVIC
MINI
If you picked up the photographic special in the
August issue of Stuff – work of art, wasn’t it?
If you didn’t, grab a back copy, because it’ll turn
you into a semi-pro snapper in no time. In short,
2019 was the year mirrorless cameras went
mainstream and began digging a shallow grave
for the dear old DSLR. And standing there,
shovel in hand, is the X-T30.
Panasonic and Sony might be bigger
mirrorless players, while Canon and Nikon
have finally got serious, but the X-T30 is
a stark reminder of how well Fuji goes about
its business. Image quality is superb and it’s
designed to give you plenty of control at your
fingerprints, all with a sub-£1000 price tag.Owning a drone used to be easy: buy drone,
find open space, take off. But since some
people can’t be trusted with the power of
flight, any UAV weighing over 250g now has
to be registered with the CAA. A total pain in
the gimbal, right? Not for the Mavic Mini: it
weighs precisely 249g, so you can take to the
skies at your leisure.
That would mean nothing if this foldable
quadcopter had all the flying talents of an
overweight Icarus; but with its 30-minute
flight time, and handy QuickShot flightpaths
to help you get the most out of a camera
that shoots 12MP stills and 2.7K video, it has
everything the casual aerial auteur could need.£839 (body only) / fujifilm.eu £369 / dji.comNOMINEES
O Sony A6100 O Canon EOS RP
O Nikon Z50 O Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIINOMINEES
O GoPro Hero8 Black O Parrot Anafi
O DJI Osmo Pocket O Insta360 One X