Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-02-22)

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Fujifilm X100V

MichaelTopham

takesatourofFujifilm’s

newpremiumcompact

intheX100series

HOTONtheheelsof itslatest

entry-levelmirrorlessrelease,the

X-T200,Fujifilmhasunveileditsfifth

modelin itsiconicandstylishX100series.

TheX100VreplacestheX100Fthatwas

releasedin 2017andintroducesa

numberof improvements,makingit the

mostadvancedpremiumfixedlens

compactin Fujifi lm’s history.

Features

TheX100Vis thelatestX-seriescamera

toinheritFujifilm’s26.1MPX-Trans

CMOS4 APS-Csensorandquad-core

X-Processor4. Togethertheydelivera

sensitivityrangeof ISO160-12,

(extendabletoISO80-51,200),along

withcontinuousshootingratesof 11fps

withthemechanicalshutter,20fpswith

theelectronicshutter,or30fpswitha

1.25xcrop.

Tocomplementthesensor,Fujifilmhas

designeda new23mmf/2lensforthe

X100Vthatpromisesbetterresolution,

lowerdistortionanda greatlyimproved

performancein thecornersandat close

focusdistances.Thegoodnewsis thatthe

improvementstotheopticshavehadno

effectonthesizeof thelens,meaningit

remainscompatiblewithexistingadapters

andconversionlenses.Photographers

havetheoptiontoadda wideconversion

lens(WCL-X100II) ortele-conversion

lens(TCL-X100II) toextendtheX100V’s

fixed23mmfocallength(equivalentto

34.5mmin 35mmterms)toa 28mm

equivalent(0.8x)or50mm(1.4x)

equivalentlens.In additiontoweather-

sealingaroundthebody,Fujifilmhas

designeda weather-resistancekitforthe

X100V(£99)toenhanceitsoperabilityin

challengingconditions.Theadapterring

(AR-X100)andprotectorfilter(PRF-49)

makeit fullyweather-resistant.

Likeitspredecessors,theX100V

featuresa hybridoptical/electronic

viewfinder.In itsopticalmode,thefinder

continuestoprovideparallax-corrected

framelines,alongwithdetailedoverlaid

exposureinformation,butnowoffers

wider95%coverageanda higher0.52x

magnification.AsfortheEVF,thishas

beenupgradedtooffera clearerviewing

experience with a 3.69-million-dot

Ataglance

£1299bodyonly

■26.1MPA PS-CX-Trans

CMOS4 sensor

■X-Processor 4

■23mmf/2lens

■Hybridviewfinder

(OVF&EVF)

■Two-waytilting

touchscreen

■4Kvideoat30fps

■Compatiblewithlegacy

conversion lenses

Touchscreen

Touchscreencontrol

extendstothequickmenu,

butit doesn’tsupport

navigationofthemain

menuliketheX-A7or

X-T200.

Design

Thebodyhastopand

bottomplatesmilledfrom

singlepiecesofaluminium,

whichresultsin a refinedand

classiccamerabodywith

clean,attractive

edges.

We ather-

resistantkit

Theweather-resistantkit

willbesoldforhalfprice

(£49.50)toUKcustomers

whenit’spurchasedwith

thecamera.

Shutter

Shutterspeedsrange

from15min-1/4000secusing

themechanicalshutter,or

15min-1/32,000secusing

thesilentelectronic

shut ter.

resolution,0.66x

magnificationand

improvedcontrast.

TheX10 0V ’s

autofocusperformance

hasimprovedtoo.It can

focusdownto-5EVin low

lightandspreads2.16-million

phase-detectionpixelsacrossthe

surfaceof itssensor.Userscanselect

from 117 AFpointslaidoutin a 9x

formation,whichcanbeincreasedtoa

425-pointlayout arrangedin a 17x

grid.Furthermore,it providesenhanced

faceandeyedetectionandis equipped

withFujifilm’sfocuslimiterfunctionthat

canbeusedtosetthelenstoa specific

range of distances, which can be useful