Fujifilm’s X100V was the toy to have during the last couple of years (thanks, TikTok) and the corporate has now launched its successor, the 40.2-megapixel X100 VI, with massive enhancements throughout the board. Whereas protecting the identical retro kind, it provides a lot sooner taking pictures speeds, in-body stabilization, 6.2K 30p video and extra.
The X100VI seems equivalent to the earlier mannequin, with the identical styling and management positions. The collection was conceived as a avenue images digital camera, borrowing lots of styling cues from Leica’s well-known rangefinder cameras. As such, it does not have the world’s nice ergonomics, however is mild at 521 grams, discreet for taking pictures and may slide right into a jacket pocket.
Fujifilm elected to go together with the identical 40.2-megapixel (MP) APS-C sensor because the much bigger X-H2, considerably boosting decision over the X100V. I feel that is a smart selection because it offers the digital camera — which has a wide-angle mounted 23mmm f/2.0 lens (35mm full-frame equal) — extra cropping choices. The worth for that’s seemingly a small drop in low-light sensitivity.
One other huge new characteristic on the X100VI is built-in 5-axis stabilization with as much as 6 stops of shake discount. Given the X100VI’s small physique, it is an sudden however welcome characteristic, and will probably be a giant assist to avenue photographers taking candid photographs on the fly.
The X100V retains the identical 3.69-million dot hybrid optical viewfinder and 1.62-million dot LCD show, however the latter now tilts downward an additional 15 levels to make taking pictures from above simpler. It retains the identical battery as earlier than (CIPA rated for 300 photographs), and sadly, the identical gradual UHS-I card slot.
The X100VI nonetheless shoots at 11fps with the mechanical shutter and 20fps in digital mode, however autofocus is faster and extra succesful, based on Fujifilm. It now provides the corporate’s newest monitoring and face/eye detection, together with animal/automobile and different kinds of topic detection.
Picture high quality needs to be improved as effectively with the additional decision and a decrease native 125 ISO. And since lots of the newfound social media reputation of this digital camera relies on the movie simulation modes, the digital camera comes with 20 built-in, together with a brand new one referred to as Reala Ace, designed to supply “devoted colour replica and distinction tonality.”
Lastly, one normally does not consider video on the subject of this collection, however the X100VI is surprisingly succesful for a tiny compact. It might shoot 6.2K video at as much as 30fps, 4K at 60 fps and 1080p at 240fps. You additionally get 10-bit F-log and F-Log2 recording, shockingly good for a small, photo-centric digital camera with a hard and fast lens. The one draw back is comparatively low knowledge charges (200Mbps max) because of the gradual playing cards, however you’ll be able to seize ProRes to an exterior recorder.
Fujifilm’s X100VI is now on pre-order for $1,600 in silver or black, with delivery slated for early March 2024. The corporate can also be providing a particular version model “engraved with the company model emblem from Fujifilm’s founding in 1934” for $2,000. It has vowed to scale back the lengthy lead instances of the earlier mannequin by manufacturing it in China like different current fashions.
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