FUJIFILM X-H2S $4,449
body only, recommended retail price
Type: Professional digital mirrorless camera with Fujifilm X bayonet lens mount.
Focusing: TTL automatic hybrid system using phase-difference detection and contrastdetection measurements. 425 measuring points (in 25x17 or 13x9 patterns). Single-point (six sizes), zone (7x7, 5x5 or 3x3 point clusters selected from 117 points) and wide/tracking modes. Five ‘AF-C Custom’ settings for optimising tracking plus a user-definable setting for Tracking Sensitivity, Speed Tracking Sensitivity and Zone Area Switching. Face/eye detection with left/right priority. Subject detection for animals, birds, automobiles, motorcycles and bikes, aircraft and trains. Focus frame adjustable to five sizes. Range is 10cm to infinity (Auto Macro mode). Focus range limiter. Face/ eye detection with left/right priority. Manual switching between one-shot and continuous AF modes. AF+MF mode. Low-light assist via built-in illuminator. Manual focus assist via magnified image, ‘Digital Split Image’ display (colour or B&W), ‘Digital Microprism’ display, or focus peaking display (white, red, blue or yellow; low or high levels). Sensitivity range is EV -7.0 - 18 (ISO 100 at f/1.0).
Metering: TTL using the imaging sensor – 256point multi-zone, centre-weighted average, full average, spot and TTL flash. Metering spot can be locked to the active AF point. Metering range is EV -4.0 to 20 (ISO 100 at f/2.0). Exposure Modes: Continuously-variable program with shift, shutter-priority auto, aperturepriority auto and metered manual.
Shutter: Electronic, vertical travel, metal blades, 900-1/8000 second plus ‘B’ (up to 60 minutes) with flash sync up to 1/250 second. Sensor shutter has a speed range of 9001/32,000 second with flash sync up to 1/125 second. Electronic first curtain shutter has a speed range of 900-1/32,000 second. Exposure compensation up to +/-5.0 EV in 1/3-stop increments.
Viewfinder: 1.27 cm OLED-type EVF with
5.76 million dots resolution, 100% vertical/ horizontal scene coverage, 0.8x magnification (35mm equivalent) and 120fps refresh rate (in Boost mode). Adjustable for brightness, colour saturation and colour balance. Automatic/ manual switching between the OVF/EVF and the LCD monitor. Eyepiece strength adjustment built-in. 7.62cm LCD monitor with 1.62 million dots resolution, adjustable for tilt and swing, and with touch screen controls. Adjustable for brightness, colour saturation and colour balance.
Flash: No built-in flash. External flash units connect via hotshoe or PC terminal.
Additional Features: Magnesium alloy bodyshell sealed against dust and moisture and insulated for subzero temperatures, top panel info display, AE/AF lock, auto exposure bracketing (up to +/-3.0 EV over two, three, five, seven or nine frames), multiple exposure function (up to nine shots), multi-mode selftimer (2 and 10 second delays), audible signals, auto power-off, cable release connection, wired remote trigger.
DIGITAL SECTION
Sensor: 26.16 million (effective) pixels ‘X-Trans CMOS 5 HS’ BSI stacked CMOS sensor with 23.5x15.6 mm imaging area and 3:2 aspect ratio. Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 160-12,800, extendable to ISO 80, 100, 25,600 and 51,200. Focal Length Magnification: 1.5x. Formats/Resolution: Two JPEG compression settings, two HEIF compression settings, RAW output (compressed, lossless compressed or uncompressed), TIFF RGB, RAW+JPEG and RAW+HEIF capture. Three resolution settings at 3:2 aspect ratio; 6240x4160, 4416x2944 and 3120x2080 pixels. Three resolution settings at 16:9 aspect ratio; 6420x3512, 4416x2488 and 3120x1760 pixels. Three resolution settings at 1:1 aspect ratio; 4160x4160, 2944x2944 and 2080x2080 pixels. 24-bit RGB colour for JPEGs, 30-bit colour for HEIFs and 42-bit RGB colour for RAW files. RAW files are sized at 6336x4188 and TIFF files at 6240x4160 pixels. Video Recording: MOV format with 10-bit
4:2:2 colour (Apple ProRes 422 HQ/422 LT codecs) at 6240x4160 pixels (6.2K), 30fps (2754/1840/1277 Mbps) and 3:2 aspect ratio. MOV format with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour (Apple ProRes 422 HQ/422/422 LT codecs) at 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (1877/1254/870 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio. At 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD);
60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps and 16:9 aspect ratio. At 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (444/294/204 Mbps) and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio. At 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD); 240, 200, 120 or 100 fps and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio with a 1.38x crop. MOV format with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour (HEVC/H.265 codec) at 6240x4160 pixels (6.2K); 30, 25 or 24fps (720, 360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 3:2 aspect ratio. At 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (720, 360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio. At 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 120 or 100fps (720, 360 or 200 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio with a 1.29x crop. At 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD); 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (720, 360, 200 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio. At 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD); 120 or 100fps (720, 360 or 200 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio with a 1.29x crop. At 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (720, 360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio. At 1920x1080 pixels; 240, 200, 120 or 100fps (720, 360 or 200 Mbps) and
16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio with a 1.38x crop. MOV format with 8-bit 4:2:0 colour (MPEG 4 AVC/H.264 codec) at 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio. At 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 120 or 100fps (360 or 200 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio with a 1.29x crop. At 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD); 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio. At 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD); 120 or 100fps (360 or 200 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio with a 1.29x crop. At 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio. At 1920x1080 pixels; 240, 200, 120 or 100fps (360 or 200 Mbps) and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio with a 1.38x crop. MP4 format with 8-bit 4:2:2 colour (MPEG 4 AVC/H.264 codec) at 4096x2160 pixels (4K DCI); 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 17:9 aspect ratio. 3840x2160 pixels (4K UHD); 60, 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio. 1920x1080 pixels at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps (360, 200, 100 or 50 Mbps) and 16:9 or 17:9 aspect ratio. At 1920x1080 pixels; 240, 200, 120 or 100fps (200 Mbps) and 16:9 aspect ratio. Built-in stereo microphones with auto/manual levels adjustment, limiter, windcut filter and low-cut filter. Stereo audio input (switchable mic/line levels) and stereo audio output (with adjustable volume) provided. No recording clip limits. CFexpress Type B card required for Apple ProRes codecs. Optional cooling fan available to limit temperature build-ups.
Video Features: Long GOP or All-Intra compression, F-Log and F-Log2 gamma profiles, HDR (HLG) recording, time code (free run or rec run, drop frame correction), digital image stabilisation, silent operation via touch screen, HDMI rec control, focus peaking display, zebra patterns with adjustable brightness threshold, digital image stabilization.
HDMI Output: ProRes RAW 6.2K 3:2 and 4.8K 16:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 30, 25 or 24fps. Blackmagic RAW 6.2K 3:2 and 4.8K 16:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 30, 25 or 24fps. 4K DCI 17:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 60,
50, 30, 25 or 24fps. 4K UHD 16:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps. Full HD 16:9 or 17:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and
60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps. High Speed Rec HDMI; 4K DCI 17:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 120 or 100fps. 4K UHD 16:9 with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour and 120 or 100fps
Recording Media: One slot for SD with UHS-II with Video Speed Class V90 support. One slot for CFexpress Type B.
Continuous Shooting: 1000+ JPEG/large/fine frames at up to 15fps or 1000+ RAW (compressed) frames using the mechanical shutter. Up to 184 JPEG/large/fine frames at up to 40fps or 175 RAW (compressed) frames using the electronic shutter (CFexpress card). Low speed continuous mode captures at 8fps with continuous AF/AE adjustment and live view. Pre-shot capture with sensor shutter at 15, 20, 30 or 40fps for one second each.
White Balance: TTL measurement. Three auto modes, seven presets and three custom settings. White balance compensation (amber-to-blue and/or green-to-magenta) in all presets, and white balance bracketing. Manual colour temperature setting from 2,500 to 10,000 degrees Kelvin. Auto White Priority maintains whites under incandescent lighting. Auto Ambience Priority maintains warmer hues under incandescent lighting.
Interfaces: USB 3.2 Gen 2.1 (Type C), HDMI (Type A), 3.5mm stereo audio input, 3.5mm stereo audio output, 2.5mm remote control, PC flash.
Additional Digital Features: In-body image stabilisation with five-axis movement and up to 7.0 stops of correction, sensor cleaning,
19 Film Simulation presets (Provia/Standard, Velvia/Vivid, Astia/Soft, Classic Chrome, Pro Neg High, Pro Neg Standard, Classic Neg, Nostalgic Neg, Eterna/Cinema, Eterna Bleach Bypass, ACROS, ACROS+Yellow, ACROS+Red, ACROS+Green, B&W, B&W+Yellow,
B&W+Red, B&W+Green, Sepia), adjustable picture parameters (Colour, Sharpness, Tone Curve, Noise Reduction, Clarity and B&W Adjustment – warm-to-cool or green-tomagenta), eight ‘Advanced Filter’ effects (Toy Camera, Miniature, Pop Colour, High-Key, Low-Key, Dynamic Tone, Soft Focus, Partial Colour – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue or Purple), ‘Grain Effect’ processing (Roughness –Strong, Weak, Off. Size – Large or Small), ‘Colour Chrome Effect’ processing (Strong, Weak, Off), ‘Colour Chrome Effect Blue’ processing (Strong, Weak, Off), auto bracketing modes (AE, Film Simulation, Dynamic Range, ISO, White Balance and Focus), long exposure noise reduction (On/Off), dynamic range expansion processing (Auto, 100%, 200%, 400%), ‘D Range Priority’ processing (Auto, Strong, Weak), multi-shot HDR capture (Auto, HDR200, HDR400, HDR800, HDR800 Plus), sRGB and Adobe RGB colour space settings, multiple exposure facility (up to nine frames with Additive. Average, Bright or Dark exposure adjustment), intervalometer (up to 999 frames or unlimited; with exposure smoothing), flicker detection/correction, ‘Quick Menu’ control screen, real-time histogram display, level indicator (2D or 3D), in-camera panorama mode (120 or 180 degrees sweeps), dual-delay selftimer (two or ten seconds), guide grids (3x3 or 6x4), selectable shutter sounds, silent mode, in-camera editing functions (RAW to JPEG conversion [19 adjustable parameters], HEIF to JPEG/TIFF conversion, Erase, Simultaneous Delete, Crop, Resize, Protect, Image Rotate, Rating, Copy, PhotoBook Assist), 9/100 thumbnail displays, playback zoom, slide show (with fader effect), Instax print, customisable ‘My Menu’ (16 items), seven custom ‘Quick Menu’ settings banks, copyright info, Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5.0 GHz bands) and Bluetooth LE 4.2 wireless connectivity. Can be fitted with optional File Transmitter FT-XH for FTP transfers and tethered camera operation.
Power: Rechargeable 7.2 volts, 2,200mAh lithium-ion battery (NP-W235 type). In-camera recharging and powering via USB-C. Optional VG-XH and FT-VH vertical grips accept two additional battery packs.
Dimensions (WxHxD): body only = 136.3x92.9x85.6 mm.
Weight: body only = 579 grams (without battery or memory card).
Price: $4,999 body only. The FAN-001 cooling fan costs $369 and the VG-XH grip is $749. There is a three year warranty for X mount mirrorless cameras purchased from an authorised Fujifilm Australia reseller.
Distributor: Fujifilm Australia, telephone 1800 226 355 or visit www.fujifilm.com.au