FUJIFILM X-T100, 15-45MM

Stylish yet simple, this is the most affordable of Fujifilm’s acclaimed SLR-shaped mirrorless X-mount cameras

LIKE THE OLYMPUS CAMERA ON TEST, THE FUJIFILM COMES IN A RANGE OF COLOUR OPTIONS AND HAS CHIC RETRO STYLING, REMINISCENT OF OLD 35MM FILM CAMERAS. LIKE ALL BUT

THE SONY ON TEST, IT HAS A RAISED CENTRAL VIEWFINDER THAT INCLUDES A POP-UP FLASH MODULE. THE POSITIONING WILL FEEL MORE INTUITIVE FOR DSLR SHOOTERS THAN ‘COMPACT’ STYLE BODIES, WHICH HAVE A SMALL VIEWFINDER AT THE SIDE OR EVEN NO VIEWFINDER AT ALL.

AGAIN, IT’S A HIGH-QUALITY ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER WITH THE SAME 2.36 MILLION-DOT RESOLUTION AS IN THE CANON AND OLYMPUS CAMERAS. IT’S A SIMILAR STORY AROUND THE BACK, WITH A 3.0-INCH, 1.04 MILLION-DOT TOUCHSCREEN THAT MATCHES THE TWO OTHER CAMERAS FOR RESOLUTION AND TOUCH-SENSITIVITY. A CLEVER THREE-WAY TILTING DESIGN ENABLES

YOU TO SWING THE SCREEN AROUND FOR SELFIES.

HANDLING FEELS VERY NATURAL, AND THERE’S A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF DIALS AND BUTTONS FOR EASY ACCESS TO SETTINGS. BUILD QUALITY FEELS GOOD, AND THE FINISH IS A CUT ABOVE THAT OF THE CANON. COLOUR CHOICES INCLUDE BLACK, DARK SILVER AND CHAMPAGNE GOLD.

THE 24.2MP APS-C FORMAT IMAGE SENSOR HAS AN ALMOST-IDENTICAL MEGAPIXEL COUNT TO THE CANON AND SONY CAMERAS, ALTHOUGH LIKE THE SONY IT HAS A 1.5X CROP FACTOR COMPARED TO 1.6X IN THE CANON. AGAIN, THERE’S HYBRID PHASE/CONTRAST DETECTION AUTOFOCUS, WITH 91 PHASE-DETECTION SITES ON THE SENSOR.

THE MAXIMUM BURST RATE IS SLOWER

THAN IN ANY OF THE OTHER CAMERAS ON TEST, ALTHOUGH IT’S STILL PRETTY RESPECTABLE AT

6FPS. THE STANDARD SENSITIVITY RANGE DOESN’T STRETCH QUITE AS HIGH, TOPPING OUT AT ISO 12,800, AND BULB EXPOSURES ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 60 MINUTES. AN OPTIONAL ELECTRONIC SHUTTER MODE ENABLES SUPERFAST SPEEDS OF UP TO 1/32,000SEC. 4K UHD MOVIES ARE SOMEWHAT HAMSTRUNG BY A MAXIMUM FRAME RATE OF JUST 15FPS. EVEN SO, OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND IMAGE QUALITY ARE HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE.

The X-T100 pops its cork Far left ISO 6400 Left Image quality STYLISH COLOUR CHOICES INCLUDE CHAMPAGNE GOLD AND DARK SILVER ANODISED ALUMINIUM, WHILE KIT OPTIONS INCLUDE A 15-45MM LENS WITH POWERED ZOOM AND OPTICAL STABILISATION THE X-T100 IS A CLEAR WINNER FOR IMAGE QUALITY AT HIGH ISO SETTINGS, DELIVERING RICHLY DETAILED IMAGES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY LOW IN NOISE 11 HIGH-QUALITY FILM SIMULATION MODES ARE ON OFFER, LIKE PROVIA (STANDARD) AND VELVIA (VIVID), AS WELL AS BLACK & WHITE MODES AND OPTIONAL FILTER EFFECTS