COMPACT CAMERA TEST FUJIFILM X100VI

the settings, by default it controls the camera’s digital zoom – that’s digital zoom, not optical, so the camera will crop the image for a smaller pixel count. Where the X100V’s 24.1MP sensor limited the digital cropping’s effectiveness, the 40MP sensor in the X100VI seems made for this feature, with 50mm (20MP) and 70mm (10MP) crops still holding a lot of resolution.

The lens is compatible with the existing wide and tele lens converters released alongside the X100V. One frustration for anyone who wants to put a filter on the front of their lens, though, is the required additional purchase of a filter adapter ring (ARX100) – it’s also the only way to make the lens water-resistant.

One of the highlights of the X100 series is the hybrid optical viewfinder – one of the last remaining optical viewfinders in a world full of EVFs. Due to the rangefinder design, the

Although our lab tests showed increased noise from the X100VI compared to the X100V, many of our test shots were taken at night, and even at ISO 6400 or 12,800 images were usable

viewfinder doesn’t perfectly line up with the sensor, but there is a digital box projected in the optical viewfinder that shifts depending on shooting distance so that you know what’s in your shot. It takes some getting used to initially, but after a while it becomes second nature. If you prefer to use an electronic viewfinder, a flick of the front switch activates the 3.69 milliondot OLED EVF.

The screen is a 1.62 million-dot

LCD panel, and while vloggers might be disappointed to hear that the screen still doesn’t flip around so that you can see yourself while you’re recording, it does tilt by 90 degrees, and still sits beautifully flush with the camera body.

One minor quibble with the build is the grip. Though it’s more substantial than the X-E4’s, there isn’t a huge