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2014-06-09T21:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

fuji x100s the best for street photograp

I love it...

BORIS G.

2014-04-07T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

So far so good

I've had my X100s for a few weeks now. I use it mainly for environmental portraits and landscapes. The image quality is as great as everybody claimed. You can really control the light with the leaf shutter and external flash. The built in flash isn't too shabby, but it gets obscured by my UV filter+adapter, so I don't use it much. Auto focus can be a little slow in dark places. Just use manual with the split focus or peaking. It's great. Not only is it great at higher ISOs, slower shutter speeds are easier to deal with due to the lack of mirror. If you manual focus, it is quite easy to shoot in very dark situations. The Q menu is fine for accessing most of the settings you need for shooting. I wish it had an option for the ND filter there. The battery life isn't too bad. The problem is the battery meter is totally inaccurate. You are best off equating the 2/3 battery symbol to low a battery warning. It dies that fast after the first battery notch disappears. Just get a spare or two and have them ready to go when the meter drops from 2/3 to flashing red.

Jarrod

2014-03-10T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Fantastic Camera

I bought this camera to be my travel camera. I shoot professionally with DSLR's and am just tired of lugging one around when I travel for personal vacations. I owned the x100 when it came out, and the x100s is a marked improvement. Most noticeable is the auto focus system. Much better and much more usable. This is not a camera for a beginner. It is sort of a pain to use, but that's what I like about it. It causes me to slow down and value my images more than just running and gunning with a DSLR.

SHAUN M.

Fujifilm X100S Specifications

  • Number of effective pixels

    16.3 million pixels

  • Image Sensor

    23.6mm x 15.8mm (APS-C) X-Trans CMOS II with primary color filter

  • Storage media

    Internal memory
    SD memory card / SDHC memory card / SDXC (UHS-I) memory card*

  • File format

    Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3), RAW (RAF format), RAW+JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
    Movie: H.264 (MOV) with Stereo sound

  • Number of recorded pixels

    L : (3:2) 4896 x 3264 / (16:9) 4896 x 2760 / (1:1) 3264 x 3264
    M : (3:2) 3456 x 2304 / (16:9) 3456 x 1944 / (1:1) 2304 x 2304
    S : (3:2) 2496 x 1664 / (16:9) 2496 x 1408 / (1:1) 1664 x 1664

    180½ Vertical : 9600 x 2160 Horizontal : 9600 x 1440
    120½ Vertical : 6440 x 2160 Horizontal : 6440 x 1440

  • Focal Length

    f=23mm, equivalent to 35mm on a 35mm camera

  • Lens

    Fujinon Single focal length lens
    Full-aperture: F2
    Constitution: 6 groups 8 lenses (1 aspherical glass molded lens included)

  • Aperture

    F2-F16 1/3EV step (controlled with 9-blade aperture diaphragm)

  • Focus distance (from lens surface)

    Normal: Approx. 50cm / 1.6 ft. to infinity
    Macro: Approx.10cm - 2.0m / 3.9 in.- 6.6 ft.

  • Sensitivity

    AUTO (Control available up to ISO6400) Equivalent to ISO 200 - 6400 (Standard Output Sensitivity) Extended output sensitivity equivalent ISO 100, 12800 and 25600

  • Exposure control

    TTL 256-zone metering, Multi / Spot / Average

  • Exposure Mode

    Programmed AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure

  • Exposure Compensation

    -2.0EV-+2.0EV

  • Shutter speed (with mechanical shutter)

    (P mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/4000* sec., (All other modes) 30 sec. to 1/4000* sec. Bulb (max.60min.)
    * 1/4000sec at F 8 or smaller aperture

  • Auto bracketing

    AE Bracketing : +/-1/3EV, +/-2/3EV, +/-1EV Film Simulation Bracketing : Any 3 type of film simulation selectable Dynamic Range Bracketing : 100% / 200% / 400% ISO sensitivity Bracketing : +/-1/3EV, +/-2/3EV, +/-1EV

  • Focus

    Mode:
    Single AF / Continuous AF/MF Distance Indicator
    Type:
    intelligent Hybrid AF (TTL contrast AF / TTL phase detection AF), AF assist illuminator available
    AF frame selection:
    Area / Multi

  • White balance

    Automatic scene recognition
    Preset:
    Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, underwater, Custom, Color temperature selection

  • Self-timer

    Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. Delay

  • Flash

    Auto flash (super intelligent flash)
    Effective range: (ISO 1600)
    Approx. 50cm - 9m / 1.6ft. - 29.5.ft.

  • Flash modes

    Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro
    Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro

  • Hot shoe

    Yes (dedicated TTL Flash compatible)

  • Optical Viewfinder

    Reverse Galilean viewfinder with electronic bright frame display 0.5 x magnifications
    Coverage of frame area vs. capturing area : approx. 90%

  • Electronic Viewfinder

    0.48-in., Approx. 2,360K-dot color LCD viewfinder
    Coverage of viewing area vs. capturing area : approx. 100%

  • Viewfinder Eye point

    Approx. 15 mm

  • LCD Monitor

    2.8-inch, Color LCD monitor, approx 460,000 dots

  • Viewfinder

    Hybrid viewfinder
    Optical viewfinder
    Reverse Galilean viewfinder with electronic bright frame display
    0.5 x magnifications
    Coverage of frame area v.s. capturing area: approx. 90%
    Electronic viewfinder
    0.47-in., approx.1,440,000-dot color LCD viewfinder
    Coverage of viewing area v.s capturing area: approx. 100%
    Eye sensor installed
    Eye point: approx. 15mm
    Diopter adjustment: -2 - +1m-1(dpt)

  • LCD monitor

    2.8-inch, approx. 460,000dots, TFT color LCD monitor (Approx. 100% coverage)

  • Movie recording

    1920 x 1080 pixels (60 fps / 30 fps) with stereo sound

  • Photography functions

    Select custom setting, Motion panorama, Color space, Film Simulation, Advanced Filter, Multiple Exposure, Auto red-eye removal, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory, Histogram display, Preview depth of focus, Focus check, Focus Peak Highlight, Digital Split Image, Electronic level, RAW

  • Playback functions

    RAW conversion, Image rotate, Photobook assist, Erase selected frames, Image search, Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Slide show, Mark for upload, Protect, Crop, Resize, Panorama, Favorites

  • Other functions

    PictBridge, Exif Print, 35 languages selection, Time difference, Quick start mode, OVF power save mode, Silent mode, Shutter sound select

  • Terminal

    Digital interface:
    USB 2.0 High-Speed
    HD output:
    HDMI Mini connector

  • Power supply

    NP-95 Li-ion battery (included)

  • Operating Temperature

    0deg.C - 40deg.C

  • Operating Humidity

    10% - 80% (no condensation)

  • Dimensions (W x H x D)

    126.5 x 74.4 x 53.9mm / 5.0 x 2.9 x 2.1in (Minimum thickness: 31.0mm / 1.2in.)

  • Weight

    Approx. 405g / 14.3oz. (excluding accessories, battery and memory card)
    Approx. 445g / 15.7oz. (including battery and memory card)

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About Fujifilm X100S 16.3 Megapixel APS-C Fixed-Lens Compact Digital Camera, Black

FUJIFILM X100S digital camera that features a technologically advanced APS-C X-Trans CMOS II Sensor and improved EXR ProcessorII. The Fuji X100S uses a bright FUJINON 23mm F2 fixed lens that delivers amazing image quality from edge to edge, all within a compact and superbly-built body.

The FUJIFILM X100S combines three high-performance Fujifilm components that together defy ordinary digital camera limitations, and gives photographers a uniquely-advanced professional digital camera experience. By using Fujifilm's X-Trans CMOS II Sensor, EXR Processor II and FUJINON 23mm F2 fixed lens, the X100S is capable of the world's fastest autofocus speeds of up to 0.08 seconds, and increases its image resolution by 25% and reduces noise by 30% over the first generation X100.

The X100S's new X-Trans CMOS II Sensor is the successor to the original X-Trans CMOS sensor that features a unique, highly randomized color filter arrangement that removes the need for an optical low-pass filter, allowing it to maximize the amount of light it receives directly to capture much finer image details. The X100S effectively reduces noise by almost a full stop, even in low light shooting, to produce crisp images with minimal grain.

Using its newly-developed X-Trans CMOS II Sensor with built-in phase detection, the FUJIFILM X100S is capable of autofocus speeds as fast as 0.08 seconds*1, and together with the new EXR Processor II, delivers a start-up time of nearly 0.5 seconds and a shutter lag time of just 0.01 seconds with a shooting interval of 0.5 seconds. The X100S is capable of a burst shooting rate of up to 6 frames per second at the full resolution of 16.3 megapixels.

he X100S also features an Intelligent Hybrid Autofocus system that switches between phase and contrast detection, depending on the subject or scene, to achieve the best balance between speed and focus precision.

And for the first time ever, the X100S now features a revolutionary Digital Split Image function that uses the X-Trans CMOS II Sensor's built-in phase detection pixels to display dual images that can be manually focused by the user; and a new Focus Peaking function that highlights high contrast areas of subjects for precise focusing, so that users can achieve perfect focus every time.

High Performance Bright FUJINON 23mm F2 Fixed Lens
The X100S features a FUJINON 23mm F2 fixed lens that consists of 8 elements in 6 groups, and includes a high-performance double-sided aspherical element and highly-refractive converging glass elements that delivers a high level of detailed performance with minimal aberration, excellent sharpness and beautiful color reproduction. The FUJINON lens also adds a proprietary HT-EBC coating to effectively control image flare and ghosting.

Another strength of the FUJINON 23mm F2 fixed lens is the soft, round-shaped bokeh that is achieved from the 9 blade lens diaphragm that also includes a built-in 3-stop ND filter. Moreover, the FUJINON lens allows users to get as close as 3.94" from a subject in macro mode for stunning close-up shots.

Vivid Hybrid Viewfinder
Fujifilm introduced the world's first Hybrid Viewfinder with the original FUJIFILM X100, and improves upon that with the all new X100S's high-definition Hybrid Viewfinder that allows users to switch between two viewfinder options: optical or electronic.

The optical viewfinder (OVF) shows subjects in the same natural bright clarity as seen with naked eye, while the electronic viewfinder (EVF) shows useful composition information including focus check, exposure, white balance and depth of field. This new viewfinder offers an easy-to-see magnification of 0.5 at a 23mm focal length and a horizontal apparent field of view of 26 degrees, while the all-glass construction uses high-refractive index glass to minimize chromatic aberrations and distortion.

The electronic viewfinder uses a 100% coverage, extra high resolution, 2.36 million dot high definition LCD panel. It shows depth-of-field during macro shooting, as well as white balance settings, allowing users to accurately compose their shot while continuously looking through the viewfinder.

Design and Build Quality
Following the tradition of the FUJIFILM X100, the all-new FUJIFILM X100S continues to prove that advanced digital imaging technology can come in a boldly-designed, premium-built body.

The X100S's top and base parts are made of magnesium alloy to achieve a lightweight and resilient build, while the dials and rings have been milled from solid metal, with attention paid to the finer details such as finger grips for enhanced operability. The exterior is finished with synthetic leather, which is durable and resistant to the environment while offering the practical benefits of additional grip and comfort.

"Q" Menu System
The menu system in the X100S receives Fujifilm's latest Q "Quick" button feature that allows users to quickly call up a wide-range of frequently-used settings, and the programmable Fn (Function) button allows users to assign commonly-used functions at the touch of a button.

Film Simulation Modes and Artistic Filters
To give users even more creative possibilities, the X100S also features Fujifilm's proprietary Film Simulation Modes which includes ten film simulation options that replicate the results achieved by Fujifilm color reversal films (Velvia / PROVIA / ASTIA) and professional color negative films (PRO Neg. Std / PRO Neg. Hi), along with three B/W filter effects (Ye filter, R filter and G filter).

The X100S also offers eight Advanced Filter functions for additional artistic functionality, including Pop Color, Toy Camera, Miniature, Dynamic Tone, Partial Color, Soft Focus, High Key and Low Key.

The X100S captures full HD video perfectly with a smooth rate of 60 frames per second. Together with a high bit-rate recording rate of 36Mbps, the X100S ensures that users capture every movement and sounds in crystal clear clarity, even in low-light conditions.

During video recording, users have access to many of the additional modes available in still image capture, including Film Simulations, white balance settings and even the Intelligent Hybrid Autofocus function for high-speed and high-precision focusing.

Fujifilm X100S 16.3 Megapixel APS-C Fixed-Lens Compact Digital Camera, Black Features

  • 16.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor
  • EXR Processor II
  • Intelligent Hybrid Autofocus (with AF speed up to 0.08 seconds)
  • Start-up time of 0.5 seconds
  • Shutter time lag of 0.01 seconds
  • Shooting interval of 0.5 seconds
  • High Definition Hybrid Viewfinder (Optical + Electronic)
  • FUJINON 23mm F2 fixed lens
  • Revolutionary Digital Split Image display
  • Focus Peaking function
  • High-contrast and wide viewing-angle 2.8 Premium Clear LCD (460K dots)
  • Super Intelligent Flash
  • Burst shooting rate of up to 6 frames per second at full resolution (max 29 frames)
  • Artistic filters
  • Full HD video recording (60fps / 30fps)