Fujifilm X70 16.3 MP Digital Camera - Black

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My impression is that it is certainly one of the easier cameras to approach. Thanks to its conspicuously placed Auto switch, you can easily put the controls into the camera’s capable hands if you find your confidence faltering. It will be especially straightforward for former or current users of film cameras to use because of the many external dials to control shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation, and smartphone users will be comfortable with its touch functionalities. The Auto switch My almost new, highly praised (double priced) Canon G5 X mk II was already listed for sale on the net (at half the price I had paid 2 months before) because of dull, phonelike picture quality. The touch screen is a joy, fully articulating for all the selfie fans, but no veiw finder, not a deal breaker for me. As a street shooter, I rely on my camera to be responsive and have fast autofocus to capture my desired composition. Otherwise, that scene and subject will never be in alignment and the shot is lost.

This setting uses the mechanical shutter all the time, only working in electronic mode if the shutter speed needs to go above the current limit of the mechanical shutter. Moving on to manual focus, the X70 gives you three manual assist options: Standard, Digital Split Image and Focus Peak Highlighting. All manual focus adjustments are carried out by turning the focus ring on the lens. The Manual Focus menu Iso dial instread of exposure comp. Or at better idea: to make it possible to chance the dial in somewhere in the settings. Maybe iso written on the buttondial, exposure comp on the side of the button (would be a wonderful Solution for all fujis- i dint get it that the iso dial is not as important as apenture and shutterspeed?) Despite many rumours of a Fujifilm X80 or even a Fujifilm X70S (like its older sibling in the X100 range), Fujifilm are staying tough and say no further camera in this range will be released. The XF10 can take great images, but operational quirks significantly dull the experience of shooting with it.

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For a camera that lives by its screen I'd prefer a much larger screen; a 3" screen doesn't work for this camera any better than a 3" screen would work on an iPhone. I'd prefer that the the screen was fixed, the two buttons above it moved elsewhere, and the screen enlarged to fill much more of the rear of the camera. It would be easy to label the Fujifilm X70 as superfluous to the X line-up due to there being other options that will give you the 28mm field of view, including an XF 18mm lens for the interchangeable series and a wide-angle converter for the X100 series. However, neither solution is even close to as compact as the X70. It really is the kind of camera you could place inside your bag and forget about until an interesting photographic moment arises because it takes up so little space. The most important feature of the camera is its sensor. The APS-C sensor in the Fujifilm X70 is the second generation X-Trans CMOS found in the likes of Fujifilm X-T1, or the Fujifilm X-T10. It offers 16 megapixels of resolution and a maximum native ISO of 6400. It is not the most advanced image sensor you’ve ever seen, certainly not by today's standards. But the photographs it delivers are truly beautiful. Thanks to the X-Trans matrix, the processor, and Fujifilm’s “magic,” it gives us beautiful, organic-looking photos. When shot in monochrome, the higher ISO values give us artifacts that more resemble grain instead of your traditional digital noise. Some of you may be wondering how it compares to its main rival, the Ricoh GR II. Well, we managed to get our hands on one for a couple of weeks and the comparison will be online very soon. The tiny little flash works great in any lighting, far better than a DSLR, because of the blazing 1/4,000 sync speed and the X70's programming.

Fuji uses a specially designed sensor that needs no anti-alias filter, and along with its great lens, the X70 produces marvelously sharp JPGs right out of the camera. In actual use in AF-C mode it stutters at the 3 FPS setting, running more slowly to catch up on focus for each frame — but at least it stays in focus. AF-C isn't pretty; it is continuously hunting for focus. These are the battery in 2014; today it has an extra orange line on the side to help orient it properly to the orange battery catch. It goes in many ways, only one of which actually works. If you’ve made it to the end of this review, you’ll have realised that my feelings about this camera are very positive. Each Auto ISO setting runs from your choice of ISO 200-6,400 to a selectable maximum of ISO 400, 800, 1,600, 3,200 or 6,400.

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While it might seem like a good idea on paper, in reality the X70 is so tiny that even the smallest flash would be bigger than the camera, and the X70's built in flash is so superior that there is no need for a bulky DSLR-style flash.

The Interval Timer Shooting mode is useful for time-lapse movies, though the camera will not compile the time-lapse itself. You can take up to 999 shots at intervals as short as 1 second or as long as 24 hours. There is also a Self Timer you can set to either 2 or 10 seconds. Flash Keep in mind that there isn’t any stabilisation (optical, sensor or software) so your hand-held footage may be shaky. Ability to shoot at higher ISOs like 3200 or 6400 and still get acceptable results. Living in the UK the light can often be bad and I also shoot at night, however again no issues here from the little Fuji. The camera can shoot in Full HD at 60p with continuous recording up to approximately 14 minutes, and works best with Class 10 SD card or higher. Any one of the Film Simulation Modes can be applied when you record.The regular mechanical leaf shutter is silent from more than a few inches away, and the electronic shutter is completely silent.