Fixed-lens compact cameras based around APS-C-size sensors have come and gone. But Fujifilm's X100 series has persisted for five generations since it first debuted in 2011, thanks to a combination of a good lens, beautifully-retro-but-functional design and excellent photo quality. With the X100V, it gets some pretty significant and welcome updates inside and out, including a tilting LCD, a lockable ISO dial, better weather sealing, an improved viewfinder, a new version of the 23mm f2 lens and the 4K video and image pipeline -- X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor, X-Processor 4 and more -- of the XPro3.

Visible upgrades like a better viewfinder and tilting LCD join a variety of image-quality and performance enhancements.

With its fifth generation, the Fujifilm X100V finally fulfils the ambition and promise of the original concept. Since day-one back in 2010 it’s delivered one of Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensors in an attractive compact and retro-styled body with a fixed lens, hybrid viewfinder and virtually silent leaf...

The perfect compact camera for the smartphone age, the X100V is a great street photography sidekick that takes the series to new heights. Its tilting screen brings some welcome versatility, while the new sensor, autofocus system and viewfinder make it a fun, engaging travel camera. The fixed focal length won't be for everyone and it's relatively pricey, but the X100V is the best premium compact you can buy.

Useful new tilting touchscreen; Improved sensor and autofocus; Higher-resolution EVF than before; Lens produces good sharpness; Now shoots 4K video;

Needs filter for full weather-sealing; Pricey for a fixed lens camera

One of our favorite cameras Fujifilm X100V has finally been renewed, and now Fujfilm's small X100 has finally been completed.

Compact and travel-friendly, superb image quality, fast autofocus, 4K video and tiltable touch screen.

Weather proofing requires extra equipment.

The X100V is an engaging, well-built camera that produces beautiful images, has best-in-class video, excellent autofocus and optional weather-sealing. Meaningful updates like a tilting touchscreen, updated viewfinder and redesigned lens have us largely looking past its imperfections. Assuming you like the 35mm-equivalent focal length, it makes a strong case as a photographer's carry-everywhere compact that's good for all kinds of photography.

Street and documentary photography and videography, environmental portraiture, social snapshots, travel.;

Vlogging, sports and action where longer focal lengths are required, high-res landscape photography;

The X100V is an engaging, well-built camera that produces beautiful images, has best-in-class video, excellent autofocus and optional weather-sealing. Meaningful updates like a tilting touchscreen, updated viewfinder and redesigned lens have us largely looking past its imperfections.

Street and documentary photography and videography, environmental portraiture, social snapshots, travel.

Vlogging, sports and action where longer focal lengths are required, high-res landscape photography.

The biggest complaints we had with the previous X100 series cameras was the lack of a tilting screen, as well as the poor macro performance of the lens. These issues have been completely resolved with the X100V.

Improved lens performance, Excellent image quality, Weather-sealing possible, Tilting 3inch touch-screen, Excellent build quality, High quality optical/electronic viewfinder

Limited video recording times, Weather-sealing not included as standard, Focus not the fastest

Fujifilm has retained the high-quality feel, retro looks and traditional exposure controls that we love about the X100 line but made the X100V a little more versatile and up to date with a tilting touchscreen that makes composing images and adjusting settings that bit easier.

Traditional exposure controls, Hybrid viewfinder built-in, Fast high-quality lens

High price for a fixed lens camera, Fixed focal length lens

The Fujifilm X100V ($1,399.95) is the fifth iteration of the company's chic, retro-styled compact camera. As with earlier entries, it includes a hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, an SLR-sized image sensor, and a wide aperture prime lens. This version offers a few welcome upgrades, including new optics, a better viewfinder, weather protection, and a tilting LCD. That makes it an overall better camera than the X100F, and one that is certain to compel owners of older models to upgrade. It also makes the X100V a PCMag Editors' Choice.A Familiar Design, Improved The X100 series has evolved from a handling perspective over the years, but its basic look and feel are unchanged. You can get it in your choice of all black or a two-tone black and silver look. The viewfinder sits in the corner, offering your choice of an optical or through-the-lens electronic view, and the lens is a fixed prime with a moderately wide angle of view. The image sensor is as large as you'll find in Fujifilm...

The Fujifilm X100V is the camera to get if you like the idea of a Leica rangefinder, but also want modern amenities like autofocus and video.

Improved lens; Dust and splash protection; Tilting LCD; Hybrid optical-electronic viewfinder; Dial-driven control; In-camera film looks and Raw processing; 11fps bursts; 4K video; Retro looks in black or silver

Omits optical and in-body stabilization; Lens filter required for weather protection; Limited to UHS-I transfer speeds; Autofocus not always immediate

You might need to be as rich as a king to buy one, but then the X100V is indeed king of the fixed-lens compacts. Close-up shooting at wide-open aperture settings is still a problem, but the addition of a bracket-mounted touchscreen show that Fuji is evolving this series for the better.

Adds useful tilt-angle bracket for screen; Unique hybrid viewfinder is amazing; Great lens and image quality; It's a camera like no other - in looks and operation;

Lens isn't silent; Close-up focus still has sharpness limitations; It's rather expensive; Should be weather-sealed out of the box (rather than optional kit);