Fuji's X range of cameras has proven incredibly popular over the past couple of years. Now the company seems keen on expanding that popularity into the mass market of consumers, with a new range of cameras designed to appeal to a wider audience.

Design; Large sensor; Raw format shooting

Not a touchscreen; Awkward lens mechanism

The Fujifilm XF1 is the sixth model to grace the company's premium ‘X' range of digital cameras, and much like the , , and also new XE-1 models that have preceded it, the XF1 borrows heavily from retro 35mm rangefinder design to produce a camera that packs a deliberately old-school aesthetic punch,...

Fantastic design; Fast f/1.8 maximum aperture at 25mm; Full manual controls & Raw capture

Quite a bit of play in zoom at 100mm; Worries over long-term durability of zoom; Slow performance at high ISO settings

With camera-incorporating smartphones eviscerating the market for simpler snapshots, Fuji is another manufacturer reacting by going high-end. The XF1 is the latest in its gorgeously retro styled ‘X' series of premium-build compacts.

Stylish retro appearance and lightweight aluminium build; Fast and bright f/1.4 maximum aperture lens with manual operation; High ISO12800 light sensitivity; Fair pricing

Turning on the camera is awkward

Daniel Bell reviews the Fujifilm XF1, a pocket-sized retro premium compact camera.

Well-built body; Lots of buttons to make it quick and easy to change camera settings; Image quality is good; Lens has a maximum aperture of f/1.8; Good value for money; Advanced filter mode allows for unique picture taking; Takes excellent panorama pictures

Screen resolution a little low; 10 fps high-speed shooting is only available at a reduced image size; No hotshoe socket; Switch on method and manual zoom won't be too everyone's liking

The Fujifilm XF1 is an advanced compact camera that offers a retro design, 12 megapixel 2/3-inch EXR CMOS sensor, a 4x, 25-100mm, f/1.8-4.9 zoom lens with a manual zoom ring, 1080p movie recording, 7fps burst shooting and a 3-inch LCD monitor with a resolution of 460,000 dots.

Fuji's X-series hits the spot again with the stylish, feature-packed XF1

Stylish snapper; Small form-factor; Very fast autofocus

Bit of a pain to turn on and off

This is a snapshot camera that is a cut above the rest, so should draw attention from snappers looking to upgrade as well as owners of bulkier cameras seeking a more pocket-friendly back up.

Fujifilm has added a truly compact-sized model to its fashionable X-series in the form of the XF1. The camera sits in the high-end compact camera market, offering raw and JPEG capture and manual-exposure controls.

Fujifilm XF1: A stunning design, equally impressive photos and genuinely pocket-sized too

This new compact semi-pro-quality camera from the ridiculously resurgent Fujifilm company isn't the most convenient to use – take the method of turning it on by twisting the lens barrel, for example.