Fujifilm X-S1
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14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 – the semi-professional camera that will not make you want a real DSLR
All of that versatility means that you can go a pretty long way without feeling the need for a new lens, which is the main reason people who bought a semi-professional camera switch to DSLRs early on – when you can do all that, you don't need a dSLR, and that's exactly what Fujifilm is marketing the...
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 First Impressions Review
Superzooms are treated like overpowered point-and-shoots, the happy medium between pocket cameras and DSLRs in terms of price and target audience. But they don't make everybody happy.
Pros:
- Handles like a DSLR
- Excellent build quality
- On paper
- extremely versatile
Cons:
- Expensive for a superzoom
14 years ago
Fuji X-S1
The Fuji X-S1 delivers an excellent performance. Without being perfect, this camera is a fantastic all-in-one powerhouse. Its 12 megapixels EXR BSI-CMOS sensor and superb mechanical lens with an extremely versatile ultra-wide to super-telephoto optical zoom, plus a full set of manual controls make...
Pros:
- Mechanical ultra-wide to super telephoto lens
- Stellar dynamic range
- Reliable metering
- Low image noise
- Good lens sharpness
- Very low distortion
- Impervious to chromatic aberrations
- Quick autofocus system
- Short shutter-lag
- Generally responsive
- Responsive manual focus ring
- Generally good...
Cons:
- Poor white-balance in artificial light
- Weak Eye-Start sensor
- Poor preview coverage
- Not Exposure-Priority
- Wrong Live-Histogram
- Limited shutter-speed above base ISO
- Strange occasional blooming A firmware update is in the works for the same problem with the Fuji X10
- Off-center tripod mount,...
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 Review
Can this large-sensor superzoom take the category to a more professional level?
Pros:
- Best in class images
- best in class viewfinder
- great stabilisation system
- manual zoom and focus rings
Cons:
- Sensor issues with specular highlights
- autofocus won't rival a DSLR
- on/off issue on occasion
- it's rather expensive
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1
The Fujifilm X-S1 is a new super-zoom bridge camera. Looking and handling like a DSLR, the Fujifilm X-S1 boasts a 26x zoom lens which covers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-624mm and has a maximum aperture of f/2.8.
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1
The X-S1 continues Fuji's push into premium camera territory through its X-series range. Within this range we've already seen the fixed-lens X100 with its cutting edge hybrid-viewfinder and the super-stylish and more pocket-friendly X10 .
Pros:
- Manually operated zoom
- Larger than average 2/3inch sensor
- Good quality electronic viewfinder
- Much better image quality than most superzooms
Cons:
- Slight sluggish AF at long telephoto
- Slow shot to shot time
- Doesn't match image quality of DSLR or CSC
14 years ago
Fuji X-S1 review
Always liked the idea of an all-in-one camera with a massive zoom capability, but hated the often all too-plastic feel? Fuji's X-S1 may, nay will, cause you to re-evaluate the humble bridge camera .
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1
The Fujifilm X-S1 is no ordinary superzoom. It has a 12-megapixel, 2/3in sensor that's far larger than what you'd normally find in a compact camera for starters. As much as the X-S1 is considered a "compact" – often described as a "bridge" or "superzoom" camera – it's far from small scale.
Pros:
- Great electronic viewfinder
- images are great (save for specular highlight issue)
- decent build
- manual zoom and focus rings
Cons:
- Specular highlights can morph into white dots
- autofocus not all it could have been
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1
A fixed-lens premium super-zoom camera with Full HD video capabilities, which is targeted at nature photographers who want an all-in-one capture device.
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 Bridge Camera Review
Here is our full review of the Fujifilm X-S1 bridge camera.
Pros:
- Excellent zoom range
- 1cm minimum focusing distance
- Great build quality
- 360° panoramas
- RAW shooting
- Full 1080p video mode
- High-speed video shooting
- Full manual controls
- Tilting screen
- Excellent image quality
- Noise performance up to ISO 3200
Cons:
- Inconsistent white-balance performance under studio lights
- Price makes camera quite an investment
- Focusing struggles on occasion
- Continuous shooting rate slowed significantly after just a few frames
- Occasional zoom creep
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