Fujifilm FinePix X100 – Classically Styled Camera
Fujifilm FinePix X100 is a perfect photographer’s compact camera, which provides great image quality, cool retro design and clever hybrid viewfinder. It packs in a hybrid viewfinder and D-SLR sized sensor and offers a high end feel. There are several other models in the market such as Canon PowerShot G12 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 that come with large sensors. Like Samsung NX and Sony Alpha NEX Series come with APS-C sensors and offer higher resolution with smaller photosites. It is also equipped with a prime lens with equivalent 35mm focal length, while the more mainstream focused and expensive models feature zoom lenses for delivering superior clarity and sharpness.
The Fujifilm FinePix X100 offers disappointing performance and stellar image quality in tanklike semicompact body with cool, but commonly frustrating design, all for a high price. It also provides greater image quality as compared to other less expensive cameras and produces tremendously clean photos as high as ISO 800. The FinePix X100 makes natural looking and sharp images and features undistorting lines and nine-bladed aperture. It comes with standard list of features such as 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, ISO sensitivity range from ISO 100 to ISO 12,800, closest focus of 3.9 inches, continuous shooting of five frames per second, optical viewfinder, 99-area autofocus, 256 metering zones and 2.8 inch high resolution screen.
With Fujifilm FinePix X100, you can improve some of the performance issues by using continuous autofocus or manual focus. You will find the exposure compensation and shutter speed buttons on the top of the device, and the function button brings up ISO sensitivity options. Despite the retro look on the top and front, the back features a typical layout of digital camera. You will find a switch on the left hand side of the camera, for selecting among continuous autofocus, manual and single shot autofocus. The AE function reveals the metering focus, while the AF allows you to choose AF point. On the upper right, there is a jog dial Command Control, which triggers the zoom view in manual focus.
Some of the distinctive features found on Fujifilm FinePix X100 are ability to configure three presets of custom settings, built in density filter, film simulation presets and dynamic range. However, there aren’t plenty of extravagant features such as the capability of adjusting color, noise reduction, sharpness, shadow tone and highlight tone. The FinePix X100 is equipped with extensive list of features such as CMOS with primary color filter; Fujinon Single focal length lens; TTL 256-zones metering, Spot/Average/Multi and Exposure modes including Programmed AE, Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE and Manual exposure.
The Fujifilm FinePix X100 is also equipped with Auto bracketing with Film Simulation Bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing and ISO sensitivity Bracketing; Single AF, Continuous AF/MF, TTL contrast AF and AF assist illuminator; Automatic scene recognition; white balance modes such as Fine, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Shade, Fluorescent light (Cool White), Fluorescent light (Warm White), underwater, Incandescent light, Custom and Color temperature selection; Auto flash; Red-eye removal OFF: Forced Flash, Auto, Slow Synchro and Suppressed Flash; Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash and Red-eye Reduction Auto; Hybrid viewfinder, Optical viewfinder, Reverse Galilean viewfinder with electronic bright frame display, Electronic viewfinder; 2.8-inch TFT color LCD screen that boasts 460,000 pixels.
Some of the photographic functions found on Fujifilm FinePix X100 include Select custom setting, One Touch RAW, Motion Panorama, Electronic level, color space, Focus check, Film simulation, Preview depth of focus, Auto red-eye removal, histogram display, framing guideline and Frame no. memory. You will also find some playback functions in FinePix such as RAW conversion, Favorites, Image Rotate, Panorama, Photobook assist, Protect, Erase selected frames, Resize, image search, Crop, multi-frame playback, protect, slide show and mark for upload. Additional functions are PictBridge, Shutter sound select, Exif Print, Silent mode, 35 languages selection, OVF power saver mode, Time difference and Quick start mode. However, those who are looking for one of the most well realized, surprising and appealing digital cameras, Fujifilm FinePix X100 is the best choice.
