Testseek.com have collected 132 expert reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix X100 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fujifilm FinePix X100.
March 2011
(82%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
64 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent photo quality
With very low noise levels
Cool rangefinderstyle body
Complete with manual aperture/focus rings and dials for shutter speed and exposure compensation
Very fast
Sharp F2.0
23mm (35mmequivalent) lens
Oneofakind
Large hybrid viewfinder can be optical (with a framing guide and tons of shooting data overlaid) or electronic (with 1.44M pixels)
2.8" LCD display with 460k
Amazingly wellbuilt
Fullmanual controls
Fast
Gets out of the way
Looks great… Everything else
Attractive design
Unique Hybrid Viewfinder floats a color LCD image over an optical view
Simple analog controls for major exposure options
Superb image quality
Extremely quiet shutter
JPEG engine does a very good job capturing most of the detail o...
Looks great
+ Feels great
+ Smaller than a full-size digital SLR
Beautiful and sturdy build
Excellent hybrid viewfinder
High image quality from sensor and lens
Bright
Quick lens
Exceptionally solid build and grip
Smart physical and onscreen controls
Optical viewfinder with overlay and electronic option
Good preview LCD
Wide range of bracketing modes
Remote shutter option
Superb image quality in compact size
Extremely low noise
Very good sharpness from wideopen
Flexible rendition of colors and tones
Bright lens with F/2 maximum aperture
Real aperture ring
LeafShutter allows HighSpeedSync
BuiltIn 3Stop ND Filter
Ple
Hybrid viewfinder is everything it’s cracked up to be
Sturdy chassis
Vintage look
Yields impressive images
Thanks to great photo quality
A clever hybrid viewfinder
And a cool
Retro design
There's a lot to like about the Fujifilm FinePix X100
Prosumer hardware in hipster packaging. Builtin flash
But the blazingfast 35mmequivalent f/2 lens and maximum ISO of 12
800 mean you won't need it much
Highend feel
Superb image quality and hybrid viewfinder
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Optical viewfinder takes getting used to due to moving frame and 90% coverage
Viewfinder is hard to see in low light
Or when wearing polarized sunglasses and shooting in the portrait orientation
Design annoyances
Plasticky fourway controller is too small and easy to press the wrong direction
Power switch too easy to bump
Buffer memory fills up quickly
Long write times when RAW i
Dodgy RAW conversion support from thirdparties
Goes crazy when you snap a picture with the lens cap on
No Leica logo on the front (kidding!)
Slow startup time
EV dial is loose
Easily changes in a camera bag or while suspended from a strap
Rear Command Control is difficult to use
AF switch is difficult to set
Memory card slot and battery cannot be replaced while the camera is mounted on...
More expensive than your ordinary digital camera
- No zoom
Can't change lens
- If you want a petite camera
Look elsewhere
- No auto-intelligent-preprogrammed-whizbang features
- If you take a lousy picture
You only have yourself to blame
Very poor multiselector
Confused interface and sluggish performance
No lens zoom for those that need it
Expensive relative to compacts
Optical viewfinder doesn't aim down the lens
No external microphone input
Not really meant for sustained burst shooting.
Sluggish autofocus system
Slow manual focus ring
Severe yellow cast under tungsten lighting
LiveHistogram shows metered exposure
Previews metered exposure
Not actual
Clear but pointless OVF
Two dials needed per exposure parameter
No AEL with MF
I
Steep learning curve
Pricey
Slow AF
Complicated handling
Unfamiliar physical and in-camera UI
Sluggish performance
Especially for such a high-priced camera
And a frustrating navigation control make shooting with the camera a lot less fluid than it should be
One lens only. Waterresistant? This camera isn't even rated for use in humidity over 80 percent. Sorry
Excellent photo quality, with very low noise levels, Cool rangefinderstyle body, complete with manual aperture/focus rings and dials for shutter speed and exposure compensation, Very fast, sharp F2.0, 23mm (35mmequivalent) lens, Oneofakind, large hybrid viewfinder can be optical (with a framing guide and tons of shooting data overlaid) or electronic (with 1.44M pixels), 2.8" LCD display with 460k
Expensive, Optical viewfinder takes getting used to due to moving frame and 90% coverage; viewfinder is hard to see in low light, or when wearing polarized sunglasses and shooting in the portrait orientation, Design annoyances: plasticky fourway controller is too small and easy to press the wrong direction; power switch too easy to bump, Buffer memory fills up quickly; long write times when RAW i
The Fuji FinePix X100 has been making a lot of waves in the digital photography world since it was first shown at Photokina in 2010. How could you not drool over a rangefinder-style camera with an APS-C sensor, fast prime lens, and unique hybrid viewf...
Abstract: Fuji X100, f/4, 1/150s, ISO 200. Having used my new for a few more days and on various different occasions I have some more things to say about it. Once focus is achieved there isn’t any shutter lag. I spent quite a bit of the day in manual focus b...
Abstract: Fuji X100 in macro mode, f/2.8, 1/150s, ISO 200. Shot in RAW, converted with Silkypix to TIFF then processed in Photoshop CS3 to JPEG. My hands were shaking as I carefully removed the outer garments. There it was: The slinky, shiny, jet black box. O...
Highend feel, superb image quality and hybrid viewfinder
Price, can be a touch slow in operation
With the FinePix X100 it's quite clear that Fujifilm has pulled out all the stops when it comes to this camera. The look and feel of the camera is superb - as soon as you pick up the X100, it's obvious that you're dealing with a quality photographic to...
Abstract: Fuji X100, f/2.8, 1/55s, ISO 800. I know I’m not alone in my excitement for this little camera. I like traveling light and rarely take a DSLR kit with me to social events or holidays. Hence, I’ve tried numerous compacts, the latest of which was the ...
Abstract: All we really knew about Fujifilm's FinePix X100 was that its looks (and pricetag) could kill, but Photography Blog has discovered that the gorgeous magnesium machine takes fantastic photographs too. You won't actually be able to see any of them at th...
The Fujifilm Finepix X100 is one of the most surprising, appealing and well-realised cameras of recent times, offering a compelling mix of intuitive handling, impeccable image quality, and a truly innovative viewfinder. That's not to say that you shou...
Abstract: Otherwise it's hard not to be excited about the X100. For serious photographers who value high image quality in combination with eye-level non-reflex viewing, this is a camera to cherish. The excellent build quality also helps to justify the relatively high price of the X100. I doubt that anyone with the wherewithal to purchase this camera and the interest in what it has to offer, will ever regret its purchase.
Abstract: There clearly are some frustrating aspects to the X100. But, it would be dead wrong to suppose that the negatives outweigh the positives. Far from it. The image quality from this camera is nothing short of exceptional. Not just for a compact camera, but for any type of camera. And the innovative OVF / EVF is a real pleasure to use most of the time. The camera's build quality is first-rate, and one feels that this is a picture..
Superb image quality in compact size, Extremely low noise, Very good sharpness from wideopen, Flexible rendition of colors and tones, Bright lens with F/2 maximum aperture, Real aperture ring, LeafShutter allows HighSpeedSync, BuiltIn 3Stop ND Filter, Ple
Sluggish autofocus system, Slow manual focus ring, Severe yellow cast under tungsten lighting, LiveHistogram shows metered exposure, Previews metered exposure, not actual, Clear but pointless OVF, Two dials needed per exposure parameter, No AEL with MF, I
The Fuji Finepix X100 is a uniquely intriguing camera. Its inconspicuous analog-camera look is alluring for its quantity of buttons and dials, promising efficiency while shooting. A one-of-a-kind hybrid viewfinder lets it have an EVF and an optical-tunnel...
