One of the most anticipated cameras of 2020, the Fujifilm X100V, has been officially announced – and the premium compact brings a host of new features that (very nearly) make it the perfect street photography sidekick.<\/p>\n
How does it improve on its predecessor, the X100F<\/a>? There are three main new features. The X100V brings a new 26.1MP APS-C X-Trans 4 sensor (the same as the one in the Fujifilm X-Pro3<\/a>), a two-way tilting touchscreen, and a redesigned 23mm f\/2 lens.<\/p>\n This means the Fujifilm X100V is effectively like an X-Pro3 with a fixed lens – in other words, a charming retro compact that should be ideal for street photography and travel shooting.<\/p>\n Other new features include the ability to shoot 4K\/30p video and boosted continuous shooting speeds (up to 20fps with electronic shutter, or 11fps with the mechanical shutter), which should help when capturing unpredictable action scenes. <\/p>\n Perhaps the most noticeable difference for X100F owners, though, will be the improved autofocus, with the on-sensor phase detection AF benefitting from the improved speed of the new X-Processor 4.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, the X100V also boosts the series’ electronic OLED viewfinder resolution up 3.69 million dots, while the battery life goes up to a claimed 350 shots when using the EVF (up from the X100F’s 270 shots).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n So where does the X100V miss the mark? While it’s difficult to criticize it too much until we give it a full review, it’s a little disappointing that the X100V’s body still lacks weather resistance. That said, Fujifilm says you can make the X100V weather-resistant by adding a kit comprising the AR-X100 adaptor and filter, which will be available for £99.99 (about $130 \/ AU$195).<\/p>\n The camera’s magnesium alloy construction will, of course, make it a hardy little companion, but it would be nice to know that it could survive all conditions out of the box, rather than needing an adaptor and filter.<\/p>\n\n
Under the weather<\/h3>\n