CAMERA TEST
Joshua Waller reviews the X100VI – successor to the cult-classic X100V – which gains a 40.2MP sensor and, for the first time in an X100-series camera, in-body image stabilisation
At a glance
£1599
• 40.2MP A HR senso
• Fixed 35m l In-Body Im
• Hybrid op viewfinde
• Two-way t l ISO 125-1
• 6.2K 30p video l Available
ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE STREET PRICES
For and against
+ In-body image stabilisation
+ Detailed, crisp images
+ Unique design and handling
+ One-of-a-kind hybrid viewfinder
+ 6.2K video recording
- Fixed lens will not be for ever yone
- Full weather-sealing costs extra
Data file
Sensor 40MP X-Trans, 23.5mm x 15.7mm
Output size 6864 x 5152
Lens 35mm equivalent, f/2
Shutter speeds 30 sec – 1/4000sec (mechanical); 30sec – 1/180,000sec electronic
Sensitivity ISO 125-12,800 (standard); ISO 64-51,200 (extended)
Exposure modes PASM
Metering Multi, spot, average, centre weighted
Exposure comp +/- 5EV in 0.3EV steps
Continuous shooting 11fps; 20fps with electronic shutter and 1.29x crop
Screen 3in, 1.62-dot tilting touchscreen
Viewfinder Optical or 3.69m-dot, 0.66x EVF
AF points 117 or 425
Video 6K 30p, 4K 60p, or Full HD 240p
External mic 2.5mm stereo
Memory card UHS-I SD
Power NP-W125S Li-ion
Battery life 450 shots
Dimensions 128x74.8x55.3mm
Weight 521g
The Fujifilm X100VI, pronounced ‘Six’, is the firm’s latest X100-series camera. The previous X100V was infamous for a multitude of reasons, notably for combining gorgeous retro styling with modern high-spec digital imaging. It’s been featured on numerous videos, gone viral on TikTok, and due to high demand, has been incredibly hard to find.
Fujifilm’s new X100VI includes several major updates, and importantly, the firm says it has increased manufacturing capacity, which should mean you might actually be able to buy one! The X100V itself has been discontinued.
Features
With the same 40.2MP X-Trans 5 sensor and X-Processor 5 as in the excellent Fujifilm X-T5, you get a number of new features in the X100VI. These include subjectrecognition autofocus and tracking, with birds, planes, and automobiles all being detected. There’s also human face and eye detection, but this is configured using a separate menu setting, which is a shame.
Thanks to that 40MP sensor, you can now use 1.4x and 2.0x digital teleconverter options and still get useful resolution images. The 1.4x teleconverter gives 20MP files at a 50mm equivalent view, whilst the 2.0x teleconverter gives 10MP at 70
