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Successor to the wildly popular X100V arrives with new 40MP sensor and more
Fujifilm has announced the Fujifilm X100VI, the successor to the X100V – which gained cult status after becoming popular with content creators on Instagram and TikTok – and one of this year’s most anticipated camera launches.
Fujifilm has, not surprisingly, stuck with the winning retro design formula for its new premium compact; however, while the X100VI has the same 23mm f/2 lens as its predecessor, the new camera is packing some serious upgrades under the hood.
The headline feature is a new sensor for the X100 line, with the X100VI getting the 40MP X-Trans 5 APS-C CMOS sensor that’s already used to great effect in the Fujifilm X-T5 and Fujifilm X-H2, which set a new bar for APS-C resolution. The sensor is supported by 6.0-stop in-body image stabilisation – an impressive feat without making the camera any bigger than the X100V (although it is a little heavier, at 521g including battery and memory card).
That sensor is paired with the latest Fujifilm X-Processor 5, which powers all the most recent autofocus tracking and subject recognition algorithms including faces, eyes, birds, animals, and vehicles.
Fujifilm fans hoping for improvements in the battery life department might be a little disappointed, though. The X100VI will use the same battery (NP-W126S) as the X100V, and while there are some power savings to be had from the improved processor these are mostly eaten up by the camera’s IBIS for a relatively similar 425-shot battery life, versus 421 in the X100V.
The X100VI is the first X-Series camera to get the latest Reala Ace film simulation that debuted in last year’s GFX 100 II, and this takes the total number of film simulations available on the X100VI up to 20. Reala Ace is a balanced simulation that offers similar tonality to the standard Provia but with slightly less saturation. The X100V also has an improved custom menu over the X100V, which makes switching custom film recipes a little smoother.
Video also gets a big boost, with video resolution upped to 6K30p, although this does come at the cost of a 1.23x crop – this makes the lens around 28mm, or the equivalent of 42mm on a full-frame camera. If you want to avoid the crop then 4K footage can be shot up to 60p with no crop, while 1080p footage can reach 240fps. Video can also be shot using F-Log and F-Log2 in 4:2:2 10-bit for keen colour graders.
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