Big test
DIALLED IN The large exposure mode dial has the usual PASM options, but also includes seven custom settings and a movie position
SPECS › Price £2499 body only
› Resolution 26.1 megapixels › Sensor 23.5x15.6mm X-Trans CMOS 5 HS, X-Processor 5 › ISO range 160-12,800, expanded 80-51,200 › In-body image stabiliser Five-axis, 7EV benefit (35mm f/1.4) › Shutter Mechanical: 30secs to 1/8000sec Electronic: 30secs to 1/32,000sec Flash sync: mechanical shutter 1/250sec or slower, electronic shutter 1/125sec or slower › Exposure system PASM, 256 zone – multi-zone, spot, average, centre-weighted › Exposure compensation +/-5EV › Monitor 3in fully articulated touch panel › Sub LCD monitor 1.28in mono LCD › Viewfinder 0.5in, 5.76m dots › Focusing Intelligent hybrid AF (TTL contrast AF, TTL phase detect AF). Phase detect works down to -7EV. Face/eye and subject detect – animal/birds/car/ motorcycle & bike/plane/train › Drive modes (CFexpress B card) 40fps electronic shutter, bursts up to 184 JPEGs, 170 lossless compressed Raws 30fps electronic shutter, 1000+ JPEGs, 250 lossless compressed Raws, 180 uncompressed Raws 20fps electronic shutter, 1000+ JPEGs/lossless compressed Raws 15fps mechanical shutter, 1000+ JPEGs/uncompressed Raws › Preshot mode (CFexpress B) 40fps electronic shutter, with half press 40 frames, after full press 110 frames – total 150 frames 30fps electronic shutter, with half press 30 frames, after full press 1000+ frames › Video 6.2K 6240x4160, 29.97p/25p/ 24p/23.98p DCI4K 4096x2160, 59.94p/50p/ 29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p 4K 3840x2160, 59.94p/50p/ 29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p › Battery NP-W235, approx 580 frames in normal mode › Connectivity HDMI Type A, USB Type C, headphone and microphone sockets, Wi-Fi, 2.5mm remote release socket › Other key features USB charging, 19 Film Simulation modes, interval timer, focus bracketing, multiple exposure, HDR mode › Dimensions (wxhxd) 136.6x92.9x84.6mm › Weight 660g (with card, battery) › Contact fujifilm.com/uk
MOON IN CLOSE-UP
MOON SHOT The X-H2S has a 7EV benefit IBIS and it helped get this sharp handheld shot taken at 1/15sec, which is remarkable bearing in mind the focal length used. The lens was the 150-600mm at 600mm with the 1.4x converter, so the focal length was 840mm (1280mm in 35mm format)
grid for zone and tracking modes, or 425 points in a 25x17 array for single point selection. Add to this the option of wide area, zones and single point with the option of several sizes, and you have a versatile, flexible system. The only option missing is the ability to create custom AF areas. Where the X-H2S has taken a big step forward is with its advanced focusing algorithms, the ability of the sensor to read data at 120fps and its deep learning technology – with subject detect skills including animals, birds, cars, motorcycles, airplanes and trains. Human AF with face and eye detect has also seen a performance boost. In general conditions, the X-H2S’s AF abilities with the Fujifilm XF33mm f/1.4 and Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 were impressive and accurate – whether in wide area, zone or single AF point modes. I had the new XF150-600mm f/5.6-8 on hand, so spent quite a lot of time with it on the X-H2S to give it a real test. In 35mm format terms, this lens has a 229-914mm range, so we are talking seriously long telephoto reach. It is compatible with Fujifilm 1.4x and 2x converters for even greater pulling power. The X-H2S’s AF worked very smartly with this long lens. I used it for birds, butterflies and scenics, including sunsets. I did find less well-defined subjects or areas where contrast was low or more challenging, and the AF could search – but this would be the same with other AF systems. With a sunset,
PERFORMANCE: HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING
moment, and it’s also true that for most of us, such speed is not required every day. There is a pre-shot option with the electronic shutter. If you partially depress the shutter button, you ‘take’ shots without actually recording them. And when you do fully depress the button, you get shots at whatever shooting rate you have set – and that includes 40fps – from 0.5sec previously. Autofocusing in the X-H2S is impressive: accurate, slick, responsive and silent. The system uses phase and contrast detect sensors and, like other Fujifilm X Series models, there is the choice of 117 AF spots in a 13x9 THUMB SIDE The right rear of the X-H2S will look familiar to anyone who has used a recent Fujifilm X-camera. Most controls can be user-customised
BIRD FEED Here’s what a feeding sparrow looks like at 40fps. Shot with the 150-600mm at 600mm, with an exposure of 1/640sec at f/8 and ISO 800
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