FUJ I F I LM X-T3 | USER REVI EW
SPECI F I CAT IONS SENSOR TYPE/SIZE 26.1 MEGAPIXELS X-TRANS BSI CMOS, APS-C IMAGE STABILISER NONE ISO RANGE 160-12,800 - EXPANDABLE 80- 51,200 AUTOFOCUS POINTS 425 PHASE DETECT/ CONTRAST-DETECT SHUTTER SPEEDS 4SEC - 1/32,000SEC SHUTTER TYPE FOCAL PLANE MECHANICAL, PLUS ELECTRONIC MAX FRAME RATE 30FPS WITH 1.25X CROP ELECTRONIC SHUTTER, 11FPS MECHANICAL SHUTTER LCD 3IN 1.04MILLION DOTS, ARTICULATING TOUCHSCREEN VIDEO FUNCTIONALITY DCI 4K AT 24/30/60P UP TO 400MBPS, FULL HD AT 24/30/60/120P UP TO 200MBPS. MOV, ALL-INTRA/LONG GOP. F-LOG, HYBRID LOG GAMMA TO COME VIA FIRMWARE UPDATE. 4:2:2 10-BIT VIA HDMI TO EXTERNAL RECORDER I NTERFACE BLUETOOTH, USB-C, MICRO HDMI STORAGE 2X SD UHS-II CARD SLOTS DIMENSIONS (WXHXD) 132.5X92.8X58.8MM WEIGHT 593G (INCLUDING BATTERY AND CARD)
that’s packed with the latest tech to help the pro do their job. By the admission of Fujifilm’s product planning chief Makuto Oishi, it has taken four generations to finally get a camera that is a great all-rounder. Makuto admits the first-generation X-Pro1 of 2012 was an ideal street camera thanks to its rangefinder style operation, the 2014 X-T1 packed in more resolution and was ideal for landscapes. Two years later came the X-T2 with faster operation that could finally handle commercial work or even sport, with good video. But it had a few quirks, such as having to use the battery grip to use a headphone socket. And now comes the X-T3 – finally, a great all-rounder with the bugs ironed out. It’s an affordable camera that can be used for all types of pro work, including action, and also sets new standards for capturing high-quality video with incredible spec. It may look like a clone of the X-T2 but has more resolution from an all-new sensor, is faster in terms of file processing (with the knock-on effect of quicker autofocus and frame rates), has the viewfinder of the flagship X-H1 – and video spec that outperforms it handsomely. Thanks to a new sensor and processor that’s triple the speed of the old one, the X-T3 outperforms the flagship in just about all areas, except for that the reinforced lens mount and the T-series still doesn’t have in-body stabilisation. To give it that would have made it bigger and more expensive. It may look and handle like an improved X-T2 but it’s actually hugely different inside, with a brand new 26.1-megapixel BSI X-Trans CMOS sensor that can shoot at up
BELOW Previous Fuji users, not to mention those familiar with traditional SLRs, will find the X-T3 intuitive to use.
to 30fps, thanks to the electronic shutter – albeit with a 1.25x crop. Used with no crop it maxes out at 20fps; change to the mechanical shutter and it still rattles through images at 11fps. It can also record 4K video at 60p to give half-speed slow- motion, something that’s become the new industry standard but one that not many cameras can do yet. FINE FEATURES The native base ISO is down to 160 from 200, and there are Fuji’s Film Simulation modes such as Acros, Classic Chrome and Eterna. Using these also generates a Raw file so you still have full control afterwards. The autofocus system has had a big boost in performance, with total coverage across the frame
100fps refresh rate when set in boost mode and there is no viewfinder blackout during high-speed continuous shooting – something that has blighted many mirrorless cameras for years, making them largely unusable for sport. The two-way tilting LCD is touchscreen enabled, and the EVF dioptre adjustment wheel is lockable to avoid accidentally being moved. The touchscreen can be used as an AF touchpad and there are options for choosing which parts of the screen are active, to prevent your nose accidentally pushing on the
screen and changing the focus point when you’re using the viewfinder. Fuji spent a lot of time fine-tuning the controls, with several dials slightly enlarged for an easier grip and buttons modified for a more solid feel. There’s also a new mode where you can
of speedy phase-detection AF points, plus face and eye detection, too. The EVF has a
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