Fujifilm X100V review

We look at Fujifilm's fifth street-shooting compact in our Fujifilm X100V review.

5 Star Rating
Fujifilm X100V review: hand holding silver compact camera showing lens and front
(Image: © Fujifilm)

Our Verdict

The Fujifilm X100V is a masterpiece. It’s a street shooting camera designed to put the fun back into photography, and it accomplishes that in exemplary fashion. It doesn’t really put a foot wrong – which is why it still comes at a high asking price. If you need a zoom lens, look elsewhere, but otherwise this stylish, premium compact camera is the perfect photographic companion.

For

  • Streamlined shooting experience
  • Gorgeous image quality
  • Improved lens sharpness

Against

  • Holding its price
  • Limited video use

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Our Fujifilm X100V review looks at the latest model of a compact camera that revitalised an entire brand. The original Fujifilm FinePix X100 was first shown off in 2010; combining a high-quality APS-C sensor with a fixed 35mm equivalent lens, all housed in a stylish body with retro controls. The Fujifilm brand had been floundering in the new uncertainty of the digital photography age, but the X100 showed it the way forward. 

Tech specs

• 26MP APS-C CMOS sensor
• 23mm f/2 lens (35mm full-frame equivalent)
• 117-area hybrid phase/contrast autofocus
• 11fps continuous shooting
• 3-inch, 1,620k-dot tilting LCD
• Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder with 3,690K dots and 95% coverage
• 128 x 75 x 53mm dimensions
• 478g weight (with batteries)

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The Verdict
10

out of 10

Fujifilm X100V

The Fujifilm X100V is a masterpiece. It’s a street shooting camera designed to put the fun back into photography, and it accomplishes that in exemplary fashion. It doesn’t really put a foot wrong – which is why it still comes at a high asking price. If you need a zoom lens, look elsewhere, but otherwise this stylish, premium compact camera is the perfect photographic companion.