With a hybrid viewfinder and a new colour filter array on its 16.3-million-pixel sensor, Fujifilm’s highly anticipated X-Pro1 compact system camera is more than just a pretty face
Fujifilm X-Pro1 at a glance:
- 16.3-million pixel X-Trans CMOS sensor
- New colour
- filter array
- No low-pass filter
- ISO 100-25,600
- Built-in hotshoe
- Hybrid viewfinder
- Street price £1,429 (body only)
Ever since the Fujifilm X100 was announced in September 2010, many people suspected that it would form the basis for a potential Fujifilm compact system camera. After all, it made sense: the X100 uses an APS-C-sized imaging sensor, and it should theoretically be possible to remove its fixed lens and replace it with a lens mount. Such speculation was vindicated when Fuji announced the X-Pro1 in January this year.
Like the X100, the X-Pro1 retains the company’s excellent hybrid digital and electronic viewfinder. However, although the X-Pro1 has clearly evolved from the X100, there are many differences, the most obvious being the new Fujifilm X lens mount as the X100 had a fixed 23mm f/2 lens.
Another difference is the resolution of the APS-C-sized sensors used in each camera. The X100 has a 12.3-million-pixel sensor, while the X-Pro1 is equipped with a 16.3-million-pixel version. This X-Pro1 sensor also has a new colour filter array that helps to improve colour and reduce moiré patterning.
With the X100 being very highly regarded by photography enthusiasts, I was eager to see how the X-Pro1 compared. Can it compete with other APS-C-format compact system cameras already on the market, or even Leica’s M9 digital rangefinder camera and system?
- External mic: No
- Video: 1920x1080 pixels, 24fps, MOV (H.264)
- White Balance: Auto, 7 presets, custom, manual, WB shift
- Dioptre Adjustment: No
- Built-in Flash: No
- Shutter Type: Focal plane shutter
- Viewfinder Type: Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder
- Memory Card: SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Output Size: 4896x3264 pixels
- Field of View: 90% optical/100% electronic
- LCD: 3in, 1.23-million-dot RGBW
- AF Points: 49-point system (contrast-detection-based)
- Weight: 400g (excluding battery and memory card)
- Exposure Modes: Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual
- White Balance Bracket: N/A
- Sensor: 16.3-million-effective-pixel X-Trans CMOS
- Power: Rechargeable NP-W126 Li-Ion
- Colour Space: Adobe RGB, sRGB
- Drive Mode: 3-6fps
- Shutter Speeds: 30-1/4000sec, plus bulb (max 60mins)
- File Format: JPEG, RAF (raw), MOV
- Lens Mount: Fujifilm X mount
- ISO: 200-6400 (100-25,600 expanded)
- Focusing Modes: Single, continuous, manual
- DoF Preview: Yes (via EVF)
- Dimensions: 139.5x81.8x42.5mm
- Metering System: 256-zone TTL, multi, spot, average
- Connectivity / Interface: USB 2.0, HDMI
- Compression: 2-stage JPEG
- Exposure Comp: ±2EV
- RRP: £1,429 (body only)