Review on Camera Fujifilm XF10, champagne gold by Ada Aleksandrowska ᠌

In my opinion, the camera is suitable for beginners to learn the basics, and in general to understand whether you need a separate camera, and for enthusiastic amateurs, for those situations when you want to be very light. Yes, there are cons, but there are few alternatives, so it's worth a try. With its pros. Great camera for your money! Of course, not without minuses, objectively, I would give her 4+. But given that this is almost the only camera with an APS-C matrix in a very compact body and at an adequate price, we can safely reach 5. And so, the pros: - Image quality is very decent for the price. In daylight, the conditional iPhone of the latest model will show the result in terms of image detail no worse, and even much better in terms of dynamic range due to the fact that it can do instant HDR. But in difficult shooting conditions, including at dusk, photos from the XF10 will certainly be much cleaner than from smartphones. - Very compact, fits in a shirt or jeans pocket - Proprietary customization and Fujifilm film profiles are present. Take the time and customize the profile for yourself, the result will please you. When people see the pictures, they think that some kind of film filter was applied - but no, the camera does everything, and you don’t waste time on processing at all, which is very cool! You just need to correctly set the exposure compensation at the time of the picture. On the Internet, enthusiasts share their presets, which are designed to emulate a particular film. I strongly recommend experimenting, it's worth it. - Despite the small size, there are a sufficient number of controls. Everything is customizable. - Clear and simple menu. Customizable quick access Q-menu, you choose what to fill it with. - Touch screen. Some may find it useful. Moreover, you can hang such useful functions as changing the focus point by sensor. - Joystick for changing the focus point as on older models. - Convenient when traveling - the wrist strap is included, you can attach the lid to it, it is charged from a power bank - Price. Of the alternatives, only Ricoh GR II / III. But this is a slightly different story, and besides, they are significantly more expensive. On the XF10, the price has already dropped to a fairly democratic level, there are good offers on the secondary market. With its cons. - The biggest disadvantage of this model is that it is not the ideological successor of the X70 model. The new model is pretty opopsela, lost many of the analog controls that made Fujifilm unique in its kind. Here you can see a clear curtsy towards the younger generation of Instagram and newcomers, and not towards enthusiastic amateur photographers. - If you have older Fujifilm models, you will feel that something was “not reported” to you literally in everything. For example, to adjust the shadows / highlights, only the range from -2 to 2 is available. On older models, you can select from -5 to 5, that is, you can adjust the preset more delicately. You can go on for a very long time. - The matrix here is the usual Bayer one, and not the proprietary X-Trans. Therefore, even branded film presets “in stock” look completely different. Not to mention that it will be impossible to set up your preset in the same way as on X-Trans. In terms of dynamic range, the matrix is ​​also much worse than X-Trans 3/4 - the sky is often knocked out. - Personally, I do not have enough viewfinder. In bright sunlight, the screen fades a lot. The X70, for example, had the option of plugging an optical viewfinder into the hot shoe. - There is a certain slowness of the camera, but given the domestic purpose of the camera, I think this is quite acceptable - It is not possible to install a protective filter on the lens. The protective lens cap is non-standard and generally quite flimsy. Apparently these are victims of compactness - Software for synchronization, alas, is not ideal, there are glitches. Add here a lurid design with disproportionately small or large elements.