The X100F is the fourth iteration of Fujifilm's well-respected X100 series. It still uses the same 35mm equivalent 23mm F2 lens, still has the 'classic' design cues, but almost everything has changed under the surface.
The biggest change between the X100F and its predecessors is the move to the use of the 24MP X-Trans sensor. We've been very impressed with this sensor when we've encountered it in the X-Pro2 and X-T2. We think it's a much bigger step forward than the pixel count hike implies.
We looked in more depth at the difference between the two models in this article, but here are the key features of the X100F:
Key features
24MP X-Trans CMOS sensor
Hybrid Optical/Electronic viewfinder
35mm equivalent F2 lens
Joystick for setting AF point
ISO control via dial (lift and turn the shutter speed dial)
Twin push-in control dials, front and rear
Focus ring customizable when not in MF mode
Revised menus
Finer-grained image parameters
Higher voltage NP-W126S battery with percentage usage indication
Digital Teleconverter Mode (offers 50mm and 70mm equiv crops, resized to 24MP)
The X100 series, perhaps more than any other camera, has seen the results of the philosophy of continuous improvement. Whether it's in the firmware updates that turned the original, fascinating but deeply flawed X100 into a likeable, usable camera, or the iterative approach that has seen across-the-board improvements with each successive model.
In its fourth incarnation, it's increasingly likely that a lot of the people who might want an X100-type camera already own an X100 model of some sort. Which leads to the question: has Fujifilm done enough to make it worth upgrading, from the X100, from the X100S and from the X100T?
Generations of iteration
The X100 series has been the result of an iterative process of continuous development. This has prompted a thousand internet wags to snipe that 'I'd rather wait until they make a finished camera. ' But, other than the original model running initial firmware, which fell heavily on the wrong end of the endearing/unusable end of the 'quirk' spectrum, each model has been an excellent camera in its own right.
The defining feature of the X100 series: its hybrid viewfinder. This, along with the small body, large sensor and fixed focal length lens, is core to its shooting experience and its appeal.
Technology improves and Fujifilm has, step-by-step, reworked, tweaked and refined most of the camera. The length of this table alone should point to how many changes have been made, and that's without mentioning smaller details such as the more precise focus ring sensor, automatic detection of wide/tele conversion lenses (if used with the Mark II lenses) and revised user interface.
However, many of the core features have remained: variations on the original optical/electronic hybrid viewfinder and a leaf shutter in a 35mm-equivalent 23mm F2 lens. This allows shutter speeds (and flash sync) at up to 1/1000th of a second when wide-open, increasing to 1/4000th of a second by the time you stop down to F8.
X100F
X100T
X100S
X100
Lens
23mm F2
23mm F2
23mm F2
23mm F2
Sensor
24MP X-Trans
16MP X-Trans
16MP X-Trans
12MP Bayer
Wi-Fi?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Autofocus
Hybrid Phase and Contrast Detection
Hybrid Phase and Contrast Detection
Hybrid Phase and Contrast Detection
Contrast detection
Selectable AF points / PDAF points
325 / 169
91 / 49
91 / 49
49 / 0
AF Joystick?
Yes
No
No
No
Viewfinder
Hybrid OVF/EVF
Hybrid OVF/EVF
Hybrid OVF/EVF
Hybrid OVF/EVF
EVF resolution
2. 36M-dot
LCD
2. 36M-dot
LCD
2. 36M-dot
LCD
1. 44M-dot
LCD
Preview tab in OVF
Yes
Yes
No
No
Custom Fn buttons
7 (inc 3 posn. on 4-way controller)
7 (inc 4 posn. on 4-way controller)
2
2*
*with f/w 1. 2
Dials
Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO
Exp comp
Front/Rear dials (Clickable)
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Exp comp
Rear dial (Clickable)
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Exp comp
Rear jog switch (Clickable)
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Exp comp
Rear jog switch (Clickable)
Exposure comp range
+/– 3
+/– 5 in 'C' position
+/– 3
+/– 2
+/– 2
Apeture ring precision
1/3EV
1/3EV
1EV
1EV
Rear LCD
3. 0" (3:2)
1. 04M dots
3. 0" (3:2)
1. 04M dots
2. 8" (4:3)
0. 46M-dot
2. 8" (4:3)
0. 46M-dot
Max ISO
(JPEG/Raw)
ISO 51,200/
ISO 51,200
ISO 51,200/
ISO 6400
ISO 25,600/
ISO 6400
ISO 12,800/
ISO 3200
Max shutter speed (mechanical/
electronic)
1/4000
1/32,000
1/4000
1/32,000
1/4000
n/a
1/4000
n/a
Continuous shooting
8 fps
(60 JPEG)
6 fps
(25 JPEG)
6 fps
(31 JPEG)
5 fps
(10 JPEG)
Film simulations
8, including
Classic Chrome and Acros
7, including
Classic Chrome
6
6
Movie capability
1080/60p
1080/60p
1080/30p
720/30p
Mic input
Yes (2. 5mm)
Yes (2. 5mm)
Yes (vis USB)
No
Battery
(Voltage)
NP-W126S
7. 2V
NP-95
3. 6V
NP-95
3. 6V
NP-95
3. 6V
Battery life (Viewfinder/CIPA)
390
330
330
300
USB charging?
Yes
Yes
No
No
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