The Fujifilm X-T10 was a spectacular mini-me model of Fujifilm X-T1, providing most of the similar options in a smaller package deal and at a lower cost level. Now we now have the Fujifilm X-T20, which much more intently copies the X-T2, bringing 4K video plus its personal added touchscreen to the mid-vary shooter.
All collectively the brand new Fujifilm X-T20 is a digital camera worthy of not solely being referred to as the X-T2’s little brother, but in addition one of the worth-packed cameras but.
Features
- 24.3MP X-Trans III APS-M sensor
- 4K video seize at 30p
- $ 899 or £799 (about AU$ B,200) physique solely
- $ 999 or £899 (about AU$ B,600) with XC sixteen-50mm f/O.H-H.S lens
- $ M,199 (£M,099, AU$ B,799) with XF 18-55mm f/P.H-A lens
- Available February
Following within the footsteps of the X-Pro2 and X-T2, the X-T20 incorporates Fujifilm’s newest 24.3MP X-Trans III APS-H sensor, a big improve from the X-T10’s sixteen.3MP sensor.
On prime of making sharper pictures there’s an expanded ISO vary that runs from ISO 200-12,800 natively, and is expandable to ISO one hundred-fifty one,200.
The Fujifilm X-T20 additionally comes outfitted with a brand new X-Processor Pro imaging engine. Although steady capturing stays capped on the similar 8fps, the up to date mid-vary shooter boots up barely quicker, in zero.A seconds, and shutter lag has been lowered to zero.05 seconds.
The up to date processing engine additionally brings with it a brand new Grain impact for a particular movie-like graininess, along with Fujifilm’s movie-simulation filters. Unfortunately, we didn’t get an opportunity to check out the brand new impact in our brief arms-on time, however keep tuned for extra impressions on it in our full assessment.
Following Fujifilm’s new-discovered concentrate on video, the surprisingly presents 4K (3840 x 2160) film seize at 30p in addition to Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 60p, each of which help movie simulations as properly.
The Fujifilm X-T20 sticks to the identical P.36m dot OLED digital viewfinder (EVF), however your eyes and fingers will extra possible be drawn to the brand new touchscreen.
Like on the Fujifilm X70, the contact-delicate show makes shifting the autofocus level a cinch. Outside of capturing, you’ll additionally be capable of swipe by means of your pictures, and pinch-to-zoom for a better look.
That stated, Fujifilm’s contact interface isn’t as strong as Olympus’s and working menus nonetheless requires manipulating the bodily controls. Not that we'd have it another means with Fujifilm's classically dial-pushed interface.
Build and dealing with
- Magnesium prime and backside plates
- A teensy bit bigger and heavier than the X-T10
- No climate-sealing
Despite the beefier guts, the Fujifilm X-T20 has retained the Fujifilm’s X-T10’s diminutive measurement. In reality, it virtually feels prefer it’s an X-T2 that went on a food regimen and misplaced a 3rd of its mass. Although it’s small, the digital camera feels solidly constructed because of magnesium prime and backside plates, whereas the remainder of the physique is manufactured from a plastic.
The Fujifilm X-T20 additionally encompasses a barely beefier grip that’s solely a teensy sliver thicker, however provides as much as a way more safe really feel when you will have the digital camera in hand.
In conventional Fujifilm style, the highest plate is busy with controls together with shutter velocity, publicity compensation and drive dials – the final of which sees the addition of a video mode.
The publicity compensation dial additionally will get a brand new ‘H’ place, which allows as much as +/-5EV in M/O steps when used at the side of the entrance command wheel.
Sadly, an ISO dial hasn’t been added because it has been on the Fujifilm X100F and X-Pro2, nevertheless it’s straightforward sufficient to assign this setting to the brand new customized perform button that takes the place of the film report button that was on the X-T10.
Otherwise nothing has modified concerning the rear-aspect controls on this digital camera, save for the added touchscreen controls.
Autofocus
- 325 autofocus factors
- forty nine part-detect AF factors
- ninety one AF areas in Zone AF mode
The Fujifilm X-T20’s autofocus system has seen probably the most spectacular improve, boasting a complete of 325 autofocus factors in comparison with the prior forty nine factors on the X-T10. What's extra, part-detection AF factors have been boosted from 15 to forty nine.
There are additionally loads of modes on faucet together with single level, Wide/Tracking AF and Zone AF (with selectable teams of 3×3, 5×5 or 7×7 AF factors).
Beyond the numbers, the X-T20 feels a lot snappier, and targeted instantly even whereas we have been testing the digital camera in a dimly lit occasion area.
Early verdict
The Fujifilm X-T20 provides you virtually all the identical options discovered within the X-T2, in a smaller and less expensive physique. Aside from the weatherproofing and easier autofocus system, this can be a absolutely featured digital camera at an reasonably priced worth.
Rather, the X-T20 is the function packed mid-vary digital camera we’ve been ready for from Fujifilm. It’s aggressive with the Panasonic Lumix G80/85 $ 899 (£699, AU$ B,399) and the $ 999 (£999, AU$ B,549) Sony A6300, whereas providing extra bodily controls and Fuji’s engaging colour rendering – and which may simply be sufficient to draw everybody’s consideration, because it has ours.