The Buyers guide to...Best Fujifilm cameras in 2023

The Fujifilm X-T200 sits between the entry-level Fujifilm X-A7 and the more enthusiast-orientated Fujifilm X-T30 in the company’s range of APS-C format interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras. It shares some similarities with the X-A7 but it adds an electronic viewfinder which makes a useful alternative to the vari-angle touchscreen for composing images.

As it’s aimed at beginners, the Fuji X-T200 is easy to use, but it can still produce impressive images and video.

Inside the Fujifilm X-T200 there’s a regular 24.2Mp APS-C format sensor with a Bayer coloured filter array rather than the 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor that’s found in more advanced X-series cameras such as the Fujifilm X-T4. In fact, it’s the same 24.2Mp CMOS sensor as is in the Fujifilm X-A7.

While the X-T200’s sensor has the same resolution as the X-T100’s chip, it has copper wiring to boost performance and the newer processing engine supports quicker readout speeds, better autofocus performance and reduced rolling shutter effect in video mode.

The X-T200 can also record 4K video at 29.97P/25P/24P/23.98P, that’s a big improvement on the 15P possible with the X-T100.

You can find the Fujifilm X-T200 at Amazon UK and Amazon USA.

Read our Fujifilm X-T200 Review

Fujifilm is aiming the X-HS2 at professional content creators and it’s the company’s flagship APS-C format camera. At the heart of the camera that was launched in May 2022 is a brand new 26.1MP stacked sensor, the 5th generation of Fujifilm’s X-Trans CMOS chip and extends the range of automatically detectable subjects to include animals, birds and vehicles.

What’s more, the Fuji X-H2S makes a significant jump up in video capability. The Fujifilm X-H2S builds on the X-H1’s video capability with the benefit of technological advances to give is greater resolution, a wider range of frame rates, greater bit depth and less rolling shutter (with full sensor readout in 5.4msec or 1/180sec), plus in-camera Apple ProRes (ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 LT) recording.

For example, 6.2K 29.97p and 4K 4:2:2 10 bit video can both be recorded internally with no crop. Alternatively, DCI 4K video can be recorded at 120p/100p with a 1.29x crop while FHD 17:9 or 16:9 video can be shot at 240P/200p with a 1.38x crop.

There’s also F-Log2 for recording video with up to 14 stops of dynamic range, but this means using a sensitivity setting of at least ISO 1250. With the original F-Log, which is also available, it’s ISO 650 and there’s up to 12 stops of dynamic range.

Anyone looking at this camera with fresh eyes cannot fail to be impressed by its build and capability.

Read our Fujifilm X-H2S Review

The Fujifilm X-E4 is the replacement for the Fuji X-E3, and it’s the smallest Fujifilm interchangeable lens camera with the 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 APS-C format sensor and X-Processor 4 processing engine. When paired with the new Fujifilm Fujinon XF 27mm F2.8 R WR, which is sold separately or as a kit with the camera, the X-E4 is quite similar to the Fujifilm X100V (but with a removable lens).

As it has the same sensor and processing engine as the superb Fujifilm X-T4, the X-E4 can capture the same quality images. However, as it has a rectangular, rangefinder-like design and a smaller body, the X-E4 is best suited for use with Fujifilm’s prime lenses. Of course, as it has the Fujifilm X mount it can be used with any of Fujifilm’s X-series optics, but if you plan to use zoom lenses you might want to invest in the optional Thumb Rest(£59/$69.99) that slips into the camera’s hotshoe and the Metal Hand Grip (£79/$89.99) that adds a grip to the front.

Fujifilm has given the X-E4 a tilting screen that can be tipped up through 180° for viewing from in front of the camera. This is a bonus for selfies and vlogging but there’s a problem when the screen is tilted for viewing from behind below head-height as the image flips upside down when anything is detected in the eye sensor. Fujifilm is aware of this issue and it’s likely to be resolved with a firmware update.

The Fujifilm X-E4 is a great little camera that makes a good choice for carrying everywhere.

The Fujifilm X-E4 is available from Amazon UK and Amazon US.

Read our Fujifilm X-E4 Review

The Fujifilm X-S10 is the first in a new line of X-series cameras from Fujifilm. It’s aimed at experienced DSLR users who are looking to switch to a mirrorless camera but who don’t fancy the traditional exposure controls of models like the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-T3.

Consequently, the X-S10 has an exposure mode dial on its top-plate and although it’s compatible with Fujifilm lenses with an aperture ring, it has dual control dials to adjust exposure via the camera.

Inside the X-S10 there’s the same 26.1Mp APS-C format X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor as X-Processor 4 as is in the Fujifilm X-T4, which means it can capture the same quality images. It also means that the X-S10 has 425 individually selectable AF points available for use with its hybrid autofocus system – and it’s a snappy performer.

The X-S10 has in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) on board and it can deliver up to 6EV shutter speed compensation.

Naturally, Fujifilm’s Film Simulations modes are available for use, in fact, there are 18 on the X-S10, so you should always find an image style to suit your mood and the subject.

Further good news about the X-S10 is that its touchscreen is mounted on a vari-angle hinge, which makes it ideal for vlogging and shooting selfies. It can also shoot good-quality uncropped DCI 4K video (4096 x 2160) at 29.97/25/24/23.98fps. Internal recording maxes out at 8-bit 4:2:,0 but if there’s an external storage unit connected via HDMI it’s possible to record in 4:2:2 10-bit. A 3.5mm microphone port is built in and a USB-C adapter is included in the box to connect headphones.

You can find the Fujifilm X-S10 on Amazon UK and Amazon USA

Read our Fujifilm X-S10 Review

The Fuji X100V is a compact camera and the fifth model in Fujifilm’s widely respected X100 series. Inside it has the same 26.1MP APS-C format sensor and processing engine as the manufacturer’s recent enthusiast-level interchangeable lens cameras, the Fujifilm X-T4, X-T3 and X-Pro3. This means that it can capture the same quality images albeit using a fixed 23mm f/2.0 lens with an effective focal length of 35mm.

Fujifilm has retained the high-quality feel, retro looks and traditional exposure controls that we love about the X100 line but made the X100V a little more versatile and up to date with a tilting touchscreen that makes composing images and adjusting settings that bit easier.

The fixed focal length lens isn’t for everyone, but it’s a nice bright optic that captures plenty of detail.

Read our Fujifilm X100V Review

Fujifilm called the X-T30 the ‘Little Giant’, and it’s a good name for it. It’s a small camera, but it’s very powerful as it has the same sensor and processing engine as the X-T3. That adds up to a powerful camera for travel, and the X-T30 II builds on that success.

It may not make much of an upgrade on the X-T30, but the Fujifilm X-T30 II is still a cracking little camera that’s capable of producing very attractive results. It has a lovely combination of traditional exposure controls, snappy autofocusing and touch control on a reassuringly solid-feeling body.

Like the X-T30 that it replaces, the Fujifilm X-T30 II resembles a mini Fujifilm X-T4 or X-T3 as it has the same 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 along with similar styling and traditional exposure controls.  However, it has a smaller, lighter body that makes it ideally-suited to travel photography.

The Fujifilm X-T30 II only makes one physical upgrade on the X-T30, that’s a switch from a 1.04-million-dot screen on its back to a 1.62-million dot screen.

However, there’s a host of firmware and algorithm improvements that make the newer camera better than the original. The enhanced autofocus algorithms seen on the X-T4, for example, have been rolled out to the X-T30 II to make its intelligent hybrid autofocus system faster and more sensitive in low light.

The X-T30 II also gains the relatively recently introduced Classic Neg and Eterna Bleach Bypass Film Simulation modes, taking its total count to 18. It also has controls to adjust the Clarity, Tone Curve and Monochromatic Color while the Auto White Balance can be set to White Priority and Ambience Priority, and there’s the Color Chrome FX Blue option to enhance blue subjects.

Read our Fujifilm X-T30 II Review

Previously, we selected the Fujifilm GFX100 as the best Fujifilm camera for shooting landscape, but the GFX100S has the same 102Mp sensor in a much smaller, lighter body.

Essentially, the Fujifilm GFX100S is a medium format camera that doesn’t feel like a medium format camera. With the right lens, it can blend in with full-frame DSLR and mirrorless camera yet it has a sensor that’s 1.7x the size.

Also, as it has the same 102Mp back-illuminated CMOS sensor as the Fujifilm GFX100, it can produce images that measure 98.62 x 73.96cm or 38.8 x 29.1-inch when printed at 300ppi. And there’s Fujifilm’s Pixel Shift Multi Shot mode that enables it to produce 400Mp images with a little help from a computer running Fujifilm’s Pixel Shift Combiner software.

If you look at images shot at the top native sensitivity setting of ISO 12,800 at 100% on screen, you’ll see a fair amount of luminance noise in the raw files, but as you zoom out, it disappears and there’s a long way to zoom out! Of course it depends what you want to do with your images, the the Fujifilm GFX100S is one of the few cameras that we’d feel reasonably happy about using the upper sensitivity expansions settings.

While the GFX100S’s AF system is a bit fidgety, it’s responsive and can get moving subjects sharp. The Eye AF isn’t the best around, but it’s useful for portraits and the level of detail captured in low to mid-range ISO images is fantastic.

Read our Fujifilm GFX100S Review

Fujifilm went a bit off-piste for the X-Pro3. Instead of making the predictable upgrade to the X-Pro2, it decided to hide the main screen behind the tilting back panel to put greater emphasis on viewfinder photography. And it works a treat, because the X-Pro3 is a really lovely camera to use for a spot of street or reportage photography. But if you’re the sort of photographer who likes to dip into the menu and changes settings on a frequent basis, it may not be the model for you.

Although the rangefinder-like design of the Fuji X-Pro line isn’t for everyone, you can’t question the build quality of the X-Pro3. Its top and bottom plates are made from titanium, which is a very light but tough metal, and the front and back sections are made from magnesium alloy. What’s more, all the joints and controls are weather-sealed.

There’s also a hybrid viewfinder that combines a top-level electronic viewfinder with an advanced direct-view type optical viewfinder. You can swap between the two with the flick of a switch.

Inside the Fuji X-Pro3, Fujifilm has used the same APS-C format 26.1Mp back-illuminated X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 as is in the X-T3. That means it captures first-rate images. We especially like the new Classic Neg Film Simulation mode that reduces the colour saturation a little while giving contrast a slight boost.

Read our Fujifilm X-Pro3 Review: Updated with Full-Resolution Images

With the X-H2, Fujifilm split its flagship X-H line in two, with the X-H2S aimed at pros who need a fast, powerful camera that caan keep up with fast-moving action, and the X-H2 for those who need the big resolution its 40-megapixel X-Trans5 BSI APS-C sensor provides.

However, the X-H2 is one of the few cameras that can film in 8K, allowing you to produce downsampled 4K footage of impressive quality. As well as the ability to record internal Apple ProRes 10-bit 4:2:2 video in 8K at up to 30p,

you can also shoot 6.2K video at up to 30p, DCI4K at 60p, 4K at 30p and Full HD at 240fps for slow-motion video.

With an Atomos Ninja V+ or Blackmagic Design Video Assist Monitor, it’s possible to record Apple ProRes RAW or Blackmagic RAW footage using the X-H2’s HDMI Type A port.

The Fujifilm X-H2 can record continuously for up to 160 minutes in temperatures up to 25C, and you can extend this time to 240 minutes with the optional X-H2 clip-on fast.

There’s also F-Log and F-Log2 colour profiles for those who want to grade their footage. The latter extends the camera’s dynamic range to more than 13 stops.

The X-H2 gets a lot of attention because of the resolving power of its sensor, but it’s also quietly one of the best cameras for video you can buy today.

Read our Fujifilm X-H2 Review

One of the most complete bodies, if not the best Fujifilm camera, on this list, the X-T5 was hugely anticipated brings a slew of upgrades that make it the perfect package for wedding photographers – or anyone shooting people, for that matter.

The Fujifilm X-T series of APS-C format mirrorless cameras are aimed at enthusiast photographers, but with the inclusion of Fujifilm’s 40.2MP X-Trans5 BSI APS-C sensor, a faster processor, improvements to AF and low-light performance, IBIS and the addition of Fujifilm’s Pixel Shift Multi-Shot, it makes shooting everything from formal to candid and documentary-style portraits so much easier.

It’s so good, we gave it a full five stars in our Fujifilm X-T5 review.

Read our Fujifilm X-T5 Review

Thanks to its large sensor, which is 1.7x the size of a full-frame camera’s sensor, the GFX100S gives lots of control over depth of field and backgrounds can be blurred beautifully.

The GFX100S also has Face and Eye detection AF which is very helpful for portrait photographers. And while the GFX100 is getting a firmware upgrade to give it the same AF performance as the newer GFX100S, it’s a bigger heavier camera that costs twice as much.

If the GFX100S is too pricy and you want something even smaller and lighter, we recommend that you check out the Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm X-T4.

Read our Fujifilm GFX100S Review

We’ve already sung its praises above, but we’d just like to reinforce how good the X-T5 is. It’s the best Fujifilm camera overall and is the one camera we’ve been asked the most about by readers over the course of 2022.

It makes a very healthy step up from the X-T4 in terms of resolution while keeping noise under control well. The focusing is also fast and effective with the Subject Detection system promising to make it easier than ever before to render the subject sharp. Add to this Fujifilm’s superb Film Simulation modes, a 3-way tilting screen and a more than decent viewfinder and it’s a pretty convincing argument for upgrading from the X-T4 or an earlier X-T series camera.

Read our Fujifilm X-T5 Review