SPLICED TECH /
ISSUE 02
REVIEW / XXX
by Pippa Tshabalala
FUJIFILM XF1
CAMERA
Should a camera be about looks or functionality, and can you have both?
RRP / R4,999
ONLINE / www.fujifilm.co.za/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_xf1/
T
he Fujifilm XF1 falls somewhere
in the realm of awesome design
mixed with solid photo quality
and performance, but don’t make the
mistake of thinking this is anything
other than a point-and-shoot camera.
Design wise the XF1 is covered in
synthetic leather, which adds a rather
unique look to the body and sets it
apart from other similarly classed
cameras. The rest of the body is
aluminium, which means it’s both light
and fairly strong (although we wouldn’t
recommend throwing it around!).
It shoots in both JPEG and RAW,
and has both manual and semimanual shooting modes. The picture
quality is pretty good as this sports a
20
12-megapixel 2/3-inch EXR CMOS
image sensor, which is larger than
you would find in a typical camera
of this class. It means you have some
additional flexibility when it comes
to using the ISO settings above ISO
200. If you make use of the f1.8
aperture however, you can shoot
with less light without immediately
needing a higher ISO, and the XF1
will surprisingly give you quite good
low light results.
The colours are bright and vivid
with this camera although they can
tend towards oversaturation at
times, but if you’re prepared to play
around with the settings or in post
to get it right then this might not be
an issue.