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fujifilm x10 review 1
I am a proud owner of a Fujifilm X100. The X100, as much as I love it, is a bit large and heavy and the fixed lens limits its' use in certain situations. As such, I could not wait for the X10. Overall the camera lives up to the "little brother of the X100" tag line. Quality is simple top notch! It is also, obviously, much more portable than the X100. The "on" mode with the lens is a far superior idea to the "on/off" switch on the x100. While there is no comparison to the awesome viewfinder of X100, this viewfinder works well and is welcomed while shooting in bright sun. It reacts immediately while you are zooming the lens. I would, however, love to see the next version have the eye sensor like the X100 that switches off the screen display when you put your up to the viewfinder. Regarding general picture IQ (without pixel peeping) you can barely tell the difference between pictures taken with the X100. When pictures are shown to "normal" people, of the same subject taken with both cameras, most could not tell the difference with shots taken outdoors in daylight and/ or shots printed up to 5x7. On the computer, while looking at pictures taken with higher ISO's, there does appears to be some smearing I think due to some noise reduction kicking in. Regarding the zoom, it is great feature to have after constantly using your feet as the zoom while using the X100. Quickly, while shooting with a flash, you are reminded you have to remember to use a rangefinder hold while using the zoom (hand under the lens not to the side) otherwise you will find yourself blocking the flash during shooting. Also the thumb does not seem to have a natural resting point but after a while I didn't notice the initial weirdness. I did note that the battery does seem to get rather warm while rapidly shooting (actually warming the memory card). While the battery does appear to deplete rather quickly that may be because I am currently not using the viewfinder, relying on the display screen (which is quite nice) and I was shooting with the "power save" mode off. One last note, I did find that the white balance is not as accurate indoors as the X100 nor what I would like. The camera has some trouble in "Auto" shooting with the flash while in a room lit by an incandescent light. (There isn't a "flash" WB setting, perhaps that would help.) ...Hopefully Fuji can work on this in a future firmware upgrade. Regarding shooting speed, the X10 captures pictures faster than the X100. The X10 seems almost instantaneous. I am still playing with the camera but overall I find it it to be a very unique camera that is perfect for the person who appreciates the manual manipulations to get the shot the way you envision it. Because of the manual manipulations generally necessary the X10 would not be the camera I would recommend to a casual snapshooter or someone new to digital cameras. I would, however, recommend it if you enjoy Fuji cameras and are looking for a nice portable camera that can take pictures with a shallow Depth of Field and immediately shift to take a sharp landscape photo while doing it all with style...

fujifilm x10 review 2
I was always a Nikon for "still image" and a bit of a Canon for "camcorder" - never thought of buying a Fujifilm digital camera.
When they announced the X10, I was immediately hooked; the bright f2.0-2.8 lens is a key factor and the fact that it is not an interchangeable lens camera with classic styling (dials, and retro looks)-makes me want to just have one!

I pre-ordered it from Amazon but then they ran out of stock for some reason and it was in stock here (in a local camera store nearby) and so I went to that store and tested a bunch of other cameras like the E-P3, Nikon 1, and the X10. Yes, E-P3 is very nice, and it is micro 4/3rds; feels good and fast AF. Tried the Nikon 1 V1 and J1, the J1 feels solid and good when held; cool 10 to 60 fps shooting (awesome stuff) and blazing AF! the V1 feels and looks very bulky though (it's like holding a small brick); but inside is pretty much powerful.

I decided not to get the E-P3 because it is $899 with the kit lens, and that means if I want a faster lens like the f2.0 I have to get it separately and spend hundreds of dollars; if not I'm stuck with the kit lens, which I think it's alright, but still (limiting) for low light situation. The J1 and V1 is great, I've loved Nikon and their image quality performance, always been satisfied. I have no idea why people are making 'their decision to put a smaller sensor' a big deal, the images coming out of J1 and V1 are pretty much comparable to Olympus E-P3 and in fact, the J1/V1 produce cleaner image with high ISO.

The reason I'm not getting the Nikon 1 is because lack of direct dials (aperture/shutter speed/ISO controls) I have to go to the menu for that stuff, but still, not bad; although I prefer having them around especially it's priced at >$640ish. Their lens selection are still quite limited, I want an option for a faster zoom lens (don't like the pancake with only f2.8).

SO, I came to a decision to get the X10. This camera has the retro looks, classic dials (fast access) and fun to shoot with; size is just right and feels good b/c that magnesium alloy body material; I like the Fujinon lens to be honest, Nikkor, Fujinon and Leica are my favorites; I like X10's bright and fast lens f2.0-f2.8(telephoto) makes it real good for low light shooting.
I like that it has a standard hotshoe and a pop up flash (a good one at least). and an optical viewfinder (I don't use it a lot but it's nice to have one). I also like the RAW shooting features on this camera. The LCD screen is a bit of a let down since I was using a Nikon P300 before and the P300 has a very nice and bright 960k resolution as for the X10 only 460k dot. but it's fine!

X10 does a good job on the super macro, the AF is pretty fast but not faster than the J1 or the V1 or even with the E-P3 but not slow either (it failed to focus rarely).
The one thing I don't like with this camera is the software, I wish it can be like Nikon, less animation and lag; for example when I'm erasing an image, it does the "dissolve" animation and that takes time really..even just a millisecond.

Other than the software, this camera is the BOMB! for the price $600, it's a FINE pocket camera, looks very professional, and produces great images (which by the way comparable to the J1 and V1, even some micro 4/3rds cameras out there).
The sensor is 2/3" so it's larger than those Nikon's P7100 or the Canon G12 and that's just great.

Video? yes, it does 1080p video, I haven't play much with this feature but so far it shoots a great video, a little bit better than my P300, but for stabilization, I prefer the P300 (less shaky when recording). The Panorama feature looks neat, haven't play with it a lot, but so far I like Nikon P300's panorama feature better, I might be wrong, I'll post an update after playing with it for a couple of weeks.

I bought this camera for a professional image quality look (in a compact size) and it does the job wonderfully.
Go get this camera when it's in stock, worth the money and yep, I'm a happy Fuji customer now!
I'm hoping for a firmware/software update though ;)

fujifilm x10 review 3
I'm glad to wait for this wonderful device. X10 quickly replaces my old Canon point and shoot camera and Nikon DSLR.

Pros
- lightweight and compact
- zoom lens (no cranky zooming sound. Smooth)
- instant power on by rotating the zoom lens (brilliant idea!!)
- Out-focusing is possible (ADV menu)
- HD video recording (with zooming function)
- Nice-looking surface and classic & retro design
- No mechanic shutter sound, unlike micro four-thirds.

Cons
- Viewfinder does not have any indicator.
- Not comfortable when holding it for a long time
- (low-level) zooming noise is recorded when using the zooming function in video recording
- third-party filters cannot be placed on the lens, without an adapter ring (, which is not currently available in the U.S. market.)

Overall, it's a joy to take photos with X10.

fujifilm x10 review 4
finally a camera that fills the space between point and shoot and dslr. great images, fast focus, all the bells and whistles and just the right size. super great

fujifilm x10 review 5
Hard to find anything similar in 600 pricerange. Build, controls, flash and viewfinder, OIS, bright zoom matched with sensor and reasonable MP for real life performance in a pocketable package. Fast autofocus, impressive IQ and Fiji colors. Of course, all this came as a result of certain compromises but very well chosen ones.
The optical viewfinder feels "empty" compared to "plasma TV-like" of X100 but has the job done. Optional more powerful and compact folding-flat bounce flash EF-20 is available for 130.
A little powerhouse that is joy to use and learn.
Things that could be better:
Many menus seem to be one level too deep. Hopefully will be addressed in future firmware.
Multi-dial could have been a bit bigger. Luckily both the scroll wheel and the dial are not glossy.
Smallish fonts and icons on LCD. Hopefully will be addressed in future firmware.
No histogram overlay with full size image, only with small one (~1/4) in full info screen. Hopefully will be addressed in future firmware.

Unexplainable: odd lens thread size???
Overpriced Fuji adapter LH-X10 (100 a pop). Hopefully will be addressed by affordable 3rd party adapters

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