[Review] Fujifilm X10 Point and Shoot

Take your passion for photography to the next level with Fujifilm's X10 digital camera. The X10 demonstrates exceptional performance that will ignite your creativity. Belonging to Fujifilm's X series of stylish point and shoot cameras, the X10 is a perfect buy for photography enthusiast.

The Fujifilm X10 digital camera has a focal length of 7.1-28.4 mm, which translates to a 35 mm equivalent of 28-112 mm. The Fujifilm X10 digital camera feature a new larger 2/3-inch 12-megapixel EXR CMOS sensor and a bright, high-definition Fujinon F2.0 wide-angle to F2.8 telephoto, 4x manual zoom lens with a proprietary Super EBC (Electron Beam Coating) that produces superb image quality from edge-to-edge. You can manually control this zoom to suit your requirements. To meet that extra distance, you can use the camera's 2x digital zoom and bring your subjects closer.

The X10's stunning body is built from lightweight, yet ultra strong, die-cast magnesium alloy and has an upper control deck with mode dials and an aluminum milled, textured finish lens ring. The 4x manual zoom lens ring doubles as an on/off power switch, ensuring fast start times to capture even the most fleeting shooting scenario. Retro to look at and modern to use, the Fujifilm X10 digital camera combines the best of both ages.

Explore X10's potential through it's top quality components, intuitive controls and advanced operability; while enjoying the precise fit and finish typically found in much more complicated, less approachable photographic products. The intelligent EXR CMOS sensor automatically selects the optimum shooting mode from a total of 99 different variations to capture every type of scene perfectly, even in the most difficult photography situations. This Fujifilm X10 digital camera lets you explore several shooting modes like Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Text and more. The X10's fast EXR processor also delivers high-speed continuous shooting, up to 7 frames per second at the full 12-megapixel resolution (L size), and 10 frames per second at the reduced resolution (M size).

Revel in the design that gives you that feeling of holding something special; something unique. The back panel houses several direct control buttons and is neatly designed to give your digits ample room to move. On the top panel, you will find a mode dial, exposure compensation dial, function button and the all-important shutter release. The front panel also holds a switch to change focus modes.

By treating all of the lens elements with the multilayer Super EBC, the X10 expertly reduces ghosting and lens flare and delivers an impeccably sharp image. The lens consists of 11 glass lens elements in 9 groups, including 3 spherical glass lens elements (6 sides) and 2 extra-low dispersion lens elements. Together with its wide-angle maximum aperture of F2.0 to a maximum telephoto aperture of F2.8, the X10 delivers beautiful, bright images with outstanding clarity.

Once ready to shoot, the X10's all-metal lens barrel and smooth zoom rotation helps you compose photos quickly and easily, and its remarkably quick shutter-release lag time of approximately 0.01 seconds lets you capture even the most momentary of photography scenarios. The X10 camera is equipped with an optical viewfinder that helps you take images with higher precision. Alternatively, you can also compose images and video on Live View using the 2.8 inch TFT color LCD screen with a resolution of 460,000 dots.

The X10 also features a newly developed Optical Image Stabilization mechanism that all but eliminates motion blur by maximizing sensor performance, and its 49-point matrix contrast auto focus provides high-speed and high-precision focusing thanks to the fast CMOS capabilities and the advanced EXR Processor system.

The X10's lens is capable of taking super-macro shots as close up as 1cm, and combined with its 7-blade aperture, the X10 generates a stunning soft-focus “bokeh” effect that makes it the ideal choice for shooting perfect portraits.

The X10 is proudly manufactured in Japan, and as a mark of true quality, it prominently features the words “made in Japan” along the rear of the chassis near the viewfinder.

Weighing only 350 g, this point and shoot camera fits with ease in your bag or purse. You can also record your memories in high quality, thanks to the Full HD video recording capability of this digital camera. Your videos are recorded at a resolution of 1280 x 1080 pixel (30 fps).

For optimal storage of your captures, you can use SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I) memory card. The Fujifilm X10 functions on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that can shoot up to 640 images in LCD Off mode and 270 images in LCD On mode.

You can retrieve memories from your retro photography companion by simply connecting the X10 camera to a laptop or PC via high-speed USB 2.0 port. You can also view those rich images and videos on a big screen HDTV. All you have to do is link the camera to the television set via HDMI mini connector.

To give you grain-free images even in dim light scenarios, the Fujifilm X10 digital compact camera has a wide light sensitivity range of ISO 100 - 12800. This camera has a shutter speed range of 1/4-1/4000 seconds in Auto mode, while in other modes the speed range is 30-1/4000 seconds.

This camera uses TTL contrast auto focus system to give you sharp images always. The Fujifilm X10 digital camera has the ability to let you focus manually, giving you ample creative freedom. In Normal mode, you can focus from 50 cm (W) and 80 cm (T) onwards, while in Macro mode you can focus in the range of 10 cm-3 m (W) and 50 cm-3 m (T). When required, you can also use the Super Macro mode that focuses in the range of 1 cm-1 m.

This camera also has Face Recognition feature that lets you pre-tag faces that the camera will detect and identify henceforth. You can join your family and friends in memorable group photographs by using the self-timer feature, which can delay the shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds. To capture every second of a fast-paced action sequence, choose the Continuous Shooting mode that shoots up to 10 fps in Super High.

QUICK PREVIEW

• 12 MP camera
• EXR CMOS image sensor
• Optical zoom: 4x and Digital zoom: 2x
• 2.8-inch TFT color LCD monitor
• Full HD recording 1080p
• 35 mm equivalent focal length
• RAW shooting and in-camera RAW processing
• f2.0 wide-angle and f2.8 telephoto
• Diverse manual shooting modes that can be selected according to scene type (Program / Aperture Priority / Shutter Speed Priority / Manual)
• Motion Panorama 360 for seamless 360-degree panoramic shooting
• Manual pop-up flash with a range of 7 meters
• Capture images and video to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

Fujifilm X10 Point and Shoot
Reviewed by Garg Ankit Rating: 4.5