Fujifilm X100
series of digital compact cameras with a fixed prime lens
The Fujifilm X100 is a series of digital compact cameras with a fixed prime lens. Originally part of the FinePix line, then becoming a member of the X series from Fujifilm, the X100 series includes the FinePix X100, X100S, X100T, X100F, X100V, and X100VI. They each have a large image sensor and a 23 mm lens (35 mm equivalent angle of view in full frame format). All six cameras have received generally positive reviews.
The Fujifilm FinePix X100 was initially shown at the Photokina show in September 2010 and was subsequently introduced in February 2011. It was the first model in the Fujifilm X-series of cameras and has since been joined by numerous models. It is superseded by the Fujifilm X100S.
Fujifilm FinePix X100
The FinePix X100, the original model in the line, was introduced in 2011. This was the first camera in what would grow to become the Fujifilm X series although that designation came later. The X100's hybrid viewer emulates famous traditional (optical) range-finder cameras. The X100 series has evolved from the X100 model (12.3 Mp) in 2011 to the X100 S (second, 16.3 Mp) in 2013, X100 T (third)in 2014, X100 F (fourth, 24.3 Mp) in 2017, X100 V (five in Roman numbers as the "F" was already taken y "Fourth", 26.1 Mp) in 2020, X100 VI (6th model in the series, 40 Mp and "in-body image stabilization" (IBIS)) in 2024, ...
Key features
12.3 MP, APS-C sized CMOS sensor
Hybrid optical/electric viewfinder
23 mm (35 mm equivalent) fixed prime lens
Classic styling
Innovation
The FinePix X100 was the first camera to show a number of new technologies developed by Fujifilm.
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