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Fujifilm X-H1 review

Fujifilm X-H1

CHOICE Expert Rating

83%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Excellent monitor
  •  Excellent viewfinder
  •  Very good ease of use
  •  Very good image quality in automatic mode
  •  Very good overall movie quality
  •  Monitor has horizontal swivel (60 degrees)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (135 degrees)
  •  Takes multiple memory card types (SDHC, SDXC)
  •  Wide angle (24 mm)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Very poor portrait quality in living room with flash
  •  Poor built-in flash
  •  Poor movie playback
  •  Flash lacks power at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Shutter button is hard to use

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
83%
Picture quality score – auto mode
82%
Picture quality score – manual mode
72%
Ease of use score
84%
Movie quality score
85%
Monitor/viewfinder score
99%
Flash score
44%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
FUJINON Nano-Gl XF 16-55mm 1:2.8 R LM WR
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 84
Lens factor
3.4
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
2.8
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/32000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
30
Lens diameter (mm)
83
Lens length (mm)
127
Lens weight (g)
722
Lens filter thread (mm)
77
Lens mount
Fujifilm X
Sensor type
CMOS X-Trans CMOS-III
Sensor size
23.5 x 15.6
Effective resolution (MP)
24
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
150 x 99 x 84
Weight (g)
781
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
0.9
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.14
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.21
ISO rating
200 – 12800
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
7.8
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
4
Closest focus wide (m)
0.6
Closest focus tele (m)
0.6
Closest focus macro (m)
0.3
Focus points (auto mode)
325
Monitor size (mm)
62 x 41
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
135 x 60
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 2
Video ratios supported
16:9
Video format
MOV (codec AVC, MP4/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
4
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
2
Image ratios supported
3:2, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
310
Image editing software
MyFinePix Studio Ver.4.2b Win
RAW converter software
RAW FILE CONVERTER EX 2.0 Ver.4.2.12.0 (Win/Mac)
Video editing software
Not stated

Cost

Price
$4,299.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Yes (max 60 minuntes)
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Sensor shift
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
Lenscap, rear lenscap, bodycap, hot shoe cover, sync terminal cover, cable protector

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