Hey, this is Scott of Photography Banzai. In this video I'll be talking about the Fujifilm
X-T20. Thanks to Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at
their shop. So the X-T20 is in the middle of the
range with Fujifilm's cameras. You have the X-T2 on the top end. Which I
did a video on just recently, and then this X-T20 below that. So I'll be
comparing those two cameras. I'll also be mentioning my X100F a little bit as
well. with the X-T20 you are paying about 55% less than the X-T2.
That's a pretty significant difference. So what do you gain and lose? First off,
The similarities: 24 megapixel x-trans sensor the NP-W126s batteries, which are
great. The 4k video at 30 frames a second 100 megabits. And then the processor
itself is basically the same in these cameras. You do have the magnesium alloy
case as well in this camera. Now there are quite a few differences between this
and X-T2. This has a smaller viewfinder at point 0.62x magnification versus 0.77x
magnification in the electronic viewfinder.
The top controls are a little different. You lose the ISO dial with the lock on
it. You also lose the metering control under the shutter speed dial. And the
shutter speed dial doesn't have a lock as well. I really wouldn't call that a
big loss, but locks are pretty nice so you don't change them accidentally. You
also lose the weather resistance. That really depends on you if it's something
you need or not. Another thing you lose is the auto-focus
joystick in the back. It is pretty useful on my X100F, so it's kind of a negative
there. But it really depends on your way of doing things... If you need that function
or not. Big thing here you do lose the second card slot which is pretty
negative to me. I really like having the two card slots. There is a difference
also in the flash sync speed. In the case of the X-T2 it's 1/250th of a second,
but this one is 1/180th of a second. So a little slower, not a huge difference.
The last difference that I noticed is the USB in this case it's USB 2 versus
USB 3, so you get a slower port on the X-T20. Really depends on if you need those
extra features or not. Now this camera is really no slouch in the direct control
department. I really like with dials buttons that allowing me to control
things directly. In this case you got the mode dial of course. Shutter speed...
exposure compensation... Still really great to have all those. This camera does have
the dual dials for adjusting settings. In this case it'd probably be ISO for one
of them. And of course with aperture it really depends on the lens. As I
mentioned, the SD card is a single slot. It is kind of tucked away between the
battery and the door on the bottom, which is pretty difficult to get to. Not a
great location for the SD card slot. I did notice the tripod screw hole
isn't in-line with the lens. Not a huge negative, but I like to usually have it
in-line with the mount and lens. Big plus are the batteries. The NP-W126s that allows
you to use the same battery. If you do have an X-T2 or have an X100F, or
whatever else that use these batteries... It's really nice to have the same
battery. This camera does have the tilting touchscreen. It isn't fully
articulating, but it is nice to have. You can use it in videos or photos to get angles
that are challenging without having that tilting screen. It does have the hybrid
phase/contrast detection auto-focus. It also does have the 4k video. Pretty
nice at the hundred megabits. So it's basically the same video and it also has
a 2.5mm mic jack. (The) jack also acts as a wired shutter release if you have
that. Now 2.5mm is kind of a hassle. Because with microphones it's
3.5mm usually. So you'll need some type of adapter. I did
try the Wi-Fi app on this camera. I was curious to see if there are any
differences between the X100F. Function wise, there really wasn't
anything that I noticed. So of course with video, I would like to see more
function to the video in their Wi-Fi Android app. If you are doing
professional work I could see using this as a third backup. So if you had two X-T2.
Use this as a third in your bag. It's pretty small, but it allows you to
use the same battery. Use the same lenses. Basically the same controlled layout for
the most part. So in that case you would spend quite a bit less for a nice backup.
However if you just want a nice little camera. In this case it has a lot of
functionality, a lot of control. Really, I think it'd be hard to go wrong with this
camera. If you just want to get into the Fujifilm system it seems like a good
entry point. That's said, it's a nice little camera. I suggest
trying to get your hands on it first before ordering it. That way you can
see if the grip really works with your hands. It's pretty small, but other than
that I do like the camera. So that was the Fujifilm X-T20. Again, thanks to
Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at their shop. If you
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