Hi! If you enjoy taking photos with your smartphone but not really satisfied
with some of the images are coming out, especially shooting indoors, whether you
taking pictures of friends and family or even doing a selfie of yourself this
might be the video for you! Today we are talking about Fuji's latest compact premium
camera, the Fujifilm X70. Keep watching
Hi I'm Billy of the Fuji Guys and today we'll take a first look at Fuji's
latest premium compact camera the Fujifilm X70 it's very much designed as
Fuji's award winning X100T. In fact it utilizes the same sensor and same processor
it utilizes APS-C X-Trans II CMOS sensor and EXR processor II which gives outstanding image quality
especially when you shoot indoors in low light situations. In fact it's gonna give you
as good as quality as most of the DSLR in the marketplace that uses an APS-C sized sensor.
Now of course this premium design looks very much like an X100T and the
only major difference of course is that on the back of this camera you have a
nice LCD screen but there's no electronic viewfinder or viewfinder in general
So you are mainly using the LCD to compose and take your photos
similar to how you would with your smartphone. The X70 comes in two
different colors you got this two tone silver black you also have an
all black finish which looks very sleek and very stylish both of these camera
designed very very mimic the ex DNA that's found on the award-winning Fuji
cameras like the x100T now of course when it comes to designing controls you
got these external controls that are very reminiscent of old style Fujifilm film
cameras you got shutter speed dials, aperture dial, even dials for your exposure
compensation to under and over compensate in the scene which makes it very simple if
you want to shoot in aperture priority. Now the X70 utilizes Fuji's 16 megapixel
X-Trans CMOS II sensor and EXR upr this is the socessor II. This is the same processor
and sensor that's found on Fuji's award-winning x100T so the image
quality is really good
you are able to shoot at very very high ISO and get very very clean pictures. Now of
course the quality of this camera will be pretty much identical to that of the
Fuji X100T because of the usage and again if you're looking for a step up
from your smartphone or even just a compact camera that you own this might be a
camera you should be looking at.
Similar to your smartphone the X70 utilizes a fixed, 18.5mm f2.8 lens
allowing the camera be very compact while utilizing this very large APS-C
sized sensor that's found on majority of DSLR so again you get some incredible
image quality with the design of this camera. Now the lens itself is very
compact and gives you a field of view of about 28mm when we're talking
about thirty 35mm equivalencies. That focal length
of course is going to be perfect for taking pictures everywhere you go just like
your smartphone so it's a perfect alternative if you want to get some much
much better photos especially in low light by utilizing that large APS-C sized sensor
a very fast f2.8 lens. You can isolate the subject very easily making maybe
that you're selfie shots one of the best professional looking selfies
you've ever taken with the camera.
The X70's control is very similar to that of the Fujifilm X100T. You have the shutter speed dials on top and
your aperture ring in the front allows you to control exposure. Setting both the
shutter speed to A and the aperture value to A allows the camera shoot in
automatic mode where the camera controls both the exposure for the camera. Taking
the aperture or shutter speeds off will allow you to shoot in either aperture
priority or shutter speed priority and of course if you have both those dials off A you
basically shooting in manual controls. The great thing about this camera being
a mirrorless camera of course is that when you change the shutter speeds or the
aperture, it's reflected on the back of the LCD screen so you know exactly what
the exposure is gonna be like before you even take that shot. So shooting full
manual is gonna be a lot easier than that of your DSLR if you're looking at that
downsizing do something like this. Now of course you got your compensation dial
the top you got your manual focus ring in the front when you want to shoot of
course manual and you want to manually focus instead of using the unique
Intelligent Hybrid Autofocus system on the camera. Of course the
manual focus ring can also be configured so that instead of just doing manual
focus you can adjust things like ISO white balance the is also even feature where
you can actually shoot
what's what's called a digital teleconverter and shoot in basically 35mm
of 50mm equivalencies, giving you full resolution using Fuji's of course
unique Super Intelligent digital zoom technology, again giving you full
resolution. Now there's a drive mode on the top of the camera that allows you to
set the camera to the single shot mode the high-speed shooting that allows you
to shoot up to eight frames a second of course is also things like bracketing
panoramic mode and other features with access to through the drive button on top of the camera.
There's also 8 function buttons found on the camera allowing you to really
customize the controls including a new function button that's found on the side of this camera
What sets the X70 apart from the X100T of course is that it
doesn't have a viewfinder but it does have an incredible touch LCD that can be
tilted one hundred and eighty degrees allowing you to basically take pictures in
low angles, high angles of course even that famous selfie shots now using a
large sensor with a fast aperture you can get some really nice shallow depth of field
shooting with this camera especially when it comes to selfies. Of course the
touch enabled LCD allows you to change the focus points quickly around the
scene and traditionally take the picture using the shutter release. It also
allows you to do things like touch shooting so that when you tap on the
screen it instantly focuses on that subject you're pointing at and it takes a
picture right away making it very simple especially if you're very comfortable
shooting with your smartphone. Now in playback mode you can use the touch
controls to swipe between images you can pinch to zoom to zoom in and zoom out and of
course use your fingers to kind of pan around the shot to see the scene itself
double tapping on the LCD of course will allow you to zoom in and zoom out quickly
at 100% to review images to ensure that they're nice and sharp and in focus
The X70 autofocus system is extremely fast similar to that of the X-T10 and X-T1
It utilizes the intelligent hybrid autofocus system that uses both
contrast and phase detection to quickly and accurately obtain focus on your
subject now the camera offers 49 different autofocus points which you
could control using your finger and touch controls or the traditional way on
the Fuji cameras using the directional pad. In addition to that you got the zone
focusing just like the X-T10 and X-T1 that allow you to quickly focus on a
particular zone and it's really useful for non-static subjects to either move a
lot within the scene alone you too can achieve that perfect in focus shot. Now
in combination with the continuous autofocus as well as the high-speed
continuous shooting mode of 8 frames a second you can utilize that that feature to
quickly track of subject within the scene and quickly take multiple shots
and to ensure that do in focus as a camera will track that subject coming
towards you away from you or even moving around the scene which makes it very
useful for shooting sports action shots. Now of course if you enjoy manual
focusing with a camera again the camera does have a manual focus ring on the front
that quickly quickly allows you to adjust the focus. It also even has focusing aids like
focus peaking that isolate the area of highest contrast with a unique color or
even use Fuji's unique Digital Split Image Technology in order to help you
manually focus on that subject
The X70 has tons of features including a built in wifi
that allow you to use Fuji's camera remote app avail for iOS or Android, that allows you to
quickly connect to the camera and remotely control from your device you
can control things like shutter speed, aperture ISO even change the film simulation
modes are available on this camera and released shutter. Another great thing but
the app is that it gives you a live view so that whatever settings you change
on your app it is reflected in that live view so that you are you know exactly the
shot you gonna take even before you take it on the app. Now of course you can use
the WiFi to transfer images from the camera
to the phone but the camera also directly connect to Fuji's Instax Share Printer to
quickly make an Instax Share print. Ok now the X70 has loads of other
features like panoramic mode that allows you to stitch just like your smartphone would,
advanced filter features that allow you to some really cool effects! Toy camera,
there's even a partial color that isolates the scene with one color and makes
everything else monochrome really useful get some really artistic shots
especially in the pumpkin field when you an isolate just the oranges and how the
pumpkins show up by themselves. Of course you also got some bracketing features
similar to that of the x100T you have HD video, allow you to control both shutter speed,
aperture, ISO. So it really makes it a good all-around camera to have. There is even
interval timer shooter function that allows you to take time-lapse photos and
quickly later on you can create time-lapse video on the computer of
course using the using any software that you like. Now the camera itself overall
is a great feeling camera and with tons of features you can be quite happy with one of these guys
if you're looking to accessorize the X70 there's several different accessories that are available for this camera
You have an optical viewfinder that you can attach to the hot shoe that gives you 21 and 28 millimeter framing
lined. There's also wide converter lens for this camera that offers 21mm
field of view. Also there's a lens hood and a beautiful leather half case that comes
with a nice leather hand(wrist) strap and perfect to carry around the camera of course
damaging it and protecting it.
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Until then, I am Billy of the Fujiguys!