Welcome back to the Fuji Guys channel my name is Billy. Today we'll take a look at
Fuji's latest mirrorless camera the X-A3 so keep on watching!
So we are in Toronto Canada to take a look at Fujifilm's latest mirrorless camera the
X-A3 now one of the biggest upgrades to this camera, of course, it's the image sensor
now uses a 24 megapixel aps-c CMOS sensor that's going to give you a better
image quality and low light situations but also makes it easier to isolate the
subject from the background giving you a lot more control of depth of field so
again if you want to isolate the subject you can create that nice shallow
depth-of-field that makes some of the professional photos that you see around
just stand out a little bit more. Now not only is the sensor a good thing with
this camera of course Fuji's knowledge of making prints and making film has
really taught them what people like about prints and what people like about
color and to that fact
Fuji cameras are excellent for shooting just straight off jpegs giving you
beautiful looking images in fact you know the camera has built-in film
simulation modes that allow you to mimic some of foodies professional films like
Velvia film that's great for landscape because it's a little more punch here
and exaggerated some of the colors in the scene there's also things like a
Astia which allows you to take some great portrait photos and allows you to
give you nice skin tones with a nice unique-looking color especially for the
skies on a day like today will be actually perfect of course you can also
shoot in monochrome as well this different other film simulation mode
that you can shoot with this camera now on top of that if you do plan to shoot
in lower light situations you know unlike your smartphone which made to
have a built-in flash but an LED flash not very effective the X-A3 has a
built-in pop-up flash and it uses Fuji's super-intelligent flash system to really
take the best photo in any lighting situation whether you're taking
portraits are you taking food photography the flash is going to
automatically determine if it needs to fire full power or needs to reduce it
down shooting impulse, small little pulses, so it doesn't overwash doesn't wash out
your images so this is the a great thing about you know the X-A3 and of course
you know stepping up from a smartphone So the X-A3 sports a retro design similar
to other Fuji X-Series cameras
you got now a metal top and bottom plate that again is very
reminiscent of Fuji X-DNA you got dials and controls you got a little,
exposure dial on the top, exposure comp dial and you got the rear command dial
so it really gives you a lot of you know some external controls but for
simplicity sake there's now mode dial the top of the camera that really allows
you to toggle through the different shooting modes including the ability
to shoot in full manual control so you do have access to both aperture and shutter
controls on this camera if you want to of course experiment more
but also for simplicity sake there's a scene recognition auto plus mode which
we'll talk about later that just makes it very simple and makes this camera really
truly a point-and-shoot camera with a very large sensor to give you some great
image quality now the camera have here today of course is the brown version but
it also comes in two other colors you have a pink as well as a silver and
black version that again is very similar to some of the other X-series cameras in
Fujifilm's lineup. The design of the camera of course really inspires for you to
kind of really want to be a photographer because it gives you that nice feel the
the grip on the cameras a lot better from the original X-A2 that was being
offered a little bit slimmer as well it uses the same battery as most Fuji
X-series cameras and that is the of course the NP-W126s battery the S is
the new battery from Fuji, it's really more protective against the heat that can be
caused especially when you shoot a video with cameras because it does really
provide a lot of heat coming out of both the the processor in the sensor that's
in the camera itself. Now this year the difference of course with this camera is
that it is USB chargeable. So right off the bat just like your smart phone you can
plug this into the USB port of your computer or if you have a the included
USB adapter or wall adapter you can actually plug it in and have that charge via the
USB slot on the side of the can which makes it very very convenient you know
everyone including myself we used to using smartphones and you know having
the ability to not have to carry an extra charger with you is really great
in fact you can use the same one charger
to charge the battery and talking about battery life mirrorless cameras chip
typically because it uses mainly the LCD screen to take your photos generally are
not very high in shots per charge which Fuji's really designed the performance
around getting longevity from this battery. It offers about 410 shots per charge so
that's pretty much more than enough for someone like me - you know going on a family
outing or dinner party to take photos and not have to worry about the
battery's dying. Of course I always do recommend when you buy any digital cam
to have an extra spare with you because you never know. No matter the
skill level the X-A3 is the perfect camera for everyone whether you're using the manual
controls in the camera to adjust both aperture or shutter speeds or even using
some of the simple modes at the SR plus auto that does all the work for you. This
really allows you to take great photos in any situations for anyone. Now in
addition to that like other Fuji X-Series cameras also other fun feature
modes like the advanced filters. Things like toy camera, nature effect, and even
the ability to shoot in monochrome and isolate one single color whether it's
red
orange, green, or blue. Also, there's new addition to the camera from the X-A2 and
that you can now shoot motion panoramic images just like you with your
smartphone of course and also the time-lapse feature that allows you to do
time-lapse photos so later on using editing software you can create really
good-looking time-lapse photos and having a large sensor like this with an APS-C
size, it's going to really allow you to shoot night photos that give you
these stunning time-lapse shots. In addition to that you've got other
standard modes you got the portrait enhancement mode that really softens the skin. There's
three levels to that. You also have self-timer features that makes it very
easy to get in the shot. In fact there's a smile shot where you really just smile
and the camera automatically takes the picture for you. You got a buddy mode and you
can set how much your buddies you want in that shot and as long as it
recognizes three faces if that's what you set it to be, it's going to
automatically going to take that picture. So, really a fun and simple camera to used
with great very simple controls to the mode dial on this camera. Now the X-A3
is kitted with Fuji's XC16-50mm lens. It's optically image
stabilized which makes it easy to take pictures in any lighting situation. Of
course today it's very bright and we can get very fast shutter speed so we're not
gonna have to worry too much about camera shake.
Now there's a 1.5 conversion factor so the 16-55mm lens is
actually equivalent in terms of full frame size to a 24mm to 75mm
somewhat in that distance and that's going to make it a great everyday camera because
you can shoot things like landscapes, portraits, and even do macro shots with
this incredible close-up ability of the lens itself. In fact I think from the
edge of this lens to an object you can get it just about 7
centimeters away so which is kind of nice. The photos that come out of
these kit lens are actually very good. In fact I don't generally call these kit
lenses because you know Fuji makes incredible glass. They've been making glass
for quite a long time including lenses for medium format camera so they
do know how to make
good glass and you know what you're getting with this kit you know it's going to be
perfectly enough for taking excellent shots, but of course if you want to
elevate your photography you might want to look at some of the other Fuji lenses
that Fuji offers. It is compatible with all Fuji's XF lens. In fact, I do
have Fuji's latest lens today: the XF23mm F2 lens. This is one of Fuji's
designer series lens that is very compact. It actually looks nice on the
camera itself as you can see the XF23mm lens is a little lens to
take around Toronto because it has a perfect focal length of about
35mm in terms of 35mm equivalencies. I like this little lens
because it's nice and compact. It does offer aperture controls unlike the kit
lens that's included with the X-A3 so you do have one-third stops in between
the full stops that are indicated on the lens up to F-16 and in a day like today
when you're doing landscape shots, you do want to close down the aperture too so
that you can get more things in focus and of course the bright sunlight it's
gonna reduce the shutter speeds and from you over exposing the shot as well
it does come with a nice little hood here but it is an optional metal lens hood
that you can buy the same lens hood that is compatible with Fuji's XF
35mm F2 which is the other designer lens that Fuji offers and of
course later on Fuji will offer a new XF50mm F2 lens which will
complete the trio kit which to me I think it's a perfect lens especially for
camera like this. Again if you want to get just little bit better in
sharpness using prime lenses over the kitted lens and it offers the same size and
weight and lightness that the X-A3 does offer as well.
One new addition to the X-A3 is that it has an automatic mode so there's no
longer a dedicated macro button where you have to change in order to take
close-up shots. The distance between this flower and the end of this lens is
about 7 cm and that's how close I can shoot with this camera
without even have to change any of the modes. I'm actually using some film simulation here
to take
bracketing shots and velvia as well as a some other colors like classic
chrome yeah just to see how it looks. Of course you can also shoot raw with this
camera so that later on you can edit the images to what you like and it gives you
a little bit more latitude for dynamic range and white balance and things like
that. So this is somewhat the distance here about what where I can actually get
the camera in focus. I'll try to see how much closer I can get in and it allows
me to have focus so that is about the point. Right there, that's the distance
between the flower and this lens and how close I can get. Of course I can also
stand back a little bit further and use the telephoto zoom on this lens and
also you get very close up shots and in fact I don't have to be too close, but I
can get focus like that. So that's nice to have it again you know a very
versatile lens kit with this camera allows you to take great landscape
selfies and even flowers and I got a little fly to see if i can get this guy
in the shot as well. Now this is a perfect scene to get me in the shot so if you
don't have anyone around you, you might want to do a selfie and typically do that
with your smartphone, but the X-A3 has a great little feature. It uses a
180 degree tilt LCD screen and when you flip the screen up and slide it up,
automatically the screen inverses so that you have a proper view of you and the
background to take that perfect selfie. Now it also enables things like face
detection as well as eye detection not only to get focused on the subject
but to also get proper exposure on the face. Now, typically when we take photos we use the
shutter release button but the X-A3 also allows you to use the command down
the back as a button to release the pictures so again you can get a nice
steady shot and better grip of it so that you actually don't drop the camera
and that's a great little feature with this. The LCD is also touch-enabled
meaning that I can actually touch on the screen and the camera will focus on that
point and take the picture which is quite nice and convenient if you're very used
to how
smartphones operate. You can toggle the different touch options during the
shooting mode by pushing this button here where really as I push this it just
moves the autofocus point and sets the focus for me and then I have the ability
to set just to the area so I can point at the auto focus area there the
camera's not going to do anything until I have pressed the shutter which then
locks in focus and I can take the picture. In the playback mode the
touchscreen also allows you to swipe between images. As you can see here, you
can also use pinch and zoom just like you would with your smartphone to zoom in and
zoom out to confirm the autofocus which is nice to go. Now the X-A3 also improved
on the autofocus system it uses 49 autofocus points. Setting it to the
single point here, I've been pushing this AF I can move the autofocus points
again like I did earlier with touch but now of course with just the
directional keys to 49 different areas in the scene I can use command dial to
increase or decrease speed of the focus point which is nice and I can quickly
take that picture of course and of course the count does offer zone and
wide tracking autofocus now. So set with zone and set with the auto focus to
continuous to focus mode it's great for shooting action shots where I can just half
press the shutter button, wait for the subject or track that subject and really
just take the picture of the subjects coming through the scene and then the
cameras going to give me a nice shot there so again that's a great addition
to the X-A3 and is a great shot of just an action that we just did - really
quick for shutter lag and autofocus time and really makes it a great camera
to take pictures and in any situation. So we just finished lunch at The Good Fork
here at Bloor and Jane. A great little restaurant
and I had a great chicken burger and as most people do a restaurant, you generally
take your photos and usually with a smart one and in situations where you
know it low lit and very dim,
this is where the X-A3 really comes into play you know large sensor
high-sensitivity gives you the ability to shoot natural light and get you very
very steady shots. Now the great thing with the X-A3 is that it has built-in Wi-Fi
that allows you to connect directly to your smartphone so you can actually
transfer images and then share it on social media websites including
Instagram and Facebook and of course you can also use the camera remote app
from Fuji to remotely control the camera so if you wanted to remotely
take pictures, you can actually use that you're in the app to do that. I also have
the ability to print directly to the Instax Share Printer as you can see.
I've set up this camera now with the SSID information from this printer and that's just through the
the menu on the camera and now I can actually make prints directly to this
and have basically a physical print which is really nice because you know
sometimes you can sign this to the restaurant owner and give it to them and
they really appreciate you know just giving something back to the restaurant that's
kind of a fun little feature to have as well so that's really a neat feature
with Fuji's you know wireless capabilities and as you can see here the
print just comes out and just in about a minute's time you see it fully ...
it will expose and of course in about five minutes time it's fully set and
ready to go like this picture that we kinda did earlier. Now the great thing
about the 180 tilt LCD is that I can use it for vlogging so
basically I'm filming with the X-A3 right now. I'm shooting in full HD video
and have the ability to change the frame rates from 60 frames to 50 frames and even
a small cinematic like frame like 25 and 24 frames per second.
Also I have the ability to control both the shutter speed and aperture as well
as ISO so I can set that. Right now for simplicity sake I have the autofocus set
automatically and the ISO automatically everything is fully automatic including the
focusing. It's also even using face detection to ensure that you know as
I'm walking down the street here that I'm in focus which is great.
Now the camera's ability to shoot video you obviously
want at least a very fast SD card otherwise you might have some
interruptions and there are some limits to the video I believe it's about 14
minutes per clip, but you can record multiple clips on the camera itself so
really a great feature overall with the X-A3. So there you have it, Fuji's latest
mirrorless camera the X-A3. Now this camera have a lot of good features going
for it, a large sensor, and it really is a step up to your cell phone. Now if you
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