Fujifilm X30 Summary

The Fuji X30 is an excellent premium compact and is one of only threeFuji X30, X20 and X10 to have a mechanical zoom. Its lens is equivalent to 28-112mm which is suitable for a wide variety of subjects and has a rather bright maximum aperture. The X30 offers complete manual controls and an efficient interface, including dual control-dials and plenty of external controls.

Image quality is excellent for its sensor-size with low noise, good dynamic-range, nice colors and superb sharpness. Metering is highly conservative and WB is mostly good but struggles a little more than average.

The Fuji X30 clearly distinguishes itself by speed. It delivers a class-leading autofocus performance and, particularly so, in low-light where it can focus reliably down to very low light-levels. Operating speed is also unusually fast.

There is far more competition than ever which makes settling on a premium compact difficult. With regards to focus speed, the X30 is easily the winner. Other cameras differ mostly in terms of their lenses which are electronic-only.

Choosing the Fuji X30 over another premium digital camera comes down to autofocus speed and lens preference. The mechanical zoom certainly makes it easier to frame with the X30. No camera is perfect but this one clearly shows plenty of strength.

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