Fujifilm has announced the new Fujifilm X30, a premium compact, fixed lens camera aimed at enthusiast and professional photographers. The Fujifilm X30 has an all new Real Time Viewfinder and innovative dual manual control rings for composing and taking pictures quickly and easily.
The Fujifilm X30 gives enthusiast and professional photographers a vast array of new features, and delivers the same award-winning image quality and design that the Fujifilm X-Series is known for around the world. The new X30 features a Real Time Viewfinder – which is the largest, brightest, fastest and highest resolving viewfinder in its class – a large 12MP 2/3” X-Trans CMOS II sensor, EXR Processor II and a new ‘Classic Chrome’ film simulation mode that delivers muted tones and deep color reproduction for beautifully dramatic images.
The X30 also includes a large tilting 3.0” 920K-dot premium clear LCD monitor, increased battery performance, and a strong, yet lightweight, die-cast magnesium alloy body that is superbly designed to add a real sense of style and elegance to the camera.
Vision and Speed
The new Fujifilm X30 uses an innovative Real Time Viewfinder with a large magnification of 0.65x and a display lag time of just 0.005 seconds that is the largest and fastest viewfinder in its class. It offers a clear, high-definition Live View with a new 2.36M-dot organic EL viewfinder and dedicated lens that improves visibility by automatically controlling the viewfinder’s brightness according to the ambient light levels. The Live View display can also be set to reflect shooting conditions, or offer a natural view close to what is seen with the naked eye, while the viewfinder’s eye sensor automatically switches the visible information when the camera is positioned vertically or horizontally.
The Fujifilm X30 uses the award-winning X-Trans CMOS II sensor with phase-detection AF and the EXR Processor II to give photographers high-speed performance, amazing resolution and low noise for extraordinary images. The X30’s phase-detection system focuses in just 0.06 seconds, has a startup time of 0.5 seconds, shutter time lag of 0.015 seconds, and shooting interval of 0.5 seconds.
High Precision F2.0-2.8 4x Manual Barrel Zoom Lens
The Fujifilm X30’s lens is made up of 11 glass elements in nine groups, including three aspherical lens elements and two ED lens elements. The result is an ultra-bright lens with a wide-angle maximum aperture of f/2.0 and telephoto maximum aperture of f/2.8 for beautiful, high resolution images. Additionally, the X30’s lens incorporates seven diaphragm blades for stunningly soft ‘bokeh’ to make your subject stand out from the background.
The X30 has an optical 4x manual zoom lens that allows quick and precise control over composition. The X30 also has a unique image stabilization mechanism that shifts five lens elements to compensate for camera shake by up to four stops. The innovative image stabilization system also effectively prevents motion blur while stopping vignetting and loss of image resolution that usually results from shake compensation.
The new Fujifilm X30 now includes two rings on the lens: a manual zoom ring and control ring. The control ring is positioned behind the manual zoom control and allows the immediate change of aperture and shutter speed settings while fine-tuning image composition. Functions such as ISO sensitivity, film simulation, white balance and continuous shooting can be assigned by pushing the control ring setting button at the front. Two top-plate dials and six function buttons positioned on the back of the body also offer faster access to regularly-used features for a more instinctive operation.
Features
● 12MP 2/3” X-Trans CMOS II sensor
● EXR Processor II
● NEW Real Time Viewfinder with 0.005 second lag time, 0.65 magnification and 2.36M dot OLED
● Intelligent Hybrid AF in 0.06 seconds
● Fast start-up time of 0.5 seconds
● Shutter time lag of 0.01 seconds
● High speed continuous shooting of 12fps (11 frames continuously in JPEG at full resolution)
● FUJINON F2.0-2.8 lens 4x manual zoom lens with HT-EBC coating
● NEW Tilting 3.0” Premium Clear LCD (920k dots)
● NEW ‘Classic Chrome’ and other film simulation modes
● NEW Long lasting battery with approximately 470 photos per charge. Charges using supplied micro USB cable
● Pop-up Super Intelligent Flash
● Super Macro mode to .039”
● Focus Peaking function
● Motion Panorama 360
● Advanced Filters
●“Q” button for frequently used menu items
● Multiple Exposure
● Full HD video 1080p at 60fps; bit rate of 36Mbps for clear capture of delicate movements
● Manual focus available during video recording
● Free FUJIFILM Camera Remote application and Wireless Communication function allows users to remotely shoot images from smartphones and tablets
● Output for Stereo Microphone
● Electronic level
● Live histogram
● Interval timer shooting (1 second to 24 hours up to 999 frames)
