Fujifilm X30 review

Read our finished review of the Fuji X30 and see how it stacks up against is big-sensor rivals

Fujifilm X30
The X30 is a little larger than the X20 it replaces

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Fujifilm X30

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There's an impressive level of detail in this ISO160 image and the greens look natural.

Fujifilm X30

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The X30's AF system coped well with this low lights, low contrast scene and the automatic white balance system has delivered a natural looking image despite the artificial lighting.

Fujifilm X30

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Using the daylight white balance and Standard (Provia) Film Simulation mode have resulted in natural tones.

Fujifilm X30

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An example of the X30 overcooking the greens a bit with the Standard Film Simulation mode in action. Fortunately the Film Simulation modes can be used when shooting raw and JPEG files simultaneously so you can have a raw file with the full colour information for post-capture processing.

Fujifilm X30

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At its default settings the X30 overexposed this scene slightly, but dialing in 1/3EV of negative exposure compensation produced this accurate result.

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Shooting at f/2.0 and going close the front object has restricted depth of field nicely here.

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The X30 produces some nice black and white images in-camera.

Film simulation

Fujifilm X30

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Using the Standard (Provia) Film Simulation mode has produced quite a vibrant result here.

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The Classic Chrome Film Simulation mode tones things down a bit, especially the green of the grass.