We never tire of Fujifilm's gorgeous film simulations, most of which are present in the XF10. But how does it look in our studio scene?

Though the XF10 has a hybrid autofocus system with phase detection, we weren't blown away by autofocus accuracy. Or speed, for that matter. When you'll make a full review, if possible please add an HDR shot, at each DR setting, and 4K multi focus. Now, OK, nobody wrote that the pictures weren’t good, but handling, controls, focus performance, speed… were supposed to be so poor that Fuji was all but requested to take it off the market. The most striking thing about the Fujifilm XF10 is its compact, slim body – a big advantage over interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras. The lens does extend slightly when you power up the camera, but only by 2-3mm. While it’s possible to shoot 4K (3849 x 2160) video with the XF10, it’s at a paltry 15fps. This means the Full HD (1920 x 1080) options (59.94p / 50p / 24p / 23.98p) are often a better choice. Get the lookThe Fuji Xf-10 was to be the last try on compact cameras for me. Couldn’t get no satisfaction from those things. The lens cap from the X100 still works! But don't turn the camera on when this lens cap is on it! It won't extend properly and will give a warning. This is a lot of camera for the money. So the lens is not quite GRD sharp, big deal - I could relate if the lens was soft, particularly with it being a fixed lens. At a minimum, the Ricoh GR III will have a very good lens. And ideally it will have a lens equal to the extraordinary lens in the GR I and GR II.

With the 1.10 firmware, this camera is actually pretty fantastic for its size and price, but not out of the box. I really did need to adjust the settings to get everything I wanted on the screen and the function buttons and ISO settings to my taste. The RAW files are easy to work with, but Lightroom doesn’t render them as nicely as Capture One. Capture One works for free with this camera. The lens is decently sharp. The colours are great! Although you can no longer easily find the Fujifilm X70 new, there are plenty of used models out there. The controls are very different, with direct dials for exposure settings and a screen that tilts for easier shooting from the hip. The X70 also allows you to ditch the lens cap in favor of a filter using an adapter, which adds convenience at the expense of a bit of bulk. Like the Ricoh, though, you're getting a previous generation sensor that is noisier, but still has pleasing color rendition. The XF10 utilises a leaf-shutter rather than the focal-plane shutter that DSLR cameras have. This is a small circular shutter that's built into the lens itself, the chief benefit being near-silent operation. To make the camera even less obtrusive, there's a Sound & Flash menu option which enables you to turn off the speaker, flash, AF-assist lamp and most importantly the artificially-created shutter-release sound, instantly making the XF10 perfectly suited to more candid photography. The XF10 has a 18.5mm f/2.8 lens that gives you the same angle of view as a 28mm lens on 35mm format. It’s one of the street photographer’s favourite fields of view but is wide enough to be used for other genres too such as landscape or architecture. It has the same optical design as the lens found on the X70 which means that it should provide excellent sharpness at the centre and good sharpness in the corners when stopped down. I’ll be curious to see if resistance to flare has been improved. The minimum focus distance is 10cm. The 23mm f2 lens of the X100F The XF10’s lens extends slightly when powering the camera on, and you must steer clear of the lens when this operation occurs, or the camera will throw an error at you and make you turn the camera off and on. You won’t usually touch the lens, but given that the XF10 features a standard pinch lens cap, you have to train yourself to either remove the cap before turning the camera on, or to wait until the lens is fully extended. While I’d much prefer the lens to have a built-in protective cap that automatically retracts, such as those on the Sony RX100 series or the Ricoh GR series, in practice it wasn’t a major deal for me. Fuji nicely provides a cap with built-in tether that can be secured to the wrist strap, so the lens cap is never lost and always within reach. The Fujifilm XF10 includes a supple leather wrist strap

Image Quality

I am happy with my new XF10 so far and the upgrade in image quality is huge as compared to the RX100 – sharpness, low light capability and color quality. There are always things that could be better, but if you know what you are doing and plan your work flow around the features of the camera it is perfectly fine. AF is no problem here, just set the spot size suitable and aim for contrast. My almost new, highly praised (double priced) Canon G5 X mk II was already listed for sale on the net (at half the price I had paid 2 months before) because of dull, phonelike picture quality.

I am mostly shooting it in RAW and processing into monochrome. The files look good, just as good as RICOH GR II. Xf10 and flash The X10 is not the same as the XF10. The XF10 doesn't have any filter threads to attach a standard filter to. The elephant in the room is that the XF10 uses a 24-megapixel sensor with a Bayer color filter array and not an X-Trans array. It’s the same sensor that’s found in the Fujifilm X-A5 and X-T100. Also, the processor is not the same one found in X-Trans III cameras, but a generic one that seems related to the processor found in X-Trans II cameras. What this means is that the XF10 feels more like an X-Trans II camera, but with subtly inferior color rendition. It does have more resolution and slightly better high-ISO performance than X-Trans II, but overall it’s a lot closer to X-Trans II than X-Trans III and not exactly like either. Engineered to have precise, responsive autofocus, creating images with XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR becomes instinctive, near-silent, and accurate. Lightweight focusing elements snap into place with the help of a high-precision motor, easily keeping subjects pin-sharp and reliably holding focus on them, even if they are moving within the frame. Simply create images as you see them and have the freedom to find the story in any moment. The XF10 is a member of an exclusive club of small cameras with fixed lenses and large sensors. It also must be said that, though we've included Fujifilm's much larger and more expensive X100F for comparison's sake, these cameras are really aimed at very different audiences. There are control differences to be sure, but the difference between a 28mm field of view and 35mm field of view is significant enough that the two cameras will produce very different types of photographs and potentially appeal to different types of photographers.If it is an everyday or support camera I prefer the XF10 to the X70, but any of the two will suit you. The photos have more bokeh, and are sharper in the sense that they're more crop-able. I'm sure the sensor-lens combo is better: more acquisition of light. RAW images look great from most cameras when processed correctly. In-camera JPGs can look great too, but no camera manufacturer that I know of tries to maximize image quality of their in-camera JPGs. It's mind boggling. The 18.5mmF2.8 FUJINON lens, equivalent to 28mm on 35mm format, covers a wide range of subjects from landscapes to snapshots.

Video recording is offered in both 4K and Full HD options, although the XF10 is one of the latest 4K-enabled cameras to only offer this resolution at 15fps. 24fps is the minimum required for smooth-looking video footage, and anything less is always a disappointment, so we don’t imagine anyone would seriously buy this camera for this feature. Full HD options do stretch to 60p, however, and while there’s no hot shoe to fit an external microphone, there is at least a 2.5in port to hook these in around the side.For the "allways with me camera" I owned the Olympus ZX1, then the XZ2, then the wonderful Sony RX100M3, which I sold, and I bought the XF10 second hand. Fujifilm has produced a good number of fixed lens compact cameras over the years. The most popular is the X100 series which was the only one to house an APS-C sensor until the X70 was released in 2016. Then, two years on, a third APS-C compact camera hit the market, the XF10. It has a simpler appearance than the X70 and retains the small form factor of its “unofficial” predecessor.