Finepix X100 has turn out to be one of probably the most awaited cameras because it was announced last year. This camera provides a hybrid viewfinder along with a body style which will have powerful appeal to vintage camera fans. The accurate enjoyment of photography begins with "the pleasure of seeing the world via a viewfinder". The new Hybrid Viewfinder has been developed to reintroduce users to this important camera expertise. Fujifilm X100 combines the window-type "bright frame" optical viewfinder discovered in rangefinder-type film cameras like the classic 135-size or medium-format cameras, and also the electronic viewfinder program incorporated in fixed single lens or mirror-less digital cameras.

There’s no mistaking what Fujifilm’s style team had been thinking when they produced the X100. Its two-tone body and analogue-style controls hark back to old rangefinder compacts, and it doesn’t take a look at all out of location within the business of these 1970s classics. Both Olympus and Leica have lately released retro-styled little cameras within the shape of the E-P1/2 and X1, but the X100 takes the idea to a entire various level. Its flash is even placed within the exact same position as was as soon as occupied by rangefinder windows. The Finepix X100 is distinctly smaller and much more portable than any DSLR fitted having a similarly-fast lens.

By integrating a prism for the 1,440,000 dot LCD panel image on the viewing screen within the reverse-Galilean optical finder, the Hybrid Viewfinder can show both the shooting frame along with a selection of shooting information. Obviously, it may also be utilized as a high-quality electronic viewfinder to compose or playback shots. With this capability to immediately switch between optical and electronic viewfinder images with easy "one touch" control, the new Hybrid Viewfinder provides users expanded freedom within the composition and enjoyment of photography in a wide range of difficult shooting conditions. Let's see the key functions of Fujifilm Finepix X100 below:

Key functions

• 12 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor

• Fixed 23mm F2 lens (field of view equivalent to a 35mm lens on full frame)

• 2.8" LCD screen, four:three aspect ratio, 460,000 dots

• Hybrid optical / electronic viewfinder

• OVF with 0.5x magnification, projected framelines indicate approx 90% of field of view

• EVF with ca 0.5x magnification, 1,440,000 dots

• Traditional-style control dials for shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation

• ISO 100 (L), 200-6400, 12800 (H)

• Flash hot shoe and built-in flash

• Built-in neutral density filter (three stops)

• 1280x720 HD movie recording with stereo sound.

Overall the Finepix X100 has an unusually consistent style philosophy, and it is refreshing to see a camera that is so firmly dedicated to the procedure of merely capturing images, with out unnecessary fripperies.