this camera was utter rubbish, i will never buy it

Looks amazing and the body of the unit is very well made, although have doubts as to the long term durability of the lens mechanism. When the lens is extended a lot of play/sideways movement. Also a lot of play in the lens when moving from locked to standby/zoom positions.

Fujifilm XF1 Digital Camera Review makes it clear that this retro-styled compact camera is not only for serious photographers, but also for those who are in love taking pictures anytime, anywhere.

Compact; Comfortable to hold; Stylish looks; Fast and quick response; Full manual controls; Good image quality

Screen resolution is a little low; Bit pricey; Noise at higher ISO; Flash does not work in silent mode

Looks amazing and the body of the unit is very well made, although have doubts as to the long term durability of the lens mechanism. When the lens is extended a lot of play/sideways movement. Also a lot of play in the lens when moving from locked to standby/zoom positions.

Robust Main Body; Superb screen; Looks amazing

Lens Mechanism Flimsy

The Fuji XF1 is a premium digital camera in a compact body which houses the world's smallest mechnical zoom paired with Fuji's unique 12 megapixels EXR-CMOS sensor. Packed with features including full manual controls, manual focus and custom white-balance, the XF1 makes these more accessible than...

Ultra-Bright F/1.8 Ultra-Wide Optical Zoom; Very low image noise; Stellar dynamic-range; Unique mechanical zoom lens slides into camera body; Excellent resistance to chromatic aberrations; Good center-sharpness; Very reliable metering; Very quick and accurate autofocus; Instant shutter-lag; Good

Excessively strong noise-reduction; High edge-softness; High optical distortion; LCD not; Incorrect framing shown for RAW files; Average shot-to-shot speed; 2s Filming delay; Poor tripod mount placement; Short battery-life

At first i was quite disappointed, the zoom makes the lens really slow, the look of it isn't what i like but the overall quality is really great. It took me some time to get with this as i used to take photos with professional cameras but i'd say that i'm surprised how this little thing makes a...

Easy; Light; Great Quality; As Good as a professional one; Cheap; quite resistant

Ugly (IMO); Zoom Problems

Fuji's X range of cameras has proven incredibly popular over the past couple of years. Now the company seems keen on expanding that popularity into the mass market of consumers, with a new range of cameras designed to appeal to a wider audience.

Fuji's X range of cameras has proven incredibly popular over the past couple of years. Now the company seems keen on expanding that popularity into the mass market of consumers, with a new range of cameras designed to appeal to a wider audience.

Design; Large sensor; Raw format shooting

Not a touchscreen; Awkward lens mechanism

Beautiful camera, and very solid except for the lens barrel which seems a bit flimsy when extended. It can take fantastic photos, but I do find the camera quirky and sometimes prone to blowing exposure or giving you results you weren't expecting. It's a decent pocketable camera, and I bought it...

There are camera designs people tolerate in order to get the features and performance they want. Likewise, there are good-looking cameras that aren't necessarily the best performers.

The Fujifilm XF1 looks great and can be a lot of fun to shoot; It has a fast f1.8 maximum aperture and captures in raw and raw plus JPEG.

Some of its best photos come at the cost of control and resolution; The lens gets much slower when zoomed in.