The Fujifilm XF10 takes great photographs and looks great doing it, but has too many caveats for us to wholeheartedly recommend. Overall operation is sluggish and autofocus just isn't reliable, which is unforgivable at this point considering how capable smartphones have become.

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  Street photographers using 'snap focus', landscape shooters looking for a lightweight photographic companion and generalist photographers that have enough experience to work around the camera's limitations.

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  Shooters that require consistently accurate autofocus, those looking to capture unexpected decisive moments and those who already have the latest smartphones that - in most cases - will be good enough.

The Fujifilm XF10 is a gorgeous compact camera that squeezes SLR image quality into a pocket-friendly size.

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  Gorgeous, pocket-friendly design. APS-C image sensor. Wide-angle f/2.8 prime lens. Sharp images. Touch screen. Wi-Fi.

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  Middling autofocus speed. Long start-up time. No optical image stabilization. Omits EVF and hot shoe. So-so video.

Fujifilm packes a 24 MP APS-C CMOS sensor in a Premium Compact with a prime 28mm-equivalent F/2.8 wide-angle lens. The result is modern entry-level DSLR image quality in a pocket size format. Acheiving this comes with a fixed focal-length, no viewfinder and less processing power.

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  High image quality in truly compact size, Very low image noise until ISO 6400, Excellent sharpness from wide-open, Good dynamic-range, Highly sensitive AF, Very good AF accuracy, Efficient controls, Great LCD visibility

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  Slow autofocus system, particularly in low-light, Multi-Segment Metering too weighed on center, Some cast under tungsten lighting, Slow shot-to-shot speed, Video record delay, No viewfinder, No stabilization

The all-new Fujifilm XF10 is a pocket-sized 18mm f/2.8 fixed lens premium compact camera with a 24.2 Megapixel APS-C sensor that only weighs 280 grams. Perfect for street photographers, it looks surprisingly like the much-beloved (and now out-of-date) Ricoh GR 2.

The Fujifilm XF10 has plenty of limitations, but it’s a pocket-sized street and travel camera rather than an all-rounder. Its slim body and terrific image quality are what really count.

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  Slim and pocketable, Inexpensive for a premium compact, Snapshot mode for ‘grab’ shots, Sharpness and image quality, Twin control dials

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  No viewfinder, Rear screen doesn’t tilt, No optical stabilisation

Not many cameras manage to squeeze an APS-C sensor inside a genuinely pocketable body, and the fact that the XF10 does so at this price only maximises its appeal. The AF system is a bit of a let-down, though, as is video quality in 4K.

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  Very good image quality, Small and robust body, In-camera raw processing, Touchscreen works very well, USB charging is handy

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  4K video disappoints, No image stabilisation, Sluggish autofocus, Slight lagging in operation, Frequent overexposure

The large lens and wide aperture have the potential to deliver delightful images, but the noisy and poor autofocus often makes it a struggle to get there.

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  Image quality from that huge sensor is often excellent, Small scale makes it genuinely pocketable

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  Sloppy autofocus system frequently hunts and fails to focus, Poor close-up focus for sharpness

The new Fujifilm XF10 is a largely successful attempt to woo both smartphone upgraders and serious enthusiasts, ultimately satisfying both camps thanks to the combination of excellent image quality and diminutive size.

The camera is nice but there are some big problems first the focus is slow and it makes a lot of noise when trying to get focus and sometimes it just can’t get focus and keeps going back and forth trying sadly it’s not for me so it’s going back