Fujifilm XQ1 Digital Camera (Black)

Fujifilm XQ1 Review – The Fujifilm XQ1 is a stylish premium X-series compact which shares the same sensor as the impressive X20. Does it deliver similar performance?

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  Design; Build quality; Performance; Features

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  High ISO noise; Image quality

The XQ1 is powerful and compact, offering two customizable controls that make settings easy to access. You get fast phase-detection auto focus, fast burst modes (even in RAW format) and good performance in low light.

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  High image quality, Good low light performance, Fast phase-detection auto focus, Fast burst modes, even in RAW format, Four-way dial eases menu navigation, E-Fn button quickens settings changes, Maximum aperture of f/1.8 at wide angle, Control ring is customizable, Easy Wi-Fi send to smartphone or...

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  Control ring is clumsy at zooming, Max. aperture of f/4.9 at telephoto is limited, Flash can't be used in burst mode, LCD is fixed and doesn't articulate, No flash shoe, No filters or effects in playback mode, Battery must be charged in camera

Fujifilm's popular X-Trans sensor has arrived in a compact form--but can this little shooter compete?

The XQ1 is Fuji's second small premium compact , succeeding the XF1 Fuji XF1 . Both these are small, barely larger than a typical ultra-compact digital camera. The main difference is that the Fuji XQ1 is much more conventional.

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  Ultra-Bright F/1.8 Ultra-Wide Optical Zoom, Very low image noise, Good dynamic-range, Speedy Phase-Detect autofocus, Excellent resistance to chromatic aberrations, Excellent center-sharpness, Reliable metering, Very quick and accurate autofocus, Instant shutter-lag, Good build quality

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  Below average auto white-balance, Strong edge-softness, Some optical distortion, LCD not Exposure-Priority and incorrect Live-Histogram, Does not wait for autofocus to lock, 2s Filming delay, Very short battery-life, Poor tripod mount placement

It's difficult to talk about the XQ1 without referencing the 'shirt pocket' enthusiast compacts it so closely resembles, most notably the Canon S-series PowerShots and the Sony RX100.

Fujifilm's minimalist designed compact X-Q1 digital camera straight out of the box comes loaded features found in larger, more advanced cameras. The X-Q1 is a fun, lightweight 12-megapixel camera beautifully designed and offered in just two colours; silver and black.

This is not meant to be an in-depth review of the Fuji XQ1, because I normally do not like spending time evaluating point and shoot cameras. First, there are too many of them and they recycle every year, sometimes even several times a year.

Since the XQ1 shares the same hybrid AF system as the X20, it delivers the same speed and performance which I was used to on the X20. It can struggle in low-light conditions, but otherwise it is fast and reliable in most situations, including macro mode.

Fujifilm announced its point-and-shoot XQ1 and its mid-tier X-E2 earlier this month as two products that help expand its popular X Series. This past week, Fujifilm attended PhotoPlus in New York City, and lucky for us, they brought bot the XQ1 and X-E2 along for the ride to show off exactly what...

The Fuji XQ1 is a pocket-sized camera with a 12MP X-Trans CMOS sensor. It is very light and really the perfect size for a compact pocket camera.

Bought this to replace my f31 which was lost (sob). A worthy successor, better image quality than an f50, comparable low light performance to the f31 in standard shooting mode. Notable is the 4 shots combined in the low light advanced setting.