Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 28-05-2019

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Fujifilm has announced that its GFX100 mirrorless digital camera will be released late June 2019.

The GFX100 is known for the world’s highest 102 million pixels resolution large format sensor and is the flagship model of the GFX Series of mirrorless digital cameras.

Combined with the latest fourth-generation “X-Processor 4” high-speed image processing engine, ultra-sharp Fujinon GF lenses and colour reproduction technology nurtured through the film business over many years, the camera produces brilliant image quality.

The GFX 100 introduces some major leaps over the prior models, including a much higher resolution, in-body image stabilization, and much faster performance.

It offers a back-illuminated sensor with phase detection pixels, an in-body image stabilization (IBIS) mechanism and 4K/30P video recording capability.

The use of phase detection pixels across the back-illuminated image sensor produces supreme image quality while making AF up to twice as fast as that of the current GFX models. It also delivers outstanding Tracking AF performance on a moving subject and advanced accuracy in Continuous AF.

For the first time in the GFX Series, GFX100’s Film Simulation options include “Eterna” for simulating the colours and tones of Fujifim’s cinema film. This enables a videographers’ artistic intentions to video production.

Despite featuring the large format image sensor and IBIS, the GFX100’s camera body is relatively compact and lightweight measuring just 48.9mm at the thinnest part and weighing approximately 1,400g with two batteries, memory card and electronic viewfinder.

The GFX100 also boasts dramatic improvement in the accuracy of Face and Eye Detection AF, which has become an essential function in fashion photography and portrait photography. The Face Detection now works with a greater shooting distance and shows excellent tracking performance even for the side profile of a person or a subject that is partially blocked by an obstacle.

The GFX100 has a new 2.05-inch sub monitor on the rear panel in addition to the main 3.2-inch LCD monitor that can be tilted to three directions. Exposure settings and various other shooting data can be assigned to the rear-panel sub monitor so that the main monitor can be dedicated to checking framing, allowing you to concentrate on composition.

The top panel now features another new 1.80-inch sub LCD monitor, which can be set to the “Virtual Dial Mode,” displaying a virtual dial for simulated operation. This is a perfect function for users who prefer dial-based operations, adopted in GFX Series’ current models.

The number of dials, buttons and levers on the camera body has been kept to the minimum for simplicity in camera operation. The top panel features the Drive Mode Dial, which enables instantaneous switchover between the Still Image, Video and Multiple Exposure modes.

The GFX100 features an ultra-high definition electronic viewfinder (EVF), newly-developed for this model using 5.76 million-dot OLED panel and five optical glass elements including aspherical elements. With the viewfinder magnification of 0.86x and 100% viewfinder coverage, the EVF enables accurate focusing for the 102 million pixels sensor, which requires extreme focusing accuracy.

The GFX100 can accommodate two GFX Series batteries (NP-T125), extending the number of frames per charge to approx. 800 when the rear LCD is used. The camera can also be powered and charged through a USB connection.

This is also the first GFX Series model that has a supporting IEEE802.11ac 5GHz, enabling even faster wireless image transfer.

Although the GFX100 is coming to local shores, FUJIFILM South Africa is not yet able to provide an accurate arrival date nor price. Stateside the FUJIFILM GFX100 (body only) is set to retail for $9,999 (R 150,000)