Updated on October 28, 2017: Time has come to retire this camera. Looks like "lens control error" came back, and I see weird color, especially when I use the 360 sweep mode. I tried to update the firmware to 1.01 (you have hold down the disp/back button as you turn on the camera). But that didn't make any difference. I've used it 5 solid years. I think my next primary camera will again be Fujifilm.
Updated on August 26, 2017: This is still my #1 digital camera! It's been almost 5 years I've been continuously using it. Just today, I had the white washout problem again. But I've been keeping in safe since last time it was fixed in New Jersey by Fuji technicians. By safe I mean I always keep it in hard-shell cover, as opposed to putting it in my pocket. But I was twiddling with its focus settings, aperture, etc. I think I was twiddling like that before it had happened last time, too. So I went to "reset" menu option, and voila!! Everything's back to normal. I think there's some kind of bug in the firmware of the camera. I'll have to see how I can update that. But for now I'm so happy with the "reset' feature. You can get to it by pressing the 'menu' button, and going to left and down with the arrows (where in the center of it is the menu key) to the first blue color camera icon. Reset is somewhere in the middle of the menu list. Select it, and within seconds the camera resets itself. I maintain my 5-star rating for this magnificent camera.
Updated on February 14, 2014: I still love this camera and it still is my primary camera. I needed to move the images in the camera's internal memory into the external memory card. I found in the Fujifilm website instructions to do this, which I would like to share here:
1. Install a memory card into the camera.
2. Press the playback button to enter playback mode.
3. Press the MENU/OK button to open the menu.
4. Press the selector up or down to select "COPY," and press the selector right.
5. Press the selector up or down to select "IN" -> card (icon), and press the selector right to proceed to frame selection.
6. Press the selector up or down to select the images (frames), and proceed to the appropriate step below.
Updated on November 13, 2013:
About a week ago, a sad thing happened. I was getting "LENS CONTROL ERROR". The manual says I needed to context FUJIFILM dealer. So I did, at 1-800-659-3854. I was immediately transferred to a real person, who couldn't have been more helpful. I told him I needed the camera by end of next week (less than 14 days.) He told me to send the order receipt (easy since I got it from Amazon little less than a year ago) and put the camera in a box with bubblewrap to prevent it from getting damaged during shipping it to Edison, NJ. It cost me about $5 to ship the camera. And just today, 2 whole days before when I needed it, I received the camera in fully working condition. The lens and the grips had to be replaced. Grips, because when the camera is taken apart the grips can't be put back--so send the camera in, don't try to fix it yourself. I called 800 number again and asked what was wrong with the lens: was it a particulate that went into the lens system? They said they don't spend much time investigating the cause and they replaced entire lens system with a new one. We left it at that. But, wow, what a service! Another great reason to buy a Fujifilm digital camera. Very, very happy.
Updated on June 15, 2013:
This camera is still my primary camera. Its manual turn on/off by the lens is proving to be more revolutionary in digital camera design than I thought earlier.
There are 2 things I can suggest to make this camera better:
1: the display in the back needs to be OLED so that I can see the images I've taken better; under sunlight it's very difficult to see it and I'm compelled to take more pictures in case I missed something.
2: the flash can be re-positioned from far left where my left-hand would hold the camera for stability. On several occasions my hand holding the camera covered the flash.
Updated on April 13, 2013:
This camera is amazing and has been my primary camera for some time now. Today I wanted to take a raw image and it wasn't intuitively clear to me how to do this. After you click on "Menu OK", which is the center button on the back of the camera, press the left arrow to go to a list of set up menus and go to the second wrench icon towards the bottom. Press the right arrow and go to raw mode to enable it.
Updated on Nov. 30, 2012:
If you need to access the internal memory of the camera, take out the memory card and plug in the USB cable. You will then be able to see the files in the internal memory (max. 25 MB).
Original Review:
No more battery wasting on silly zooming when you can control it manually!
That's a great feature of this camera. Of course it takes great pictures, gazillion pixels, you name it.
Turning it on and off may need some getting used to it, but if it extends the battery life and gives you greater control, it's worth it. There is an additional benefit to this kind of on/off mechanism. I tend to keep the camera in my pocket most of the time. With some cameras that have their on/off switch conspicuously there is a chance of inadvertent telescoping of the lens system...in your pocket.
XF1 also sports Fujifilm proprietary EXR feature, which is enabled by turning the dial at the top of the camera. It lets you take AMAZING pictures. When you switch to this mode, press the menu key and you will have three options to select from. These are the priority settings for the context you're imaging:
very high resolution (RESOLUTION PRIORITY),
very low light (HIGH ISO & LOW NOISE),
very high contrast--bright and dark mixed (D-RANGE PRIORITY).
That's it really, just select one of those.
This camera has 12 Mega-Pixels, but don't let dissuade you. The more pixels there are, the more noise there is likely to be in the image.
The chassis of the camera is very exquisite. It has the look of an old fashioned camera, but the feel of a sleek advanced alien technology.
Very highly recommended.
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The XF1 is the latest in a long line of Fuji cameras I've owned ever since my first digital, the A205, that I purchased late 2003. The XF1 is the most complex and feature-rich of the bunch and it has so many different settings I doubt if I will ever use them all. Or would anyone?As far as "looks", this camera looks like a camera from the 80's with synthetic leather. I contacted Fuji on why they didn't use genuine leather on a $499 camera and I was told the synthetic will "wear better". I guess time will tell. I also questioned a camera costing $499 (at this time) being Chinese-made when I saw Japanese-made XF1s on a couple other review web sites, and I received this response from Fuji: "All XF1s sold in the USA are made at the Fujifilm factory in China, and all of our products are manufactured to the highest quality levels regardless of place of manufacture".This is a heavy camera for its size, weighs 7.9 ounces and appears solidly built. The tripod mount is metal but not centered. Battery life is excellent. Processing speed between shots is fast even when using the flash. It takes excellent macro shots.I hate the manual zoom, I don't think I will ever get accustomed to it. Fuji makes sure you learn the basics on using it. There's a sticker on top of the camera (a little hard to remove) as well as a hang tag and a pamphlet inside the box.Things I like:>> Sensor size is larger than what you get on most newer P&S cameras, CMOS too!>> Low light capability, you can take a photo in a room with very little light with no flash and it turns out good, not grainy.>> High speed video (which actually turns out to be slow-motion on playback).>> Pro Focus - This I love! - Now I can just about do away with Aperture Priority to get the results I want in blurred backgrounds.>> EXR, scenes or full manual controls.>> The synthetic leather makes it easy to grip.>> Great battery life.>> Manual flash, I actually prefer manual over the ones that pop up, usually right where your finger is holding onto the camera. You have to make a conscious effort with a manual flash when popping it up to not hold your finger there!>> Horizontal leveler (no tilted photos with this!)>> Function button - reminiscent of the F button on my old Fuji F30 but now you can customize the functions for quick access to settings you use most.>> A printed-on-paper full size instruction manual.Things I don't like:>> I hate the power on/off - manual focus feature - maybe in time I will get used to it; there's a definite learning curve.>> Forget about manual zoom during a movie...yes, you can do it, but without a zoom motor it's jerky and you stand a good chance of getting your finger in front of the lens - plus you can hear the zoom noise during playback - I don't care for this, but since I rarely use zoom during a movie, it's not a deal-breaker for me personally, but it probably is for many of you. (I uploaded a video on YouTube - I am Yarii41 there).The Bottom Line: If you're new to digital photography and want a camera that can keep you happy for a long time, this is a good one to choose. It's almost too much for a newbie, but you can start out with it set to EXR and it's like a basic P&S camera. Set the dial to SP and you have all the scenes to choose from like any other camera. Set it to P A S or M and you have a whole set of new options to learn. As long as you don't mind the manual zoom during a movie, I think just about anyone not quite ready for a DSLR camera would be happy with this, as it takes fantastic photos - possibly the best photos I've ever taken.So far, these are 2 inexpensive cases I've found that will fit this. Fuji has a custom-made case just for this camera which is around $70.Case Logic UNZB-3 Neoprene Pocket Video/Camera Case - Black (UNZB-3Black) - I prefer this one, the case stretches more than the case below, and has extra thickness on one side to help protect the LCD screen, but you sacrifice storage, there is no separate compartment for extra battery storage.Case Logic TBC-312 Pocket Video Camcorder Case with Storage (Black)And, of course, you will need an SDHC card, preferably a Class 10:Transcend 16GB Class 10 SDHC Flash Memory Card (TS16GSDHC10E)
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