![]() The 15mm minimum focal length of this lens is usefully wider than the average kit lens, offering a 23.5mm equivalent focal length – not bad at all. It also seems to shunt around for no obvious reason when switching between stills and video or starting recording – electronic zoom control from the camera body can be a mixed blessing. The zoom action isn’t very fast, though, and we can never remember which way to turn the ring to zoom in/out. ![]() It’s very light, and its power-zoom mechanism means it retracts when the camera is powered off to make the camera/lens package quite compact. In general, we like the Fujinon XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ kit lens too. It's a brilliant idea, brilliantly implemented. By default, this cycles through the different Film Simulation modes, showing a split-screen rendition of the current style on the left and the alternative styles on the right. Two of these are on the right side of the camera, one around the shutter release and one behind it where your thumb rests, but there's a third, larger dial on the left side of the camera. Most cameras in this sector have a single control dial, but the X-T200 has three. The X-T200's external controls are more sophisticated than they look. The screen has a 16:9 ratio that’s perfect for video and it flips round to the front for selfies and vlogging. The only other Fujifilm camera to have this is the X-A7, and it’s a shame you don’t get this on the higher-end models too. The star feature, however, is the big 3.5-inch vari-angle touchscreen. It's the perennial problem with multi-function controls – you 'click' when you meant to 'push'. The joystick is good, but Fujifilm has added a central click 'OK' action which is a little too easy to activate accidentally. It’s good in some ways because it leaves the back of the camera relatively clear of buttons which might get pressed accidentally – and because that big flip-out screen doesn't leave a lot of room for controls anyway. Interestingly, there’s no four-way controller on the back instead Fujifilm has added a small joystick for setting the AF point and menu navigation. The lightweight build and plastic construction feel a little cheap against higher-end X-series cameras, like the X-T30 upwards, but the X-T200 nevertheless feels like a well put together camera that’s had a bit of thought put into its design. It’s part of Fujifilm’s more basic mirrorless camera series, but it has features and controls to match most mid-range cameras. It has twin control dials, customisable function buttons and a ‘Q’ quick menu for common camera settings. It’s a bit more than just a simple ‘novice’ camera, though. Instead, it’s laid out more like regular digital cameras – a deliberate decision, we’re told, to make it more easily understood for novices. It’s a lot lighter, for a start, with a more plasticky feel, and lacks the external shutter speed and lens aperture controls. There are some between the X-T200 and more advanced Fujifilm cameras like the X-T30 and X-T3 that become obvious straight away. ![]() (Image credit: Rod Lawton/Digital Camera World) Build and handling It will come in Silver, Dark Silver and Champagne, and will typically be bundlled with the Fujinon XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ kit lens. The X-T200 can shoot continuously at 8 frames per second and has an improved hybrid AF system covering the whole frame, together with updated face and eye detection.Īnd despite the new 3.5-inch 16:9 vari-angle rear screen, the X-T200 is 80g lighter than the old X-T100, which was itself hardly a heavyweight. ![]() This will reduce the field of view, however – presumably because the camera needs space to be able to adjust the framing. This camera can also shoot ‘HDR video’ which combines videos at different exposures in some way we’ve yet to explore, and a ‘digital gimbal’ that uses an in-camera gyro and an electronic stabilization algorithm to smooth out your footage. Fujifilm has upgraded both the sensor and the processor in this camera to support 4K video at up to 30fps (unlikely the inadequate 15fps in the X-T100), with 3.5x faster processing that’s claimed to reduce any ‘rolling shutter’ effect.
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