Fujifilm X-T200 Firmware 1.15 Released

Fujifilm has release firmware 1.15 for X-T200 cameras.

Changes from Ver.1.13 / 1.14 to Ver.1.15:

  • When you press the shutter button halfway while looking through the viewfinder, the phenomenon that horizontal lines are rarely seen in the EVF image has been improved.
  • Fixed a minor bug.

You can download the firmware here.

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Engadget 2021 Camera Buying Guide: Fujifilm X-T4, X-T3, Fujifilm GFX100S and Fujifilm X-T200 Get Promoted

Engadget has published its 2021 camera buying guide. Here are their top picks:

Under $750

  1. Sony A6100
  2. Fujifilm X-T200
  3. Canon EOS M200

Under $1,500

  1. Fujifilm X-T3: good detail, pleasing skin tons, great handling, great video. No IBIS and only tilt display
  2. Nikon Z5
  3. Panasonic GH5
  4. Canon EOS RP
  5. Olympus OMD EM5 III
  6. Sony A6600

Under $2,500

  1. Canon EOS R6
  2. Panasonic S5
  3. Fujifilm X-T4: costs considerably less than the other options. Best APS-C camera you can buy. IBIS and flip out screen. Fast shooting speed. Class leading 4K features. Autofocus not on par with Sony and Canon
  4. Nikon Z6II
  5. Sony A7C
  6. Sony A7III

The Sky is the Limit

  1. Sony A1
  2. Canon EOS R5
  3. Sony A7sIII and Sony A7rIV
  4. Panasonic S1H
  5. Fujifilm GFX100S: top pick if image quality is paramount

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Fujifilm X-T200 Firmware 1.12 Released

Fujifilm has release firmware 1.12 for X-T200 cameras.

The firmware update Ver.1.12 from Ver.1.11 incorporates the following issues:

  • Image quality displayed after one frame delete is improved.
  • Fix of a minor bugs

You can download the firmware here.

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Fujifilm X-T200 Firmware 1.11 Released

Fujifilm X-T200 firmware 1.11 has been released – download here

  • Fix of minor bugs.

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Fujifilm X-T200 Discontinued After Just 9 Months at Some Stores – is This The End of Fujifilm’s Entry Level Line?

 

Fujifilm X-T200 Discontinued

The Fujifilm X-T200 was announced on January 23, 2020 and started shipping in February 2020.

Now, just about 9 month after its release, some stores marked it as discontinued (see image above for example – google translated)

To my knowledge, this is not happening because an X-T300 is on the way (at least I have not heard about it). The reason is probably very simple: it did not sell well at all.

The Fujifilm X-T200 is a very fine camera for its price, but it failed in its purpose: attack the best selling camera in this price segment, the rather old and yet still strong selling Sony A6000, which was released in 2014 and is still in top selling raking at AmazonUS (currently 22th).

In the entry level segment, the Sony A6*** line is apparently unbeatable, and Fujifilm was not able to break through with excellent products like the Fujifilm X-T200 or even the X-A7.

That’s unfortunate.

The Unbeatable Sony A6000

But what could be the reason for the failure of the X-T200 and the ongoing success of the Sony A6000?

Well, in part it could be quite simple: people in the market for such a camera are usually not big photography enthusiasts and have not a huge photographic culture. They mostly just buy a camera because they want to have something that takes better pictures than their smartphones.

Those people know the Sony brand very well from their TV’s, their PlayStation’s and other electronic products that they use in their daily lives already. It’s a brand they know and associate with quality electronic products, and they therefore grab a Sony A6*** rather than a Fujifilm, which is for them a rather unknown brand they can’t relate to at all.

The Future for Fuji’s Entry Leve Line

Is this the end of the entry level line-up of Fujifilm?

Well, as we discussed in an earlier article, that shows Fujifilm’s own 2020 Fujifilm camera range pyramid, I believe that sooner rather than later the whole entry level line of Fujifilm will be dropped. It’s not a rumor, to be clear, but just my evaluation after seeing how this segment has developed over the last few years.

The only entry level line that did sell strong for a while, was the X-A line. But it looks like also that one is suffering, forcing Fujifilm to discontinue the X-A7 just 11 months after its release.

I am very pessimistic about Fuji’s entry level line, which, as we also told you already back in 2017 here, is no longer developed by Fujifilm anymore, but by the Xacti corporation. This means that already in 2017 Fujifilm struggled to justify that line any longer, and outsourcing its development was a last move to try to safe the line.

With the Fujifilm X-T200 and X-A7 failing to meet their sales targets, I am just becoming even more pessimistic about the future of those lines.

It’s a pity, I have personally recommended the X-T200 to a few of my friends, and they are all happy with it. But the market is not rewarding the best cameras for the reasons we told you above.

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Fujifilm Patent Shows New Camera Interface (Dual LCD Screen) but it’s the One of the Fujifilm X-T200

A Fujifilm patent now surfaced on the web, showing an LCD screen that has a split view for film simulations.

As dclife writes (google translated):

FUJIFILM has registered a design that enables image division on the rear monitor screen of the camera. The border of the divided screen can be changed by swiping. Basically, it seems that the colors of the film simulation can be compared.

[…] I think that you can use it in various ways, but there is a figure in which the film simulation PROVIA and Velvia are split and displayed, and the area is changed by swiping.

[…] I don’t know if this design will be put to practical use in the future, but the size of the rear monitor of the current “X-T4” is 3.0 type, and I am wondering how easy it is to use with this monitor size.

Well, looks like the future already happened, as this is the LCD screen of the Fujifilm X-T200 (see Fuji Guys video below starting from 2:41).

I wonder how this could even become news, but hey, FujiRumors is here to give you guys clarity ;).

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Fujifilm X-T200 and X-A7 Firmware Updates Allows to Use them As Webcam without Fujifilm X Webcam

Fujifilm has released firmware updates for Fujifilm X-T200 and Fujifilm X-A7.

BONUS: Fujifilm also says Fujifilm X Webcam for Mac will be available in mid-July. Read the press release here.

Fujifilm X-T200 ver 1.10 – download here

Regarding the details of No.1, download the “X-T200 New Features Guide” from our website.

  1. Setting for the function that the camera can be used as a web camera (*1) is added when it is connected to a PC via a USB cable.
    Set to “USB WEBCAM” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING>USB MODE (*2) and then connect a USB cable to the camera. When your PC recognizes the camera, “FUJIFILM X-T200” will appear.
    *1: The web camera feature is supported under Windows 10 (x64), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), and macOS 10.15 (Catalina).
    *2: The current “USB IMAGE TRANSFER SETTING” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING has been changed to “USB MODE”. With this change, select the “USB CARD READER” when you transfer images from a camera to a PC or a smartphone via a USB cable.
  2. Fix of minor bug.

Fujifilm X-A7 ver 1.30 – download here

Regarding the details of No.1, download the “ X-A7 New Features Guide” from our website.

  1. Setting for the function that the camera can be used as a web camera (*1) is added when it is connected to a PC via a USB cable.
    Set to “USB WEBCAM” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING>USB MODE (*2) and then connect a USB cable to the camera. When your PC recognizes the camera, “FUJIFILM X-T200” will appear.
    *1: The web camera feature is supported under Windows 10 (x64), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), and macOS 10.15 (Catalina).
    *2：The current “USB IMAGE TRANSFER SETTING” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING has been changed to “USB MODE”. With this change, select the “USB CARD READER” when you transfer images from a camera to a PC or a smartphone via a USB cable.
  2. Fix of minor bug.

Fujifilm X-A7: B&H Photo / Adorama / AmazonUS / FocusCamera
Fujifilm X-T200: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

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DPReview Entry Level Shootout: Fujifilm X-T200 vs Sony A6100 vs Canon EOS M50

DPReviewTV compares the Fujifilm X-T200 with the Sony A6100 and the Canon EOS M50.

Here are their findings:

Handling

  1. EOS M50: nice quality camera. Best grip. Wonderful touch screen interface
  2. X-T200: beautiful. Very customizable. Feels cheap holding in the hands. No AF-ON button. Handles well, grip improved
  3. A6100: same old design

Display

  1. X-T200: similar EVF like Canon. 16:9 aspect ration LCD
  2. EOS M50: best EVF. Fully articulating screen
  3. A6100: too low res viewfinder. Fully articulating screen would have been better

Image Quality

  1. X-T200: easy win. modern sensor. Very good ISO performance. Great Fujifilm JPEG. Fastest sensor scan rate
  2. A6100: better high ISO than Canon. Rolling shutter issue
  3. EOS M50: oldest sensor. 24MP. Slow scan rate

Autofocus

  1. A6100: easy win. Sony’s eye and face AF is fantastic. Great tracking. Intuitive to use. Highest hit rate. You get the same advanced AF as their Pro bodies
  2. EOS M50: dual pixel AF. Great touch screen interface. Sticky tracking
  3. X-T200: much better than X-T100. But other cameras have a bit better interface. X-T200 has very short buffer

Video

  1. X-T200: 16:9 flippy screen. You can monitor audio via USB-C adapter. Beautiful 4K and nice slow motion
  2. A6100: best AF, usable 4K. Pretty severe rolling shutter. Screen tilt upwards. If you use microphone on hot shoe, it blocks the screen
  3. EOS M50: 4K has huge crop and no longer dual pixel AF

Lenses

  1. X-T200: Fujifilm continues to dominate in having the best and most lenses available. No big third party support, though. But probably there is not really the need for it. It’s hard for third party manufacturers to come and compete with a company, who makes very affordable zooms, affordable primes like the XC 35mm f/2, kit lenses are often better then some of the Pro lenses other manufacturers make. Lots of Pro lenses, too
  2. EOS M50: opposite of Sony. No higher end lenses. You need an adapter and adapt EF lenses. Not much third party support. Canon has affordable good quality lenses for users starting out. The kit lens is way better than the Sony kit lens
  3. Sony: lots of third party support. Excellent and expensive E mount lenses. But this is an entry level camera, and needs affordable lenses. Sony lacks of such lenses

Conclusion

  1. X-T200: well deserved win. Great AF, excellent video, sexy body, very customizable, lenses, etc. It fixes all the issues they had with the X-T100
  2. EOS M50: affordable, capable, versatile
  3. A6100: lack of lenses. Not sexy cameras. Autofocus is great

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Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware 4.32 Released

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The Fujifilm X-T2 firmware 4.32 has just been released.

The firmware update Ver.4.32 from Ver.4.31 incorporates the following issue:

  1. The phenomenon is fixed that in rare case, a freeze could occur with the firmware version 4.31.

You can access and download the new firmware here.

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