Samys already accepting preorders on the still to announce XF1!

 

Tomorrow (Monday) Fuji will announce the new XF1 compact camera but you can already preorder it on Samys (Click here)!!! There is also the red (Click here) and Black (Click here) version. Here is the press text:

 

The Fuji XF1 Digital Camera (Brown) is a new approach to camera design, with high-end styling and high-quality photographic features in compact body. It has a lightweight, durable aluminum body parts and synthetic leather covering enhance the feel of the camera in the hand, with texture that resembles genuine leather. Perfectly matched to the lens is a 2/3-inch EXR-CMOS for superior image quality, fast operational speed and exceptional low-light performance. New Advanced Filters and Film Sim modes, Panoramic Shooting mode, and Full HD movie recording round out the brilliant features of the XF1.

Features:

  • 12 megapixel 2/3” EXR-CMOS sensor with EXR-Auto
  • OIS: Optical Image Stabilization
  • Fast processing and response times
  • 3.0-inch/460K dot premium clear scratch-resistant LCD monitor
  • Motion Panorama 360 for seamless panoramic shots
  • Full HD movie recording with the ability to zoom and to take photographs during movie recording

 

The XF1’s fast f/1.8 lens allows poorly-lit subjects to be photographed without raising sensitivity levels, keeping noise to a minimum. Locking on to your subject in as little as 0.16 seconds, High Speed Contrast Detection AF captures even spur-of-the-moment shots with sharp clarity at maximum 4x zoom. And unlike conventional premium digital cameras, the XF1 autofocus system reacts quickly even in low light, making it possible to shoot high-quality hand-held photos indoors or at night.

 

Full HD Movies NEW Movie Scene Recognition

The XF1 takes the guesswork out of recording movies with a new Movie Scene Recognition function. Automatically optimizing settings for a variety of shooting conditions, Movie Scene Recognition combines with Face Tracking AF to give you crisp, colorful HD movies with impressive stereo sound.

 

Large 12M 2/3-inch EXR CMOS Sensor adapts to ensure high quality images, whatever the situation

In the XF1, FUJIFILM brings its unique EXR CMOS pixel array to a larger 2/3-inch sensor. Because each pixel is larger, it can capture more light, dramatically reducing false color artifacts and noise at high sensitivities. Plus, thanks to further speed improvements in high-performance CMOS technology, you’ll enjoy rapid continuous shooting as well as high-resolution video.

 

EXR Processor for superior resolution, wide dynamic range, high sensitivity, and low noise

Working in tandem with the 2/3-inch EXR CMOS sensor, the EXR processor helps take image quality to a new level. The fast, powerful twin CPU EXR Core is reconfigurable, meaning it instantly adapts to complex processing needs. The benefits: superb quality still photographs, rapid-fire continuous shooting, and true high-resolution video.

NEW Customized control: The E-Fn button

The E-Fn extended function button lets you customize your XF1 to offer immediate access to your most-used controls. One touch and the monitor displays a menu of six items of your choice. Full control, at your fingertips!

Quick-response command dial

The conveniently located Main Command Dial gives you easy access to Shutter Speed and Aperture settings.

Histogram

Before shooting, the built-in histogram display provides an at-a-glance confirmation of brightness levels. Together with the exposure compensation dial on the top control deck, this tool makes it simple to confirm you have the right exposure setting, and take great photos.

Electronic Horizon Leveling Gauge

When composing a shot in the spacious LCD, the built-in electronic level display makes it easy to align the image with the true horizon.

More Creative Photography for You

For creative needs, various shooting options and functions are available. With a new feature Advanced Filter, you can select out of six special effects.

NEW Advanced Filter

A selection of six special filters lets you create distinctive photo effects. Filter effects can be verified on the LCD monitor to ensure you get exactly the results you’re shooting for.

Multiple Exposure

Multiple exposure function lets you superimpose two different exposures in a single frame to create artful, one-of-a-kind photos.

3D Shooting with “Individual Shutter 3D”

Two exposures of the same scene are saved in Multi-Picture Format (MPO) to create convincing images that appear to have been shot in real 3D. An overlapping guide on the LCD screen provides assistance for positioning the exposures, making it easy for anyone to create impressive 3D effects. And FUJIFILM’s proprietary high-resolution 3D print system produces natural, beautiful 3D prints from images captured with the FUJIFILM XF1.

Motion Panorama 360

Just sweep the camera right-left or up-down to shoot giant panoramas up to 360°. When you view the panorama playing back on your camera or personal computer, you can enjoy a seamless panorama image with both ends stitched together to create a “cylinder” view.

Super Intelligent Flash

Now you can take flash photos — even macro shots — without flash washout. Smart flash control captures all subjects in clear detail over an extended flash range, from 7.4m for wide-angle shots to 2.7m when using the telephoto zoom.

Film Simulation Mode

Simulate the distinctive look of 5 different types with just a touch of a button. Modeled on Fujifilm brands loved by professional photographers, each breathes life into your image with a quality that previously only film could capture.

Pro Focus Mode with Face Detection

This focus-bracketing mode emulates the gentle, out-of-focus background look of a DSLR when shooting portraits or macro subjects. A single press of the shutter first takes an exposure focused on the main subject, then additional exposures at different focus points*. This produces a final image emphasizing the sharply focused subject against a soft, out-of-focus background**.

Advanced Pro Low-light Mode

Ideal for shooting non-moving subjects in low light, this mode automatically takes a series of four high-sensitivity & low-noise exposures and then combines them into an image with less noise than the single exposures.

Share your images with built in social networking

Don’t wait until you get home to start choosing which pictures to upload to FACEBOOK. Start the process in camera by tagging the pictures you want to share. The next time you connect to your home computer your images will upload automatically. The same goes for movie clips too, which can also be uploaded to YouTube™.

Photobook Assist

Create a photo album in your camera. Easily accessible and mobile, you can share images with family and friends anytime, anywhere. Installed in-camera, you can create a Photobook folder where tagged images will be stored and organized accordingly. Your Photobook can also be ordered online for print when connected to the internet, as well as when you go to stores to get your photos printed***, images can easily be sorted when tagged.

RAW+JPEG Mode

Simultaneously record captured images in both RAW format for post-processing on your personal computer and JPEG format for easy distribution.

Fuji XF1 press release and more X-E1 pics from Vietnam

Next leak series. A vietnamese website leaked more X-E1 info while google cache again captured some info about the new small XF1 compact camera (images via Nphoto and specs via PR):

  • Compact, high-end, with the appearance of three kinds of colors (black, red, brown)
  • 12 million pixel 2/3 inch EXR-CMOS sensor with EXR-Auto
  • High-speed processing and high-speed response time
  • 4 times Fujinon optical manual zoom lens (equivalent to 35mm camera 25-100mm), combined with digital zoom up to eight times
  • F1.8 (Wide) – F4.9 (Telephoto)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • Full manual feature
  • Bright, clear 3.0 inches / 460,000-pixel LCD screen
  • 360 ° seamless mobile panorama function
  • 11 Art Filter effects and 5 “film simulation modes for creative shooting, plus the relative displacement of the two 2D photos to create a 3D photo 3D shooting
  • Full HD video capabilities, camera support manual optical zoom and Auto Scene Recognition
  • Dedicated camera bag is optional
Announcement soon! Stay tuned on FR!

First Fuji X-E1 hands-on video!

On top you can see the first Fuji X-E1 hands-on video! I have been told that the official announcement is scheduled for 5-6 am London time. As soon as the announcement is official I will make a summary of all reviews I find on the web including links to first preorders. The camera should cost around 999 Dollars/Euro!

 

Thanks James for finding the link!

Full X-E1 press release leaked!

No anti-triad Fuji, the newly released interchangeable lens camera X-E1.

Google cache has no mercy when it comes to find leaks on websites. We can now read the full X-E1 press release via hb.qq.com! Here is the text:

[IT168 Information] Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (President: Goosen Shigetaka) honor announced a new X-E1, Fujifilm year paragraph interchangeable lens digital camera. Keeping up with the pace of the market has been acclaimed X-Pro1, X-E1 uses the same X-Pro1 Fujifilm’s exclusive X-Trans CMOS sensor, high-specification organic EL electronic viewfinder, with built-in flash compact body and X-mount compatible Fujinon XF series lens product line. In addition, Fujifilm will this fall XF series lens group to expand from three to five, and will be extended to 10 in 2013 years, in order to better adapt to the needs of different customers.

Has a more portable body size, ultra-fast focusing speed of up to 0.1 seconds, combined with newly developed F2.8 large aperture zoom lens with optical image stabilization, X-E1 is the new X-Series product line stunning for. In order to cater to the needs of the market in November this year, X-E1 will be two different appearance color available in silver and black, destined to become the focus of the market when the X-E1 excellent performance and classic design.

Classic design brings intuitive control experience

No matter from which parts Made in Japan, are sufficient to show its high quality. The top cover and front cover die-cast from magnesium alloy, the X-E1 has a tough exquisite designs. X-E1 Dimensions and X100 are similar, but the X-E1 uses a more compact and lightweight design, weighing only approximately 350g * 1. Plus additional rubber handle design, fitted XF series lens, you will get a very comfortable grip and operation feel.

Fujifilm engineers in the research and development of X-E1, the importance attached to the product’s ease of use in the future. Like other X-series cameras, the the turntable side on the top panel texture design, so that users have a more relaxed and smooth operation feel. You can adjust the aperture ring on the lens with the left hand with his right hand on the top panel to quickly and easily achieve adjust the shutter speed and exposure compensation, and in this process, you do not have the eye leave the viewfinder framing to diversify on the attention. You can also the shooting function definition to the Fn (Function) button, at any time convenient to call.

No anti-triad Fuji, the newly released interchangeable lens camera X-E1
Fuji X-E1 back button

X-E1 will have two different color’s appearance. Which black is not significant publicity, be able to match with any of your clothing is ideal for shooting documentary style photos. Silver is relatively avant-garde, suited to show the cool and the excellent quality of the X-E1.

Although there is a compact and lightweight design, X-E1 still has excellent battery life, shoot about 350 photos in a single charge * 2, so you do not have to worry about your creative impact because of low battery. In addition, X-E1 equipped with a built-in flash equivalent flash index 7 * 3, high precision TTL flash system will bring you excellent indoor macro shooting.

2.36 million pixel high-resolution, high-brightness organic EL electronic viewfinder

Different from the X-Pro1 multiple hybrid viewfinder, X-E1 brand new 2.36 million-pixel electronic viewfinder organic EL is currently on the market a new pixel electronic viewfinder. Natural, bright, easy-to-view viewfinder has a viewing angle of 25 °, allowing users to quickly and easily complete the composition viewfinder. The image on the organic EL panel through a unique lens structure (including two glass lenses and a double-sided aspherical lens) projection to the eyes of the photographer, to bring you high quality comparable to the optical viewfinder framing effect.

No anti-triad Fuji, the newly released interchangeable lens camera X-E1
The Fuji organic EL electronic viewfinder

Fujifilm X series and many other products on the unique optical viewfinder technology, in order to enhance the comfort and ease of use of the user watch the shooting data, when the image is rendered, the new organic EL panel will bring you clear any The angles are not graphic display distortion. From the position of your eyes and the surrounding environment, even when the LCD is difficult to show the bright sunlight and special occasions, new viewfinder will bring excellent viewfinder composition shooting experience.

Subsection organic EL panel has a rich color gamut performance and ultra-high contrast ratio of up to 1:5000 * 5 in the focus, exposure, white balance, and film simulation effects, will bring you extremely excellent reproduction . Different distances of about 23mm and the eyepiece on the application of a special soft resin, even if the user wears glasses also do not need to take off his glasses premise excellent visual effects. In addition, you can also get a clearer display effect through the diopter adjustment dial.

Exclusive Fujifilm APS-C size X-Trans CMOS sensor for superior color reproduction and image resolution

FUJIFILM X-E1 equipped with FUJIFILM X-Pro1 exactly the same 16.3 million pixel APS-C size X-Trans CMOS sensor. Its unique color filter array can not use the optical low-pass filter to reduce moiré and false color generated. The direct benefits of this design is the ability to very substantially increase the resolution of the digital camera, it is possible to bring you a more clear and bright perfect shooting.

Conventional color filter array using the arrangement of the 2×2 pixel unit, bring the greatest adverse impact in the highly ordered arrangement is moiré and pseudo color is often generated. Usually in the digital camera industry, the installation of a low-pass filter between the color filter and lens to effectively solve the problem of moiré and false color. However, the use of the low-pass filter, on the other hand will lead to a sharp decline in image resolution. As a veteran film maker Fujifilm X-Trans CMOS sensor design, using a unique similar to traditional silver halide film color filter array design the 6X6 pixel unit structure looks messy, and this state-of-the-art The disordered arrangement designed to fundamentally eliminate moiré and false color generated, so that the removal of the low-pass filter ripe. Finally, X-Trans CMOS sensor in the resolution of the sensor has been the greatest degree of improvement in the removal of the low-pass filter design. You may even be able to enlarge the image to 2700mm X 1800mm size no problem.

Unique color filter array design is also excellent in the photo noise control high sensitivity. In addition, in the role of the large size of the APS-C sensor, the user is able to get a clear prospect of a very beautiful bokeh effect, bokeh shallow depth of field shooting.

X-E1 equipped with a high-speed, high-precision “EXR processor PRO” image processing engine, to bring you high-speed shooting responses. The acquisition of complex X-Trans CMOS sensor signal high-speed real-time image processing without any delay, to ensure that your next creation.

New tailor-made for the X-E1 Fujinon XF 18-55 F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens, only 0.1 seconds to bring you the ultra-high-speed focusing performance

The the XF18-55mm lens in the newly released high-end linear motor with CMOS sensor read-out of high-speed signals as well as the newly developed EXR image processor the Pro perfect combination to bring you the speed and accuracy of autofocus qualitative leap. Only 0.1 seconds, the fastest high-speed precise focus using contrast detection AF mode X-E1 will I bring.

No anti-triad Fuji, the newly released interchangeable lens camera X-E1
Fujitsu X-E1 and lens group

Another masterpiece as the field of optical design, the new XF-18-55mm lens with 10 groups of 14 all-glass structure design, which contains three aspherical lens and an anomalous dispersion lens, using a 7-blade circular aperture design. The zoom lens focal lengths covering the most commonly used 18mm wide-angle to 55mm telephoto * focal lengths, able to adapt to different occasions photography needs.

F2.8-F4 aperture, large aperture to bring you the perfect low light photographic effects, including beautiful bokeh effect. Compact lens design, making it more lightweight and easy to carry. The state-of-the-art optical and mechanical design is a strong guarantee to keep the lens compact despite its F2.8 large aperture, the size of this lens is only 65.0mmX70.4mm. Like other XF series lens, the new lens uses the same design of the aperture ring, allowing users to a high degree of concentration in the shoot ease with his left hand to carry out the adjustment of the aperture size. The lens OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) system to prevent the image jitter, image stabilization performance equivalent to 4 shutter speed correction effect will always ensure that you get clear and not blurry photos.

The Fuji X bayonet native will maximize the performance of the lens

Fujifilm X-mount system has a very short 17.7mm flange distance, and maximize the performance advantages of digital camera mirror.

Wider opening design allows the lens deep enough to insert them to the camera body about 7.5mm, followed by lens focal length shortened, and thus make the lens compact and lightweight design easier. The shortening also reduces the occurrence of the edges of the image resolution to reduce the phenomenon of the back focus.

X bayonet in a 10-contact design, the more high-speed and efficient communication between the lens and body, which include auto-focus, aperture and other lens mobile data, high-speed communications.

The Fujifilm original M bayonet adapter ring the huge group M-mount lenses, X-E1 can be used to greatly expand your photography fun.

A variety of shooting modes faithful reproduction of the traditional professional film color

X-E1 is also equipped with Fujifilm’s unique Film Simulation mode, digital camera reproduction is similar to the traditional professional film is so unique color and flavor. Including the reproduction of nature bright colors, ultra-high saturation and prominent red and green tones of Velvia mode, reproduce the soft, fine, smooth skin tones ASTIA mode and more emphasis on natural color reproduction PROVIA mode. The new film simulation mode also includes two professional color negative effects, including shades more smooth PRO Neg.Std in and suitable for indoor portraits sharpness PRO Neg.Hi. Single-tone mode also has three types of filter effects and show nostalgic old photo style sepia mode. The film simulation bracketing function allows you to get three completely different film simulation effects in a single exposure at the same time.

In the era of film cameras, multiple exposures is the only one by for leaflets film by two exposure images superimposed photography. Advanced digital image processing technology, X-E1 is also able to simulate this technology to select multiple exposure mode, shooting photos, and then EVF or LCD display, you can directly view the first exposure effect has been completed and accurate superposition of the second shot, overlay effect to get creative scene.

Full HD video capabilities

Not only can you shoot Full HD (1920X1080) 24fps speed movie. In addition, you can also be applied to the film simulation mode video shoot them, thanks to the large-size image sensor and the large aperture lens for X-E1, your movie will also have a very nice bokeh effect.

Through a microphone connected to the fuselage Φ2.5mm caliber microphone / remote shutter line interface, you can be more clear and loud sound of the recording. The interface is particularly suitable for the lens motor sound worried fuselage operation tones will be recorded into the video.

(1) including the battery box memory card, not including the lens

(2) equipped XF35mmF1.4 R lens

(3) ISO200? M

(4) FUJIFILM survey; August 2012

(5) Varies dependent on image quality setting depends on the different image quality settings

(6) Equivalent 35mm format: 27mm to 84mm 35mm equivalent: 27mm to 84mm

FUJIFILM X-E1 Key Features at a glance:

? 16.3 million effective pixels APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor

? EXR image processor PRO

? FUJIFILM X mount (for Fujinon XF Series Lens)

? Ultra-high resolution 23.6 megapixel organic EL viewfinder

? 2.8 inch (460,000 pixels) LCD display (high contrast, high brightness and wide viewing angle)

? Built-in pop-up flash (with hot shoe, which can be accessed outside the flash)

? ISO 200 – 6400, expandable to ISO 100, 12800,25600 (ISO Auto is available ranges from ISO400-6400)

? 0.05 seconds shutter lag

? Q (quick) button Quick menu settings

? Built-in RAW conversion

? Film simulation mode (Velvia, Astia, Provia, Monochrome, Sepia, PRO Neg Std & PRO Neg Hi)

? Creative shooting functions include multiple exposure and panorama mode

? Auto Bracketing (AE / ISO / DR & FS)

? Full HD camera function

? Microphone / shutter line interface (Φ2.5mm)

? Single charge can take about 350 photos

FUJIFILM X-E1 optional accessories

No anti-triad Fuji, the newly released interchangeable lens camera X-E1
Genuine leather camera bag BLC-XE1

? Leather camera bag BLC-XE1

? Fujinon XF lenses (listed 3 & 2 simultaneous release of 10 in 2013)

? M bayonet adapter ring

? Handle HG-XE-1

? Three dedicated hotshoe flash optional (EF-X20, EF-20, EF-42)

? Protection filter (PRF-39, PRF-52 and PRF-58)

? The remote shutter Line RR-80