RUMOR: Fujifilm is Working on a THIS Camera

The Rumor

So, we have received a rather intriguing rumor.

According to trusted information, Fujifilm is working on a new compact camera with a 1″ sensor.

I personally had lost hope to see a new 1″ compact camera, even though after the release of the – currently substantially rebated – Fujifilm X half I saw an opportunity for one. So I am happy hear from trusted sources that Fujifilm is working on one.

** Please Get it Right **

But here is where I have to be clear… and you should read carefully.

Our sources only told us that Fujifilm is working on a compact camera with 1″ sensor.

They did not tell us if it will be the successor of a known line, or a new camera, or something super-experimental like the Fujifilm X half.

So all we can do for now is to make random speculations.

So let’s do just that, because it’s fun :).

I guess the most obvious speculation is that Fujifilm could revive any of its 2/3rd sensor cameras with a 1″ sensor. So we are talking about a successor to the Fujifilm X30, Fujifilm XQ2 or even the forgotten Netflix star, the Fujifilm XF1.

I mean, Fujifilm already took the leap to 1-inch with the Fujifilm X half, and in a previous article I wondered whether, now that Fujifilm has this sensor “in the house,” they might seize the opportunity to revive some of their beloved discontinued 2/3-inch sensor cameras, but this time with a 1-inch sensor.

In fact, I even ran a survey asking which camera you’d most like to see come back:

In the survey, the Fujifilm X30 successor came out on top.

But again: everything I know so far is about a “compact camera with 1″sensor“.

Fujifilm’s Move to 1-Inch Sensors: A Perfect Opportunity to Revive the X30, XQ2, and XF1?

Now we know it: for the first time Fujifilm will use a 1″ sensor on their cameras.

The 1″ sensor will be the core of the Fujifilm Half Frame digital camera.

This raises an interesting question: with Fujifilm now sourcing plenty of 1″ sensors from Sony, why not revive one of their lines that previously used a 2/3 sensor?

Imagine a successor to the Fujifilm X30, perhaps called the X40 or X50 (if it comes with the 5th generation processor).

Or how about an ultra-compact Fujifilm XQ2 successor, like an XQ3 or even XQ5?

What about the stylish Fujifilm XF1? Should that one get the 1″ sensor revival?

And probably many of you don’t know it…

…. but there is another X series camera with 2/3 sensor that is totally forgotten, the Fujifilm X-S1. Would you like a 1″ version of that?

Maybe this could be an opportunity for Fujifilm to breathe new life into these lines with a 1″ sensor upgrade.

What do you think? Would you be interested in seeing a 1″ version of these cameras? Let us know by voting in the poll below!

Which camera would you like to get revived with a 1" sensor

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