[PConline review] Simple operation and modern touch shooting experience are important topics of micro-single cameras today. SLR cameras are impacted by smartphones, and the only thing that can compete with them is the only micro-single camera. For traditional digital cameras, the number of buttons and cumbersome buttons is a fatal weakness. How can photography novices quickly get started with a micro-single camera for shooting? The Fuji X-A7 is the best answer.
This Fuji X series APS-C frame micro-single camera X-A7 has a weight of only 320g, plus the retro appearance, abandoning complex buttons, and upgrading a 16:9 3.5-inch 360-degree flip touch screen with about 2.76 million pixels. This can be said to be a sincere work. The specific performance is the detailed test below.
This time we got the mint green color matching, as well as brown, silver and dark gray. From the front, the Fuji X-A7's logo is in the upper right corner of the body and the upper left corner is an AF auxiliary light. The handle improves the feel of holding, and the slight protrusion makes it more convenient to operate with one hand.
is a 16:9 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 360-degree flip touch screen. The four-leaf clover arrow key is changed to a lever, only the four buttons of DRIVE/delete, playback, menu/confirm, display/return are retained. There is no Q button, but the Q menu can be called out through the screen. The design of the top of the body is also simple, with a pop-up flash, the words FUJIFILM are on the flash, equipped with a hot shoe, and two microphones. There are only mode traversal wheels, front and rear traversal wheels, and opening keys on the other side of the set top. The shutter is integrated on the front traversal wheel, and the buttons on the rear traversal wheel are video recording buttons. Such a simple design is essentially the most commonly used keys, and they are all preserved.
pop-up flash
There is a flash pop-up lever on the left side of the body, and there is a 2.5mm microphone interface. On the other side is HDMI and a charging USB-C interface. Let me talk about the mint green material here. The skin on the front is made of leather, and the back is plastic. If you don’t touch it carefully, it will be difficult to distinguish because there is almost no color difference and the details are very close. Fuji’s quality control is quite good.
There is a tripod fixing hole and battery compartment at the bottom of the body, equipped with a model NP-W126S battery, with a maximum battery life of 440 photos, but it can be charged with USC-C. There is no need to be an additional battery during the trip. The memory card supports up to SDXC 256GB UHS-I.
Fuji X-A7 uses X bayonets, six nails and three knives to fix the bayonets, making the bayonets more durable. It uses 10 metal contacts to ensure the tight transmission of the lens and the body. The newly developed 24.2 million pixel APS-C format CMOS sensor with primary color filter adopts a copper wiring structure to achieve high-speed transmission and improve autofocus performance and image quality.
2. The newly designed UI interface has a very fast focus speed
After the Fuji X-A7 shooting interface has been redesigned, it is more concise and easy to understand, greatly increasing the favorability of shooting, especially for photography novices.
can be set through the screen and other common functions such as focus, film simulation, exposure compensation, depth of field control, white balance, beauty effects, etc.
Film simulation comparison preview GIF animation
Film simulation function is different from the past, in addition to being able to display in real time, you can also drag and compare. On the left is the original film simulation, and on the right is the film simulation function that can be selected. Whether it is still photos or video shooting, this film simulation function can be selected.
This Fuji X-A7 also has a built-in beauty function. When you take a selfie or take a portrait, you can turn on the skin beauty function, and you can use it to take beautiful pictures of the beauty in front of you! The 16:9 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 360-degree flip touch screen is the biggest highlight. It can unlock many shooting angles and is also very friendly for Vlog video shooting. The eye focus speed is very fast and the accuracy is very high, which can firmly grasp your eyes.Especially the 425 focus points that can cover the entire picture, you can enjoy the fun of shooting without worrying about the focus points of the composition. In terms of video shooting of
, it is also very good. It uses 6K super sampling shooting, supports up to 4K 29.97P, and can also shoot 1080P 60p videos at 16:9 or 1:1 aspect ratio. The shots are very beautiful, and the colors are brilliant when used to simulate the shooting using Velvia/vibrant film.
4K video single frame screenshot
Fuji X-A7 supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless remote control transmission functions, and can be operated through the mobile APP. After using it for a while, you can deeply feel this newly designed UI interface, which is displayed in a simple and easy-to-operate way, and guide users to shoot the effects they want step by step. Let’s take a look at the sensitivity and image quality of this Fuji X-A7.
3. The picture quality is very good
Fuji X-A7 This time, it uses a newly developed 24.2 million pixel APS-C format COMS sensor, not the Fuji X-Trans series sensor, but this time it uses copper wiring, which will also have amazing performance in comparison. So the following are the detailed test results:
The red box above is the screenshot position below
Fuji X-A7 picture quality test
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From the above test results, we can see that Fuji X-A7 is in sensitivity ISO The picture quality from 200 to ISO 1600 is quite good, with less noise and very good details. There is a significant noise from ISO 3200 to ISO 6400, and it is still acceptable. Until ISO 12800 has added a little color noise and has a relatively large smear feeling. It is better to keep the sensitivity below ISO 3200 for daily use, which is more secure. In darker areas, you should consider turning on the flash or choosing a large aperture lens.
4. Real-life sample
has reached the real-life sample stage. The following samples are all shot using Fuji XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ lens.
Fuji X-A7's film simulation function is very powerful. It can preview and compare the style I want to shoot before shooting. The shooting process is very smooth, roughly the same as the shooting method on a smartphone. This familiar shooting experience is brought by Fuji's new UI design .
Advantages
1, brand new CMOS has good picture quality
2, simple key layout, 3.5 inch 16:9 touch screen
3, brand new UI design
4, weight is only 320 grams
Disadvantages
1, no EVF viewfinder
2, microphone interface is only 2.5mm
Overall, Fuji X-A7 is very considerate in both the appearance design and the UI design inside, and has made great sacrifices for portability and control. The simple buttons convert most of the shooting language into clicking and sliding on the screen. This operation method is no different from a smartphone. What impressed me was the film simulation function. In the past, the corresponding film simulation could only be selected one by one, and the effect comparison of any two film simulations was not felt. This conjecture was realized on the Fuji X-A7, which intuitively demonstrated the power of film simulation.The same operation is also used in functions such as skin beauty, exposure compensation, depth of field control, etc., to maximize the use of the touch screen. There is also the use of a 360-degree flip screen, which is more convenient in most shooting environments, and it is very suitable for photography novices to shoot and can also be easily used during travel.
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