After weeks of leaks, Fujifilm has confirmed the X-T30, an update to the popular X-T20 mirrorless camera. The new model continues Fujifilm’s tradition of fusing much of the functionality of its higher-end single-digit X-T models – in this case the X-T3 – into a smaller, lighter and more affordable package. The X-T30 combines the same 26.1MP back-illuminated X-Trans CMOS 4 APS-C sensor and X-Processor 4 as the X-T3, in place of the X-T20’s 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor and X-Processor Pro engine. The partnership allows for a wealth of functionality not present on the X-T20, such as the Sports Finder mode that captures images at 30fps with 1.25x crop (and electronic shutter) and the recently-seen Monochrome adjust function, which allows for cool and warm tints to be applied to black-and-white Images. Read our hands-on Fujifilm X-T30 review Video specs have also been bolstered, with 4K video recording now offered in both 4K UHD and 4K DCI flavors, rather than just 4K UHD. The model misses out on the X-T3’s 60p capture option when shooting in 4K, although it matches it in capturing oversampled 6K footage in each 4K mode before this is downsampled to 4K for output. This should mean the quality of what’s actually output is better than footage from the X-T20. Video can be captured internally to an SDHC or SDXC memory card in 8-bit with 4:2:2 chroma sub-sampling, and externally through the HDMI port at 10-bit with 4:2:2 sampling. The video-centric Eterna Film Simulation mode and zebra… [Read full story]
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