Fujifilm has announced the X-H1, a new camera that goes straight to the top of the company’s lauded X-series lineup. It’s similar to the X-T2, with the same 24-megapixel APS-C X-Trans III sensor, but takes some design cues from the medium-format GFX 50S and sees Fujifilm explicitly target videographers for the first time.
The headline feature is a big deal for everyone, however: five-axis in-body image stabilization, or IBIS. This means that you can get optical image stabilization with any lens attached to the camera — much of Fujifilm’s best glass is unstabilized, relying instead on fast apertures to achieve strong low-light performance, but with IBIS you can get the best of both worlds.
While video has often seemed like an afterthought on Fujifilm cameras, the X-H1 goes all in. It supports DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) and Rec.2020 color gamut at a bitrate of 200Mbps, with slow-motion 1080p recording at 120fps, a microphone input jack, and an improved built-in mic. There's also a new film simulation mode called Eterna that produces muted colors to maximize flexibility in post-production. It’s outmatched on paper in some areas by cameras like the Panasonic GH5, but if you’re already in the Fujifilm system and want to get into video production, this is going to be of serious interest.
Been testing for a couple of weeks.
Soon i ll share some footage.
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