Fujifilm X100

Fujifilm’s hot, retro-tastic X100 has finally gotten a U.S launch date, a price, and a proper spec sheet. The 12.3MP camera will be available in March for $1,200.

We already know about the fancy new hybrid viewfinder, which works as a big, bright optical finder and can also be flipped into electronic mode, or used to overlay information onto the optical view. Also familiar is the fixed, non-changeable 23mm (25mm-equivalent) ƒ2 lens and the big APS-C sensor.

So lets get on to the meat of this announcement – the numbers:

ISO runs from ISO 200 to ISO 6400, with extended (read: noisy) settings of ISO 100 and ISO 12,800. The viewfinder sports a massive 1,440,000-dots, and the RAW capture can be tweaked in-camera to mimic Fujifilm’s only film-stocks, including Velvia, PROVIA and ASTIA, as well as several color “filters” for use when shooting in black & white.

The X100 has up to 49 focussing points (or less, depending on the settings you choose), movie-mode gives 720p footage, allows shooting in aperture priority and can send video out via an HDMI port.

Finally, you get various types of bracketing, including ISO and even film-simulation bracketing, and a panorama mode, plus accessories: a leather case, lens-hood and adapter ring and flashes (two models, with guide numbers of 20 and 42).

The mix of features looks to be about right, balanced between consumer-friendly gimmicks and full-on-manual controls. We’ll only know for sure how well it works when we get our hands on one. Sadly, even the press will have to wait until March to get hold of one.

credit to  http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/hot-fujifilm-x100-gets-u-s-price-full-specs/