Fujifilm announces 40.2MP X100VI
Fujifilm has finally announced the X100VI, the long-awaited successor to the hugely popular X100V, a camera series that arguably revolutionised digital photography and has been almost impossible to get hold of at retail for the last few years.
Looking practically the same on the outside, the standout feature of the X100V's successor, the X100VI, is a 40MP BSI CMOS sensor found in Fujifilm's X-T5 and X-H2, partnered with the same 23mm F2 lens that made the X100V (and its predecessors) so popular.
What else is new?
The X100VI includes IBIS for the first time, offering 6.0EV of correction (but only 5.5EV if you're using the hybrid viewfinder in optical mode). Better yet, this comes at almost no cost to the physical size of the camera, with the X100VI just 2mm deeper and 43g heavier than the X100V.
Internally, the X100VI features Fujifilm's latest and greatest X Processor 5, which means it offers many of the same video features as the X-T5, and is, according to the company, “almost” twice as fast as the X100V.
That means 10-bit recording, 6.2K cropped capture, and 4K at up to 30p from the sensor's full with or at up to 60p with a 1.14x crop.
Meanwhile, the X100VI also gains a screen with slightly more articulation, and subject recognition AF, and it also relies on the same NP-W126S battery as the previous few X100 models. This is an 8.2Wh battery from which the camera is rated to deliver 450 shots per change using the optical viewfinder or 310 shots with the EVF.
Other features
Surprisingly, the X100VI still features a UHS-1 SD card slot — pretty slow for a camera in this price bracket in 2024. Speaking of things that are the same, the electronic viewfinder and rear LCD are also unchanged, at 3.69 million and 1.62 million dots, respectively.
Meanwhile, the X100VI will ship with 20 Fujifilm film simulations, including the 'Reala Ace' simulation previously found on the GFX100 II.
Pricing and availability
The X100VI will be available in silver or black and is expected to start shipping in early March. At an RRP of $2,899, the X100VI is $550 more expensive than the X100V was at launch in 2020 ($2,349), although based on the prices even used models have been getting, this shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
In addition, alongside the standard silver and black models, Fujifilm has announced it will also release a limited-edition version of the camera that’s engraved with the corporate brand logo from Fujifilm’s founding in 1934.
Each of these cameras will have a unique serial number, and the company says they will come packaged in a special, soft-release box that includes a special strap and Fujifilm history cards. You’ll only be able to order this unique version directly from Fujifilm, and it'll set you back $3,499.
We hope to get a review unit of the X100VI soon - watch this space.