Fujifilm X-H1

For months, there had been talk of a new high-end mirrorless camera from Fujifilm. Speculation suggested the next model might be called the X-T2S – a pimped-up version of the sensational X-T2. Turns out that Fujifilm hadn't been working on a successor to the X-T2 after all. Instead, it had been creating the X-H1: a new camera that sits at the top of the X series.

One thing Fujifilm's high-end models have always lacked is in-body image stabilisation (IBIS). It has taken a while, but IBIS is finally here. With a design and button layout that merges the best of what the X-T2 and Fujifilm's medium format GFX-50S have to offer, the X-H1 is quite different to what has come before in the X series. Fujifilm sees the X-H1 as the go-to camera for serious photographers who need a true workhorse that has an impressive stills and video spec. So, are we looking at another success or might the X-H1 be slightly underwhelming?

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Fujifilm has relied on its 24.3-million-pixel X-Trans CMOS III sensor and X-Processor Pro for quite a few years now, and we've seen this winning combination filter down to X-series models lower in the range, such as the X-T20 and X-E3. This reliable pairing of sensor and processor has once again been used in the X-H1, and as with the X-T2 and X-Pro2, it combines to provide a sensitivity range that spans from ISO 200-12,800 (expandable to ISO 100-51,200).

Unsurprisingly, given it has the same processor as the X-T2, the X-H1 shoots at the same speed when it's set to continuous high-shooting mode. You get a top rate ofhigher speeds can be achieved by attaching the new VPB-XH1, or Vertical Power Booster. With the booster set to its performance-enhancing boost mode, continuous shooting speed rises to 11fps using the mechanical shutter, and 14fps with the electronic shutter.