I tried the new X Half Camera, which is fun of fun

After months of rumors, Fujifilm recently announced, which is X Half, which is a very pressing camera designed to imitate the film cameras half the frame and early the first decade of the twentieth century Point and files. It takes pictures and vertical videos, with the help of the optical camera lens and the vertical screen. I spent a few hours in the half x test, which was, as Fujifilm hoped, very enjoyable. It is a kind of things that you will bring in a night with friends, and they are on hand in a wallet or pocket, so that you can Capture moments without the need for your phone.

Its price may give you a temporary stop. Here is a small preview based on my little time with this small camera.

Devices

• 17.7 megapixels (3,648 x 4,864 or 7,296 x 4864 for pictures 2 in 1)
• 1 inch sensor
• 32mm F2.8 lens (35 mm reward)
• Visual camera lens
• Fujifilm movie simulation
• 240 grams (8.5 ounces)

Do not tell the entire story specifications with this camera, but it is still interesting. The 1 inch sensor has not heard in the camera of this size. the Sony XV-1 II It is basically the same size and has one, although it is more expensive. Most, like the lowest cost Panasonic zs99You have much smaller sensors. The X Half sensor is vertically directed, like the back screen. This talks to the main design intention of half X. This is a camera to take pictures, you can share it quickly and easily on social media. Pictures have a transverse rate 3: 4, as well as the video (1,080 x 1440).

One of the main tricks of X Half is the ability to take a picture side by side, which Fuji 2 is called 1. You can see some examples later in this inspection. Take a picture, “present” the film using the Retro Film movie crane, then take another photo. Both pictures are saved individually, but the camera also combines them in a third image where it is side by side, separated in a line with a pattern of your choice. The same trick can be done with videos, perhaps the most interesting, both pictures and videos.

Being the Fuji camera, X Half has the famous Fuji movies simulation. This changes the image in ways that you can only get it with great editing. More than just a filter you can add in Instagram, this change, and sometimes significantly, many aspects of color and tone.

A small secondary screen shows you the active simulation mode, as if you were looking at a film roll inside the camera, and you can pass through different modes while looking at the main screen, to see how it looks. In addition, there are “creative filters”, such as “Toy”, “High-Bey and” Light Leak “etc., which is similar to what you find in other cameras. I couldn’t test them all, but some of the things I used were very fun.

There is also a position called Camera Camera, which is locked up in half of the movie simulation of your choice, for 36, 54 or 72 photos. In this situation, there is no preview, and other limited options. It mainly forced you to use half like a film camera. I know some photographers such types of challenges. I am not a fan, perhaps because I grew up with the restrictions of the movie, but I understand the number of people they enjoy.

The X Half was not new to verify, but it must have some interesting ways to “develop” the photos taken in the film’s camera mode and make/adjust 2 in 1.

Half X uses the same battery as other Fuji cameras, contains LED flash and Bluetooth is enabled. It can also be connected to one of Fujifilm’s Instax Printers For immediate films. The camera that you experienced has a silver top, but half of the X will also be available in black or with the top of coal.

Hands (well, hand) on

This is a great small camera. Hand comfort device that can suit your pocket when it is not in use. While wandering in the center of Los Angeles, I found that half of X had disappeared when I was not using it, hidden from view, in my hands. When I see something interesting, even if I turned it off after the last shot, it will be ready to go in moments. The choice of different films simulating was very easy. All you have to do is scroll on the secondary screen.

The use of half X is surprisingly similar to the use of GoPro. Almost everything is reached through sound strikes and taps on the back screen. The only aspects are only for exposure and hole. Personally, I love the faces on the cameras, but it was easy to move and perhaps more than that for people who were not attacked on the largest cameras. The switch on the built -in flash side allows.

The pictures alongside are a smart way to tell a story. For example, one image can be a foundation snapshot, and the other closely. Or both can be versions of the characteristic, different angles and so on. Earlier, I said I did not enjoy the challenges similar to cinematic cameras, but this kind of challenge I liked. I will find some interesting pictures, then know if I can find some identical or contradictory images nearby. It was a different way to deal with photography, compared to what you used to, which (here this word again) is fun.

Since I only had a few hours with the camera, I can’t make a final judgment on the quality of the image. My first impression is that it seemed decent, with a good cloning of color. Low lighting was not great, but it looked acceptable. The pictures that you see in this inspection are not edited.

Price and availability and who may be this

Half x There is no doubt that the specified demographic. If you do not understand the reason for someone’s desire in a small vertical camera like this, do not be afraid: You are not an explanatory show. The camera described a friend to be a possible show, and got the idea immediately and wanted one. Is it possible to do everything that half of X Half does with your phone? Certainly, but this is true in any camera. The trick here is the ability to overcome the editing process, as well as benefit from the lack of your phone all the time. So, the fact that half x is adorable.

One anxiety, though, is the price. At $ 850, this may be further than the budget of people who enjoy it more than others. While I was testing it in Los Angeles The Great Central MarketOne of the store owners is interested. After she described her, she looked really interested but she asked, “Is she expensive?” She told her the cost, and her frustrated response was, “Oh, yes, expensive.” Everything becomes more expensive these days, but for more money, someone can get Ricoh Gr III, our current choice The best travel camera and pointsWhich has a much larger sensor and is also small.

However, GR III or any other camera has a “fun” factor for X Half. Is this worth the bonus? When I test one more after launching it in late June.

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