Why You Can Trust CNET Fujifilm X-A3 updates its cheap-ish mirrorless for folks looking to step up
In addition to the camera, the company delivers its inexpensive 23mm f2 lens.
This year's colors.
Witha few exceptions, the Fujifilm X-A3 is close to indistinguishable from its predecessor, the X-A2, despite the fact that it's launching at a slightly higher price than the 2015 model did.
At $600 for a kit with the XC16-50mmF3.5-5.6 OIS II lens, this entry-level mirrorless interchangeable camera is definitely at the cheap end of the spectrum, but that's mostly because the entry-level models have gotten a bit more sophisticated and only older models occupy the sub-$700 segment. (I don't have UK or Australian prices yet, but the kit price converts to about £453 and AU$788.) It's expected to ship in the US in October.
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The 23mm lens.
For the X-A3, the most notable enhancements include an increase in sensor resolution for the from 16.3 megapixels to 24.2MP, the addition of touchscreen capability to the LCD, a boost to 1080/60p video from 1080/30p and the addition of panorama and time-lapse recording.
At the same time, Fujifilm announced a more affordable 23mm lens than its old $650 (£690, approximately AU$1,200) XF23mm F1.4 R, the $450 XF23mmF2 R WR. (I don't yet have non-US pricing, but that directly converts to roughly £340 and AU$590.) The 23mm lenses have the equivalent angle of view on Fujifilm's APS-C sensor-based X series mirrorless cameras of a 35mm lens on a full-frame camera.
It uses the same design as the XF35mmF2 R WR: it's weather resistant, with stepper-motor-driven internal focus (for fast and quiet operation), a metal exterior and an aperture ring. The 9-blade aperture is intended to deliver round out-of-focus highlights (bokeh).
Camera specifications
Fujifilm X-A3
| Sensor effective resolution | 24.2MP CMOS |
|---|---|
| Sensor size | 23.6 x 15.7mm |
| Focal-length multiplier | 1.5x |
| OLPF | No |
| Sensitivity range | ISO 100 (exp)/ISO 200 - ISO 6400/ISO 25600 (exp) |
| Burst shooting | 3 fps50 JPEG/n/a raw(6fps for 10 frames) |
| Viewfinder (mag/ effective mag) | None |
| Hot shoe | Yes |
| Autofocus | 49-areaContrast AF |
| AF sensitivity | n/a |
| Shutter speed | 30 - 1/4000 sec. (1/32,000 sec electronic); bulb to 60 min; 1/180 x-sync |
| Shutter durability | n/a |
| Metering | 256 zones |
| Metering sensitivity | n/a |
| Best video | H.264 MPEG-4Quicktime MOV1080/60p |
| Audio | Stereo |
| Manual aperture and shutter in video | n/a |
| Maximum best-quality recording time per clip | 14 minutes |
| IS | Optical |
| LCD | 3-inch/7.5 cm Tilting and flip up touchscreen1.04 million dots |
| Memory slots | 1 x SDXC |
| Wireless connection | Wi-Fi |
| Flash | Yes |
| Wireless flash | Yes |
| Battery life (CIPA rating) | 410 shots(tk) |
| Size (WHD) | 4.6 x 2.6 x 1.6 in 117 x 67 x 40 mm |
| Body operating weight | 12 oz (est.)290 g (est.) |
| Primary kit | $600(with 16-50mm II lens) |
| Release date | October 2016 |
