Fujifilm X-S20 In-Depth Review

In this Fujifilm X-S20 review, videographer Bradford takes the Fujifilm X-S20 to a pictureline event to test out its capabilities. Fujifilm is known for making digital cameras designed to simulate shooting film, and the Fujifilm X-S20 does exactly that.
00:00 Intro
01:47 Film Simulations
02:42 Low Light Performance
03:06 Open Gate Shooting
03:51 Ease of use
04:12 POP UP FLASH!!!!
04:43 Battery Life and Overheating Performance
05:15 Lens Quality
06:28 Autofocus
07:54 Conclusion
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Fujifilm 18-120mm f/4 Power Zoom Lens: www.pictureline.com/products/...
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[@mex5341]

one of the best review of this camera

[@josh3326]

great video! Shooting for 35yrs, film first, then digital since 2003, I tried film 2yrs ago. Dealing with the long wait times for processing I looked Ito the Fujifilm mirrorless system and grabbed this little guy. It's a decent camera for travel and other things. I really haven't looked back at my F100 and other film cameras since.

[@FilmScape4K]

What firmware version did you use?

[@vitorazinheira1739]

Great review. I had S10 and sold it because low light performance was terrible. I guess Fuji has a problem to fix since native ISO only goes to 12800 I believe.
I still have a few lens and waiting for a better price
I started with
XT20
EX2
EX3
S10
May go with S20 or if a price break XT5

[@benjaminmathew4108]

Is it worth to upgrade from Nikon D5500? Or is that better i go with Nikon Z6ii ?

[@prashants387]

Im thinking of buying my first camera as fuji xs20, as a beginner :) is it worth it?

[@Pictureline]

It's a very good beginner camera, with some fun pro features you can grow into, just as long as you are okay with APS-C.

[@catherinegrimes2308]

It depends what you want to do with the camera.
I know a bit about photography, but just dabble with it.
42 years ago I went to Egypt with a Konica Autoreflex TC camera with the 50mm lens and a Vivitar 75-260mm lens, it was so heavy that it was a nightmare to carry around.
I now have the X-S20 and do wildlife photography with the 70-300mm lens and a 1.4X teleconverter. That setup can be carried around for some time and I hardly notice the weight. That arrangement has a full frame equivalent focal length of 630mm. One of my friends went on a birdwatching holiday in Portugal and he took a Nikon camera with a Sigma zoom lens that had a maximum focal length of 600mm. He found the setup to be heavy and he missed photographs because he couldn't swing the camera around fast enough.
Last summer I went with two friends to photograph scenes in a little village in Derbyshire. A friend and I took a photograph of the same house, he has a Nikon DSLR and I used my Fujifilm X-E3. On comparing the jpgs, the colours looked really good with the Fujifilm and the Nikon's colours looked a bit flat.
The X-S20 doesn't have the best autofocus, but it is good enough for me. It is a lightweight competent system that can give very good results. I can get both cameras in a hiking backpack, with the X-E3 with the 18-55mm lens and the X-S20 with the 70-300mm lens and a 1.4X teleconverter. The idea is that I can quickly get a camera out and photograph things without changing lenses.
One advantage of getting a Fujifilm camera is that the kit 18-55mm lens is very good, so you can buy the camera with the lens, charge up the battery, put in a card and go out and take good photographs. When looking for an APS-C camera six years ago, I narrowed the choice down to a Fujifilm and a Sony. The kit Sony lens wasn't very good to say the least and that was a major factor in choosing the Fujifilm X-E3.
I would recommend reading/viewing lots of reviews then go into a shop, hold the cameras in your hand and choose the best one for your needs. Good luck.