Based on the rumours that were swirling in the build-up to Fujifilm’s May 2022 X-Summit event, we thought we were getting a Fujifilm X-H2, but the X-H2S surpasses our expectations, especially when it comes to its impressive high-speed shooting and video specs.
Fujifilm is a bit late to the highspeed party, having traditionally aimed its cameras squarely at the lifestyle end of photography – think food, portrait and travel. However, the manufacturer might now have done enough to be considered a serious contender among those who rate speed as a priority when it comes to choosing a camera. And speed aside, the Fujifilm X-H2S is a very capable camera in its own right.
Key features
Aimed at pro photographers who need high-speed performance for tracking wildlife, sports or action, the X-H2S is designed to pack all the features that a photographer could want or need when shooting at a race track or tucked away in a bird hide. It’s also a powerful machine, catering to the diverse needs of the modern content creator as well as hybrid shooters.
At the heart of the camera is a brand-new X-Trans CMOS 5 HS sensor which has a signal readout speed that’s roughly four times faster than the sensor in the Fujifilm X-T4, but the same 26.1MP resolution. The sensor has a stacked-layer structure, and it’s this that enables the photographer to achieve blackout-free continuous shooting up to a sort-of-ridiculous 40 frames per second – by comparison, the flagship Nikon Z 9 and Sony A1 both max out at 30fps continuous shooting with their electronic shutter. You’ll actually get over 1,000 frames when setting the high-speed burst shooting mode to 30 frames per second for JPEGs, or 20 frames per second in raw mode.
This story is from the September 08, 2022 edition of Photography week.
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