Reviewers Liked
- Manual control ring
- Good low-light performance
- Digital effects
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No handgrip
- Tiny buttons and scrollwheel
Fujifilm XQ1
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Expert reviews and ratings
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Trying to sum up our feelings about the Fujifilm XQ1 isn't easy. It has a lot to recommend it. It has a good range of features, a simple and easy-to-use control interface and decent overall performance; it looks good and it's certainly well made.However...
By What Digital Camera on
80
The XQ1 is accessible as a basic Fuji Finepix point-and-shoot compact; yet with a better build, a better lens and a better sensor for not much more money than your humble snapper.
By T3 on
80
The Fujifilm XQ1 takes the X-Trans image sensor from the excellent X20 and puts it in a body that's sized like the XF1. The result is impressively compact and is capable of capturing great...
By itreviews.com on
70
With the guts of the X20 and a new f/1.8 zoom lens, Fuji's XQ1 promises high image quality and great low-light functionalityThere seems of be an insatiable appetite for premium quality compact cameras, with camera buyers happy to part with healthy...
By TechRadar AU on
80
The Fujifilm XQ1 is on the cusp of great things, but it's not the same calibre as the bigger brother X20 model. And that leaves us almost a little disappointed because, and despite all its potential, we don't feel that the XQ1 is the Canon S120...
By Pocket-lint on
90
The Fujifilm XQ1 is an easy to use camera which packs lots of useful features such as a fast f/1.8 lens and a 2/3 inch CMOS sensor. It also has built-in Wi-Fi for easy transfer of images to a smartphone, tablet or PC. The focus occasionally struggled...
By ePHOTOzine on
90
The Fujifilm XQ1 is an advanced compact camera that offers a 12 megapixel 2/3-type X-Trans CMOS II sensor with built-in Phase Detection pixels and no low-pass filter, a 4x, 25-100mm, f/1.8-4.9 zoom lens with optical image stabilisation and a control...
By PhotographyBLOG on
80
The XQ1 is Fuji's second small premium compact, succeeding the XF1 Fuji XF1. Both these are small, barely larger than a typical ultra-compact digital camera.The main difference is that the Fuji XQ1 is much more conventional. It lacks the amazing...
By NeoCamera onIt’s no secret that smartphones and their increasingly powerful cameras are eating away at the sales of traditional low-end...
By Digital Photography Review onBy Eric Butterfield The Fujifilm XQ1 is a high-end compact camera that promises speed. The company touts the quickness of the phase-detection auto focus, and the XQ1 largely lives up to the hype. The camera also delivers fast burst shooting, up to...
By Steves Digicams on
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