The Fujifilm X100V is a compact APS-C camera with built-in prime lens. It has a hybrid electronic/optical rangefinder that adds a bit of retro flair, while its lens' fixed focal length encourages you to move around and engage with your subjects to frame the shot the way you want. The camera's lightweight, compact design makes it easy to bring along with you throughout the day. It delivers excellent image quality out-of-the-box and records impressively sharp, detailed video in both 4k and FHD. Unfortunately, its lack of a proper handgrip can make it a little cumbersome to use, and you can't see its tilting touchscreen when the camera is pointed at you.
The Fujifilm X100V is good for travel photography. The out-of-the-box image quality is excellent, with good noise handling capability and minimal loss of sharpness at higher ISO levels, which is good if you plan on shooting in darker environments. Its compact design makes it very portable. Its autofocus system does a good job of tracking moving subjects. The lens' built-in ND filter should allow you to use a wider aperture or a slower shutter speed in brightly lit environments, though we don't currently test this feature. Its fixed focal length forces you to move around to properly compose your shots, which enthusiasts may prefer. However, the camera itself isn't always comfortable to use due to its very small handgrip. It also isn't fully weather-sealed unless you purchase separate sealing accessories for its lens.
The Fujifilm X100V is great for landscape photography. Out-of-the-box image quality is amazing, with fantastic noise handling capability and sharpness, which should yield clear and detailed landscape photos. It also feels quite solidly built, though it isn't rated as being weather-sealed unless you purchase separate sealing accessories. Its lens' built-in ND filter gives you a bit of extra leeway in widening aperture or slowing down shutter speed in bright environments, though we don't currently test this feature. Its tilting screen is sharp and bright enough to be seen even under direct sunlight. Unfortunately, the camera isn't especially comfortable to operate, but its compact and lightweight design make it easy to transport to remote shooting locations. You also can't change its SD card if the camera is mounted on a tripod.
The Fujifilm X100V is decent for sports and wildlife photography. It has a reasonably fast continuous shooting speed and can clear its image buffer quickly, so you should be able to fire off a couple of extended bursts without long interruptions. Its autofocus system does a good job of tracking moving subjects, and image quality is also excellent. Unfortunately, its fixed focal-length prime lens can make it difficult to capture clear images of faraway subjects, though its digital zoom feature can help slightly in this respect. Its lack of any optical or in-body stabilization features can result in some motion blur. It can also be a little uncomfortable to use for extended periods due to its minimal handgrip.
The Fujifilm X100V is a satisfactory option for vlogging. While its screen tilts, it can't rotate to face you when the camera is in a selfie position. The camera does an excellent job of smoothing out camera shake in FHD but struggles more when recording 4k video. That isn't helped by its lack of optical or in-body stabilization features. It can also easily overheat and shut down while recording 4k video, bringing a premature end to your recording session. On the plus side, it's lightweight and compact, making it easy to carry around on a gimbal. Video quality in FHD and 4k is also impressive, particularly in well-lit environments.
The Fujifilm X100V is very good for studio video. Overall video quality in FHD and 4k is great, with sharply rendered object contours and surfaces. Its F-log shooting mode effectively yields a wider dynamic range in recording and allows for more flexibility in color grading your footage in editing, though we don't currently test this feature. Its wide selection of film simulation modes can also add a bit of additional flair to your videos, though we don't currently test those. It has a wide complement of inputs and outputs, including a microphone jack, an HDMI output for using an external recorder, and, if you purchase a USB-C adapter, a port for plugging in headphones. Unfortunately, it can easily overheat while recording video.
The Fujifilm X100V isn't for action video. It isn't meant to be attached to a chest or helmet rig and isn't rated as being weather-sealed unless you purchase separate sealing accessories, though we don't currently test for this. It's also incapable of recording at more than 30 fps in 4k or 60 fps in FHD, so you can't generate any smooth slow-motion footage from what you record. Still, it's very lightweight and feels impressively solid overall.
Note: Like the Fujifilm X-Pro3, this camera has a hybrid electronic/optical rangefinder. The results shown are for the viewfinder when used in EVF mode. You can press the toggle switch at the front of the camera that switches it to an optical rangefinder. It has an advertised magnification of roughly 0.52x and a coverage area of 95%, meaning some unwanted details might make their way around the edges of your shot.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm, though the camera does have a digital zoom that effectively crops to the image to simulate a focal length of 50mm or 70mm. It also has a built-in four-stop ND filter that effectively reduces the amount of light captured by the camera. This can be helpful if you wish to shoot at a large aperture or a slow shutter speed in a brightly lit environment without over-exposing your image. This filter is engaged through the menu system. We didn't test the performance of the camera with this filter. This camera can also only shoot at ISO Lo 100 as an extended minimum, which can impact test results.
Note: This camera can frequently interrupt your recording sessions by shutting down due to overheating. It's also worth noting that this test was conducted at the highest possible resolution that this camera can achieve.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to 30mm, so the results here may not be fully comparable to other cameras.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to 70mm, so the results here may not be fully comparable to other cameras.
Note: The camera couldn't achieve an ISO of 100 natively, as the native ISO minimum is ISO 160. ISO Lo 100 can be reached as an extended minimum, but this can still impact tests that are normally conducted at a native ISO level of ISO 100. It's also incapable of shooting beyond ISO 12800 natively, with ISO 25600 and ISO 51200 being extended maximums.
Note: This camera has a nominal recording time limit of 10 minutes, but in testing, the camera overheated and shut down before reaching that time limit.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to the full-frame equivalent of 50mm, so the results obtained may not be directly comparable to other cameras.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to 30mm. We set the aperture to f/2.0, but since native ISO couldn't drop sufficiently low to achieve an exposure of 0.0, resulting in overexposed sample videos.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to the full-frame equivalent of 50mm, so the results obtained may not be directly comparable to other cameras.
Note: This camera has a built-in lens with a fixed focal length of 23mm. This differs from standard test methodology in which focal length is set to 30mm. We set the aperture to f/2.0, but since native ISO couldn't drop sufficiently low to achieve an exposure of 0.0, resulting in overexposed sample videos.
The Fujifilm X100V comes in two color variants: 'Black' and 'Silver'. We tested the 'Black' variant, and you can see its label here. We expect the other color variant to perform similarly overall.
Let us know in the discussions if you come across another variant, and we'll update our review.