Fujifilm X-T200 and X-A7 Firmware Updates Allows to Use them As Webcam without Fujifilm X Webcam

Fujifilm has released firmware updates for Fujifilm X-T200 and Fujifilm X-A7.

BONUS: Fujifilm also says Fujifilm X Webcam for Mac will be available in mid-July. Read the press release here.

Fujifilm X-T200 ver 1.10 – download here

Regarding the details of No.1, download the “X-T200 New Features Guide” from our website.

  1. Setting for the function that the camera can be used as a web camera (*1) is added when it is connected to a PC via a USB cable.
    Set to “USB WEBCAM” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING>USB MODE (*2) and then connect a USB cable to the camera. When your PC recognizes the camera, “FUJIFILM X-T200” will appear.
    *1: The web camera feature is supported under Windows 10 (x64), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), and macOS 10.15 (Catalina).
    *2: The current “USB IMAGE TRANSFER SETTING” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING has been changed to “USB MODE”. With this change, select the “USB CARD READER” when you transfer images from a camera to a PC or a smartphone via a USB cable.
  2. Fix of minor bug.

Fujifilm X-A7 ver 1.30 – download here

Regarding the details of No.1, download the “ X-A7 New Features Guide” from our website.

  1. Setting for the function that the camera can be used as a web camera (*1) is added when it is connected to a PC via a USB cable.
    Set to “USB WEBCAM” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING>USB MODE (*2) and then connect a USB cable to the camera. When your PC recognizes the camera, “FUJIFILM X-T200” will appear.
    *1: The web camera feature is supported under Windows 10 (x64), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), and macOS 10.15 (Catalina).
    *2：The current “USB IMAGE TRANSFER SETTING” in the Setup Menus>CONNECTION SETTING has been changed to “USB MODE”. With this change, select the “USB CARD READER” when you transfer images from a camera to a PC or a smartphone via a USB cable.
  2. Fix of minor bug.

Fujifilm X-A7: B&H Photo / Adorama / AmazonUS / FocusCamera
Fujifilm X-T200: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

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Fujifilm Wins the Internationally Prestigious Red Dot Design Award with 23 Products

News is news, so I share it. But I wrote a very informative piece about these awards in the past. So, if you want to read how the business around (some of these) awards goes, check out this article.

Fujifilm wins the internationally prestigious Red Dot Design Award with 23 products

– In recognition of good design quality and functionality in products of various business fields
– High precision lens film for inkjet printing is awarded the “Innovative Product Award,” given to products with outstanding innovation potential

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DPReview Entry Level Shootout: Fujifilm X-T200 vs Sony A6100 vs Canon EOS M50

DPReviewTV compares the Fujifilm X-T200 with the Sony A6100 and the Canon EOS M50.

Here are their findings:

Handling

  1. EOS M50: nice quality camera. Best grip. Wonderful touch screen interface
  2. X-T200: beautiful. Very customizable. Feels cheap holding in the hands. No AF-ON button. Handles well, grip improved
  3. A6100: same old design

Display

  1. X-T200: similar EVF like Canon. 16:9 aspect ration LCD
  2. EOS M50: best EVF. Fully articulating screen
  3. A6100: too low res viewfinder. Fully articulating screen would have been better

Image Quality

  1. X-T200: easy win. modern sensor. Very good ISO performance. Great Fujifilm JPEG. Fastest sensor scan rate
  2. A6100: better high ISO than Canon. Rolling shutter issue
  3. EOS M50: oldest sensor. 24MP. Slow scan rate

Autofocus

  1. A6100: easy win. Sony’s eye and face AF is fantastic. Great tracking. Intuitive to use. Highest hit rate. You get the same advanced AF as their Pro bodies
  2. EOS M50: dual pixel AF. Great touch screen interface. Sticky tracking
  3. X-T200: much better than X-T100. But other cameras have a bit better interface. X-T200 has very short buffer

Video

  1. X-T200: 16:9 flippy screen. You can monitor audio via USB-C adapter. Beautiful 4K and nice slow motion
  2. A6100: best AF, usable 4K. Pretty severe rolling shutter. Screen tilt upwards. If you use microphone on hot shoe, it blocks the screen
  3. EOS M50: 4K has huge crop and no longer dual pixel AF

Lenses

  1. X-T200: Fujifilm continues to dominate in having the best and most lenses available. No big third party support, though. But probably there is not really the need for it. It’s hard for third party manufacturers to come and compete with a company, who makes very affordable zooms, affordable primes like the XC 35mm f/2, kit lenses are often better then some of the Pro lenses other manufacturers make. Lots of Pro lenses, too
  2. EOS M50: opposite of Sony. No higher end lenses. You need an adapter and adapt EF lenses. Not much third party support. Canon has affordable good quality lenses for users starting out. The kit lens is way better than the Sony kit lens
  3. Sony: lots of third party support. Excellent and expensive E mount lenses. But this is an entry level camera, and needs affordable lenses. Sony lacks of such lenses

Conclusion

  1. X-T200: well deserved win. Great AF, excellent video, sexy body, very customizable, lenses, etc. It fixes all the issues they had with the X-T100
  2. EOS M50: affordable, capable, versatile
  3. A6100: lack of lenses. Not sexy cameras. Autofocus is great

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FUJIFILM PC AutoSave and RAW FILE CONVERTER EX Software Updates

Fujifilm has updated the following software:

FUJIFILM PC AutoSave Ver.1.2.0.2 – download here
The software update Ver.1.2.0.2 incorporates the following issue:

  1. The phenomenon is fixed that the PC AutoSave cannot be installed with the warning of the certification expiration displayed when it is newly installed to Mac PC with macOS10.15.

RAW FILE CONVERTER EX powered by SILKYPIX Ver.8.1.4.0 – download here
The software update Ver.8.1.4.0 incorporates the following issues:

  • Applicable model for the “RAW FILE CONVERTER EX 3.0 powered by SILKYPIX” is added.
    Applicable Model : FUJIFILM X-T200, X100V

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