Fujifilm X-T30 II announced with improved LCD panel and speedy AF system

(Pocket-lint) - Fujifilm has unveiled an updated mentation of its compact mirrorless X-T30 model. It's had a spot of a spec boost, but it's inactive packed successful a compact, retro-styled assemblage that Fujifilm is known for. 

Like the first procreation model, it's inactive the aforesaid lightweight camera assemblage but has had elements similar the autofocus show and LCD sheet improved. In that sense, it's fundamentally an improvement of the archetypal model. 

In fact, it adjacent uses the aforesaid sensor arsenic the archetypal X-T30. It's the aforesaid 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 powering the images, but autofocus velocity has been improved. 

Fujifilm says the autofocus is "equivalent" to the flagship X-T4, and tin fastener connected to a taxable successful conscionable 0.02 seconds. Similarly, it's got entity tracking too, allowing you to way a moving subject. 

The shaper claims it tin adjacent usage its phase-detection autofocus successful precise debased airy situations. "Near darkness" successful fact; giving you a reliably in-focus changeable adjacent erstwhile the airy conditions aren't favourable. 

As for that upgraded show connected the back, that present features a 1.62-million-dot LCD display. That's up from 1.04-million-dots connected the archetypal generation, making it considerably sharper. 

For videographers, there's a enactment for 4K seizure up to 30fps, and the quality to grounds astatine 8bits 4:2:0 internall to an SD card. However, it tin output 4K/30 astatine 10bit 4:2:2 to HDMI. Plus, for those times you privation to movie dilatory question benignant it tin spell up to 240fps astatine Full HD resolution. 

The X-T30 II volition beryllium released successful October successful achromatic and metallic variations with prices starting astatine $899 successful the US and £769 successful the UK (body only). 

Writing by Cam Bunton. Originally published connected 2 September 2021.