I purchased this camera for my daughter, who's away at college and wanted to shoot good photos PLUS HD quality videos for YouTube. So, my review is just based on her comments for those purposes.
She loves the camera. Here's a list, in no particular order, of features that make her love it:
1. Flip LCD screen. She wants to see what she's recording for YouTube.
2. Quality of HD recording is good enough for YouTube. It doesn't shoot at 60fps, but technically, that's only available in higher end cameras. And probably isn't very necessary for YouTube.
3. Light. She likes that it doesn't weigh a ton.
4. Capable lens. We were thinking about a camera with a longer zoom lens, but she's satisfied with the 16-50 mm (which I think works out to 25-80 mm for mirrorless cameras).
5. iOS App which allows you to download images via WiFi from the camera. This allows her to store images quickly, making sure they don't get lost.
6. Serviceable pop-up flash, but I think I heard a hint that she wanted a better flash for the hot shoe.
There are a couple of things that real camera people probably don't care about. She liked that the camera had that old-school look and feel. And it does, it really looks like a camera from the 1960s, except digital. I guess that's a big thing for some.
And she loves that it works fast.
We've only had the camera for a few weeks, so we're unsure of the quality, but it appeared to have really nice fit and finish. It's a well built camera.
I think this is one of the better cameras with lots of features that fit at that lower price point for mirrorless cameras. I like it a lot. My daughter loves it.
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Fujifilm X-A3 Mirrorless Camera XC16-50mm F3.5-5.6 II Lens Kit - Silver
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A Pleasant Surprise, Kinda Amazing!!!!
I am very impressed with my x a2! I own 2 nikon DSLR's and they are, of course excellent. But as I get older I was interested in a lighter camera bag. I am an amateur photo journalist and carrying that weight got to me. I am still getting to know it, but I have many images that are the equal to my nikon. It is known as the best low light camera under $500. And I concur!! When I added their 35mm 1.4 "prime" (not zoom) lens it's lowlight capabilities are quite impressive. I have been a photographer for 45 years and I don't understand how a camera and lens can capture more light than my eye, but it does!! There are a few bugaboos...especially in low light it is not as not nearly as fast to focus as my nikon DSLR. It has some ergonomic issues, the worst is where they put the focus confirmation light is hard NOT to cover with your thumb as you take a picture. It has no viewfinder, but that's why it is so affordable. The club pic is in a VERY dark NYC club with black walls. My nikon could never do this without a flash, but this baby can.GO FOR IT!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
Color: SilverStyle: 16-50mmVerified Purchase
Excellent small body camera with SLR like image quality at a great price
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
I just started using the camera for the past few days and I am quite impressed. Wifi capability, cool looks, image quality, size of the camera body, ability to switch lenses are some of the plusses. Negatives are few: no viewfinder, charger size and its cord, plastic like feel while holding. The lens it comes with (50mm f3.5-5.6) is really better than I expected in terms of image quality. Obviously it makes the small body size much bigger but there are smaller and even more exciting prime lens options such as Fujinon XF27mm F2.4 which would turn this camera into even a more portable one if that's a bigger deal for some. Overall this is an excellent camera for those who are interested in SLR like image quality with a smaller size at a great price.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015
Color: SilverStyle: 16-50mmVerified Purchase
So far I have loved the X-A2. I wanted to upgrade from a point and shoot to a mirrorless DSLR type of camera and I was going to get the XA1, but waited for this model to come out. It has been fun to use and only took a night to figure out most of the cool effects on it. I'm not ready to shoot manually yet, but the auto and scene options have been pretty accurate so far. The battery life has been great. I took my camera on vacation and it lasted a few days without recharging (maybe 100 pictures taken each day). I like that I can wirelessly transfer the pictures to my iphone too, it was very easy to figure out once you got the Fuji app. All in all, this is a great camera. I'll update later if needed, but so far I have been pleased. Again, I'm not an expert, but for someone who wants to upgrade to a compact DSLR type of camera and who knows the basics it has been wonderful. its also nice that you can just upgrade to a nicer X series lens later on.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015
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Katee Rose
Great for an everyday camera but a bit of learning curve to use
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2016Color: SilverStyle: 16-50mmVerified Purchase
