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like it's less expensive sibling the xm1 the Fujifilm xq1 delivers pretty excellent photo quality just not as cheaply the camera incorporates Fuji films aps-c sized x-trans sensor the sensor uses a non-standard color filter array layout so it can drop the softening anti-aliasing filter that combined with really good JPEG processing results in excellent photos as high as ISO 1600 and really usable ones through ISO 6400 it's also got great dynamic range and good color to the flip side however is relatively poor video quality with a lot of edge artifacts that the anti-aliasing filter usually deals with it also has pretty severe rolling shutter artifacts the camera has a really nice design though with an excellent electronic viewfinder and photographer friendly physical controls well I wish the LCD could tilt to articulate the EVF is probably a solid trade-off it has a more analog feel than other cameras with a manual shutter speed dial exposure compensation dial and a kit lens that has a manual aperture ring there are physical controls for all the frequently needed settings plus a programmable function button and a threaded remote socket in the shutter button the surprisingly good on-camera flash can be tilted back to bounce or to reduce intensity easily the grips a lot shallower than I'd like but it's not bad the one design drawback will affect tripod users the tripod socket is right next to the battery and SD card compartment which makes swapping hard the feature sets pretty unremarkable though there's almost everything here that most serious photographers might want it just like spells like connectivity GPS expansive bracketing controls time lapse and so on the real downsides performance it's okay but it lacks its competitors and though it can burst at about 5.7 frames per second it can only do it with fixed focus and exposure if you're looking for great photo quality with a moderately analog like shooting experience the XC 1 is it it's just not the most well-rounded option I'm Laurie Brennan and this is the Fujifilm xq1