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whether you've grown dissatisfied with your smartphone's camera or you want a pocket camera to compliment your SLR or you just want an actual camera that takes nice photos an advanced compact like the fujifilm xq2 is the way to go it's essentially the same as its predecessor the xq1 which in this case is a very good thing the image sensor in here is about double the size of what you'd find in an ordinary compact camera or smartphone which gets you better image quality especially in low-light which is really where it counts these days the bright f-18 lens helps out there too and it's fast to focus regardless of lighting conditions since this is targeted at enthusiasts it does have a full assortment of shooting modes beyond full auto and scene selection and you get direct access to important settings through the e function button and the lenses control ring it has built-in Wi-Fi too for transferring shots to your smartphone or tablet but unlike other cameras with wireless there's no option to remotely control the camera with your device other potential strikes against it are that its lens does get slower as soon as you start to zoom in so you want to be careful about using the zoom in low-light and it's video quality is just okay so if having a camera that pulls double duty is important you'll probably want to look elsewhere you can read the full review on CNET comm but basically if you can afford the $400 cost this will get you better photos than your smartphone or an average point-and-shoot without weighing you down I'm Josh Goldman with CNET thanks for watching