Fans of Fujifilm, rejoice because it has just released its latest camera from its X-series lineup, the Fujifilm X-H1. It borrows design elements from the company’s compact medium-format camera, the GFX 50S. It also carries the same 24-megapixel APS-C X Trans III sensor as the X-T2 back in 2016.

Lightweight and compact, the Fujifilm X-H1 features a significant size-up on its grip. It also has a secondary LCD screen on the right side of the top plate, which displays the camera’s current settings. A nifty feature introduced into the Fujifilm X-H1 is when turned off, the secondary LCD screen displays the battery percentage of the camera, as well as how many shots are left on your SD card. However, due to the nature of the secondary LCD screen, there is no dedicated exposure compensation dial.

Another tweak in the design of the Fujifilm X-H1 is the buttons size, which have been increased. It also comes with a touchscreen that can tilt in three directions. One last inclusion to its design is its durability, which saw thicker magnesium alloy walls being reinforced into the camera.

However, the selling point of the Fujifilm X-H1 will have to be its inclusion of a five-axis in-body image stabilisation (IBIS). Not to be confused with a popular chain of hotels, the IBIS allows you to get optical image stabilisation with any lens attached to the camera. This makes it an ideal camera to use when it comes to video shooting, which is great because it can supports DCI 4K (4096 x 2160).

This means it can shoot DCI 4K and 4K UHD videos at 26FPS and 30FPS respectively. It can also shoot 1080p slow-motion recording at 120FPS. The Fujifilm X-H1 can also shoot at a maximum bitrate of 200Mbps. It also features an improved built-in mic but if you want to include an external mic, it also comes with a microphone jack.

There is also a new film simulation mode known as Eterna, which produces film in muted colours to maximise its flexibility during post-production. As mentioned earlier, the Fujifilm X-H1 houses a 24-megapixel APS-C X Trans III sensor with a phase detection autofocus (PDAF) system.

As Fujifilm is looking to bring it’s “pro-grade” cameras back into the scene, the price point speaks volumes as the body is priced at RM7,899 while the body + battery grip kit comes up to RM9,188.

Here are some test shots taken with the Fujifilm X-H1, but sadly there are only a few.