Fujifilm Z900EXR for Street Photography

Is the Fujifilm Z900EXR good for Street Photography?

Fujifilm Z900EXR Street Photography Score

GOOD

Fujifilm Z900EXR has a score of 73 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Fujifilm Z900EXR will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Fujifilm Z900EXR Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

Small Body

Small body of Fujifilm Z900EXR will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Slow Lens at Wide: f3.90

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

No RAW shooting capability

Wideangle is used more common then the tele angle in street photography. A larger aperture will give you extra shutter speed without boosting the ISO in order to reduce blur in low light conditions which is a common scene in street photography.

Small 1/2" (6.4 x 4.8 mm) sensor

JPEG files are generally more attractive direct out of the camera but RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Fujifilm Z900EXR Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Street Photography

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare Z900EXR vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3" CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #393 Rank in Compact Cameras: #39
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare Z900EXR vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3" CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #394 Rank in Compact Cameras: #42
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon X740 HS Compare Z900EXR vs SX740 HS	21 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-960 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #421 Rank in Compact Cameras: #58
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP120 Compare Z900EXR vs XP120	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #530 Rank in Compact Cameras: #108
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare Z900EXR vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #392 Rank in Compact Cameras: #43
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

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Canon X740 HS

Fujifilm XP120

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