Fujifilm X100S for Street Photography

Is the Fujifilm X100S good for Street Photography?

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Fujifilm X100S Street Photography Score

GOOD

Fujifilm X100S has a score of 62 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Fujifilm X100S 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 X100S Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

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.

Fast Lens at Wide: f2.00

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.

RAW shooting capability

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.

Small Body

Small body of Fujifilm X100S will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Fujifilm X100S ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

No Image Stabilization

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.

35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage

Lack of Image stabilization may result in blurry photos especially in long exposures and at long focal lengths

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Fujifilm X100S Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Street Photography

Leica Q2 Compare X100S vs Q2	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #40 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q Compare X100S vs Q Typ 116	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #75 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G5 X Compare X100S vs G5 X	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #177 Rank in Compact Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic LX10 Compare X100S vs LX10	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #209 Rank in Compact Cameras: #16
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G1 X III Compare X100S vs G1 X III	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #149 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q2

Leica Q

Canon G5 X

Panasonic LX10

Canon G1 X III