Fujifilm X-T200
Announced January 23, 2020
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Reviewer Consensus
Good
The Fujifilm X-T200 is a lightweight, entry-level mirrorless camera that provides solid image quality and improved video features for beginners. Although it lacks the premium build and advanced stabilization found in higher-end models, it serves as a capable and user-friendly step-up from smartphone photography.
Weighted from 28 reviewer scores
Pros
- Excellent color reproduction and sharp image quality
- Compact, lightweight, and stylish retro design
- Useful video capabilities including 4K recording and microphone input
- Large, bright, and responsive vari-angle touchscreen
- Improved autofocus with reliable face and eye detection
Cons
- Short battery life and lack of battery percentage display
- Plastic construction and small, fiddly control dials
- Limited video performance including record time limits and soft 1080p footage
- Absence of in-body image stabilization
- Inconvenient tripod mount placement blocking battery access
- Launch price $699 (USD)
- Sensor 24.24MP APS-C CMOS
- Video 4K 30p
- Burst 8 fps mechanical
What the Reviewers Say
All 28 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- DPReview 82/100
[...] Fujifilm has created a camera that beginners can easily pick up and use without having to touch a dial, while leaving in features that get close to – but generally don’t overlap with – the more expensive X-T30.
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In many ways, the X-T200 is a likeable little camera. With its three top-plate dials and focus-area joystick, it sports probably the best control layout of any entry-level model for users who harbour ambitions beyond the basic point-and-shoot.
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It’s not a standout in any particular area (save perhaps the great LCD screen), but it does enough things reasonably well that I think most potential customers will be quite satisfied.
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The X-T200 updates the X-T100 in a number of useful ways. 4K video recording has been greatly improved, offering 30,25,24fps video recording and a microphone socket has been added to the side.
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If you can look past the price-tag, though, the new Fujifilm X-T200 is an even better step-up camera than its predecessor, successfully bridging the gap between complete beginner and more experienced enthusiast without too many compromises in either regard.
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Aimed squarely at social media creatives, the Fujifilm X-T200 represents great value for money.
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We liked the original X-T100 for its clean lines and user-friendly features, but the X-T200 ups the stakes with a big, vari-angle touchscreen, vastly better 4K video features and improved autofocus.
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The Fujifilm X-T200 offers ease of use for beginners, along with enough speed and manual control to keep mirrorless camera enthusiasts happy.
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For consumer enthusiasts, the Fujifilm X-T200 is a fun camera that produces good image quality in both still and video. It offers faster autofocus, higher resolution video and better performance than its predecessor.
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The Fujifilm X-T200 makes a lot of sense for the simple reasons that I like something like the Pixel 4: the colours look great, stabilization works, focus is quick, and you get decent quality full APS-C frame 4K video. No bells, no whistles, just a decent video taking machine.
- Digital Trends 8/10
The X-T200 is exactly the camera it needs to be. While its performance may be imperfect, it’s far above the frustrating-to-use X-T100.
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The X-T200 is a fantastic intro to Fujifilm’s ecosystem and mirrorless photography. Nevertheless, like many cameras priced near $1,000, there are some trade-offs.
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A vast improvement over its predecessor, the X-T200 makes for a solid entry-level interchangeable lens camera thanks to improved autofocus and its big vari-angle touchscreen.
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The X-T200 doesn’t really do anything we haven’t seen before in other cameras, but as a package [...]
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The Fujifilm X-T200 is a reasonably-priced mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera that has solid specs for both stills and video. I was actually quite surprised by this camera: it’s better than I thought it would be.
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The Fujifilm X-T200 is an amazing little entry-level camera that is exceptional value for money.
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In my opinion, the Fujifilm X-T200 is a great daily driver, a great everyday camera and specifically a fantastic 4K video and 4K vlogging camera.
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That's right; don't buy this camera. It's too frustrating for a basic shooter.
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For the price, this is definitely the best value in Fujifilm's entire ecosystem besides like maybe an X-T30 or maybe getting a used X-T20. There's just really nothing else like the Fujifilm X-T200.
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If you can get your settings down into this camera, it's phenomenal. It's way better than I thought it would be when we unbox it.
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Slightly bigger price tag aside, the results yielded from the X-T200 speak for itself, and show that you don’t to go into the very expensive X-Series lineup go get a great all-around mirrorless camera.
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Ultimately though, the Fujifilm X-T200 is a great hybrid camera with a lot of creative features like the film simulation modes and that massive rear screen. And like I said before, that's gonna help anyone coming from a smartphone or looking to use this as a content creator.
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Despite my reservations about the X-T200, it does produce the very high quality images I expect to see from a Fujifilm camera.
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Whatever the reason, the Fujifilm X-T200 has never let me down even once. There were no times when I wished I had another car in my hands, nor days when I deliberately chose not to take it with me.
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At the budget end, this is a very, very good little camera.
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[S]ome might call it the Holy Grail.
- Critical Hit 8.5/10
A camera that snaps fantastic images, is well-tuned to vlogging needs, and can double as a webcam makes for an attractive all-rounder and an encouraging first step towards experiencing even more enthusiast-level photography options in the future.
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The Fujifilm X-T200 is an amazing stills and video camera if you can get past the somewhat slow system responsiveness and some quirky button implementation. This camera is great for beginners all the way to intermediate advanced stills photographers.
