Fujifilm X-T3
Announced September 6, 2018
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Reviewer Consensus
Exceptional
The Fujifilm X-T3 is a versatile APS-C mirrorless camera that excels in both stills and high-quality 10-bit video recording. Although it lacks in-body image stabilization and features average battery life, its fast autofocus system, tactile controls, and excellent color science make it a top-tier choice for photographers and videographers alike.
Weighted from 56 reviewer scores
Pros
- Highly capable 10-bit 4K video recording with internal 60fps options
- Fast, precise autofocus system with extensive frame coverage
- Excellent image quality featuring celebrated color science
- Tactile, customizable manual controls and retro-inspired design
- Rapid burst shooting speeds suitable for action
Cons
- Absence of in-body image stabilization
- Mediocre battery performance
- Limited LCD screen articulation for vlogging
- Small, shallow grip that may feel unbalanced with larger lenses
- Complex menu system and restricted touchscreen functionality
- Launch price $1,499 (USD)
- Sensor 26.1MP APS-C BSI CMOS
- Video 4K 60p
- Stabilization None
What the Reviewers Say
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- DPReview 88/100
The Fujifilm X-T3 is arguably the best stills/video camera on the market right now.
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Overall, the Fujifilm X-T3 is a very impressive, very well-rounded camera, for both photos and video.
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Fujifilm’s X-T3 is a highly satisfying mirrorless camera and my favourite model in the X-series.
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This is a serious contender. It's definitely the best APS-C video camera out there and it's worth a serious look for a video shooter.
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Sporting the fourth-generation 26.1 MP X-Trans CMOS 4 BSI sensor, X-Processor 4 processor, a fast 425-point hybrid autofocus system, and very impressive video recording features, the X-T3 was an instant success among Fuji enthusiasts and professionals.
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Further more, by introducing the first ever APS-C sensor size camera that can shoot 10-Bit video internally, FUJIFILM is positioning itself at the forefront and becoming a serious candidate to consider when thinking of shooting video on a mirrorless camera.
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Fujifilm had a solid platform on which to build the X-T3 and has once again succeeded at turning a great camera into an even better one.
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The FUJIFILM X-T3 is, quite simply, the most versatile, well-rounded APS-C camera of any type that I’ve ever seen…mirrorless or otherwise. It may be the most compelling reason to NOT go full-frame out there, particularly if you value the smaller/lighter philosophy.
- The Verge 9/10
The Fujifilm X-T3 is the finest APS-C mirrorless camera that the company has ever produced, and it’s among the best and most versatile options on the market that isn’t full-frame.
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The Fujifilm X-T3 updates the X-T2 in a number of ways, giving real advantages in speed, features, design, increased resolution, and 4K 60fps video recording.
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The X-T3 might look like a minor refresh from the outside, but it's all change inside as Fujifilm pushes the envelope for both stills and particularly video, making it a real contender whichever hat you wear.
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Pound for pound, the Fujifilm X-T3 is the best mirrorless camera you can buy right now.
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The X-T3 is so good, in so many areas, that you really have to scrape the barrel to find anything negative to say about it at all.
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The mirrorless Fujifilm X-T3 camera features the best autofocus tracking system Fuji has delivered to date, but is a bit power hungry and doesn't offer sensor stabilization.
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The Fujifilm X-T3 is a solidly built camera that benefits from an extensive refresh of the X-T feature set.
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In all, the X-T3 is a triumphant return to form for Fujifilm. Even with the new X-Trans sensor, improved autofocus, and higher shooting speeds, it would still be a winner, but Fujifilm outdid itself on video, vaulting the X-T3 to the top of the APS-C mirrorless podium.
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If you're looking for a camera in 2020, I do think the Fujifilm X-T3 is still an amazing option for you.
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The Fujifilm X-T3 is possibly one of the best cameras of the year. It has the standard tasty Fujifilm colors and retro cool dials, but they've upped the game to make this a hot performer for stills and for video.
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I think it's a good price point, I think that the features that you get out and the value you get for that price are really pretty amazing.
- Digital Trends 9/10
It might sound like Fujifilm is having an identity crisis, but there’s no way around it: The X-T3 is the most capable APS-C camera currently on the market.
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At the end of the day, the X-T3 is a great camera and I'm really excited to see how Fuji takes this and other lines and improves them down the road.
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If you're interested in buying one of these and you don't want to wait for my full review, I would say go for it. I highly recommended the XT2 and XT20 and this thing is just a big step above in almost every way.
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[F]uji has packed in SO MUCH good, and as for weakness there are VERY FEW.
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It's a mirrorless marvel, that's for sure.
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What you’re left with is an all-round beast of a camera in a small, beautiful form.
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In fact, the new Fujfilm X-T3 is so feature-rich that it only ommits one major feature, built-in image-stabilization.
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The X-T3 continues the Fujifilm X-T tradition of incredible image quality and a retro-meets-tech interface that continues to inspire owners to get out and truly enjoy making great photographs.
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From the color science to the controls layout, the Fujifilm X-T3 is a great camera that should be high in your list of desired models, if you’re looking for a camera for your future adventures.
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The X-T3 is an amazing camera. It’s a true next generation APS-C sensor and processor in what has been tested as a perfect enclosure.
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[T]he Fujifilm X-T3 impresses by both performance and usability, and even though there is still room for an improvement, I have to say that I like it a lot.
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Guy, I love the X-T1, I love the X-E2, and I love this. The upgraded features make it so even an event where everything's moving around, somewhere like this where the light goes up and down, especially in bright sunshine like this, it's been so easy.
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If you don’t absolutely need a full-frame camera for professional work, then the X-T3 is all you’ll ever need. Nothing else comes close.
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I think in fact this is the best crop sensor camera on the market by far. Those video features, the quality, just the tactile feel of it as well, I wasn't expecting to like it so much actually.
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For $1500, it doesn't get much better than this camera right now. I'm kind of speechless right now.
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I really wish more camera manufacturers were like this, so it's a very very very good camera.
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For travel, family, and event shooting, particularly with primes below 100mm, the X-T3 has tons of appeal that shouldn't be underestimated.
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The Fuji XT3 is a smooth and quiet camera that's a joy to shoot. Its images are super sharp and the autofocus system works wonders finding faces and eyes and just focussing on them automatically so you can concentrate on catching that fleeting perfect expression.
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Now this is a hotly contested category, but for the moment the Fujifilm X-T3 is the best APS-C camera on the market.
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At this point, the camera is a true extension of kind of my body, and I like having one camera system to do everything that I needed to do.
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It feels like a significantly better X-T2 without any attached learning curve or workflow change, and that in itself is amazing. The 4th generation has arrived.
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The bottomline is that the X-T3's autofocus is fast and reliable in both stills and video enough that it is near Canon's Dual Pixel autofocus and Sony's Face/Eye detect autofocus!
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Okay, so I think the Fujifilm X-T3 could be the best camera to offer a great balance of image quality for photography and video functionality. If you're ready to move beyond a beginner level camera, this is an outstanding choice and a fantastic value.
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In fact, it might be the best video camera released in 2018. It's got the specs, the physical body, the ease of use, the image quality.
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I wanted to test the X-T3 to see what the new sensor could produce. Would it be an idea to merge two cameras into one for travel, as in selling my X-Pro2 and X-H1, and grab an X-T3 instead?
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In terms of an upgrade from the X-T2, this is definitely a worthy upgrade, which is really nice.
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The Fujis just got us the shots, and the most important box to check for Fuji: it was fun to use.
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Honestly, this is one of the best all-around cameras that's on the market today for videographers.
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A feature-loaded beast for the serious photographer.
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In all seriousness, and I feel like I should be putting my hands around the ears of my X-Pro2 when I say this - I can almost see them going into a sulk in my camera cupboard - the X-T3 is, in my opinion, by far the best APS-C camera that Fujifilm has ever made.
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[W]e're super impressed with the Fujifilm X-T3 and it really is a big upgrade from its predecessor.
- KelbyOne Insider 90%
This is the finest APS-C camera I’ve used, and Fuji lenses are of a consistently high quality, so I have no hesitation recommending this camera.
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So that's my take on this lovely little Fujifilm X-T3, a beautiful little camera which I look forward to using a lot more.
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I think this is the best mirrorless camera that I've ever bought.
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In fact, I will go as far as to say that the Fujifilm X-T3 is one of those cameras that make everything look good, and I really don't feel like touching the JPEGs at all.
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The X-T3 simply blows me away and [...] easily puts itself up there as probably one of the cameras of the year of 2018 alongside the Sony A7 III.
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It is in my eyes at least the undisputed king of APS-C cameras.
