Fujifilm Unveils a High-End Compact Camera for Control Freaks — wired.com

With a combination of excellent picture quality, fast focusing, and deep controls, Fujifilm’s recent compact cameras are designed for photographers who find Auto mode boring, and they’ve generally been excellent. The new Fujifilm X30 follows that same script. It has the 2/3-inch X-Trans II sensor and 28mm-112mm/F2.0-F2.8 lens found in the X20, which it will replace. That lens is operated with a twist of the barrel rather than a powered toggle. The X30’s hybrid phase-/contrast-detection autofocus system is also superfast—0.06 seconds, according to Fujifilm—and its continuous-shooting mode tops out at 12fps without AF enabled.

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