Fujifilm's fixed-lens compact pairs a 40MP APS-C sensor and the series' first in-body image stabilisation with a 23mm f/2 (35mm-equivalent) lens, a built-in ND filter and an optical/electronic viewfinder. Owners still love its handling, colours and film simulations after a year, but the price, long waits, fixed focal length and so-so autofocus send some to the resale market.
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It depends on how you will use it. 75% would buy it again, which means roughly 25% would not. Overheating warnings in warm weather.
Most owners who kept it describe a fun, go-everywhere camera whose stabilisation and colours still delight. Those who sold it typically cite the restrictive fixed lens, the price or the hype fading once the novelty wore off.
Overheating warnings in warm weather. Hype wears off and some owners resell it. Scattered quality-control complaints, from a loose card door to a cracked sensor.
Worth it for: Travel and street photographers; Casual shooters who love fujifilm colours; Photographers wanting a compact second body. Think twice if: Sports and action shooters; Anyone who needs zoom flexibility; Buyers on a tight budget.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 9.3 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 9.0 / 10 |
| One month | 8.5 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.0 / 10 |
| One year | 7.8 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.5 / 10 |
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After an 18-month wait, the reviewer finds IBIS a meaningful upgrade but the 40MP sensor less useful given the unchanged lens, with autofocus still hesitant in tricky scenes.
A months-long test praising image quality, autofocus, film simulations and size, while noting the $1,599 price, persistent stock shortages and a complex menu.
After just over a year, the owner loves the image quality, lens and IBIS but calls autofocus the biggest letdown and reports overheating warnings in warm weather.
Owners revisit the camera after the shortage and price rise, praising IBIS, the viewfinder and size while debating the fixed focal length, sharpness and a returned unit with a loose card door.
A 2026 thread on why owners sell, citing fading hype, the fixed lens and price, alongside praise for IBIS and weather sealing and isolated reports of a cracked sensor and smeary files.