Fujifilm X-A7 with new sensor and flip screen now official!

Fujifilm X-A7 with a new 24MP sensor, 4K/30fps video recording, and a fully articulating touch display announced!

Fujifilm X-A7's articulating 3.5-inch touch display

Fujifilm X-A7 now official!

Fujifilm has just announced the successor to its popular X-A5, the new X-A7 that features an all-new 24MP sensor with phase detection autofocus points that cover nearly all of the sensor. This coupled with the latest autofocus algorithm allows for improved autofocus performance in a single point, continuous, Face and eye detect autofocus.

Fujifilm X-A7 with XC 15-45 OIS PZ

The new sensor uses industry-leading copper wiring that effectively improves image quality and enhanced data readout speeds that allow 4K video recording at 30 frames per second.

One of the biggest new features is the new fully articulating 3.5-inch touch screen LCD that allows touch interaction. The X-A7 also includes new features like the auto scene recognition mode called 'Bright Mode' which uses HDR with other camera settings to create a brighter, more vividly colored images, and the new Scene Position Light Trail mode that captures light trails of moving light sources that can be viewed on the LCD in real-time.

It comes in 4 colors

For connectivity, the X-A7 features a new USB Type-C that supports USB charging, a mini HDMI port, a 2.5mm microphone-in jack, Bluetooth 4.2 and WiFi. There is no headphone jack.

It carries the same NP-W126S Lithium-ion battery with a CIPA rating of 440 shots and saves them to a UHS-I SD card.

The camera comes in four colors: dark silver, camel, mint, silver.

Price and availability

The camera body is bundled with the XC-15-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS PZ for USD 700 or PHP 36K without shipping, taxes, and duties.

There is no word yet on local availability and pricing.

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Source: Fujifilm Global