Fujifilm X-H2: Hands On With the World’s Highest-Resolution APS Camera

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At its recent New York X Summit event, Fujifilm announced the X-H2, which is the most pixel-rich APS-C sensor camera to date. We attended the event in person to cover the news and test the new product for ourselves. The X-H2 is rife with features, and is one of the few cameras to match both a high pixel count (40MP in this case) with fast burst capture (15fps) and 8K video recording. For more details on its specs, read our initial report. Here we discuss more about how the camera feels and responds in the real world.

Following the event, I got the chance to take the X-H2 ($1,999, body only) out for a photo walk through the streets of Manhattan. I snapped some opportune frames on the walk between my NOMAD hotel and Madison Square Park, plus grabbed a long lens to snap shots of birds, squirrels, and dogs enjoying a late summer day.

First off, the X-H2 does not feel any different in the hand than its speedier sister model, the X-H2S. Whereas the X-H2 goes for a high pixel count, the X-H2S ($2,499, body only) goes after speed with a 26MP Stacked CMOS chip and a staggering 40fps electronic shutter. The X-H2 manages "only" 15fps Raw imaging with its mechanical shutter, a figure that still outpaces many cameras.

The shared body style is welcome for creators who may find the need for both pieces of gear in a kit. I've been working on an X-H2S review for the past couple of weeks and didn't miss a beat when I picked up the new camera.

The most jarring difference is the shutter—with the X-H2S, the silent electronic shutter scans its pixels fast enough to freeze subjects in motion, so you can stalk wildlife silently. The X-H2 also supports a fully silent e-shutter, but because it uses more pixels and has an overall slower readout