Fujifilm X100S Wins Gold Award at dpreview

dpreview.com finally published the long-awaited review for Fujifilm X100S. X100S wins gold award at dpreview. See the 20 page full reviews here.

Excellent JPEG image quality – little need to shoot Raw except to correct WB
Very sharp 23mm (35mm equiv.) F2 lens
Fast and responsive when shooting (with decent SD card)
Speedy and generally accurate hybrid AF (but still slower than the best M43 CDAF systems)
Versatile manual focus mode with effective focus aids (peaking and digital split image)
Excellent, highly versatile hybrid viewfinder
Logical and effective ergonomics
Q menu for easy access to key shooting settings
Useful DR expansion up to DR400%
Versatile in-camera Raw conversion
Film simulation modes are fun, and look great (Velvia for sunsets? Yes please)
Handy built-in ND filter has little or no negative impact on image quality
Optional wide-angle converter gives great-quality 28mm (equiv.) field of view

AF can still get confused occasionally even in bright conditions
Histogram does nothing useful in manual mode (when it would be most useful if it worked)
No face-detection AF
Rear LCD somewhat prone to glare in bright light (use viewfinder instead)
EVF switch can be fooled when sun is behind or to one side (occasionally refuses to switch off LCD)
Rear jog switch under-utilized (should be customizable)
Rear control dial small and fiddly – lacks clear detents
Only one-step magnification option in EVF/LCD live view mode
Highest ISO sensitivities only available in JPEG mode
In-camera Raw conversion doesn’t offer ‘live’ preview of adjustments
Still takes ‘long press’ of shutter button to wake camera from sleep
In-lens shutter can’t offer maximum speeds at wide apertures
Unexciting video mode, clunky ergonomics, so-so audio and occasional moiré issues
Shots taken in continuous drive mode still played back in silly ‘slideshow’ display
Focus must be acquired for every exposure in AF-S mode (use AFL to get around it)
Battery life drops considerable when shooting and reviewing movies
Very little warning when battery gets low (goes to totally empty very quickly)