FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) is pleased to announce the launch of the mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM X-H2S” (X-H2S) in July 2022.
The camera joins the lineup of the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras, which are renowned for their outstanding image quality in both stills and videos, delivered with Fujifilm’s proprietary color reproduction technology.
The X-H2S is a new flagship model boasting the highest performance in both stills and videos in the history of the X Series. This has been made possible by the use of the new stacked-layer back-illuminated 26.16MP “X-TransTM CMOS 5 HS”*2 sensor capable of reading signals 4 times faster than the previous model*1, and the high-speed “X-Processor 5” boasting double the processing speed of the previous model*3.
The X-H2S features an evolved AF system capable of shooting up to 40 frames per second and offering newly-developed subject-recognition AF technology, and can even film 6.2K/30P and 4K/120P video.
Other features include the five-axis in-body image stabilization that offers up to 7.0-stop advantage*4, highly-robust magnesium body, hardware that incorporates operability improved from the previous model, as well as extensive interface options including the new slot for a CFexpressTM Type B card*5 and an optional file transmitter (sold separately).
The new camera caters to the diverse photographic needs of professional photographers and videographers in both stills and videos in categories including sports photography, bird photography and single-person on-location work.
About the new devices
X-Trans™ CMOS 5 HS： This 26.16MP image sensor inherits the previous model’s back-illumination style but also adopts the stack-layer structure to become the first stacked APS-C sensor capable of quadrupling the speed to read signals compared to the current model.
It has dramatically-improved performance, including up-to-40fps blackout-free burst mode*6 and significantly better AF rate during continuous shooting. As for video performance, the sensor can record 4K/60P video without cropping with a substantially reduced rolling-shutter effect.
X-Processor 5： The all-new processor has double the processing speed of the current model. It has improved image resolution at low ISO sensitivity and reduced noise at high ISO sensitivity in stills, while delivering significantly improved AF accuracy and speed.
The use of the AI processor enables subject-detection AF, tracking a targeted subject with increased accuracy. In video, the processer enables filming 4:2:2 10bit video at 6.2K/30P and 4K/120P, and supports a variety of codecs including Apple ProRes 422 HQ*7. It also has lower power consumption, thus extending the maximum video-recording time, and supports a CFexpressTM Type B memory card.
The X-H2S makes full use of the capability of the fifth-generation devices to achieve a substantial performance improvement.
- Major boost to the burst mode capability: The camera can apply AF / AE tracking in blackout-free continuous shooting of up to 40 frames per second, and can shoot over 1,000 frames continuously when setting the high speed burst shooting mode to 30 frames per second (JPEG) or 20 frames per second (RAW). *8
- Dramatically evolved AF performance: The increased number of AF calculations performed per second has improved AF accuracy, provides a subject-recognition AF function, and improves prediction algorithm to dramatically improve Zone AF and the capability to track a moving subject under low-contrast environment.
- Improved video performance: The camera supports recording 4:2:2 10bit video at 6.2K/30P and 4K/120P internally. The sensor’s readout speed during video recording has been improved to 1/180 seconds, suppressing the rolling shutter effect. It supports three Apple ProRes codecs; ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422, and ProRes 422 LT. When recording ProRes, X-H2S also supports proxy recording such as ProRes 422 Proxy. Another new feature is F-Log2 capability with dynamic range expanded up to 14+ stops, which enables much smoother tonal expression.
Product name, release date and pricing
| Product name | Release date | Retail Price (including tax) |
| Digital camera
“FUJIFILM X-H2S” |
July, 2022 | Php 145,990.00 |
