The Fujifilm X-A2 is a

rangefinder A rangefinder (also rangefinding telemeter, depending on the context) is a device used to Length measurement, measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, suc ...

-styled digital mirrorless camera announced by

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on January 15, 2015, and released in the UK on March 1, 2015.

Features

The Fujifilm X-A2 is the first X-mount camera with a 175°

LCD screen A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers to display information. Liquid crystals do not emi ...

. It is aimed at the growing

selfie A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph or a short video, typically taken with an electronic camera or smartphone. The camera would be usually held at arm's length or supported by a selfie stick instead of being controlled with a self-timer ...

market, with new

face detection Face detection is a computer technology being used in a variety of applications that identifies human faces in digital images. Face detection also refers to the psychological process by which humans locate and attend to faces in a visual scene ...

and eye detection

autofocus An autofocus (AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system h ...

modes, for sharper results when taking

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s. It was also one of the first of the X-mount line up to have the new Chrome film simulation as a preset The Fujifilm X-A2 sports a regular

Bayer filter A Bayer filter mosaic is a color filter array (CFA) for arranging RGB color model, RGB color filters on a square grid of photosensors. Its particular arrangement of color filters is used in most single-chip digital image sensors used in digit ...

sensor array A sensor array is a group of sensors, usually deployed in a certain geometry pattern, used for collecting and processing electromagnetic or acoustic signals. The advantage of using a sensor array over using a single sensor lies in the fact that an ...

, as opposed to the

X-Trans The Fujifilm X-Trans is a sensor with a colour filter array arrangement developed by Fujifilm and used in its Fujifilm X series cameras. Unlike most sensors featuring a conventional Bayer filter array, X-Trans sensors have a unique 6 by 6 patter ...

sensor that is typical among the X-mount camera system. The camera was designed in such a way that it could be used one handed, so all of the most used settings are within reach when using the camera in selfie mode.

Key Features

* 16.3

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* 23.6 x 16.6mm CMOS sensor (APS-C) * TTL 256-zone metering, Multi / Spot / Average * Face detection * Eye detection * 1080p HD video * WiFi connectivity

Reception

The Fujifilm X-A2 sold very well in the Asian markets, more so than in most Western countries, however this remains a popular camera among the younger generation.

References

External links

SpecificationsDpreview.com
X-A2 Cameras introduced in 2015 {{camera-stub

Features

Key Features

Reception

See also

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