Fujifilm’s new X100VI might be the most anticipated new camera … ever. An optimist might say that's because it makes great images, is reasonably priced, and is probably best at photographing people, which is what most non-pros do with cameras. A pessimist would argue that there are plenty of cameras capable of all that and that the X100VI's popularity has to do with it going viral on TikTok.
Whichever you want to believe, The X100VI is here and … it's already back-ordered everywhere, lending some credence to the TikTok argument.
The good news is that, should you ever manage to get one, there's a new 40 megapixel sensor, which, combined with better autofocus and improved in-body image stabilization (IBIS), really does add up to a better camera.
Strong Foundations
Fujifilm's X100 series of cameras has remained true to its design since the original X100 launched in 2010. Fujifilm has tweaked the body a little here and there, but the X100VI (Fujifilm calls it the X100 6) is so similar to the X100V that you'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart.
If you pull out a scale you'd notice that the new X100VI is 1.5 ounces (43 grams) heavier. It's also technically 2 mm thicker. Neither is enough to notice. For all intents and purposes, the outside of the X100VI is the same as the X100V. The dials are in the same place, with a dedicated shutter speed dial, a pull-up ISO dial, a dedicated exposure compensation dial, and an aperture ring on the same 23-mm lens.
What's new in the X100VI is the 40-megapixel sensor (up from 24), which is the same 40-MP sensor in last year's X-T5 (9/10, WIRED Recommends). This is Fujifilm's highest-resolution APS-C processor on the market and the first that, in my experience, is every bit as good as a full-frame sensor. It's sharp but doesn't have the higher noise issues that sometimes come with more megapixels on a small sensor.