Fujifilm X-A2 Review – Image Quality
It won’t be a great surprise to read that the X-A2 puts in an identical image quality performance to the X-A1. Using the same internals as its predecessor is no bad thing however, and when we reviewed the X-A1 last it blew us away with a highly impressive set of results that hasn’t always been the case with the cheapest model in a manufacturer’s range.
Although the X-A2’s 16.3-millon pixel sensor may not be X-Trans or the highest resolution on the market, it’s very capable of capturing the finer details in a scene. Our lab results also revealed an admirable performance from the sensor when it comes to the way it handles image noise.
Between ISO 200 and ISO 800 images are effectively noise-free and it’s only as you push the sensitivity to ISO 3200 and 6400 that noise becomes more recognisable. As is often the case with most cameras, the highest ISO settings (ISO 12800 and 25,600) reveal an obvious drop off in quality and therefore should only be used when there’s no other option to get the shot.
