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Fujifilm X100V: still worth it in 2026?

Fujifilm's fifth fixed-lens X100, from 2020, since followed by the X100VI. Launched at $1,399.95 in 2020. Still worth it in 2026: yes, for everyday and street photography if you don't need stabilization.

October 15, 2026 · Camera · Classic

Related on site: Want in-body stabilization and 40MP? See our Fujifilm X100VI review and the X100V vs X100VI comparison. Prefer interchangeable lenses in a small Fujifilm body? Try the Fujifilm X-E5.

A silver Fujifilm X100V compact camera with its fixed 23mm lens, seen from the front left on a white background
Fujifilm X100V (silver).
Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

HIGHLIGHTS

Fujifilm announced the X100V on February 4, 2020 as the fifth camera in its X100 series. It got a newly designed FUJINON 23mm F2 lens (35mm equivalent, 8 elements in 6 groups with 2 aspherical elements), the 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4, an improved hybrid viewfinder and, for the first time in the series, a tilting touchscreen. With the optional AR-X100 adapter ring and PRF-49 protection filter fitted, Fujifilm rates it as weather resistant.

It's still a capable everyday camera. The lens has a built-in 4-stop ND filter, and the mechanical shutter runs to 1/4000 s (1/32000 s electronic). The optical finder (about 0.52x) can be switched to a 3.69M-dot OLED EVF. Video reaches 4K at up to 29.97p, 8-bit 4:2:0 to the card or 10-bit 4:2:2 over HDMI. Fujifilm's spec sheet lists no in-body stabilization, and the NP-W126S is rated for about 420 shots with the OVF or 350 with the EVF (CIPA, Normal mode).

Our gallery comes from six photographers: boats at low tide in Auray, a small-town fire station in Wiota, Iowa, a dirt road under the Dragoon Mountains at golden hour, a garden birdhouse in Graz, rock pillars in the Blue Mountains at dusk and flooded trees mirrored in still water at Griethausen. Still worth it in 2026? Yes, for everyday and street photography. If you want in-body stabilization and more resolution, look at the X100VI.

The story

Fujifilm announced the X100V on February 4, 2020 as the fifth X100, with a newly designed 23mm F2 lens, an improved hybrid viewfinder, optional weather resistance and a tilting rear screen (Fujifilm).

In the US it was priced at $1,399.95 in black or silver, for late February 2020 (FUJIFILM North America, via DPReview). Fujifilm followed it with the X100VI in February 2024.

Specifications

Key specs for the Fujifilm X100V, from Fujifilm's X100V owner's manual specifications, Fujifilm's X100V specifications page (lens rows) and Fujifilm's February 2020 announcement. Source for each row in brackets.

Sensor26.1MP APS-C (23.5 × 15.6 mm) X-Trans CMOS 4; X-Processor 4 [Fujifilm]
LensFUJINON 23mm F2 (35mm equivalent), 8 elements in 6 groups (2 aspherical); 9-blade aperture; built-in 4-stop ND [Fujifilm]
ISO160–12800; extended 80–51200 [Fujifilm]
StabilizationNot listed in Fujifilm's spec sheet (no in-body stabilization) [Fujifilm]
ShutterMechanical to 1/4000 s; electronic to 1/32000 s [Fujifilm]
BurstsUp to 30 fps electronic (1.25x crop); 20 fps electronic; 11 fps mechanical [Fujifilm]
AutofocusIntelligent Hybrid AF [Fujifilm]
ViewfinderHybrid: optical (about 0.52x, about 95%) + 0.5-inch 3.69M-dot OLED EVF (0.66x) [Fujifilm]
Screen3.0-inch tilting touchscreen, 1.62M dots [Fujifilm]
VideoDCI/UHD 4K up to 29.97p, Full HD up to 59.94p, 120p high-speed Full HD; 4:2:0 8-bit to card, 4:2:2 10-bit over HDMI [Fujifilm]
Card / portsOne SD (UHS-I); USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1) [Fujifilm]
Battery (CIPA)NP-W126S; about 420 shots (OVF) / 350 (EVF) / 370 (LCD), Normal mode [Fujifilm]
Weather resistanceWith the optional AR-X100 adapter ring and PRF-49 protection filter [Fujifilm]
Size / weight128.0 × 74.8 × 53.3 mm; about 478 g with battery and card (428 g without) [Fujifilm]
Announced / priceFeb 4, 2020; $1,399.95 (US) [FUJIFILM North America]

Sample photos

Six photos taken with the Fujifilm X100V and its fixed 23mm F2 lens by six photographers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain. Each caption gives the settings the file records. Select a photo to enlarge it. More samples from Fujifilm

Black-and-white photo of sailboats resting on the mud at low tide in front of a row of old harbour houses
f/5.6, ISO 160, 1/300 s: boats at low tide in Auray, France (black and white as published).
Photo: madras91 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
A small metal-sided fire station and an empty paved lot under a blue sky with a tree at the left
f/8, ISO 160, 1/340 s: the fire station and lot in Wiota, Iowa.
Photo: Jared Winkler via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
A dirt road through desert scrub toward rocky mountains glowing orange in late sun under a clear sky
f/5.6, ISO 160, 1/80 s: a road below the Dragoon Mountains, Arizona, at golden hour.
Photo: Dane from Oxford, Mi via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
A small wooden birdhouse on a post in front of houses and autumn trees under a blue sky
f/10, ISO 160, 1/80 s: a garden birdhouse in Graz.
Photo: ::ErWin via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Sandstone rock pillars rising from a forested valley under a pale pink and purple dusk sky
f/2, ISO 160, 1/60 s: the Blue Mountains, Australia, at dusk.
Photo: Kate Branch via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Two rows of bare trees standing in flood water, mirrored in the still surface under a white sky
f/6.4, ISO 320, 1/125 s: flooded trees at Griethausen, Germany.
Photo: Salander177 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Fujifilm: Launched at $1,399.95 in 2020 (US). Followed by the X100VI (Feb 2024).

Verdict

Still worth it in 2026? Yes, for everyday, travel and street shooters who want a compact 23mm F2 camera with a hybrid optical/electronic finder and a built-in ND filter.

Choose the X100VI instead if you want in-body stabilization, 40.2MP for cropping, subject-detection AF and 6.2K or 4K/60p video.

Pros

  • 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor
  • Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder
  • Built-in 4-stop ND filter
  • Tilting touchscreen; 478 g with battery and card

Cons

  • No in-body stabilization
  • One UHS-I SD slot
  • 4K only up to 29.97p, 8-bit to card
  • Weather resistance needs an adapter ring and filter
Check price: Amazon (Renewed, black)

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