Fujifilm X100VIvs Z50

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm Fujifilm X100VI Fujifilm Fujifilm X100VI (2024) Starting from £1499 new Best for Street, travel & everyday View Fujifilm X100VI
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Nikon Z50 Nikon Z50 (2019) Starting from £499 new Best for Beginner, travel, everyday View Z50

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Street, Travel & Everyday — Fujifilm X100VI (2024): The best fixed-lens camera ever made — 40MP, 7-stop IBIS, film simulations, and a design icon. Wildly oversubscribed for good reason.

Beginner, Travel, Everyday — Z50 (2019): Nikon's Z system at its most accessible.

↓ Full specifications below

Fujifilm X100VI (2024)

  • Street photographers who want the most refined fixed-lens APS-C compact
  • Travel photographers who want one pocketable camera for everything
  • X100V owners finally upgrading to IBIS and 40MP
  • Anyone on the waiting list — the most sought-after compact camera of its generation

Z50 (2019)

  • Nikon DSLR users wanting a lighter mirrorless
  • First-time enthusiast camera buyers

Quick take: The fujifilm x100vi has the highest resolution at 40mp; the z50 is the most affordable; only the fujifilm x100vi is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Fujifilm X100VI (2024)Z50 (2019)
Price £1,499 £499
Sensor 40.2MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS 5 HR APS-C CMOS
Resolution 40.2MP 20.9MP
Video 6.2K/30p, 4K/60p, F-Log2 10-bit internal 4K 30fps (1.5× crop), 1080p 120fps
Autofocus Phase-detect 425 points, subject/eye tracking 209-point phase-detect hybrid AF
Stabilisation 7-stop IBIS None
Burst Rate 8fps mechanical, 25fps electronic 11fps
Battery Life ~450 shots (CIPA) 300 shots (CIPA)
Weight 533g with battery and card 397g (body only)
Dimensions 128.0 × 74.8 × 55.3mm 126.5 × 93.5 × 60.0mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder Optical/EVF hybrid, 3.69M dots EVF 0.68× 2.36M-dot
Screen 3.0" tilting touchscreen 3.2" downward-tilting touchscreen, 1.04M-dot
Mount Fixed Fujinon 23mm f/2 (35mm equiv) Nikon Z-Mount (DX)
Memory Cards Single SD UHS-I slot Single SD UHS-I
Connectivity USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, Micro USB, Micro HDMI
Genre Fujifilm X100VIZ50
Street
9.0
Travel
9.0
Portrait
9.0
Family & Everyday
9.0
Landscape
7.0
Vlogging & Video
4.0
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