Fujifilm X100VIvs A1
Fujifilm
Fujifilm X100VI (2024)
Starting from £1499 new
Best for Street, travel & everyday
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VS
Sony
A1 (2021)
Starting from £5999 new
Best for Professional sport, wildlife, portrait & hybrid shooting
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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.
Professional Sport, Wildlife, Portrait & Hybrid Shooting — A1 (2021): 50MP, 30fps, 8K — the Sony A1 is the most complete professional camera ever made.
Who should buy what
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
A1 (2021)
- Professional photographers who need resolution and speed without compromise
- Sports and wildlife photographers demanding the absolute fastest Sony
- Studio and fashion photographers who also shoot sport or events
- A9 III or A7R V owners who want a single body that does everything
Quick take: The a1 has the highest resolution at 50mp; the fujifilm x100vi is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | Fujifilm X100VI (2024) | A1 (2021) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,499 | £5,999 |
| Sensor | 40.2MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS 5 HR | 50.1MP Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Exmor RS |
| Resolution | 40.2MP | 50.1MP |
| Video | 6.2K/30p, 4K/60p, F-Log2 10-bit internal | 8K/30p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect 425 points, subject/eye tracking | Real-time Tracking, AI subject recognition — 759 phase-detect points |
| Stabilisation | 7-stop IBIS | IBIS — up to 5.5 stops |
| Burst Rate | 8fps mechanical, 25fps electronic | 30fps electronic with full AF/AE |
| Battery Life | ~450 shots (CIPA) | ~430 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 533g with battery and card | 737g (with battery) |
| Dimensions | 128.0 × 74.8 × 55.3mm | 128.9 × 96.9 × 80.8mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | Optical/EVF hybrid, 3.69M dots | EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification, 240fps |
| Screen | 3.0" tilting touchscreen | 3.0" fully tilting touchscreen |
| Mount | Fixed Fujinon 23mm f/2 (35mm equiv) | Sony FE mount (full-frame E-mount) |
| Memory Cards | Single SD UHS-I slot | Dual CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Fujifilm X100VI | A1 |
|---|---|---|
| Street | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Family & Everyday | — | |
| Landscape | ||
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Sports | — | |
| Wildlife | — | |
| Wedding | — |
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