Sensor problems ruin good overall impression

Actually, the X10 is the camera that I've always wanted. Super body and feel sensational, lichtstarkke optics, good service, fast, relatively little noise at high sensitivities, retro style. BUT: The camera goes back, because in everyday exposure situations severe aberrations in the form of circular, white wheels with hard delimitation arise externally, that can also overlay image contents that are in front of the light source. Blooming occurs in many digicams, but here in a form that simply destroyed many photos and makes completely useless. In my tests I have photographed, among others cars and wearing glasses in the sunshine with ISO 100, and whenever reflections on the paint or spectacle frame was given, the ugly white circles have emerged. On the web can be found under the keywords "Fuji X10 WDS" (White Dot Syndrome) numerous frightening examples of the failure, the Fujifilm has done with the obviously wrong kontruierten sensor.

My interlocutor with the Fujifilm hotline had apparently deny the order to trivialize and placate. There is an attempt to give the user the feeling that the white circles by incorrect operation would be created - brazenly. To me it has been suggested in all seriousness to take pictures even in bright sunlight with at least ISO 800, which the white circles are known to reduce. When I objected to the fact that the noise compared to ISO 100 was then but unnecessarily high, was simply asserted that not were true. In addition, reference is made to a firmware update that was announced by Fuji for the beginning of February 2012 is characteristically but still not appeared. It must be said that Fujifilm itself has stated not eliminate the problem by the update, but to be able to reduce only. Since higher sensitivities, Fade and a (noise-prone) increasing the dynamic range already reduce the problem is to be expected according to many disappointed buyers so that the overall picture quality might suffer through a workaround by Fujifilm, for example by setting a higher ISO values ​​also with a very good light. When the firmware update is displayed, you might not tell me at the hotline. I would have gladly given the new firmware a chance, but my return deadline expires in a few days.

dpreview as one of the most reputable test sites has stood the test of X10, which is on the market since Montaten, not previously published, because you probably waiting there on the firmware update and like before make any evaluation of the camera.

As previous Canon purchaser was the X10 my first camera from Fuji, and it will also be the last. Besides the fact that Fujifilm is an obvious misconstruction still on the market throws (low tide at the box office?), It is particularly the use of the hotline with the problem that has put me off long term. Two stars there, because I certainly also amazing photos are managed with the X10. However, I am of the opinion that the photographer should not be forced to make his choice of motifs constantly about the shortcomings of his tool thoughts and therefore severely restrict his choice of motifs.