The Fujifilm 10-A3 is an cheap 24 Megapixel mirrorless camera with a classic rangefinder design. The X-A3 is targeted more than toward beginners and social shooters, with its flip-upward, selfie-friendly LCD serving equally showroom A. Compared to the adjacent model up, the X-E2S, the Ten-A3 has a lower quality build and fewer straight controls, and also lacks the electronic viewfinder of that model. The X-A3 also uses a traditional (Bayer) color filter rather than the X-Trans filters found on the company's more than expensive models, such as the X-E2S.

With an MSRP of $599 including a lens, the X-A3 is competitively priced, with peers such as the Catechism EOS M10, Nikon D3400, Olympus Due east-PL8, Panasonic GX850 and the yeah-information technology's-yet-in-product Sony a6000. Yep, pretty crowded.

It'southward worth mentioning the X-A10, which is Fujifilm'due south entry-level model. Amongst other things, it has an older/lower resolution sensor, not-impact LCD and lacks 1080/60p support.

Key Features

  • 24MP APS-C CMOS sensor
  • 77-bespeak contrast-detect AF system
  • iii" touchscreen LCD w/180° upwards tilt
  • Twin control dials
  • Moving-picture show Simulation modes
  • 1080/60p/24p video
  • Wi-Fi w/remote capture

Everything at that place is consistent with recent Fujifilm X-series cameras, except for the aforementioned lack of the X-Trans filter and a dissimilarity-observe-only AF organization.

Compared to...

The X-A3'due south closest peers, in our stance, are the Catechism EOS M10, Olympus E-PL8 and Panasonic GX850. The chart below sheds some low-cal on how they compare in terms of spec.

Canon M10 Fuji X-A3 Olympus E-PL8 Panasonic GX850
Sensor size APS-C APS-C Four Thirds Four Thirds
Resolution 18MP 24MP 16MP 16MP
Lens mount EF-M X-mount Micro 4 Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Image stabilization Lens-based Lens-based In-body Lens-based
AF system Hybrid Contrast-detect
LCD blazon 3", 180° tilt-up
Touchscreen Yes
Congenital-in wink Yes Yes Clip-on Aye
Flash sync 1/200 sec 1/180 sec 1/250 sec 1/50 sec
Burst rate (w/AF) 2.2 fps 3 fps 3.seven fps 6 fps
# control dials 1 2 1 1
Video 1080/30p 1080/60p 1080/30p 4K/UHD
Wireless Wi-Fi w/NFC Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Battery life 255 shots 410 shots 350 shots 210 shots
Dimensions 108x67x35mm 117x57x40mm 117x68x38mm 106x65x33mm
Weight 301 k 339 g 374 yard 336 chiliad

Aside from its 24 Megapixel sensor, twin control dials and excellent bombardment life, the Ten-A3 otherwise sits in the center of the above group. If it had a hybrid (dissimilarity + phase detection) AF organisation and 4K video, it would more readily rise to the top.

Potential Ten-A3 buyers may as well be interested in where it fits in Fujifilm'south line-up. It sits above the entry-level Ten-A10 simply considerably beneath the X-E2S. Here'south a quick comparison of what each of these cameras offer, and whether it's worth spending more than (or less) for something other than the 10-A3.

Fuji X-A10 Fuji Ten-A3 Fuji X-E2S
Torso west/kit lens $499 $599 $999*
Sensor 16MP Bayer 24MP Bayer 16MP Ten-Trans
AF arrangement Contrast-detect Contrast-detect Hybrid
AF points 49 77 77
Max ISO 25600 25600 51200
LCD iii", flip-up 3", flip-up 3", fixed
Touchscreen No Yes No
EVF None None Yes
Max burst six fps 6 fps 7 fps
# control dials 1 ii i
Video 1080/30p 1080/60p 1080/60p
Battery life (CIPA) 410 shots 410 shots 350 shots

* includes a faster, more than expensive kit lens (F2.eight-4) than the 10-A10 and X-A3 (F3.five-5.6)

Unless you're actually strapped for greenbacks, there's no reason to buy the X-A10 – which has generations-old Fuijfilm tech – when the Ten-A3 is available. Whether you want to pay significantly more than the price of the Ten-A3 is another story, and depends on your needs and upkeep. The X-E2S (read our review) comes with a improve build and numerous dials, customizable controls, and improved AF performance.

Review history:

July 12, 2017: Originally published using photographic camera with v1.3 firmware.
July xx, 2017: Updated to reflect firmware v2.0 epitome quality improvements.