Fujifilm to release 102-megapixel camera at the end of June for $10,000

Fujifilm will release its mirrorless GFX100 system camera with medium format sensor at the end of June. The device has a stabilized 102-megapixel sensor with phase-detection autofocus. The camera can also film in 4k resolution with up to 30fps.

The Fujifilm GFX100 is the first digital medium format camera with phase detection autofocus. That works with pixels for phase detection on the sensor. According to the manufacturer, the focus speed has doubled compared to the GFX 50R and 50S that still work with contrast detection.

Fujifilm uses a 102-megapixel sensor with dimensions of 44x33mm in the camera. That is a lot bigger than the sensor of full-frame cameras. It is a BSI sensor with a sensitivity of 100 to 12800iso and that can be expanded to a range of 50 to 102,400iso. It is probably the IMX 461 sensor from Sony.

The image sensor has five-axis stabilization and, according to Fujifilm, provides a gain of 5.5 stops. It is the first camera with a stabilized medium format sensor. There have also never been cameras with a sensor of this size that can film in 4k video. The GFX100 does that at 30fps in 10bit with 4:2:0 chroma subsampling internally or 4:2:2 via an external recorder. The bit rate is a maximum of 400Mbit/s and there is a choice of h265 and h264 codecs.

Fujifilm also gives the camera an improved electronic OLED viewfinder with a resolution of 5.76 million pixels. The screen on the back of the camera is tiltable and the housing is sealed against dust and moisture. The camera uses the same G lenses as the GFX 50S and 50R, which were released in 2017 and 2018.

It is not yet known what the GFX100 will cost in the Benelux. In the US, the price tag is $10,000 for the single camera, and the device will be available there from June 27. The predecessors with a 50-megapixel sensor are currently in the Pricewatch for 5500 and 4500 euros.