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Hands-on with the Fujifilm X100S
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CES 2013: We got a chance to get our hands on a near-to-production example of Fujifilm's X100S, to fill-in the details we couldn't cover in our preview. The button layout of the camera is now finalized and the camera's focus and manual focus systems are fully working (and rather impressive), so read our hands-on article to find out how big a difference that little 'S' makes.
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And click here to read more about the X100S' unique 'Digital Split Image' manual focus aid.
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