X100v alternative for walkabout.

Can I suggest the X-A7?

It is a small fujifilm ICL camera. I mostly use it with the xf27. I think I use it pretty much like I would use an x100v. You could put the xf18 on it and you have the focal length of your liking.

I bought it as an extra camera for webcam usage and at my desk. But soon started to take it with me when I didn't really want to think about photography. It is very limited in it's usage. Two dails, the front I use for aperture and the back I use for exposure compensation. The one function button is configured for changing iso.

I find that the auto focus works very well. Almost on par with my X-S10. Many times better than my XF10. I almost always get the shot I want. I switch between AF-S with single point and AF-C with face/eye detect. Works well.

The screen is big and easy to use. I like the flip out screen. This protects it when it is in my jacket and often I like to take a portrait of one of the kids, so flipping this open, low to the ground and I have the perfect composition. Of course, other use cases would prefer an EVF, but it works for me.

I like the jpegs the camera gives me. It is also always connected to my phone. Downloading the pictures asynchron. Easy to share pictures in the moment with friends. Friends that are also into cameras are often amazed they are getting pictures into the moment.

Are there negatives. Yes, and most could be remedied with firmware. I think they dumb down the interface to much. The touch interface is hidden behind a button, so changes often need a lot of clicks. For instance it is not possible to assign the function button to the Q-menu. A bummer. It is not possible to make the focus limit to range. Little things like that.