X-20 firmware update?

[Messanso]

When a really /deep/ firmware update to 1.03 for X-20? Before or after the summer?

We are, we are waiting...boom, boom!

 

[Messanso]

We are waiting...

 

[Messanso]

We are waiting for firmware update - as before, impatiently !:-(

 

[PAUL TILL]

Do you make a habit of talking to yourself?

 

[eternity0022]

Not entirely sure if fuji is ever going to come out with a firmware update but we can send them a petition just to have them know...just saying

 

[Messanso]

I'm talking to Fuji's engineers and in X-20 owners name, I hope.

Time goes by... I'm sixty-eight...

 

[PAUL TILL]

How do you find the IQ compared to the F200EXR, that was one of my favourite pocket sized P&S, still holds it own today.

--
The 10% Rule:
You Must Be 10% Smarter Than The Equipment You're Operating

 

[jcmarfilph]

PAUL TILL wrote:

How do you find the IQ compared to the F200EXR, that was one of my favourite pocket sized P&S, still holds it own today.

 

[tomhongkong]

I for one was looking forward to the X20 as a significant upgrade to the X10. Although some folks see improved RAW and some see better JPEGS, there seems to be a general concensus that especially for JPEG shooters IQ is not improved (because of the smearing). The viewfinder is obviously a step up, although some people find it hard to see the green info, and the hardware loses its EXR capabilities for a better DR option.

I think there is an opportunity to make the X20 what we hoped for, with a new JPEG engine, and a few tweaks elsewhere.

However I have not bought one yet, because I don't see much of an upgrade (which I would like a shot if the firmware was changed)

I suspect that there are many others like me.

Come on, Fuji, take your rose tinted glasses off and make this camera what you said it would be! (Before I buy an RX200 or whatever is coming soon)

tom

 

[Gaze]

How much of the smearing can be alleviated with a firmware update or would it require a new JPEG engine in a newer camera?

 

[tomhongkong]

I can't answer that, but other cameras have had their JPEG performance improved by firmware update. It sounds possible to me.

tom

 

[Gaze]

Do you think Fuji reads these posts about the X20's jpeg smearing?

I wish I knew somehow if Fuji is even working on this problem currently.

 

[Barry Fitzgerald]

Gaze wrote:

Do you think Fuji reads these posts about the X20's jpeg smearing?

I wish I knew somehow if Fuji is even working on this problem currently.

I suspect they will take note of this. It's a premium compact not a cheap one so I think buyers are more discerning at this level.

Many makers have made the mistake of not giving users a choice on jpeg NR, and frequently have overly aggressive NR processing. I hope they do look at is as I'd def look at the X20 at some point this year.