The first serious offering in Fujifilm's X-series of mirrorless cameras

The X-T10 (AED 3199, body only) is the first serious offering in Fujifilm's X-series of mirrorless cameras priced below the $1,000 mark. It looks and feels just like a scaled-down X-T1, and it handles much like the company's premium model as well. There are a few disappointments, including Raw shooting that's limited to ISO 6400 and a very limited burst shooting duration, but if you don't need to hold the shutter button down for long periods to track action, it's a solid choice in its class.

Fuji shooters should take note, as it's a serious upgrade from entry-level models. The X-T10 is styled like an SLR, but it's slimmer thanks to the lack of a mirror box and optical viewfinder. It uses an EVF instead, for savings in both size and weight. The camera measures 3.3 by 4.7 by 1.6 inches (HWD) and weighs about 380-gms without a lens.

It's available in black or silver; both editions feature metal top and bottom plates and a grippy leatherette wrap around most of the body. The front handgrip is modest, but substantial enough to allow you to hold the camera comfortably, and there's a rear thumb rest as well. Unlike some other mirrorless bodies, the camera includes both a pop-up flash and a hot shoe.

The bulk of the controls sit along the top plate. The Drive Mode is controlled by a dial to the left of the hot shoe; in addition to the standard advanced modes, it includes positions for bracketing, in-camera art filters, panoramic image capture, and double exposure photography. Curiously, there's no option for the self-timer on the dial—you need to activate that via a menu. The release catch for the pop-up flash is attached to the dial.​

The camera also comes with tight Advanced Filters that can creatively enhance the look of imagery. This includes High Key, Low Key, Soft Focus, Toy Camera, Miniature, Pop Color, Dynamic Tone, and Partial Color (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple).

The shutter speed dial sits just to the right of the shoe; it can be set to 1-second through 1/4,000-second at full-stop increments, and also includes Automatic, Bulb, and Time settings. It's got an integrated toggle that can quickly switch the X-T10 into full automatic mode, a boon for those times when you don't want to deal with camera settings