X-H2S vs FX30 Capabilities, Features, & Specs Comparison 

Amazing video! That question was crushing my head for months... I see now why. Those both cameras do have upsides and dowsides of their own. Neither of them upsets you. It's really hard to decide as a newbie videographer. Even though the Fuji has awesome specs - especially on image quality - I think Sony is more reliable and offers a better ecosystem for buying new cameras, gears and lenses in the future. I think I'm gonna go with Sony. Also we shouldn't forget that Fuji is more customer friendly with their firmware updates. (And as a personal situation, I live in Turkiye and Fuji has better distribution, repairing and payment solutions. They really have an awesome customer caring system in Turkiye.)

I like the humor in your intros. Thank you Phillip!

Great job pointing out the Tascam audio interface for the XH2S! I’ve watched tons of comparison videos or Fuji focused yet none pointed this out.

I own XH2s, I also had some experiences with FX3, not FX30 but I can comfortably say that XH2s is an absolutely amazing camera. Use a cine lens and see what you can get with that camera. The dynamic range is ridiculously good. Fujifilm's color science is one of the best. I can say tons of good things about XH2s. But I'm thinking maybe I should switch to something else soon. Here is why; first of all Proress Raw regardless of the camera you use, is garbage. As long as it's not supported in Resolve, it will be garbage forever. BRaw from XH2s, on the other hand, is great - when it works. I also have Video Assist 12G. I say when it works, because, You get some weird signals sometimes. Sometimes you only see a pink screen and nothing else. So you have to turn on and off the camera and Video Assist until it starts showing your image. Super super annoying. and worse than that, sometimes it starts recording and stops after a few seconds, I think it's because XH2s sends an insane amount of data and HDMI output cannot keep up with that. I tried really expensive 8K HDMI cables and it was the same. I used the fastest SSDs out there with Video Assist. Fastest USB-C cables etc, nothing fixed that problem. And you don't get as same BRaw controls as you get from the Panasonic S5ii. So, either Blackmagic doesn't care about Fuji or Fuji doesn't care about working with Blackmagic to make the BRaw great. and on top of that, as you mentioned in your other videos, there is no native FLog-2 support in Resolve. I have a workaround for that. and the results I get are amazing. But why do I have to make it work instead of having native support? It comes down to the same problem. Either Fuji doesn't want to work with BM or the other way around. And lack of support is what makes me think to sell XH2s. There are tons of camera monitors out there, tons of broadcast monitors etc. I think I've seen only one of them has native FLog-2 gamma built-in. Basically, you don't see Flog-2 anywhere else. As if like it does not exist. Except Dehancer. That Eterna LUT Fuji gives is trash, never use that. You can't tell the quality you get from XH2s with that LUT. Very bad. This lack of support is what makes me think I have a camera that no one else cares. It makes you feel like you're the only one using it. But it's a shame because, compare it with an Arri camera, you would be surprised how close it can get. it has mind-blowing quality. Same thing with the GFX 100 II. Unbelievable footages. Rolling shutter is not as great as XH2s but that's to be expected. I think Fuji should focus on the "lack of support" part more. Work with other manufacturers, Blackmagic etc, and make FLog-2 more compatible with everything else.

I knew a lot about both these cameras yet I learned more stuff watching this video, like the 14bit to 10bit in the XH2S, the simultaneous and back up recording of it too, and the need to transcode the external ProRes Raw files of the FX30. Thanks for this. Oh! And Michael Bolton must be proud (in reference to the winner announcement music!)

That was helpful, thanks! The FX30 would be my choice.

I own X-H2s and A7IV and to be honest, I can't get used to X-H2s but I am not giving up on it. I can produce amazing photos and video. One thing I noticed on photos is the Lightroom worming look in the details. Especially in foliage. When I start pixel peeping, it drives me crazy but apparently it's the sensor. The biggest advantage of X-H2s are photo capabilities and internal raw recording.

Would love to see a side by side comparison of h.264 and h.265 and ProRes. Some are saying that h.265 has saturation issues of some sort

Good video. The XH2S comes with a steeper learning curve than the Sony. Both great cameras. I own the Fujifilm and love the 14 bit readout. The extra dynamic range is amazing at this price point. I do wish Fujifilm would make a more video focused variant of the XH2S similar to the FX30… with a built in fan and eVNDs.

Any chance you can compare the livestreaming capabilities between these two cameras in a video? I already own x100v so dig the Fuji color science - want to get a video focused camera (hybrid bonus for using interchangeable lenses for photos) but want to also use for streaming, vlog/walk&talk and b-roll (solo creator 95% of time)

Thx for video. But you not include price devices. In my store price difference 1,47, Sony 33% have low price than fuji