The 3.0-inch vari-angle touchscreen is your viewfinder, your focus control and your review station. Set TOUCH SCREEN MODE to AREA so a tap moves the focus point, learn the DISP/BACK button, and get in the habit of zooming into playback rather than trusting the small preview.
3.0 in · 1040k dots vari-angle no eye sensor
The screen
It is a 3.0-inch, 1.04 million-dot vari-angle touchscreen, and because there is no eye sensor it never switches itself off when you lift the camera. The hinge lets it face forward for self-portraits and video, and downward for overhead work. Fujifilm’s manual asks you not to force the hinge and not to let the monitor’s corners contact the body — worth respecting, since a hinge is the one part of this camera that wears out.
The practical consequence for stills: shooting from chest height with the screen tilted up is steadier and less conspicuous than holding the camera out at eye level. It should be your default posture, not an occasional trick.
Touch gestures worth setting up
| Setting | Value | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| TOUCH SCREEN MODE | AREA | A tap moves the focus point. The fastest control on the camera. |
| TOUCH SCREEN MODE | SHOT | A tap focuses and fires. Useful on a tripod, risky handheld. |
| TOUCH SCREEN MODE | OFF | For when a strap or a jacket keeps nudging the screen. |
| Playback touch | Pinch, swipe, double-tap | Zoom, move between frames, jump to 100 percent on the focus point |
The buttons above the screen
Because every port was moved to the rear and right so cables cannot block the swing-out screen, the button row above the screen is tighter than on other Fujifilm bodies. Three are worth knowing well:
- DISP/BACK — in shooting it cycles standard indicators, no indicators, and the info display. In playback it cancels zoom and acts as “back”. Press and hold it and you get straight to the Bluetooth and FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING screen — the shortcut to reassigning your buttons.
- Playback — with an HDMI device connected, pressing it turns the camera’s own monitor off and sends the image to the TV.
- AEL/AFL — locks exposure or focus while held. In playback it opens the star rating dialog, and in image-selection screens picking two frames with it selects everything in between.
Reviewing photographs properly
- Always zoom in. A photograph looks sharp at postcard size and reveals the truth at 100 percent.
- Rate as you go with AEL/AFL. Two stars for “worth keeping”, four for “worth editing”. It saves an hour at the computer.
- Do not delete in the field. Small screens and low light make you delete keepers. Cull on a real screen.
- In an image-selection screen, Q selects everything — handy, and easy to trigger by accident.