Fujifilm FinePix XP140

The FinePix XP140 is a pocketable compact released by Fujifilm in 2019. At 110 x 71 x 28 mm and 207 g, it goes into a jacket pocket or the side of a beach bag and stays there unnoticed.

The body is weather sealed, which points it at outdoor use: holidays, hikes, boat trips and days near sand or spray where a phone would need careful protection.

A fixed lens and no viewfinder keep handling simple, since you frame everything on the rear screen and never carry or swap extra glass. That simplicity is the appeal for families and travellers who want one camera that can cope with the outdoors.

Stills start with a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor in the small 1/2.3-inch format. That is enough resolution for prints and online sharing, though it leaves limited room for heavy cropping.

Burst shooting runs at up to 10 frames per second, useful for grabbing a splash or a fleeting expression. Autofocus relies on a single point, so you position that point on your subject rather than spreading focus across the frame. The 1/2000 second shutter ceiling also restricts how far you can freeze very fast motion.

In-body stabilisation counteracts camera shake, which helps keep handheld shots steady in dim light or at slower shutter speeds. The ISO range runs from 100 to 12800 for when the light drops.

The lens is fixed, so the lens you buy is the lens you live with. Our Optics score of 55 is modest, and the camera sits around the middle of cameras in our database for Optics.

Video is a genuine strength here, with a very good score of 83. The camera records in 4K, which keeps footage sharp on large screens and leaves room to crop and reframe when you edit.

Frame rates reach up to 60 fps, and motion at that rate looks smooth. The extra frames can also be stretched into gentle slow motion in an editor without the result turning choppy. The resolution and frame-rate figures are separate maxima, so the top settings may not be available together in one recording mode.

A built-in timelapse mode automates interval shooting, so you can capture a sunset or drifting clouds without standing over the camera between frames. Clips record as MPEG-4 or MOV files, two common formats for editing and sharing.

Features score a very good 81, with weather sealing, touch input, live view and Bluetooth all earning full marks. The sealed body shrugs off rain, spray and dusty trails, so you can keep shooting in conditions that would send a phone into a zip-lock bag.

Framing and control happen on a 3-inch TFT LCD with 920,000 dots and touch input. The panel is fixed, so there is no tilting for overhead or waist-level shots, and live view is how you check composition before you press the shutter.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are on board for wireless connectivity. A built-in flash covers dim indoor scenes, though there is no way to fit an external flash, and there is no built-in GPS for tagging files with locations.

Storage is straightforward: one SD, SDHC or SDXC card slot with UHS-I support, plus some internal memory if a card fills up or gets left at home. There is no second slot, so a long day out means carrying a spare card rather than counting on built-in redundancy.

The NP-45S battery is rated at 240 shots, a modest figure for a full day away from a socket. Plan on a charged spare for anything longer, since a shot rating does not guarantee real-world endurance.

USB charging lets you top the battery up from a laptop or a USB wall adapter between shoots, which softens the short rating. Even so, the Storage and Battery score of 27 reflects a limited setup: one card slot and the low battery rating, with USB charging earning full marks. A spare battery is the practical answer.