Capturing Moments with the FUJIFILM X-A2 Camera #FujiMoms Giveaway
Capturing family moments over the years has been important to me and finding a camera to visually achieve what I’m looking for hasn’t always been easy. I’m not a professional photographer, just an average mom with a busy life who wants my pictures to look as good as the real thing without changing settings on my camera that I am clueless about. Recently I was provided with the FUJIFILM X-A2 Digital Camera to review and let me tell you, this camera has everything you are looking for without the large price tag and technical skills required to run it.

The FUJIFILM X-A2 continues to surprise me each time I use it and learn more about it. This isn’t your typical point and shoot digital camera; this camera has a variety of features to capture your best or most valuable moments in time. You can simply use the auto setting for no fuss pictures and expect a beautiful photo every time with features like autofocus for multi-targets, facial recognition for portraits, auto-landscape detection and even macro detection for close-up food shots.
I apologize in advance for how picture heavy this post is. There are so many features to this camera that are exciting to share with you; it’s hard to choose one favourite over another however the visual artist in me could not get enough of the colour selection option.
Just look at this picture above of my daughter running across our farm yard in her orange ballerina dress…this girl is on fire. Cue music. Like all the images in this post, this is an unedited photo; I simply turned a dial on the top of the camera, selected the colour I wanted to pull out in the picture and voila. It is that simple! You read that right, NO editing required with this camera. This camera may just be a game changer.

These days selfies and social media go hand in hand but what do we have to look forward to for a quality image? There are some smartphones that take great pictures but if we are looking for true quality there’s nothing that beats a digital camera. TheFUJIFILM X-A2 makes sharing your on-the-go moments easy with the wireless image transfer option using it’s own internal wifi hub. Transfer that perfect picture you just took, anywhere and anytime, straight to your smartphone to share across all your social networks quickly and easily.

Key Features
From manual to auto settings, there are too many features to go over; for the purpose of ease of use, I will focus on the auto and advanced settings.
- 175° tilting LCD screen with intelligent autofocus – flip this wide screen up to take high quality selfies.
- Multi-target autofocus – Capture your intended target quickly by multi-point focusing.
- Auto Macro – focus down to 15cm / 6″ making this the perfect close up camera without tech skills.
- Wide angle lens – Comes with a XC16-50mm kit lens, equivalent to a 24mm lens, perfect to include your surroundings, not just your selfie portrait.
- Quality – 16.3 Megapixels APS-C CMOS sensor and ISO sensitivity of 25600 with self-cleaning sensor.
- Wireless transfer – transfer up to 30 images at a time quickly and easily, anytime and anywhere, from your FUJIFILM X-A2 camera using an internal wifi hub to your smartphone, computer or tablet.
- Battery life – Long battery life for up to 410 photos
- GeoTagging – Turn on this option to save photos by location, tag and locate for easier access.
- Advanced – Turn the dial to choose between single colour selection, filters such as vintage, pop of colour and toy.
Advanced Mode
Before you take the image, turn the main dial to Adv. and up will pop a series of choices. If you go through the options you will see several filters and the the colour choices, red and orange being two. Select the colour and proceed to take your picture.
Advanced – Colour Selection
As indicated in the first image, you can easily select a colour you want to pull out in the picture without any editing afterwards. This feature is my favourite and to show you, I chose red in the following three images.



Advanced – Dynamic filter
This filter creates an aura to make the colours explode in the photograph with a glow around the subject. I chose to photograph my local city landmark, Mac the Moose, for this image; I think he looks pretty amazing.

Advanced – Double Exposure
I haven’t experimented enough with this setting but I think the results could have some very cool effects. I took this image of my daughter in her ballerina dress in two separate positions to achieve the effect of her dancing with a friend. Twins perhaps?

Advanced – Pop Filter
For the next two images I felt like the colours needed a bit of exaggeration to show the true beauty and vibrancy of the vision I was seeing. I chose to select the Pop filter option to give these images an added pop of colour.
The first image is of my local Snowbird landmark, representing our military base and Snowbirds who do regular airshow practices this time of year. The second image is of my eldest daughter who just graduated grade 8. She has a style and vibrant personality all her own; I think I captured that in this photo.


Advanced SR Auto Mode
You can’t beat auto mode on a camera. When you are capturing those candid moments on-the-fly; you don’t want to be messing around with manual settings to get the exact lighting, focus and colour. Auto mode makes it easy with optimized shutter speed, aperture, multi-point focus, facial recognition, lighting (night or day), scene (landscape, portrait or auto macro for quick closeup focus) and more. In the Advanced SR Auto Mode, this camera detects up to 54 different scene types automatically for best results.
- Image #1 – On alpaca shearing day it took my husband and father-in-law a long time to round up the animals. In this photo I captured a moment of silence after chaos where animal and man became friends again and stood watching the barnyard. This is a simple picture on auto mode but I love every detail about it; it shows daily life on the farm.
- Image #2 – After a recent storm when the skies began to clear and the rain slowed to a light drizzle, the sun peeked through the clouds to reveal this double rainbow over the farm. This doesn’t happen often, rarely in fact; the FUJIFILM X-A2 captured this moment beautifully.
- Image #3 – When life is hard you take a nap with your grandpa, mid-visit. If my youngest boy and my father-in-law have anything in common, it’s napping in the most seemingly uncomfortable positions. They look so peaceful; this moment had to be remembered in a picture.



Food Photography
As a food blogger I was skeptical about the quality of the macro until I experimented with this camera; I was completely shocked and pleased with the images this camera captured of my food without numerous changes to my camera. Believe it or not, all of these food photos are taken on the auto setting without any editing.
- Image #1 – I stayed up until 4:30 in the morning decorating a Draculaura Monster High birthday cake for my youngest daughter. Let’s be clear, I am not a cake decorator but when my 5 year old daughter asked me for a special Monster High cake, I did my best to make her birthday wish come true. I took this image to document this because, let’s be real, this will probably be the last time I make a cake like this.
- Image #2 – This wasn’t for a blog recipe but the way my husband displayed this platter of yumminess just had to be pictured. It was as delicious as it looks.
- Image #3 – The ultimate in comfort food, Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes. When it’s cold and rainy, you need this in your belly. I usually rely on the quality of my DSLR and my 50mm lens for blog recipes but I think this turned out drool-worthy.


Uploading Photos

In a few simple steps you can upload your newly taken images straight from your FUJIFILM X-A2 camera to your smartphone, computer or tablet.
To upload to your smartphone for easy social sharing abilities:
- Download the FUJIFILM app to your smartphone before taking pictures.
- After you have photos on your FUJIFILM X-A2 camera and are ready to upload, go to your smartphones wifi settings and choose the FUJIFILM wifi connection. Proceed to the FUJIFILM app on your phone.
- Click on the image you want to send wirelessly, press the ok button and choose the correct options to transfer. When ready, click on connect in the FUJIFILM app on your phone. The camera will ask if you are ready to send; click okay and you will begin seeing the transfer, choose each image individually or in batches of up to 30 images to transfer to your smartphone at once.
- Disconnect and upload your desired photo to your social networks. It’s that easy!
For more great pictures using the FUJIFILM X-A2, check out the hashtags #MyFujiFilm or #FujiMoms and follow me on Instagram. Over the past years I have worked my way from a point and shoot to a DSLR with various lenses to guarantee quality photos but I have to admit after reviewing this camera, I couldn’t recommend a camera more. If you are looking for an easy to use lightweight camera with high quality and added advanced options at the turn of a dial, this camera is for you.
For more information and to join in the conversation, follow FUJIFILM on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Enter to WIN a FUJIFILM X-A2 Camera

I’m excited to announce that FUJIFILM Canada has partnered with This Lil Piglet to give away 1 FUJIFILM X-A2 digital camera’s to one lucky Canadian winner! Open to Canada residents of age of the majority in their province, excluding Quebec.
It’s easy to enter, just tell me which feature of this camera you are most excited about in the comments below and fill in the form for a chance to win. Good luck!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post; I was provided product for an honest review. My opinions are 100% my own.
am most excited to try/ about the tilting screen
auto macro feature
I am really excited about the Pop Filter, that enhances colors
Love the wifi and macro mode
I really like the transfer ability with the WIFI, Definitely the reason I do not use my current camera is the transfer with cords.
So many cool features to play with, it’s hard to choose, but the wireless feature is awesome!
Anything to make shooting easier looks amazing to me. Macro settings tend to be my biggest challenge these days for little product shots & this camera looks like it could fix that itch. xo
-Cory U
I love the Advanced Colour Selection Feature!
I am excited about wireless image transfer.
I like the 175° Tilting LCD screen & Intelligent Auto Focus. The worst aspect of digital cameras is trying to see screen images in bright sunlight. An angle poised screen is excellent. My eyes don’t focus brilliantly on their own, so all the smart aids they can get are a bonus
Your photos are beautiful! I can’t believe they are unedited. I think that’s what I’m most excited about with this camera… being able to take photos that require zero photo editing. If I picked one feature though it would be color selection. Love those photos!
The advanced colour selection! Thanks for the chance.
I love the wireless transfer feature! This will help so much with blogging on the go!
Oh my, where to begin … I’ve been interested in this camera since it came out basically. So chic and the features are superb ! Love the images that it captures. Thanks for the chance
The tilting LCD screen and long battery life are both appealing!
The wireless image transfer is the feature I like the best. The fact tgat I can choose up to 30 pics and download them without any special tools needed is awesome!
The 175° tilting LCD screen feature looks awesome!!!
The intelligent auto focus, is what I am super excited about 🙂
I really like the idea of the tilt screen- so awesome !
I love the wireless image sharing feature on a quality camera. Great work! I need this!!!
It’s looks very friendly to use. Beautiful photos and the WiFi feature!
most excited to try the advanced auto mode. would love to see my red heads actual hair color turn up in a photo instead of the dull-ed picture version of it
I love the Long-life battery for up to 410 photos, so convenient!
I’m excited about every one of this camera’s features! I’ve been taking pics on my phone and it’s just not comparable! I used to love taking pictures with my SLR camera but since the world went digital I’ve only used my phone. Time for a change. Thanks so much for introducing us to this awesome camera!
Your pictures really shine. 🙂
I love the filters and the ability to add some color to just one part of the photo
I think I like the ability to get the pictures from the camera to the tablet and phone. I also love the colour blocking A LOT… Thanks for hosting this on your blog. Always appreciate it.
I love the fact that it is very light! Only 350g with everything included. It is really light for a professional camera.
Headed to FUJIFILM and the feature of the X-A2 camera which I’m most excited about is their Intelligent Auto Focus
The wireless transfering feature – how cool!
large 16.3 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor & fast multi-target autofocus sound amazing but I think all the features sound amazing! Thanks!
The Auto Macro is the feature I’d be most eager to check out. The wireless image transfer sounds handy too.
I’m most excited about the wireless image transfer!! So cool!
I would totally use the wifi option all the time and upload to website or social media.
The wifi function between my devices would be fantastic but I would also like to try out the double exposure function
I am loving the Super Intelligent Flash, this would be perfect for all my food photography!
I am most excited about the tilting screen feature.
My instagram name is @jollygirl555
I love the automacro function. I can’t get too close with my dSLR.
I like the wireless image transfer function
I follow Fuji on IG – sbabij
I like the Scene Position option. It would be perfect for landscapes.
I love the wireless image transfer! Makes sharing to my fave SM accounts so easy!
I love it’s style! It looks so old-school. Also love the WiFi option.
Wonderful review and cool pictures I would like to check out the wide angle feature of this camera as well as other features.
My favourite feature is the auto-macro. I love gardening and flowers, and would love to get some great closeups!
I like how easy it is to wirelessly send images to my phone, tablet and laptop. Thanks for the opportunity!
Stacie I’m loving your images. The one of you and your daughter with the lips on her cheek is outstanding. I love this camera and want one so badly I’m entering everywhere. My favorite part is the design. The brown/tan retro look of the camera is so appealing, the swivel lcd screen for taking videos great!
Most excited about the Advance color selection!! Well, pretty much excited for it all!! Lol
I am excited about the selfie features, I am the worst selfie taker in the world……It hurts the self esteem.
I love the auto feature! I’m constant having to adjust my camera role taking photos if my 7 children !!!
Love the screen and the wireless!
I love the fast multi focus. I also like that I can deliver my pics wirelessly. I also like the macro feature that auto focuses as well for close up shots.
I love the fast multi-target autofocus! With three busy kids, this would be a great feature. The creative side of me also loves the various filter and double exposure options!
Thanks so much for the opportunity 🙂
I am loving everything about this camera! I would be really excited to win. The colour selections are most intriguing to me but all the features sound amazing. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would most excited to use the Auto Macro, I’m sure it would make for some great close ups! Thanks for a great giveaway and fingers crossed!
The Wireless Transfer is a fabulous feature! Sounds like a great camera!
I am excited about the 175° Tilting LCD screen & Intelligent Auto Focus feature. Would love to try it !
I’m most excited about the wireless feature right now I have to transfer pictures with a cable and it’s a really pain.
I’m most excited about the high resolution tilting LCD with face and eye detection, but there are so many features that would make this a wonderful camera!
My Instagram name is @brooke1118
I’m most excited about the Mode Dial
I love the wireless transfer. It would make the photo process easier.
I like the wireless transfer feature and the long battery life
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The wireless image transfer and the auto Macro feature are great!
For me, the fast multi-target auto focus is the most exciting feature because lots of my pictures are nice but not in focus, which, by the way, drives me “nuts”. LOL.
My daughter will surely appreciate the 175° tilting LCD screen , since she loves taking selfies.
Follwing on IG – @Jolie238
love the intelligent Auto Focus.
love wireless image transfer would be great to share with friends and family easily.
If I win this, I’m going to pick up an Instax printer so I can print directly to it from the camera!
I’m all about the wireless image transfer. I feel like I live my life on social media. What a great camera — and cute too!
my instagram name is vanitizebaby
im excited that you can easily transfer your photos with wifi !:)
thank you! xoxoxo
I’m most excited about the WIFI! 🙂
tilting screen
I am most excited about the 175° tilting LCD screen and the auto focus.
My instagram name is fossie55
I like the 175° tilting LCD screen
3 inch LCD that tilts!
I love that it has all the features of a DSLR in a compact portable camera. Great for traveling!
I am most excited about the wireless image transfer…so cool !!!
I like the tilting screen the best as it helps to take pictures of things you can’t quite see yourself!
I am most excited about the LCD screen that flips up 175 degrees making it easy to take high quality selfies, since I love to take photos with my husband while on vacation or with my dog and it isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do with a regular camera.
wifi & smart auto-focus!
Your pictures are beautiful!
I am most excited about the LCD screen that flips up 175 degrees making it easy to take high quality selfies, since I love to take photos with my husband while on vacation or with my dog and it isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do with a regular camera.
instagram @theblissfulrun
twitter @prettyblissful
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The tilting LCD would be awesome to have in a camera! Makes it so much easier to get photos from various angles.
Eye detection auto focus
the wireless transfer feature
I really like the wireless image transfer feature.
wifi for easy posting!!! love this! Thank you for the chance!
@ninascupcakesto
I am most excited about the color selection!
I love the Auto Macro feature and that it comes with a wide angle lens!! This camera effortlessly takes beautiful photos!
I’m really excited about the X series color. I love pictures with vibrant colors.
My instagram is nellandstir
the colours !!!
I love the wireless image transfer!
I am @edmontonjb on instagram
I’m most excited about the Faster AF speeds for close-up shots and low-contrast conditions
Your photographs are stunning! They kept me interested and wanting to learn more as I read this post! I am in love with this camera! From the wide angle lens to 16.3 mega pixels to the fujifilm app to easy wireless transfer! Love it!
I’m super excited about the 175° Tilting LCD screen & Intelligent Auto Focus!