The next two announcements: E-PL9 on Feb 7 and X-H1 on Feb 15

February 2, 2018
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This is going to be a very busy month with many cameras and lenses to be announced. As next we will get the Olympus E-PL9 on February 7. The Fuji X-H1 will be announced on February 15. Here are the specs:

Olympus E-PL9

16MP Live MOS

TruePic8

New Art Filter : Instant Film

AP Mode (like in E-M10 Mark III)

3-Axis IBIS (not 5-Axis)

Auto-stitch Panorama Mode

4K Movie + Capture Still from video

Built-in pop-up flash

3 Colors: Black, Brown, White

Wi-Fi + Bluetooth with new transfer method and transfer button

Fuji X-H1:

Fujifilm X-H1 Faster Autofocus Than Fujifilm X-T2
X-H1 will have IBIS and it will be 5 Axis In Body Stabilization
IBIS will work with all Fujinon X-mount lenses
IBIS Full sensor readout
IBIS and OIS currently do not work together
No sensor shift multishot
There will be design changes over the X-T2, such as a better hand grip
First Sketches of X-H1 – Front + Back + Top side Sketches
The X-H1 will have the 24MP megapixel X-Trans III sensor
Release first half of 2018 – Shipping in March
Will cost around $2,000
New Film simulation Eterna coming with X-H1
No Exp.Comp dial but top LCD screen like GFX
X-Processor Pro of Fujifilm X-T2 & Co
Fujifilm X-H1 same battery of X-T2, the NP-W126S
Fujifilm X-H1 same 3-Way Tilt Screen of X-T2 + Touch Function
Video Specs: 4K, 1.17x crop, 30p, 4:2:0 8 bit 200 Mbps
Internal F-Log
Headphone Jack in Body
“4K Photo” feature is a Timelapse Feature
EVF with 30%+ Higher Resolution than X-T2
Much shorter EVF black out than X-T2, basically black out free

Specs via 43rumors and Fujirumors