Fujifilm X-E 4
Fujifilm’s X-E4 is attractively compact and unobtrusive, but what is the company’s latest 26.1MP camera like to use?Angela Nicholson investigates
Flat front and back Although there’s a textured covering, there’s no grip or thumb rest built into the X-E4
Rangefinder-style Thanks to the corner position of the viewfinder, the X-E4 looks like a rangefinder camera
X Lens mount While the X-E4 can accept any of Fujifilm’s X-mount lenses, it’s best suited to prime optics
Price: £799/$849 body only
The X-E4 is Fujifilm’s most compact interchangeable lens camera with the 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 processing engine. As the latest in the X-E series of mirrorless cameras, it has a rectangular rangefinder-like design rather than the mini DSLR-styling of the X-T series.
As well as increasing the resolution by 1.8MP, switching from the 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor in the X-E3 to the fourth generation sensor in the X-E4 means that there’s an upgrade to a backside-illuminated design, which helps to boost the image quality.
Nevertheless, the X-E4’s sensitivity range is very similar to the X-E3’s; the native values are ISO 160-12,800, and they can be expanded to ISO 80-51,200. The X-E3’s range is ISO 200- 12,800, expandable to ISO 100-51,200.
The X-E4 can also shoot at up to 8fps (frames per second) when the mechanical shutter is in use and 10fps at full resolution with the electronic shutter. If you don’t mind a 1.25x crop, the electronic shutter can be pushed to shoot at 30fps.