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New rangefinder-style mirrorless offers superb image quality

1  There’s not even a bump on the front for your fingers to grip, but that’s all part of the X-E4’s minimalist design aesthetic.

2  The new XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR kit lens is a super-slim pancake prime, and a key part of the X-E4’s appeal.

3  The X-E4 is the fourth iteration of Fujifilm’s range of rectangular rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras.

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Specifications

Sensor: APS-C, X-Trans CMOS 4, 23.5 x 15.6mm

Megapixels: 26.1MP

Image size: 6,240 x 4,160 pixels

Shutter speed: Mechanical: 15 min-1/4,000 sec plus Bulb; Electronic:15min to 1/32,000 sec

ISO range: 160-12,800, exp to 80-51,200

LCD: 180° tilting 3.0-inch 1,620,000-dot touchscreen LCD

Viewfinder: EVF, 0.39-inch 2.36million-dot

OLED with 100% coverage

Storage: SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,

USB-C, HDMI Micro Type D

Battery: Rechargeable NP-W126S

Dimensions: 121 x 73 x 33mm

Weight: 364g, including battery and SD card

T he X-E4 is Fujifilm’s most compact interchangeable-lens camera. As the latest in the brand’s X-E series of mirrorless cameras, it has a rectangular rangefinder-like design rather than the mini DSLR-styling of the X-T series. It’s for enthusiasts who value a classic, compact design over all the bells and whistles of the X-S10 and X-T4.

This is the fourth camera in Fujifilm’s X-E series, following the design of previous versions closely, but with Fujifilm’s latest 26.1MP X-Trans sensor. This gives it a modest increase in resolution over the previous X-E3 – but the real gain is a newer generation of back-illuminated sensor design, which gives a step up in all-round image quality. It’s the same sensor used in Fujifilm’s flagship X-T4. This means the X-E4 also gets a powerful on-sensor phase-detect AF system, with 425 focus points covering the whole image area.