Fujifilm X-T4 Has IBIS And 15FPS Shooting

If you liked both Fujifilm’s X-H1 and X-T3 X mount mirrorless cameras, but neither quite ticked all your boxes you should take a look at the new X-T4.

It has much the same compact body as the X-T3 with the same retro-look styling and dial-based control layout, but the big deal is that the X-T4 now has in-body image stabilisation (which is one of the X-H1’s key attractions). The all-new and more compact IBIS unit has five-axis movement and can correct for up to 6.5 stops of camera shake, greatly extending the potential for handheld shooting with longer lenses or in low-light situations.

Another significant upgrade is an increase in the maximum shooting speed up to 15fps with the mechanical shutter, while the top speed with the electronic shutter remains at 20fps. If you’re happy with a 1.25x crop to the image size, you can shoot at 30fps.

The X-T4 has the same APS-C format 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor mated with the quad-core X Processor 4 image engine. The sensitivity range remains at ISO 160 to 12,800 with extensions to ISO 80 and 51,200.

The 425-point hybrid contrast/phasedetection autofocusing remains the same and uses a total of 2.16MP for PDAF measurements. Low-light sensitivity now extends down to EV -6.0 at ISO 100, and Fujifilm says the tracking performance is double that of the X-T3 with enhanced eye/face detection.

There’s now a choice of 18 Film Simulation profiles with the addition of a new one called Eterna Bleach Bypass. This is aimed at video shooters and delivers lower colour saturation with higher contrast than the standard Eterna (Cinema) setting.

In recent times Fujifilm has really ramped up the video capabilities of its X mount cameras and the X-T4 is hugely capable with 4K DCI and 4K UHD at 50fps, Full HD at up to 240fps

(for super slow-mo effects), F-Log recording internally with 10-bit 4:2:2 colour, the choice of MOV or MP4 formats, and the choice of either Long-GOP or ALL-I compression. With 4K DCI and UHD recording at 25fps, the bit rate can be up to 400 Mbps. F-Log footage with 10-bit colour is available via the camera’s HDMI terminal for recording with an external device.

The Fujifilm X-T4 has a magnesium alloy body with full weather sealing and insulation to allow shooting in temperatures down to -10 degrees Celsius. The LCD monitor screen is still a 3-inch TFT LCD panel with touch controls, but resolution has increased to 1.62 million dots. Additionally, Fujifilm has adopted the conventional tilt/swing adjustments, rather than the threeway arrangement of the X-T3 and X-H1. The EVF is a 0.5-inch OLED panel with a resolution of 3.69 million dots and 0.75x magnification (35mm equivalent). The control layout retains large traditional dials for setting shutter speeds, exposure compensation and the ISO. As before, there isn’t a built-in flash, but the camera is bundled with the compact EF-X8 accessory unit. External flashes sync via the hotshoe or a PC terminal, and the X-T4 steel retains a screwthread fitting in the shutter button for a cable release. Dual memory card slots for the SD format are available, both with UHS-II speed support. There’s a new vertical grip – the VG-XT4 – which accepts two additional battery packs, giving the X-T4 a range of 1,450 shots in Normal mode and 1,700 in Economy. The battery itself is a new model, designated NP-W235, which has 1.5x more capacity than the previous NP-W126S. The Fujifilm X-T4 is available now with a choice of silver or black finishes and priced at $2,999 (body only).

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