DPReview Fujifilm X-T4 Review – Gold Award: “Attractive Images, Superb Video Quality, $2000 Full Frame Threat but APS-C offers…”

May 20, 2020
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DPReview just published their Fujifilm X-T4 review, and it gets the Gold Award with a rating of 88%.

From their conclusions:

It’s a really good stills camera, it’s a really, really good video camera, but the thing it excels at it switching back and forth between being both. We’re not sure there’s another camera that offers such a strong combination.

The thing that threatens to overshadow the X-T4 is the ~$2000 full frame mirrorless camera

The Sony a7 III and Nikon Z6 both offer in-body stabilization and similarly sized bodies, and are old enough to sell for near the X-T4’s price. Full frame can offer undeniably better image quality if you use lenses that are equivalent or faster, which can’t be ignored. But APS-C offers a different size/weight trade-off, allowing smaller, perhaps more manageable body/lens combinations which don’t necessarily give up too much in image quality. In video, the Fujifilm more than holds its own. If you’re shooting a scene and need to maintain a minimum depth-of-field, the Fujifilm’s 10-bit footage will have similar IQ and be more gradable.

What we like	What we don’t
Excellent image quality Wide choice of attractive color modes Very good video quality Effective and customizable ergonomics Image stabilization allows hand-held video shooting and more stable stills 15 fps shooting with mechanical shutter and >100 shot JPEG buffer Fully-articulating screen great for video Good separation of stills and video to enable fast switching Separate stills and video menus simplify things even for stills-only shooters Good battery life Can be charged and used with USB power but an external charger is also supplied Extensive customization of buttons and interfaces Strong range of video tools (peaking, zebras, punch-in while recording, corrected preview for Log shooting) 10-bit internal Log capture with selection of useful LUTs provided	Autofocus performance is heavily subject-dependent No AF subject tracking in video AF performance highly lens dependent Face/eye detection is awkwardly integrated and not as dependable as rival systems IS system not great at identifying intentional movement (can give ‘grabby’ results) Buffer lasts less than 3 seconds for Raw at 15fps Need to retain USB-C dongle to attach headphones Fully articulating screen may not be your preferred option for stills shooting

What we like

What we don’t

Excellent image quality
Wide choice of attractive color modes
Very good video quality
Effective and customizable ergonomics
Image stabilization allows hand-held video shooting and more stable stills
15 fps shooting with mechanical shutter and >100 shot JPEG buffer
Fully-articulating screen great for video
Good separation of stills and video to enable fast switching
Separate stills and video menus simplify things even for stills-only shooters
Good battery life
Can be charged and used with USB power but an external charger is also supplied
Extensive customization of buttons and interfaces
Strong range of video tools (peaking, zebras, punch-in while recording, corrected preview for Log shooting)
10-bit internal Log capture with selection of useful LUTs provided

Autofocus performance is heavily subject-dependent
No AF subject tracking in video
AF performance highly lens dependent
Face/eye detection is awkwardly integrated and not as dependable as rival systems
IS system not great at identifying intentional movement (can give ‘grabby’ results)
Buffer lasts less than 3 seconds for Raw at 15fps
Need to retain USB-C dongle to attach headphones
Fully articulating screen may not be your preferred option for stills shooting

You can check out the full review at dpreview here.

X-T4 un USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / FocusCamera
X-T4 in EU: AmazonDE / CalumetDE / WexUK / JessopsUK / AmazonUK / PCHstore
BC-W235 Dual Battery Charger: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera
NP-W235 Battery: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / FocusCamera
X-T4 Vertical Grip: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

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