Gimbal / Drone support (*)
This firmware adds the following function to complement the current support for still image shooting via USB communications:
・Starting and ending video recording
・Adjusting exposure settings (exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation) for video recording
・Making manual focus adjustments for video recording
*This is the function via USB communication. About supported gimbals and drones, refer to support information not only on our website but also manufacturers’ websites.
Enhanced autofocus.
*Improving the tracking performance of the eye AF frame, making it easier to attain accurate autofocus on the eyes.
*Improving face-detection performance when there are faces of different sizes within the same frame, making it easier to attain accurate autofocus.
*Improving autofocus capability on a foreground subject even when there is a mixture of foreground and background subjects within a AF frame, causing the foreground subject to go out of focus, e.g. when shooting flowers against a busy background.
Capability to save up to 9,999 pictures in each folder.
Until now, the number of pictures that can be saved in a folder on an SD card was limited to 999. This update will raise the limit by ten times to 9,999 pictures.
Since this post is about shutter sound, I would like to introduce it with the words of Tiziano Terzani:
“My life changed on the 30th of April 1975 [Note: last day of the Vietnam War], because on that day – when Americans flew from the roofs of Saigon – a skilled Vietnamese thief was able to steal a Leica M3 of an American. I met him at the market of Saigon a few days later and bought that camera. Wonderful. Simple. For 100 Dollar! It became the camera of my life. […]
The nice thing of that camera is, that it is very easy to load the film, that’s very important. […] You keep it around your neck, turn, open, insert film, close and – trum-pum! It’s ready to use. Easy. And once you selected shutter speed, aperture, black & white, 400 ASA, you take the picture. You simply cannot do anything wrong!
And then there was an almost erotic aspect, I mean, you put this camera for example at 1/125 and when you take the picture it makes a “cloc-cloc” that is such a joy to hear!”
“Cloc-cloc” or “click-click” or “flap-flap“. Whatever the sound is, I agree with Tiziano that pressing the shutter button and hear it sealing the moment is a joy.
And now, after this introduction, let’s see how the shutter sound of the Fujifilm X series evolved over the years, thanks to a video by nyphotog2006 you can see below.
Cultural Sidenote: I love the books of Tiziano Terzani, and highly recommend you to read them. They also made a movie out of one of his books, it’s called “The End is my Beginning“. If you have some spare time, it’s worth to watch it. The actor playing Tiziano is Bruno Ganz, an absolute gigantic actor, who played iconic roles in film history, like the Hitler in Downfall and Wings of Desire of Wim Wenders.
I would like to thank all FujiRumors sources, as we were able to share 80% of the specs ahead of launch, and awesome nokishita kindly provided us with the 20% remaining specs later on.
So, our sources just topped themselves this time! Thanks for helping me to create excitement around this fantastic camera, and feel free to keep it up in future.
With that said, there are things, that no specs sheet showed, and hence might have passed unnoticed.
So I went through all the Fujiflm X-T4 first looks we have shared in our massive X-T4 live blogging (I have never seen youtubers so happy with a Fujifilm camera ;) ), and picked out 24 points you might have missed about the Fujifilm X-T4.
Ready?
24 Things You Missed about the Fujifilm X-T4
X-T4 much better rolling shutter than X-T3, probably because of the IBIS, says Cinema5D. I guess this means it has the same rolling shutter, but less visible due to IBIS
there are 3 IBIS mode: IBIS only, IBIS + OIS and IS Boost Mode, that mimics a tripod, hence very steady shot. Better don’t use this last option when panning
Jonas Rask writes: “That stabiliser is one amazing piece of tech! I cannot get over how I could handhold my XF35mm f/1.4 at 1 sec and still get a sharp picture!” This falls right in the middle of what people experienced, so it’s a realistic data
4K60p still has a very slight 1.18x crop. 240fps Full-HD has always a 1.29x crop.
Digital image stabilization has always crop: 1.1x at 4K30 and 1080p and 1.29x at 4K60 and 240fps full hd.
You can lock the 1.29 crop in all video modes if you want
EVF is the same, but Fujifilm says they have tweaked the optics in there (says DPRTV)
F-Log also has a F-Log assist function, that gives you a film simulation preview
‘Focus Check Lock’ option maintains the magnified ‘Focus Check’ view when you start recording, so that it doesn’t immediately jump back out to the whole-image view
dual video recording on separated SD-Cards for back-up
Movie Silent mode has now been renamed “Movie Optimized Control”. Movie Optimized Control because it takes the exposure settings away from the dedicated dials, meaning that you can maintain separate settings for movie and stills shooting.
Battery Charging: if you use the vertical grip, you can charge all three batteries through the USB-C connection on the camera (down below you can see the charging times). Jonas writes: “When using the DC adapter via the USB-C and charging the batteries in camera, you will have a high-speed charging mode. I charged a flat battery from 0%-100% in 24 minutes!”
the mount is reinforced to handle bigger lenses (source – Adorama)
the menu has been updated so you can check the age of the battery (see image below)
new compressed RAW option that makes files even smaller, but it’s a lossy option (not lossless compressed). But saves lots of space. Fujifilm says the quality is ‘about the same as uncompressed’ but there may rarely be a quality difference in the shadow regions of the image
expanded multi exposure modes that allows you to shoot up to 9 frames
below you see a chart on how effective the X-T4 IBIS is on the various lenses
dedicated HDR mode on the sub-dial. Takes 3 shots and creates a RAW file for you with expanded dynamic range
there is “reset” option that is independent for photo and for video. Also, video and stills menu are independent
Gordon from Cameralabs confirms that Fujifilm told him the Fujifilm X-H line will continue and there will be a Fujifilm X-H2 in future. As you know, FujiRumors always told you this, and we also told you back in 2019 that the X-H2 won’t come in 2020… so it’s still a long wait.
And to be precise I quote Gordon:
“it would be easy to assume the X-T4 is simply a merger between X-T and X-H line. But Fujifilm is keen to point out that the X-T4 is very much an evolution of the X-T series and that the X-H series will continue.”
We saw samples of the X-T4 is made in China as well as Japan, which suggest it is made in both countries. Like some XF lenses, that are made in China and also Philippines
you still can not navigate the menu with touch interface
the front dial is still clickable (it’s no longer on the X-Pro3 for example)
White Balance – Jonas writes ““White Priority” and “Ambience Priority” options in addition to “AUTO” White Balance. The new modes have different ways of processing the pure white. The “White Priority” mode reproduces a stronger white, while the “Ambience Priority” produces a warmer tone. I found the “White Priority” to be really well balanced outside in harsh sunlight, while the “Ambience Priority” worked wonders round the dinner table in more subdued indoor lighting.
Still no AF Tracking option in video – it’s all area, specified area or face-detection
lockable and 40% more rigid eye-cup
BONUS from the comments: the dual charger is an extra, and the little flash is no longer included in the box
BONUS: tone curves adjustements in half stops (no longer full stops)
BONUS: you can select the autofocus box size in video (previously you had to deal with a fixed size)
BONUS: new video file format MP4/H.264 AAC. Better video format for uploading to the internet
BONUS: when used with vertical grip, the X-T4 is actually about the same size of X-H1 with vertical grip
We confirm, the firmware is NOT coming soon, hence the screenshot you see in this post with the firmware update list, is 100% fake. Fujifilm is NOT currently editing the firmware page to release a new firmware very soon.
Here is the rumor we received from sources (thanks):
a significant number of the new features in X-T3 successor will be introduced to X-T3 via firmware updates in the spring/summer
So, there will be eventually one, but the wait is definitely longer, and Fujifilm is NOT editing their firmware page right now, as the firmware has still to be developed. So no need to format your SD-Card, fellow X-T3 users ;).
But the day the firmware comes, what could be the features? Easy to upgrade should be:
digital image stabilization
new film simulations Classic Negative and Bleach Bypass
AF Range limiter, Clarity adjustment, handheld HDR feature
240 fps
But that’s all just speculation from my side. Nobody knows the precise features yet.
The screenshot above showing a Fujifilm X-T3 firmware 4.0 has been sent to me by so many FR readers today, that I simply must take position on it, or my phone will keep up ringing with messages about this firmware.
So let me say it clearly: there is NO imminent firmware 4.0 for Fujifilm X-T3 coming, as the screenshot suggest.
The firmware has still to be developed, so it’s impossible Fujifilm is setting up the firmware page for imminent release now. The firmware will come much later, could be as late as summer, and the features have not yet been decided.
I hope that was clear enough.
Look closely, and you’ll see down below how easily something like this is done ;)
But now that nokishita leaked the full specs, will can fill in the last gaps in the specs sheet comparison, and we can see that we were spot on with out rumors.
Also, this specs sheet contains additional information, not leaked by nokishita yet, like the fast charging option, the price of the Fujifilm X-T4 and the fact that DIS will work in conjunction with OIS and IBIS.
So, let’s rock it now. Check the full comparison below.
Just a few days before the official announcement, we know quite a bit already about the Fujifilm X-T4, thanks to the major exclusive leaks on FujiRumors here and here, and the size and weight leak by nokishita here.
So I thought we can already launch a first, and already almost complete, Fujifilm X-T3 vs X-T4 vs X-H1 specs comparisons sheet.
Thanks to FujiRumors sources, the specs comparison is already almost complete.
We have only missing some data, like the official battery life, the fps with electronic shutter, the official buffer rate and the official EVF specs. For the rest, it’s basically complete.
Of course I will add, change and complete it once more leaks come in.
