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› Price/s £1549 body only, £1949 with XF16-80mm lens › In the box Body, NP-W235 battery, headphone adapter, AC power adapter, plug adapter, USB-C cable, strap, body cap › Sensor X-Trans CMOS 4, 26.1 megapixels › Sensor format APS-C, 23.5x15.6mm, 6240x4160pixels › Lens mount FujifilmX › ISO range 160-12,800, expandable to ISO 80 and up to 51,200 › Shutter range Mechanical: 15mins to 1/8000sec. Electronic: 15min to 1/32,000sec. (Limits very with exposure modes.) Flash sync at 1/250sec, B, T › Drive modes Mechanical shutter: up to 15fps. Electronic shutter: up to 20fps full format, up to 30fps 1.25 crop. Pre-shot mode: up to 30fps 1.25 crop, max 20 frames on half press, max 20 frames after full press › Exposure system TTL 256 zone withmulti, average, spot and centre-weighted. PASMmodes › Exposure compensation +/- 5EV in 0.3EV steps (stills). AEB, up to nine frames, 0.3EV steps up to +/-3EV › Monitor 3in, 1.62mdot touchscreen, articulating › Viewfinder 3.69mdots, approx 100%coverage › Focusing system Intelligent hybrid, TTL contrast detect works down to -3EV/TTL phase detect, works down to -6EV › Focus points 117 usable in single point, zone 3x3, 5x5, 7x7 from91 areas in 13x9 grid, all 425 in single point, 25x17 grid › Image stabilizer Yes, image sensor shift, five axis, 6.5EV claimed benefit (pitch/yaw) › Video DCI 4K 4096x2160 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p in 400/200/100Mpbs, recording time up to 30mins. 4K 3840x2160 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p in 400/200/100Mpbs, recording time up to 30mins. Full HD 2048x1080 and 1920x1080: 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p in 200/100/50Mpbs, recording time up to 30mins. Full HD 1920x1080 120p, 240p › Movie format MOV, MP4 › Connectivity Wireless, Bluetooth, HDMI type-D, USB-C 3.2, 3.5mm stereo microphone, connector, 2.5mm remote release › Battery NP-W235, 500 frames in normal mode, 600 in economy › Storage media Dual SD slots, UHS-II › Dimensions (wxhxd) 134.6x92.8x63.8mm › Weight 607g Contact: fujifilm.eu/uk
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A tripod-mounted X-T4 with a 16-55mm f/2.8 lens was used for this ISO set of evening shots. The exposure of the ISO 100 shot was 4.5secs at f/8 and the Raws were processed in Capture One v20 with default noise reduction. The Raws shown here were shot with lossless compression and, for comparison’s sake, a series of compressed Raws was also shot. Images were checked on-screen at 100%. The X-T4 delivered a very good ISO performance, producing clean Raws and JPEGs into to the high ISO settings with images free of digital noise, exhibiting accurate colours, deep blacks and exuding fine detail. I’d be happy using the X-T4 at ISO 3200 if I needed to, knowing that the results can be enlarged to give big prints with no serious noise issues. Digital noise is more evident at ISO 6400 onwards, but that’s no surprise and the graining effect is neutral and filmic. Quality at this and the top native ISO of 12,800 remains impressive. The X-T4 has three Raw save options. Uncompressed Raws are around 59MB, lossless compressed, 38MB, and compressed Raws, 28MB, all opening to around 74MB after processing. There was very slightly less detail in the lossy compressed Raw files, but you have to work hard to see it, looking at images at 300- 400% on-screen.
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is the option of USB-C charging via a computer or high-capacity powerbank. To give an idea of capacity, I set the X-T4’s intervalometer to take a shot every two seconds. I got 5778 shots before the battery expired. Obviously, this is not a true test – where you’re turning the camera on and off, composing, metering and focusing, delving into the menus and previewing images – but it reflects battery’s potential stamina, so no complaints. Another significant physical change, and one that is sure to divide opinion, is the articulating screen. This now folds out to one side and can then be adjusted to suit high- or low-level shooting and aimed forward for vlogging and easy selfies. It can also be folded facing in to give an X-Pro3 film shooting experience. There are up- and downsides of this design, depending on how you like to use your camera. If, for example, you like to use a flip screen shooting sneaky waist-level candids, then this design has less appeal, because it makes it obvious what you are doing. Or if you like using your cameras equipped with an L-grip
ABOVE Fujifilm’s Film Simulation modes have gained a newmember in the X-T4: Eterna Bleach Bypass, which gives a contrasty, low-saturation look. This image was produced with the help of the standard Provia Film Simulation mode
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