FUJIFILM has been making strides in the camera market as of late. They just launched the FUJIFILM GFX100S, a 102-megapixel medium format camera that you can easily work with on the field. The GFX100S is a sort of evolution or shrinking (depending on how you look at it) of the impressive GFX100 they launched last year. The Japanese firm also launches the GF80mm with f/1.7, making it one of the fastest medium format lens money can buy.
They now also launch their new X-E4 mirrorless camera. The X-E4 camera, in contrast to the medium format GFX100S, is a compact shooter that weighs in three times less than the 102-megapixel monster. It is also the most compact of its series in its fourth-generation form at 364g (body only).
Of course, how compact it is also depending on you, the user. The X-E4 is still an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with FUJIFILM’s proprietary X Mount lenses. You can pair the X-E4 to FUJIFILM’s latest XF27mm f/2.8 pancake lens to make this real compact or go for a little more versatility with FUJIFILM’s extensive X Mount zoom lenses.
The X-E4 employs a 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 APS-C cropped sensor as expected from FUJIFILM. They are still the only major modern camera manufacturer that does not have a full-frame camera in their line-up. But the 26.1-Megapixel sensor is also packed with FUJIFILM’s latest X-Processor 4 for fast autofocus, 100% frame coverage area for autofocus, and even better tracking autofocus.
Of course, a compact camera needs to be versatile too. The FUJIFILM X-E4 shots videos at 4K 30p. It is not a regular 4K video though. The camera shoots at 6K to be oversampled into 4K 4:2:0 8-bit videos. It can also record videos at 4K 4:2:2 10-bit, but not internally. You can also shoot slow motion videos at Full HD 1080p resolution at 240fps if you need to.
The FUJIFILM X-E4 will be available in Malaysia late February 2021 onward. It will also be available in two colour choices of Black and Silver, pretty much expected from FUJIFILM. The FUJIFILM X-E4 will also launch alongside the FUJINON Lens XF27mm f/2.8 R WR also available later in February 2021. There are no official pricing yet to be revealed for Malaysia at this time.