Dan Watson released his X-T4 review and he seems to really love it and has to go out of his way to criticize the X-T4. I’m curious if the recent firmware update have addressed critics’ concerns related to video AF because the X-T4 just got a lot better. Below is a summary of the above video.
- This is a professional camera officially
- Was able to shoot with it for hours for a full day of wedding shooting
- Doesn’t like the ergonomics
- Typically like bigger bodies
- X-T4 isn’t big enough even though it is bigger than the Sony a7
- Love the dials
- If you are a film shooter you would love this camera
- It’s a beautiful camera
- Built like a tank
- Fully metal build with rubberized grip elsewhere
- Aperture on the lens or back wheel
- Joystick on the back is a little small
- Buttons are hard to find and small to press
- The flip screen is great for self-shooting and protesting the screen
- While shooting on the beach it was very bright but the screen was still great
- The bigger battery is helping a lot
- Cheap move leaving the battery charger out of the box
- APS-C vs Full Frame is where this camera is priced at
- The images coming out of this camera are amazing
- Highlight fall off is insane with this camera and I have never shot with a better camera for this
- There is no disparity between light and dark
- This camera won’t crush your blacks if you push the RAW
- The simulation modes are very useful and look very good
- The simulation profiles are great for someone that isn’t obsessed with editing
- Full frame is still the winner at low light, but for everything else, X-T4 holds it’s own
- New shutter is truly professional and it will last for 300,000
- Quietest shutter they ever used almost as quite as other cameras operating electronically
- Very fast shutter at 15fps mechanical, 20fps eshutter, 30fps crop eshutter
- Could use a deeper buffer for high-speed shooting
- The buffer does clear very quickly though so even when full in 2 seconds you can shoot quickly again
- Autofocus is amazing, but Sony is still ahead
- Fujifilm is only second to Sony for AF speed
- Canon, Sony, Nikon can’t compete with the X-T4 for Video
- 4k 60p, 10-bit log, DCI, etc, etc, etc… just about every video feature you could want… even 108o 240p
- IBIS built-in and incredible
- IBIS provides gimbal-like stabilization
- X-T4 still chews through batteries for video, but the new battery is way better than before
- Image quality is incredible with great highlight roll-off for video
- Can shoot redundantly for video
- The headphone jack is removed, but you can use a USB-C adapter or on the grip
- 4k60p plays black very well than 4k30p from Sony because the higher bit rates make it easier for your computer to decode
- Video AF is jumpy and not smooth like Canon or Sony
- Hopefully, Fujifilm can fix Video AF with firmware updates
- 30-minute recording limit for video is a bummer
- Nothing better in the APS-C world than the X-T4, but the price is getting close to Full Frame
- The only reason someone wouldn’t switch entirely to the X-T4 is if they want a bigger sensor
- Nothing else comes close to Fujifilm X-T4 for video
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