Fujifilm X Lab 11: Fujifilm X-E4 Development Part 1
Fujifilm released another interesting XLab that is largely about the X-E4 and how it relates to the X-S10. Below you can find a summary based on the Japanese google translation tools.
The X-E4 and X-S10 are at similar price points but for different users
The X-S10 adopts a grip and different PSAM mode dial
The X-E4 is more traditional and flat with no grip or mode dials
The X-E4 is small, light weight, and fun to shoot
The innards of the X-E4 will be used in other cameras
They tried to keep things simple with the X-E4
There were a lot of small buttons and Fujifilm tried to reduce them since they are less useful without losing functionality
Lots of tweaks in the firmware to get the same functionality as the X-S10
The design is why people buy XE4
One of the female designers began on the XE2 and loves the line
The design of cameras of yesteryear were the inspiration for the flat front body and the team loved it