X Series · 2020

Fujifilm X-T4

Name: FUJIFILM X-T4
Brand: Fujifilm
Availability: Discontinued

The first X-T with stabilisation, and still the best value used.

Short answer

The X-T4 was the first X-T with in-body stabilisation, rated at 6.5 stops. It has a 26.1MP X-Trans 4 sensor, a vari-angle screen, dual UHS-II slots and 18 film simulations. Discontinued, it is the best-value used Fujifilm you can buy.

The X-T4 is where Fujifilm decided the X-T line would be a hybrid. It added stabilisation, the bigger NP-W235 battery and a flip-out screen, and it annoyed enough stills photographers that the X-T5 reversed two of those choices.

Key specs

Sensor: 26.1 MP X-Trans CMOS 4
Processor: X-Processor 4
In-body stabilisation: Yes · 6.5 EV
Viewfinder: 3.69M-dot OLED, 0.75× magnification
Video: 4K/60p, 1080/240p, 10-bit 4:2:2
Weight: 607 g
Battery life: 500 shots
Launch price: $1,699

Specifications

Released: April 2020
Sensor: APS-C · 23.5 × 15.6 mm
ISO range: ISO 160–12800 (80–51200 extended)
Burst: 30 fps electronic (crop), 15 fps mechanical
Screen: 3.0-inch vari-angle touchscreen, 1.62M dots
Lens mount: Fujifilm X
Card slots: 2× SD UHS-II
Dimensions: 134.6 × 92.8 × 63.8 mm

Dimensions

134.6 mm wide
92.8 mm tall
63.8 mm deep

Body drawn to scale from the dimensions Fujifilm publishes. Depth is listed, not drawn.

Why it is the used buy

Everything that matters is here: IBIS, weather sealing, dual UHS-II slots, 500 shots per charge and 4K/60p in 10-bit. The 26MP sensor is arguably better in low light than the 40MP chip that replaced it.

What you miss is Nostalgic Neg., REALA ACE and the extra resolution. For most photography, none of those decide a picture.

The vari-angle screen argument

The X-T4 flips its screen out to the side. Video shooters wanted it; stills photographers found it slower for waist-level work than a tilt, and said so loudly enough that the X-T5 went back to tilting.

If you shoot video at all, the X-T4 screen is the better design. If you never do, the X-T5 or a used X-T3 will suit you more.

What is good

6.5 stops of IBIS in a well-priced used body
Big NP-W235 battery, 500 shots
18 simulations including ETERNA Bleach Bypass
Dual UHS-II slots and full weather sealing

What is not

No Nostalgic Neg. or REALA ACE
Vari-angle screen is slower for stills
Heavier than the X-T5 at 607g

Verdict

If you want the most camera for the least money in 2026, buy a used X-T4. It does 90 per cent of what an X-T5 does for well under half the price.

Film simulations on this camera

18 film simulations

PROVIA / Standard The honest baseline every other look is measured against.

Velvia / VIVID Deep greens, hot reds and no apologies.

ASTIA / Soft Colour that stays rich while skin stays kind.

Classic Chrome Muted colour, hard shadows, magazine mood.

Classic Negative Drugstore film with a chip on its shoulder.

PRO Neg. Std The flattest colour profile Fujifilm makes.

PRO Neg. Hi Kind to skin, firm enough for real light.

ETERNA / Cinema Low contrast, low saturation, room to grade.

ETERNA Bleach Bypass Silver, steel and almost no colour.

ACROS Black and white with grain that behaves like film.

ACROS+Ye A little more sky, no cost to skin.

ACROS+R Black skies, white clouds, high drama.

ACROS+G The portrait filter, and the one for gardens.

Monochrome Plain black and white, harder and more graphic than ACROS.

Monochrome+Ye The everyday filter on the harder black and white.

Monochrome+R The hardest black and white Fujifilm will give you.

Monochrome+G Foliage that stays readable in a hard black and white.

Sepia The one almost nobody uses, and the reason it exists.

Recipes that work on this camera

classic-chrome X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Grey City Grey weather defeats most recipes because there is nothing for them to work with. This one does not try to…

astia X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Soft Window Light A window is the best light most people have and the hardest to expose for. One side of the face is bright…

pro-neg-hi X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Clean Skin There is a category of photograph where a look is the wrong answer: a portrait for a website, a picture of a…

velvia X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Autumn Velvia Velvia is the reason a lot of people bought their first Fujifilm and the reason a lot of them turned it off…

acros-r X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Hard Mono Street Bright sun is the hardest light for colour and the best light for black and white. This recipe stops…

acros-g X-Trans V · X-Trans IV Soft Mono Portrait Black and white portraits fail in two ways: skin goes patchy, and the image feels cold and clinical. The…

Common questions

X-T4 or X-T5?

The X-T5 has 40MP, a tilting screen and is lighter. The X-T4 has a better battery, a vari-angle screen and costs far less used. For stills only, the X-T5; for hybrid work on a budget, the X-T4.

Does the X-T4 have Nostalgic Neg?

No. It has 18 simulations. Nostalgic Neg. debuted on the X-H2S in 2022.