The rear of the camera is almost as minimal as the front. The shutter button sits upfront of the top plate and has a thread for mounting a soft shutter button if desired. There’s also a Q and blank function button, both of which are entirely customisable – as are almost all the buttons on the camera. To the right is a Shutter Speed dial and a smaller Exposure Compensation dial. The hot shoe is central to attach a flash or the metal thumb rest. The top of the Fujifilm X-E4 is sublime in its minimal styling, with nothing unnecessary to distract or get in the way of the shooting experience. The camera’s base plate features the mounting screw for tripods and the battery door where the NP-W126S and SD card slot live. While there’s no headphone jack, the X-E4 comes with a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adaptor for video shooters. The camera’s right side is bare, but the left side features a flush door that houses the USB-C port, a 3.5mm Mic jack and a micro HDMI port. It would take me a few shots to realise that it was on Manual – missed opportunities. I like that the focus select is gone – it would often get knocked from Auto to Manual while in my bag. Gone is the focus select lever that has graced pretty much every Fuji camera that I can recall. The focus lamp and lens lock button are the only other features.

The front of the X-E4 is super minimal, with a single command dial recessed into the body.

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