To add to that - unless they use all the same components in all models, the hardware to support certain feature sets is often the cause of the limitations in firmware feature upgrades. Pretty much the only way to make a similar model of another camera less expensive is to use less expensive chipsets and such (and maybe even less of them, to allow a smaller form factor).
But it's not even about cameras. It's just freaking software and Fuji's will to support T20/E3 or not. They decided not to. And I find no logical explanation for this.
The X-T20 and it's sibling, the X-E3 are Fuji's middle of the road models and considering that they cost half as much as Fuji's flagship models, you can't expect to see every feature released for the X-T2 and X-Pro2 to show up in the X-T20.
If T20 and E3 excluded from fuji's software support - it's not "every feature". It's excluding cameras from basic support. You can't excuse every Fuji's fail with non-flagship cameras with "you can't expect".
what do you call 'basic.?
I just updated the firmware in my xt20 and was hoping something would be done with the metering; I find if I meter on a highlight, the rest of the image can go very dark or if I meter on a darker area, the rest of the image can get blown out which didn't happen with the xe1, xt10. Shooting in AP isn't possible in some situations so I'm forced to use manual which I don't mind doing, but it's perplexing how the metering severely overcompensates during the process of metering the high and low lights.
There may not actually be enough internal memory to support a newer/larger firmware update for all the features on offer.
Exactly, for me its not about parity with the XT2, but with the X-E3. The X-T20 and X-E3 are still available at the exact same retail price (at least in my country).
Original vendor's raw processing software. Not that Silky thing. No one else is limiting cameras with software raw processing, only Fuji managed to do that.
Someone started BS rumor, and everyone still repeat it.
I assume your camera is not switched to spot metering? Others (certainly me) don't have this problem. Either your camera is defective or it's set up wrong. Easier if you include a jpg with this problem with full exif info.
Your moving the goalposts by now implying the camera maker should also be the software maker.
Yes, I think that they have to make original software, just like XRS and support all their cameras with it. In this way user will be able to easily convert raw files to jpegs (at least) keeping in-camera settings and color. That's the required minimum. That's what Canon does, that's what Olympus does. And I don't understand why Nikon dropped their Capture NX2.
there was rumours from a while back that the memory wasn’t large enough for the new AF algorithm.
