<p>I know this was an old post, but as of June, 2015, with firm-ware 3.0 it was still true: a half-press on the shutter button of an Xe-2 will focus, but you cannot take more than one shot without releasing the button, forcing you to focus again before you complete the button press to shoot ...only one more shot! This seriously slows down what is otherwise a wonderful, fast-response street shooter. True, some people don't care about this limitation, or that it is not the way other top-quality digitals operate. I do care, and agree with Miles that having the option to select the same behavior that my Canon DSLR has, would be a big advantage in speed, and no dis-advantage to those who don't care.<br>
Many experienced shooters use only the center focusing point when they focus, because it is always of the most highly-capable type offered in any given camera. I, for one, don't want the camera brain choosing what to focus on in my photos. I'll make that decision, thank you. Once focussed by a half-press of the shutter, I maintain that pressure while re-composing the shot without the focus changing. I can then take as many shots of this composition as I like, without re-focusing, as long as I keep the shutter button half-pressed, pressing fully only to take another shot. That way of working with electronic focus is so effective, and so wide-spread in other top brands, that it begs to be a standard option on any good camera. The option to select this behavior should be on Fuji's firmware revision list. </p>
