Need help from some Cannon/Fuji folks

I've been using my old 50D a bit lately, and remembered how easy it is to change focus points on the fly with Canon. Just press the button and spin the dial. I know there are custom ways to set up this process on the XT1, but I haven't really figured them out, and I'm still using the 4 way button on the back, which feels clumsy and takes a while. Is there any way to set up the custom function to make it more like the Canon? And if not, what is the easiest way that you have found to set up this function?

You can do one of the following:

1) Single Button Setting

Set any one of the Fn buttons to "Focus Area". Press button, move focus area with D-Pad on the rear.

2) Use all four D-Dpad Buttons

Set all for D-Pad buttons to "Focus Area". Press any of them, then start moving the area. This is how I use it.

3) Use the Menu setting to set the D-Pad to only Focus Area settings.

This will start moving the area on the first click of one of the D-Pad buttons. I don't like that as I'm too easily bumping the focus area away from where I want it.

I would PREFER to have a button + a joystick, but as I don't have that, I go with option two above.

cug wrote in post #17823662
You can do one of the following:

1) Single Button Setting

Set any one of the Fn buttons to "Focus Area". Press button, move focus area with D-Pad on the rear.

2) Use all four D-Dpad Buttons

Set all for D-Pad buttons to "Focus Area". Press any of them, then start moving the area. This is how I use it.

3) Use the Menu setting to set the D-Pad to only Focus Area settings.

This will start moving the area on the first click of one of the D-Pad buttons. I don't like that as I'm too easily bumping the focus area away from where I want it.

I would PREFER to have a button + a joystick, but as I don't have that, I go with option two above.

Thanks! Yes, option 2 seems to address my issues the best. But now how do you work the default functions of the D pad? Especially AF mode and white balance? I tend to also change those on the fly...

I use option #3 on mine, D-Pad bound to focus area only. You can re-bind the other Fn buttions as well. I use the front one for face detection, and the WiFi button for preview mode to easily disable exposure preview for when doing strobe stuff. With yesterday's 4.2 firmware release, you can re-bind the movie button now as well. You always have the Q menu as well for stuff you don't need at your finger tips, just depends on your style of shooting.

I use the video button for custom setting selection, the Fn button on top for white balance, the front for "preview white balance / exposure in manual mode". The rest of the stuff I need is in the explicitly configured Q menu.

sporadic wrote in post #17823725
I use option #3 on mine, D-Pad bound to focus area only. You can re-bind the other Fn buttions as well. I use the front one for face detection

This is exactly how I do it too.