Quick take: The X-T200 is already a very capable little camera. These five accessories, all of which I use myself, just make it nicer to live with: a compact SmallRig tripod, an Arca-Swiss L-bracket, a tool-free camera riser, a USB dummy battery, and a Bluetooth shutter release (plus the adapter you'll need for it).
1. A Small Tripod
A small camera deserves a small tripod. I own a few, including Joby models, but the SmallRig tripod is my pick. It costs a fraction of a Joby, and you can tighten the legs. Over time, loose legs are the biggest failure point on these mini tripods, and usually there's no way to fix them. It comes with an Arca-Swiss plate and is small enough to go inside my backpack instead of being strapped to the outside.
One caution: the X-T200 has very little clearance between the lens and the base of the camera, so a plate can bump into larger lenses. That's where the next two items come in.
2. An L-Bracket
Nobody makes a cage for the X-T200, so an L-bracket is the next best thing. Mine is orange because orange is my favorite color, but any color works. It slides into any Arca-Swiss tripod head, and you can flip the camera to shoot vertical content for Instagram stories in seconds. It blocks the battery door, but the side ports stay open, so you can still charge the battery over USB-C without taking the bracket off.
3. A Camera Riser
I like this riser because it uses thumb screws, so no tools are needed. You may not need one until you buy another lens. The popular Fujifilm 16mm F1.4, for example, sits lower than the bottom of the camera body, so a plate mounted directly to the camera will hit the lens. I learned this the hard way: I once cranked a plate down so tight at a bad angle that I cracked the camera's tripod base.
The same problem shows up on gimbals. On a DJI Ronin-SC, the plate was already bending against the lens before it was fully tight. With the riser underneath, there's plenty of clearance for the 16mm or the 16-55mm, the two chunkiest lenses you're likely to put on a gimbal. They're cheap, so I keep a second one in my backpack.
4. A Dummy Battery
The X-T200's firmware update made it the best webcam in the Fuji lineup at the time. Plug it into any USB port and it just works, no Fuji software needed. My X-T3s and X-T4 still needed the software, which isn't an option if your work laptop is locked down by a VPN.
The catch is that the X-T200 can't run on USB power the way the pro bodies can. A dummy battery solves that. I like this one because it has a USB-A connection, so it runs from a wall outlet, a power bank, or a spare laptop port. Thread the cable through the little gap in the battery door, close it, and you get hours of power. That's great for webcam use, long exposures, and time-lapses. Funny enough, it costs less than most knockoff batteries. It can even run from a V-mount battery with an adapter.
5. A Wireless Bluetooth Shutter
Wireless remotes are hard to find for most cameras, but this Bluetooth shutter release works with the X-T200. Here's the catch: the X-T200 uses one port for both microphones and shutter releases, and it's a 3.5mm jack, while the remote's cable is 2.5mm. You'll need a 2.5mm female to 3.5mm male adapter. When you plug something in, the camera asks whether it's a microphone or a shutter release. Pick one in the settings and it remembers until you change it, which is handy for days of long exposures.
Bottom Line
None of these are must-haves, but together they turn an already capable camera into one that's easier to travel with, mount, power, and trigger remotely. Everything on the list is inexpensive, and I use all five myself.
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