Fujifilm X-T5
The Fujifilm X-T5 marks a return to photo-minded form for the X-T series and should please photogs who love its dial-driven controls, but some changes to the body style make it less of a do-it-all camera than the X-T4.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Offering the ultimate image quality, X-T5 features the class-leading, 40.2-megapixel X-Trans 5 HR CMOS sensor in a compact, lightweight body that maximizes functionality and portability. X-T5’s improved image processing algorithm delivers outstanding results, packed with detail right across the native ISO range, which now extends to ISO 125. The classic X Series design has been retained. Dials predominate, making key functions – including ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation – quick and easy to set, even with the camera switched off. X-T5 offers a new, 1.84 million dot, three-way tilting LCD and powerful in-body image stabilization.
- X-T5 provides powerful image making performance to ensure it’s ready for action, no matter how fast your subject is moving. A top electronic shutter speed of 1/180,000 sec and maximum mechanical shutter speed of 1/8000 sec will stop any subject in its tracks, while a lag time of just 35 ms gives almost instantaneous response when the shutter release is pressed. Keep a finger down, and X-T5 will record images at up to 15fps with the mechanical shutter, or 20fps with the electronic shutter. With the NP-W235 battery, up to 680 frames can be recorded from a single charge, plus the mechanical shutter guarantees 500,000 actuations, delivering long-term accuracy and reliability.
- Thanks to X-T5’s in-body image stabilization (IBIS) system, camera shake will be a thing of the past – even in low-light conditions. It works in five axes, combatting all types of camera movement, and provides up to seven stops of compensation. IBIS works with the camera’s subject detection autofocus, which uses deep-learning AI to expertly track animals, birds, cars, motorcycles, planes and trains. Tracking moving subjects is made easier by the detailed electronic viewfinder (EVF), which uses 3.69 million dots to provide a bright, vibrant display. The EVF offers 0.8x magnification for an easy-to-view image. The 100fps refresh rate, meanwhile, allows virtually blackout-free image making.
- Following in the footsteps of X-H2, find the stunning Pixel Shift Multi-Shot mode in X-T5, delivering detailed files like never before. The feature utilizes the camera’s IBIS system to precisely shift the sensor, automatically recording 20 separate frames with one press of the shutter release. Resulting files are combined using Pixel Shift Combiner software to quadruple the camera’s resolution and produce a detail-rich, 160-megapixel file. Perfect for commercial applications or digital archiving, it’s also ideal for any static subject where image quality is of primary importance.
- X-T5’s capabilities are enhanced by its powerful video functions, which complement the camera’s impressive stills performance. Movies can be recorded internally at up to 6.2K/30p in 4:2:2 10-bit color, plus there’s a 4K HQ mode which oversamples 6.2K footage for superior 4K output. Both F-Log and F-Log2 recording are possible, the latter providing expanded dynamic range of 13+ stops, plus 12-bit Apple ProRes RAW and Blackmagic RAW can be output via HDMI, to Atomos and Blackmagic devices accordingly.
PROS
+ Great-looking 40MP photos
+ Hallmark dial-focused control scheme
+ Magnesium construction with dust and splash protection
+ 5-axis sensor stabilization
+ Large, crisp EVF
+ Fully realized lens system
CONS
- Focus requires you to choose a subject type for best results
- Video and e-shutter show rolling shutter distortion
- 160MP multi-shot mode requires perfectly still scene
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on March 23, 2023
The Fujifilm X-T5 marks a return to photo-minded form for the X-T series and should please photogs who love its dial-driven controls, but some changes to the body style make it less of a do-it-all camera than the X-T4.
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By CompsMag on April 13, 2023
The Fujifilm X-T5 looks and feels like an old 35mm film camera, but its 40.2 megapixel image sensor, fifth-generation X-Processor 5 engine, and deep-learned AI autofocus have nothing “retro” about them. It is a high-tech, high-performance APS-C format camera that is easy to use and does a great job all around.
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By Tom's Guide on February 22, 2023
The Fujifilm X-T5 looks and feels like an old 35mm film camera, but there’s nothing ‘retro’ about its 40.2 megapixel image sensor, fifth-generation X-Processor 5 engine, and deep-learned AI autofocus. It’s a high-tech, high-performance APS-C format camera with superb handling and fantastic all-round performance.
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By TechRadar on December 22, 2022
The Fujifilm X-T5 is a brilliant choice for keen photographers who want a small, lightweight body for everyday shooting. It crams the smarts of the flagship X-H2 into a more affordable, retro body to create one of the most enjoyable photography experiences around. Its limited buffer for burst shooting means action or sports shooters should look elsewhere. Its autofocus, while improved, also still falls slightly short of Canon and Sony. But if you mainly shoot photos rather than video, the X-T5 is the best full-frame alternative around.
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By Pocket-Lint on January 12, 2023
Als je voornamelijk foto's maakt en houdt van een beetje retro charme, dan denk ik dat je blij zult zijn met de X-T5. Hij ziet er geweldig uit, voelt geweldig aan en is compatibel met enkele van de beste objectieven die er zijn. De sensor met hoge resolutie legt prachtige beelden vast en de camera biedt ook nog eens waar voor zijn geld.
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