Fujifilm X-M5 in black, shown with the XF27mmF2.8 R WR (not included with the body). Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)
HIGHLIGHTS
The X-M5 is Fujifilm's answer to how small an X-Trans camera can get. It uses a 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and the current X-Processor 5 in a body that weighs about 355 g ready to shoot, the lightest in the current X Series. With a pancake lens it slips into a jacket pocket, and the Film Simulation dial on top makes it a JPEG-first camera for people who would rather not edit.
It's built for video as much as stills. It records 6.2K open-gate 3:2 and 4K at up to 59.94p in 10-bit 4:2:2, has a microphone input and a headphone jack, and can send 12-bit raw video over HDMI. PetaPixel found nothing comparable at the price for 10-bit log and open gate, though it saw focus drift in video and the camera overheated within about 40 minutes at 4K/60p. Fujifilm sells an optional cooling fan that fits it.
The catch is stabilization and framing. There's no in-body stabilization (only digital IS, in movie mode) and no viewfinder, so stills shooters lean on stabilized lenses and the 1.04-million-dot touchscreen. Our gallery comes from four photographers: Slovenian churches and a solar bench, a Malayan night heron at ISO 6400, a 20-second long exposure and a London Underground interior.
The story
Fujifilm announced the X-M5 on October 14, 2024 as the lightest model in the current X Series (Fujifilm). In the US it was priced at $799.95 body-only, or $899.95 with the XC15-45mm power zoom; silver shipped first, and black followed in April 2025 (The Verge).
It sits below the X-E5 in the range: the same Film Simulation dial idea, but an older 26MP sensor, no viewfinder and no IBIS.
Specifications
Key verified specs for the Fujifilm X-M5, from Fujifilm's US specifications page and its October 14, 2024 release, and reviews by PetaPixel and Digital Camera World. Source for each row in brackets.
Sensor
26.1MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS 4 [Fujifilm]
Processor / mount
X-Processor 5; Fujifilm X mount [Fujifilm]
ISO
160–12800; expandable to 80–51200 for stills [Fujifilm]
Shutter / bursts
Up to 30 fps electronic (1.25x crop), 8 fps mechanical; 1/4000 s mechanical, 1/32000 s electronic [Fujifilm]
Autofocus
Subject detection for animals, birds, cars, motorcycles and bikes, airplanes and trains [Fujifilm]
Stabilization
No IBIS; digital image stabilization in movie mode only [Fujifilm]
Film simulations
20 modes; Film Simulation dial on top [Fujifilm]
Video
6.2K 3:2 open gate up to 29.97p; DCI 4K/4K up to 59.94p; 10-bit 4:2:2 H.265; 12-bit raw over HDMI [Fujifilm]
Heat
Overheated within about 40 minutes at 4K/60p in PetaPixel's test; optional cooling fan supported [PetaPixel; Fujifilm]
Screen / viewfinder
3:2 touchscreen, about 1.04 million dots; no viewfinder [Fujifilm]
Ports
USB-C, micro HDMI, 3.5mm mic and headphone jacks, hot shoe; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth [Fujifilm]
Battery
NP-W126S; about 330 frames (Normal), 440 (Economy), CIPA [Fujifilm]
Size / weight
111.9 × 66.6 × 38.0 mm; about 355 g with battery and card, 307 g without [Fujifilm]
Announced / price
Oct 14, 2024; $799.95 body-only, $899.95 with XC15-45mm [The Verge]
Sample photos
Six photos taken with the Fujifilm X-M5 by four photographers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses. Each caption names the lens where the file records it. Select a photo to enlarge it. More samples from Fujifilm
41mm, f/5.6, ISO 160, 1/1500 s: the Church of the Holy Spirit, Krško, Slovenia. Photo: Miha Peče via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)20mm, f/5.6, ISO 160, 1/1800 s: a solar-powered bench, Slovenia. Photo: Miha Peče via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)
45mm, f/5.6, ISO 6400, 1/6 s: a Malayan night heron in low light (Fujifilm XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ). Photo: Calogero Damanti via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)29mm, f/16, ISO 80, 20 s: a jetty on still water (Fujifilm XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR). Photo: sagesolar via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)
16mm, f/10, ISO 160, 1/400 s: elevated concrete roadways (Fujifilm XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR). Photo: sagesolar via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)16mm, f/8, ISO 800, 1/125 s: Canary Wharf Jubilee line station, London (Fujifilm XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR). Photo: sagesolar via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
Fujifilm: Launched at $799.95 in 2024 (US, body only); $899.95 with the XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ.
Verdict
Buy it for travel, vlogging and JPEG shooting. It's tiny, it has Fujifilm's color and dials, and its video spec is unusually strong for its size.
Skip it if you need a viewfinder or in-body stabilization; the X-E5 adds both, and a 40MP sensor.
