Fujifilm X-T5 on a store display, shown with a lens (not included with the body). Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
HIGHLIGHTS
Fujifilm announced the X-T5 on November 2, 2022, and refocused the X-T line on stills. It moved to a 40.2-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor with the X-Processor 5 engine, uses a three-direction tilting screen, and weighs about 557 g with battery and card, against 607 g for the X-T4. The ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation dials stay on top. Behind them are 5-axis stabilization rated up to 7 stops, Pixel Shift Multi-Shot for 160MP files with Fujifilm's Pixel Shift Combiner software, and an electronic shutter that reaches 1/180,000 s.
X-Processor 5 adds subject detection for animals, birds, cars, motorcycles and bikes, airplanes and trains, and phase-detect AF works down to -7 EV with the XF50mmF1.0. Bursts run at about 15 fps with the mechanical shutter and about 20 fps electronic with a 1.29x crop. Video records 6.2K internally at up to 29.97p in 4:2:2 10-bit, DCI4K/4K at up to 59.94p and Full HD at up to 240p, with F-Log2. It has two UHS-II SD slots, 19 Film Simulations including Nostalgic Neg., and Fujifilm rates the NP-W235 for about 580 frames in Normal mode.
Our gallery comes from six photographers: the castle towers at Saillon above Valais vineyards, a wind-bent tree in fog at Fanal, the town wall at Friedberg, a boundary post at Brielle, a pigeon in a Venice lane and a metro mall corridor mid-refurbishment. It suits stills-first shooters who want 40MP with Fujifilm dials. If you want faster 30 fps cropped bursts on the 26MP sensor, look at the X-T4.
The story
Fujifilm announced the X-T5 on November 2, 2022 at a suggested retail price of $1,699.95 body-only, with availability expected in late November 2022 (Fujifilm North America).
Fujifilm pitched it as a stills-first camera: with the higher-resolution fifth-generation sensor, three top-plate dials and a three-way tilting screen in a compact 557 g body (Fujifilm).
Specifications
Key specs for the Fujifilm X-T5, from Fujifilm USA's specifications and product pages and Fujifilm North America's announcement. Source for each row in brackets.
5-axis sensor shift; up to 7.0 stops (CIPA, with XF35mmF1.4 R) [Fujifilm]
Shutter
Mechanical to 1/8000 s; electronic to 1/180000 s; flash sync 1/250 s [Fujifilm]
Bursts
About 15 fps mechanical; about 20 fps electronic (1.29x crop) or 13 fps uncropped; pre-shot mode [Fujifilm]
Autofocus
Intelligent Hybrid AF; phase detection down to -7.0 EV (with XF50mmF1.0); face/eye plus animal, bird, automobile, motorcycle and bike, airplane and train detection [Fujifilm]
Viewfinder
0.5-inch OLED, about 3.69 million dots, 0.80x [Fujifilm]
Screen
3.0-inch three-direction tilting touchscreen LCD, about 1.84 million dots [Fujifilm]
Video
6.2K up to 29.97p; DCI 4K/4K up to 59.94p; Full HD high-speed up to 240p; 4:2:2 10-bit H.265; F-Log2 [Fujifilm]
Two SD (UHS-I/UHS-II, Video Speed Class V90) [Fujifilm]
Ports / wireless
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen2x1), micro HDMI, 3.5 mm mic jack; headphone adapter included; Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 [Fujifilm]
Sealing
Weather-resistant, 56 sealed points; operates down to -10°C [Fujifilm]
Battery
NP-W235; about 580 frames (Normal) / 740 (Economy), CIPA [Fujifilm]
Size / weight
129.5 × 91 × 63.8 mm; about 557 g with battery and card (476 g without) [Fujifilm]
Announced / price
Nov 2, 2022; $1,699.95 suggested retail body-only [Fujifilm North America]
Sample photos
Six photos taken with the Fujifilm X-T5 by six photographers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain. Each caption names the lens where the file records it. Select a photo to enlarge it.
18mm, f/8, ISO 125, 1/400 s: the towers of the Château de Saillon above vineyards, Valais (XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR). Photo: Christian David via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)8mm, f/3.5, ISO 125, 1/1250 s: a wind-bent tree in fog at Fanal (XF8mmF3.5 R WR). Photo: Afsalgado via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
46mm, f/13, ISO 125, 1/170 s: the town wall at Friedberg (XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS). Photo: GFreihalter via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)16mm, f/5.6, ISO 125, 1/300 s: a boundary post (vrijpaal) beside a path at Brielle (XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR). Photo: Wvdp via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)
33mm, f/4, ISO 250, 1/2400 s: a pigeon in a Venice lane (XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR). Photo: GillyBerlin via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)23.5mm, f/2.8, ISO 1000, 1/34 s: the Ximen Metro Mall corridor during its 2025 refurbishment (Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary). Photo: Littlebtc via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Fujifilm: Launched at $1,699.95 in 2022 (body only).
Verdict
The X-T5 is the one to buy for landscape, travel and street shooters who want 40MP files, 7-stop IBIS, subject-detection AF and Fujifilm dials in a 557 g body.
Choose the X-T4 instead if 26MP is enough and you want faster 30 fps cropped bursts and a vari-angle screen. For a stacked 26MP sensor with 40 fps, see our Fujifilm X-H2S review.
Pros
40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor
5-axis IBIS, up to 7 stops
Subject-detection AF; 15 fps mechanical
Dual UHS-II SD; 6.2K/30p 10-bit video
Cons
Three-way tilting screen, not a side-hinged vari-angle
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