Key Features
For ambitious creators eager to ditch the smartphone and elevate their content, FUJIFILM offers the black X-M5 Mirrorless Camera, whose slight footprint is complemented by a powerful, APS-C X-Trans 4 CMOS sensor, an audio and video-friendly interface, and an interchangeable lens mount accepting the entirety of FUJIFILM's X-mount lens family. Throw in 20 of their acclaimed film simulation recipes, their latest in AI-driven subject detection autofocus, and the company's timeless, retro-inspired design, and the X-M5 is poised to transform the way you create.
Bigger Sensor, Better Image
The first X-M camera in more than a decade, the X-M5 boasts the same 26.1 MP X-Trans 4 CMOS sensor as its viral cousin, the X100V, and the same X-Processor 5 as the X100VI. More than 16 times the size of an average smartphone sensor, the X-Trans 4's superior light-gathering abilities mean richer colors, more detail, and better low-light performance. The sensor's design features a randomized pixel array that mimics the organic nature of film, producing nuanced colors and transitions while reducing digital artifacts. The larger, APS-C sensor creates a shallower depth of field, unlocking deeper background blur and subject separation.
Optimized Audio, 6K Video
The X-M5 was designed to address the full spectrum of contemporary content creation, exceling in both audio and video capture. The camera has three built-in microphones and four sound capture modes - Surround, Front Priority, Back Priority, and Front & Back Priority - to optimize sound-gathering for specific situations. A 3.5mm microphone socket allows further control over the soundscape, while new in-camera algorithms enable both voice enhancement and environmental noise reduction.
Capable of delivering open-gate, 6.2K video at up to 29.97 fps, the X-M5 can deploy every pixel on the 3:2 native aspect ratio sensor toward high-quality video. The camera combines this elevated image quality with several self-tape-oriented features, most of which are easily accessible in the camera's Vlog mode.
Additionally, a prominent red outline appears around the screen when the camera is recording. The X-M5 further augments the video recording experience with the X-Processor 5's AI-assisted autofocus, which includes eye-tracking and subject recognition. Two Log modes for color grading simplify the post-production process, and the camera's variety of video sizes and frame rates includes slow-motion video at 60 fps in 4K and up to 240 fps in Full HD.
Film Simulations and Color Science
Renowned for its color science, FUJIFILM has outfitted the X-M5 with 20 Film Simulation modes to reproduce the look and feel of several of the company's storied film types. The camera's true-to-life results can be interpreted with these film simulations, eight of which are accessible on one of the camera's top dials. The modes can simplify workflows by producing edited material straight out of the camera.
In addition to simulating specific film types, a Grain Effect mode is also available to replicate the look of old film photos with an organic textured appearance. Color Chrome and Color Chrome Blue effects are also available to deepen color, tonal response, and gradation with higher saturation colors.
Design and Build
The X-M5 is the smallest and lightest X-series body, weighing 12.5 oz without a lens and spanning 4.4" wide. Keeping with the FUJIFILM aesthetic and X-series design philosophy, the black rangefinder-style body comes with a series of top dials to set mode, film simulation, and adjust settings. The interchangeable lens mount accepts any of the more than 35 X-series lenses, with the option to connect other lenses with an appropriate, optional adapter.
The camera features a 3" articulating LCD touchscreen optimized for self-taping. Anticipating the needs of creators, FUJIFILM has shifted the locations of connector ports to the right side of the camera, eliminating wires interference with the monitor. The microphone port has also been moved from the side of the camera to rear to further accommodate content creation accessories.
Key Specs
Lens Mount | FUJIFILM X |
Sensor Resolution | Effective: 26.1 Megapixel |
Image Sensor | 23.5 x 15.6 mm (APS-C) CMOS |
Image Stabilization | Digital (Video Only) |
ISO Sensitivity Range | Photo Show More |
Continuous Shooting | Electronic Shutter Show More |
Internal Recording Modes | AVC-LongG/H.264 Long GOP/H.265 Long GOP Show More |
External Recording Modes | 4:2:2 10-Bit via HDMI Show More |
Media/Memory Card Slot | Single Slot: SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Video I/O | 1x Micro-HDMI (Unspecified Signal) Output |
Audio I/O | 1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input |
Power I/O | No |
Other I/O | 1x USB-C Data |
Wireless | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
Display Type | 3-Way Tilting Touchscreen LCD |
Battery Type | 1x Rechargeable Lithium-Ion |
Imaging
Lens Mount | FUJIFILM X |
Sensor Resolution | Effective: 26.1 Megapixel |
Image Sensor | 23.5 x 15.6 mm (APS-C) CMOS |
Sensor Crop (35mm Equivalent) | Crop Factor: 1.5x |
Image Stabilization | Digital (Video Only) |
Built-In ND Filter | No |
Capture Type | Stills & Video |
Exposure Control
Shutter Type | Mechanical Focal Plane Shutter and Electronic Rolling Shutter |
Shutter Speed | Mechanical Shutter |
Bulb/Time Mode | Bulb Mode |
ISO Sensitivity Range | Photo |
Metering Method | Average, Center-Weighted Average, Multi, Spot, TTL 256-Zones |
Exposure Modes | Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority |
Exposure Compensation | -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV Steps) |
White Balance | 2500 to 10,000K |
Continuous Shooting | Electronic Shutter |
Interval Recording | Yes |
Self-Timer | 2/3/5/10-Second Delay |
Still Image Capture
Image Sizes | 3:2 |
Aspect Ratio | 1:1, 3:2, 16:9 |
Image File Format | HEIF, JPEG, Raw, TIFF |
Bit Depth | 14-Bit |
Video Capture
Internal Recording Modes | AVC-LongG/H.264 Long GOP/H.265 Long GOP |
External Recording Modes | 4:2:2 10-Bit via HDMI |
Fast-/Slow-Motion Support | Yes |
Gamma Curve | FUJIFILM F-Log, FUJIFILM F-Log 2 |
Recording Limit | Up to 50 Minutes in 4K |
IP Streaming | No |
Built-In Microphone | Stereo |
Audio Recording | 24-Bit 48 kHz LPCM Audio |
Interface
Media/Memory Card Slot | Single Slot: SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Video I/O | 1x Micro-HDMI (Unspecified Signal) Output |
Audio I/O | 1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input |
Power I/O | No |
Other I/O | 1x USB-C Data |
Wireless | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
Mobile App Compatible | Yes: Android & iOS |
Global Positioning (GPS, GLONASS, etc.) | No |
Monitor
Display Size | 3" |
Resolution | 1,040,000 Dot |
Display Type | 3-Way Tilting Touchscreen LCD |
Focus
Focus Type | Auto and Manual Focus |
Focus Mode | Continuous-Servo AF, Direct Manual Focus, Single-Servo AF |
Autofocus Points | Contrast Detection, Phase Detection: 425 |
Autofocus Sensitivity | -7 to +7 EV |
Flash
Built-In Flash/Light | No |
Maximum Sync Speed | 1/180 Second |
Dedicated Flash System | TTL |
External Flash Connection | Shoe Mount |
General
Battery Type | 1x Rechargeable Lithium-Ion |
Shoe Mount | 1x Hot Shoe |
Tripod Mounting Thread | 1/4"-20 Female |
Operating Conditions | 32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C at 10 to 80% Humidity |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4.4 x 2.6 x 1.5" / 111.9 x 66.6 x 38 mm |
Weight | 12.5 oz / 355 g (Body Only) |