A Tiny Powerhouse

Fujifilm made a big success with the X-100VI and brought fixed lens compacts back into fashion.

- Rohinton Mehta

Fujifilm X-M5 ₹83,999/- (Body only)

Inside the Box

✓ Camera body

✓ Battery, Lithium-ion (NP-W126S)

✓ Cooling Fan connector cover (attached to the camera)

✓ Shoulder strap

✓ Body cap

✓ Optional Accessories: TG-BT1 Tripod Grip and Cooling Fan-001

Now, Fujifilm has sprung upon us an elegantly styled APS-C camera with a compact zoom lens, the X-M 5. The Fujifilm X-M5 was globally launched on 14th October 2024. Let's see how the camera performs in our tests...

Design & Build Quality

Like every other Fujifilm camera, the X-M5 too is handsomely built and looks like a 'mini professional model'. The outer body is made from engineering plastic but looks strong enough to me for the purpose it is built. The design is sleek - uncluttered front as well as the back. The camera is available in all black and a combination of black + silver. The body is made in China and the Fujinon SUPER EBC 15-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ lens is made in Philippines. The filter diameter for the kit lens is 52 mm.

Key Features

The Fujifilm X-M5 is a compact mirrorless digital camera incorporating a BSI (Back Side Illuminated) 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 imaging sensor and an X-Processor 5 high-speed processing engine. The sensor is APS-C size ((23.5 x 15.6 mm). A notable feature of the X-M5 is the Film Simulation mode (20 simulations) — this allows the user to simulate the rendering of Fujifilm photographic films which were/are known for their fabulous colours.

Looking at its extensive video recording facilities, I believe the X-M5 is developed more as a video camera than as a 'stills' model; but more about it later.