FujiFilm X-M5 review: A camera for those who want to upgrade from a smartphone

One facet of this camera that is aimed astatine the caller breed of users and usage cases is the easiness with which it connects to the Fujifilm app connected the phone, letting you download caller images, power the camera remotely, oregon conscionable framework utilizing the phone. However, the app does get a spot stuck astatine times erstwhile you are trying to determination a batch of images together. I besides utilized the camera on with the Fujifilm TG-BT1 tripod grip which connects to the camera via Bluetooth and seamlessly lets you zoom in, commencement recording, oregon click an representation without moving your fingers distant from the tripod.

Being a lightweight camera I was much than blessed to transportation it astir for a fewer days, adjacent taking it on connected a weeklong travel to Kerala. Of course, the quality of a mirrorless camera is successful its versatility and the easiness with which it performs successful debased light. The archetypal trial I had for the 26MP camera was successful Noida lone wherever I took it to seizure the lights connected a Ferris Wheel that had been intriguing maine for a while. The camera did good with the purples and greens without overmuch difficulty.

FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express) FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)

During a greeting locomotion successful my hometown Kozhikode, I recovered immoderate dogs lazing astir connected the beach; the X-M5 doing good to seizure the taxable successful the beforehand with the subtleties of the entity and oversea down it.

FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express) FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express) FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)

However, the existent trial for the camera was erstwhile I took it to grounds a Theyyam show astatine my household temple. I person to accidental the low-light conditions coupled with the agleam colours of the deities and the occasional occurrence show appeared a spot overwhelming for the camera arsenic it struggled to fastener successful the close parameters successful car mode. In the afloat manual, I could set the settings and get immoderate bully clicks, adjacent a fewer wherever I utilized the filters to exaggerate what I saw.

FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express) FujiFilm X-M5 camera sample. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)

FujiFilm X-M5 video capabilities

However, I deliberation astir users looking to bargain the X-M5 would beryllium doing truthful due to the fact that of its video capabilities. This camera offers a afloat Vlog mode with two-channel audio and tin adhd an outer microphone and of course, works with a gimbal oregon tripod stand. The camera is large for erstwhile you are shooting successful controlled locations similar maine trying to grounds a portion to camera astatine location with X-M5 perched connected the tripod. This is what it is made for, offering a clump of settings similar inheritance defocus, merchandise mode for unboxing videos, and adjacent high-speed recording.

But erstwhile you usage it for a question vlog, arsenic I did by taking it to the Padmanabhapuram Palace successful the Kanyakumari district, you spot the Achilles bottommost of the camera — representation stabilisation. While determination is integer representation stabilisation successful the movie mode, you volition find the visuals a spot jerky if you don’t person dependable hands. Better to put successful a gimbal with representation stabilisation if you are readying to usage this camera for specified videos. Also, arsenic you determination done antithetic airy conditions, you request to springiness it a 2nd to adjust. But to person a camera this compact which tin sprout successful up to 6.2K is fabulous andyou tin place immoderate of these issues.

Another issue, I faced with the camera was successful playback erstwhile it would get stuck. This could beryllium due to the fact that I utilized a Sandisk Ultra SD paper with 140 MB/s speed. I person to present put successful a faster paper fixed however susceptible cameras are getting these days.

At Rs 94,999, for the assemblage and 15-45mm lens, the FujiFilm X-M5 is simply a bully enactment for those looking to instrumentality their vlogging crippled to the adjacent level. It helps that Fujifilm besides offers accessories similar the TG-BT1 tripod grip to marque beingness easier for this community. I would bargain this chiefly for vlogging needs arsenic Fujifilm has amended cameras erstwhile it comes to axenic photography. This has the imaginable to elevate your YouTube rankings easily.