FUJIFILM X-E5 vs Nikon Z5II
The short answer
- FUJIFILM X-E5 is lighter, at 445 g against 700.
- Nikon Z5II is the cheaper of the two at the price its maker announced: INR 149,995 against INR 159,999.
Compared only on figures both makers publish. Everything else is in the table below.
2 phones side by side.
| Specification |
 FUJIFILM X-E5
₹1,59,999launch price
|
 Nikon Z5II
₹1,49,995launch price
|
|---|---|---|
| Placement | ||
| At its price | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Spec index | — | — |
| Key Specs | ||
| Display | 3.0 in 1.04 million-dot tilting touchscreen | 3.2 in 2100k-dot vari-angle touchscreen |
| Effective Pixels | 40.2 million | 24.5 million |
| ISO Range | ISO 125 to 12800 (extended ISO 64 to 51200) | ISO 100 to 64000 (extendable to 50 and 204800) |
| Sensor | 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm (APS-C) X-Trans CMOS 5 HR | 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm back-illuminated FX CMOS |
| Lens Mount | FUJIFILM X mount | Nikon Z mount |
| Video Resolution | 6.2K 6240 x 3510 | 4K UHD and Full HD; internal N-RAW at FX 4032 x 2268 |
| General | ||
| Launch Date | August 2025 | April 2025 |
| Body Type | Rangefinder style with corner electronic viewfinder | SLR-style body with central electronic viewfinder |
| Camera Type | APS-C mirrorless with interchangeable lenses | Full-frame mirrorless with support for interchangeable lenses |
| Colours | Silver, Black | Black |
| Sensor | ||
| Effective Pixels | 40.2 million | 24.5 million (25.28 million total pixels) |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm (APS-C) | 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm (FX format) |
| Sensor Type | Back-illuminated X-Trans CMOS 5 HR with primary colour filter | Back-illuminated CMOS (BSI-CMOS) |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 5:4, 1:1 | FX and DX image areas plus 1:1 and 16:9 |
| Image Processor | X-Processor 5 | EXPEED 7 |
| Image Stabilisation | Image sensor shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation; 7.0 stops centre and 6.0 stops periphery (CIPA 2024) | 5-axis in-camera VR, 7.5 stops at centre and 6.0 stops at periphery; Focus-point VR |
| Dust Reduction | Ultra Sonic Vibration | Image sensor cleaning; Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio) |
| Lens | ||
| Lens Mount | FUJIFILM X mount | Nikon Z mount |
| Focus | ||
| Autofocus System | Intelligent Hybrid AF (TTL contrast AF / TTL phase detection AF) | Hybrid phase-detection and contrast-detect autofocus with AF assist |
| Subject Detection | Animal, bird, automobile, motorcycle and bike, aeroplane, train, plus face and eye detection | Automatic detection of the same nine subject types as the Z9 and Z8, for stills and video |
| Focus Points | Single point 13 x 9 or 25 x 17; Zone 3 x 3, 5 x 5, 7 x 7 from 117 areas | 273 focus points (single-point AF), 299 focus points (auto-area AF) |
| Low-light Focus | Phase detection -7.0 EV; contrast -4.0 EV (with XF50mmF1.0) | -10 to +19 EV (ISO 100, f/1.2 lens, 20 C) |
| Focus Modes | Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus | AF-S, AF-C, AF-A (photo), AF-F (video), MF |
| Exposure | ||
| ISO Range | Standard ISO 125 to 12800 in 1/3 steps; extended ISO 64, 80, 100, 25600, 51200; movie ISO 125 to 12800, extended 25600 | ISO 100 to 64000 in steps of 1/3 and 1 EV; extendable to ISO 50 and ISO 204800; ISO 51200 maximum for video |
| Shutter Speed | Mechanical 30 s to 1/4000 s; electronic 30 s to 1/180000 s; bulb up to 60 minutes | 1/8000 to 30 s (extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time |
| Continuous Shooting | Up to approx. 20 fps with electronic shutter (1.29x crop); 168 JPEG, 66 compressed RAW, 17 uncompressed RAW buffer | Approx. 14 fps, approx. 15 fps with silent mode on; up to 30 fps JPEG at full resolution |
| Exposure Compensation | -5.0 to +5.0 EV stills in 1/3 steps; -2.0 to +2.0 EV movie | -5 to +5 EV in steps of 1/3 and 1/2 EV |
| Flash | Built-in EF-X8, guide number approx. 11 (ISO 200, m); hot shoe for dedicated TTL flash | ISO 518 hot shoe with i-TTL flash control; sync up to 1/200 s, high-speed sync to 1/8000 s |
| Metering Modes | 256-zone metering: Multi, Spot, Average, Centre Weighted | Matrix, centre-weighted, spot and highlight-weighted metering; range -4 to +17 EV |
| Video | ||
| Frame Rates | 6.2K 24p to 29.97p; DCI 4K and 4K up to 59.94p; Full HD up to 59.94p; high-speed Full HD 100p to 240p | N-RAW FX 4032 x 2268 at 30p/25p/24p; DX 3984 x 2240 at 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p |
| Video Formats | H.265 Long GOP 4:2:2 MOV, H.265 Long GOP 4:2:0 MOV, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AAC audio | NEV, MOV, MP4; N-RAW 12-bit, H.265/HEVC 8/10-bit, H.264/AVC 8-bit |
| Video Resolution | 6.2K 6240 x 3510; DCI 4K 4096 x 2160; 4K 3840 x 2160; Full HD 2048 x 1080 and 1920 x 1080 | 4K UHD and Full HD 1920 x 1080; N-RAW FX 4032 x 2268 and DX 3984 x 2240 |
| Microphone Input | 3.5 mm stereo mini connector (shared microphone and remote release) | 3.5 mm stereo mini-pin jack; built-in stereo microphone |
| Headphone Jack | — | 3.5 mm stereo mini-pin jack |
| Log Profiles | — | N-Log; HDR (HLG); free N-Log LUTs developed with RED |
| Recording Limit | — | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Display | ||
| Screen Size | 3.0 in | 3.2 in diagonal |
| Screen Type | Tilt-type touch screen colour LCD monitor | Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD, 170 degree viewing angle |
| Screen Resolution | Approx. 1.04 million dots | 2100k dots |
| Viewfinder | 0.39 in OLED colour viewfinder with Classic Display mode | 1.27 cm / 0.5 in OLED electronic viewfinder, 3000 cd/m2, approx. 100% frame coverage, 21 mm eyepoint |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.62x (35 mm equivalent 50 mm lens) | Approx. 0.8x |
| Viewfinder Resolution | Approx. 2.36 million dots | Approx. 3690k dots (Quad VGA) |
| Design | ||
| Height | 72.9 mm | 100.5 mm |
| Width | 124.9 mm | 134 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 445 g with battery and memory card; approx. 396 g body only | Approx. 700 g with battery and memory card; 620 g body only |
| Build Material | Top plate machined entirely from aluminium | Magnesium alloy |
| Depth | 39.1 mm (minimum depth 33.0 mm) | 72 mm |
| Weather Sealing | — | Sealed against dust and moisture |
| Storage | ||
| File Formats | JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.32), HEIF 4:2:2 10-bit, RAW 14-bit RAF, TIFF 8/16-bit; MOV, MP4 | NEF (RAW) 14-bit with lossless or high-efficiency compression, JPEG, HEIF; NEV, MOV, MP4 |
| Supported Cards | SD, SDHC, SDXC; UHS-I, UHS-II, Video Speed Class V90 | SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards; SDHC and SDXC are UHS-II compliant |
| Memory Card Slots | 1 | 2 slots (SD and SD) |
| Battery | ||
| Battery Model | NP-W126S Li-ion battery | EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| USB Charging | Yes, via USB Type-C | Yes, via USB Type-C |
| Shots per Charge | Approx. 310 frames (normal mode), approx. 400 frames (economy mode) | Approx. 330 to 380 shots (viewfinder), approx. 350 shots (monitor); approx. 85 minutes video |
| Charging | — | MH-25a or MH-34 charger; EH-8P AC adapter available separately |
| Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth | Version 4.2 (Bluetooth low energy) | Version 5.0; 2402 to 2480 MHz |
| Wi-Fi | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac; 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands |
| USB | USB Type-C, 10 Gbps | Type C SuperSpeed USB connector |
| HDMI | HDMI Micro connector (Type D) | Type D HDMI connector |