As a Fujifilm user and fanboy I think as consumers we need to push Fujifilm to improve their autofocus. It’s always been an issue even if you nail down the settings.

Hey Omar! As a wedding photographer - I followed your setting to set priority - Focus and wow - this is a game changer. My shots now are pretty much 99% in focus now even on a hectic day. THANK YOU so much for sharing this!!

The most important part of this video, for me, was when you said the word “muddy.” I look forward to your further analysis. 👍👍

The only KZfaqr who called out the XT5 images being muddy. Thank you! I thought i was going blind. I don't see 2 grand worth of detail

Just for fun I shoot Basketball w/ an X-T3 and the old 35mm f1.4. Hitrate wasn't outstanding but I got the keepers I wanted and the players where happy about the pictures. They didn't know how many pictures I took, what lens I used or settings. In the end they reviewed there fotos on an cellphone ... and there where happy, that someone took pictures you don't get with your phone. Smile on there face is the goal ... not pixel-peeping 😀 I guess that covers the emotional part

Found this helpful since I did treat myself to the X-T5 and have yet to set it up...thank you. {Also - as a parent myself whose child somehow grew up to be 30 in flash - watching the progression of your two kids age as I have been a subscriber of your channel is somehow bittersweet and familiar... enjoy them as long as you can...it goes so, so fast...too fast!}

I missed your whimsical videos. I have subscribed to your channel but have not seen anything in a very long time. So, I was glad to see you back and as always”on point “ reviews. Please continue with great info, I am a Fuji/Sony guy but older cameras as $ is very tight snd just can’t keep up to date anymore. Thus your perspective is always appreciated. Great job as always had been. Thanks for that.

Hey Omar, I saw Jerred Z’s video about the XT5’s false positive focus. It’s when you are looking thru the EVF or LCD and that little box tracking the eye or face of the subject turns green and so you shoot a number of photos only to find out that a good number of those shots are out of focus or soft. Three says ago, I had a business portrait session and I used my new XT5 paired with the 16-80 f4 lens. For reference, I am an experienced Fujifilm user coming from the XT3 and I am well versed in portraits with strobes or speedlights. So I did have my focus priority on and AF+MF off and my settings were right enough to minimize any blur. I was hand-holding the cam at 1/500 f5.6 ISO 200 AF-C Face/Eye AF with IS in Continuous mode. I would acquire eye/face focus as indicated by the green box, but a surprising amount of my shots were out of focus or soft. The danger here is the false positive focus. I can understand if the box wouldn’t turn green at all meaning it just can’t get focus, but to turn green even if it hasn’t acquired focus is alarming especially if you are on the job for really important events, then coming back with a bunch of unusable photos. I hope Fujifilm can fix this soon. Btw, I had my Sony a7r3A as backup for the session and as soon I noticed the problem with the XT5, I switched to my Sony and it almost never missed the focus with 95% or higher hit rate with the same settings as my XT5.

I just watched a KZfaq video complaining about the XT five auto exposure. I just ordered one and it makes me nervous thinking I made a mistake. Your video shows that it does work and it’s probably just people not understanding the settings. Thank you for your video, and I appreciate any advice you might have.

I really appreciate your honest reviews Omar! Thank you! I thought about upgrading to the XT-5, but I love my Fujifilm XT-20 not for its autofocus but for it’s size and beautiful colors. It’s like driving a old Porsche.

I'm done with Fuji after ten years. I went back to Nikon and AF accuracy in the Nikons are far better and more consistent in my experience with less menu tweaks to deal with.

I've done similar test with my XT4 (shortly after owning it), I used the Viltrox 56 @ 1.4 and was getting pretty similar results to what you have here. I think the biggest improvement for the XT5 is the 'on screen feedback', that you are getting better notified that it sees a person/face/eye. I noted with the XT4 for example that it would actually at times have a shot in focus on the eye but at the time I was too quick and didn't give it quite enough time to display/show the box around the face/eye. You think to yourself that you prolly were too trigger happy for it, but actually on playback it says face was detected.

The AF-MF setting is huge. I'm new to Fuji and never would have known that.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the AF on XT5. Will be taking mine out for a run in next few days. Amazed how your daughter is growing and got a laugh at her “paid work”. 😆👏

3:13 I was baffled when I heard this, as I use AF+MF & Focus Priority on all of my Fooj bodies. I had to recheck the manuals, and neither the X-T4, nor the X-Pro3 seem to have this restriction. This looks like a setting you need to pay attention to on an X-T5, so better always check the manual for the specific model you use. Big shoutout to Omer, I respect your work, especially this kind of details you won’t find easily elsewhere.

We definitely need a video about Fuji muddiness!

Great video, Omar. You are 100% on point here regarding the AF in Fujifilm. I was super happy with the XH2 and XH2s focusing after tweaking the settings. Regarding the image quality, it would be great to see the XT5 vs the XT4 or even the XH2 vs the XH2s. Maybe the 40mp sensor is too much for APSC? Who knows.

Your daughter is so adorable, i discovered your channel a week ago and been binge watching your vids the last few nights. I am shocked how fast kids grow just through some of your videos from 2 years ago!! BTW my z6ii came in the mail today and i cannot be more happy with it, thank you so much for helping me pick my dream camera

"Emotionally Sharp", my new quote to use every time I mess up focus. :), Great video as always Omar, Thanks.

Hi Omar, from my experience that muddy look is from the x trans sensor in certain types of dull lighting scenarios. Great real world assessment of the camera by the way.

I used these exact settings last week following an animated discussion here on YT. With my 33f1.4 I was kind of meh about autofocus...so! I tested it at Santa-Claus parade with my little son ,I couldn't recognize my X-T3 . Also on Af-C custom setting on 2 . On a 215 shots I only missed 6.

From one photographer to another, ur daughter is gorgeous. Kinda combination of Jeniffer connelly and monica barbaro🙂

Man, that Sony laughter🤣😂 I'm really glad I don't need superior AF for what I shoot, so I l can solely focus on the joy of making an image that I want. And even if I ever do need superior AF, I have a Sony A7III to fall back onto.

That Sony laugh had me cracking up xD Great video as always, equal part informative and humorous!

Thanks. You are one of a very few people i would put my trust in.

This is one of the better reviews I've read on Fuji AF. One thing. I was playing with a Z6II at my dealer, and it seemed to pick up and track faces at a pretty good distance. So I will still hang on The Fence about the X-T5 or a possible system switch, which will be the first since the Canon Betrayal.

My guess is that the mushy photos are slight focus misses, not IQ problems from 800 iso. I tested my XT3 in broad daylight on a static subject and decided that, if I have enough light, iso 6400 is tolerable and anything 3200 or less is basically great. The other reviews on XT5 suggest to me that it is noisier, but not crappy in terms of ISO performance. Available light and lens used has had a big impact on the overall sharpness and quality of my photos with XT3. I get plenty of “usable” photos in various conditions on any lens but to be blown away I need perfect focus plus good light, and with Fuji the focus hit rate basically sucks in my experience. I hardly ever burst and still expect near misses and misses to occur pretty damn frequently. It could be my own movement/subject movement, shutter speed, whatever, but Sony figured it out. I’m not defending Fuji, I love my Fuji. Also, Fuji sucks.

I used that same 35mm on my glidecam work with my XT3. It worked really good even without the recent updates. It lost focus a few times but it wasn't that bad.

After seeing several reviews of the X-H2 and X-T5, I am of the opinion that the autofocusing system can detect the eyes and the images look good on the screen, but when the images are viewed on a computer they can look a little bit out of focus.

I took my X-T5 out for a walk with my dog today. It definitely missed the eye with subject tracking on at f/1.2, but I did have AF+MF on. I'll have to try without the setting on. I'm thinking about hoping that any blips with the AF will be resolved with a firmware update.

The XH2S just got a firmware update that improves AF significantly. I'd love to see you do a follow-up video once this firmware update gets applied the X-T5.

I’ve had the X H2s for about a month and the af is fantastic. The eye tracking af is great and imo about 95% of where Canon and Sony are at. Yes it misses focus every now and then but it’s rare. If you want 100 or near 100% af hits go Sony. I’m good with 95% lol. I sold my iv and went with the X H2s.

A great in depth review, and some awesome setting tips. One cool thing I have found with the X-T5 is that in the custom settings you can modify more than just spec settings. I now have my custom mode 6 set to have AF+MF off for when I want to use AFC and face/eye detect. I have my right d-pad set to select custom mode. So if I am dealing with action or moving subjects, select C6, and put focus switch to C. So nice we can control settings like this. C7 is bird mode, etc. ;)

On the flip side, you’re getting amazing photos of your kids.

Sony a6000 like autofocus in 2022..great job Fuji👏🏼

Bonjour Omar ! I love your humor ! Thank you for your video.

What I would really like to see you do is to try out the multi plixel high res mode and see if you can actually create a photo with higher details, no artifacts etc. I am struggling with getting any keepers using that mode,

those snickering sounds pushed me so far over the top I *had to hit the like button. Would have done it anyway... (great test review)

Please perform a focus test between the Z6-2 and sony 4 or XT-4 in low light, at home

Saw people commenting how Fuji is now on par to Sony A1 or Canon R5 with eye AF. As a Fuji owner since X-T1 I was super super excited! Went out to test the X-H2s at the camera store but left with mix feelings. Eye AF tracking was better than anything Fuji had prior, very usable now, but wanted more. Definitely not A1/R5 level. The viewfinder eye AF box felt choppy and tends to lag/trail the subject it tracks. Works well for static subjects but subpar if they are moving or you pan. Sony/Canon, their AF box in the EVF was way more sticky and smooth. Don't know if Fuji is just showing less AF frames to save battery or what, but the user experience was underwhelming. Felt like early gen eye AF or beta. Fuji gave us enough to make things work with enough tinkering with right setting/environment, but it isn't hands off brain dead reliable easy like canon/sony. Not many people compare AF tests like you do yet. Think "The Slanted Lens" did something similar with X-H2/A74/R6 of a model walking towards camera. Fuji would miss several shots, but Sony nails all of them. Be cool if you setup all the camera side-by-side on tripods and show how fluid the AF tracks in the viewfinder too. Gets exact comparison for the same subject motion. End of the day Fuji AF while not the best is good enough for most casual people to get by. Don't think they ever get market leading bragging rights on anything tech wise. Everything they do sorta orient/push toward value in a niche market they dominate. Just don't have the budget to take on bigger players.

Great! I have x-s10 but I wil certainly buy X-T5 and this video is very helpful

This is the kind of AF testing every camera review should have, bravo! For the mushy IQ, it looks to me like the fuji images are underexposed compared to Sony/Nikon. Doesn't fuji auto exposure generally do this to keep IOS #'s down?

Interesting analysis and autofocus test. I've been reading other reports of muddy images from the new 40MP sensor which I find more that a little concerning. Could it be the 40MP sensor and lens combos are mismatched? In addition, it seems to me that Canon and Sony are clearly the industry leaders in autofocus performance and overall responsiveness but you simply can't beat the Nikon Z6 II files for image quality. It's becoming more important than ever to choose the right camera and lens for the job. Thanks for the great content and information Omar.

Wish you was my brother 😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️ your work is solid man

That Nikon lens is sharp!

Fuji AF has always excelled in capturing "emotionally sharp" images

Thanks Omar. How about an XT-5 vs XT3 ?

I really want the XT5 autofocus to work reliably. I tested the XH2s and XT5. Captured some of the sharpest shots I ever taken but also far more misses / soft and dull shots. I was surprised by the XT5 camera feel, analogue setup isn’t something I thought about until I had one in my hand. I love it and now just want Fuji to get it right. The price is not the driving appeal. The range of Fuji glass is great in most aspects, so the system specifications ticks all boxes except Auto face and eye / autofocus. I experienced false focus lock and that doesn’t inspire trust in human or the other object modes either. Fuji this should be priority No 1

I learned something, out of nowhere. It will probably affect my life. Awesome.

Really appreciate this review 👍 really tempted by Fuji but Sony AF just seems so good.

great video, plain and honest 😊👍 I use FUJI [X-T3] cause of: • its beautiful colors • top handling / small size • great knobs for ISO/SS/f • low prices for 2nd hand gear If do take pics of people, landscapes and nature in my leisure ... If I'd need fast AF, I'd have SONY A7IV ... but I don't 😊 I love my beautiful incomplete FUJIFILM for hobby 😊

One of the selling points for the X-T3 was the eye detect auto-focus - which is great. Had it just worked flawlessly. I can take 10 images, where 2 are out of focus - same settings/light/model. Which is sub par.

I do bird photography with xt5. Been having issues with either lack of detail or images that have a terrible soft mush focus to them. I've gone through a long list of reasons why it's happening,even sent my lens back to fuji, they said it's fine. Camera shop I bout it from was out of ideas and resorted to telling me they're sick of hearing about my camera they sold me. Went to another camera shop and they guy figure it was an aggressive Noise setting. He setting the Noise reduction setting to negative 4. Said the Noise reduction gets aggressive at higher ISO. Suggested anything over 400 iso. I went out and was shooting Falcons and images seem better. Hope this helps some else cause I was ready to smash the xt5.

I like this camera angle set up! Nice vid as usual, Omar!

If auto-focus is critical to your photography needs, you probably should look at non-Fujifilm options. Fortunately for me, that's not my use case.

More and more videos are showing up on KZfaq demonstrating that the accuracy of the X-T5s autofocus is not that good. The problem is that it for example shows that the eye of a person is in focus on screen, but when reviewing the actual pictures there's another area in focus (i.e. the hair). I tested my X-T5 with the aforementioned 35mm f/2 and I was pleasantly surprised with the autofocus. I just took it around for a walk and photographed ducks and seagulls in a pond. The birds were quite far away, but the autofocus picked them up right away. I didn't review the pictures on accuracy as the birds were really far away. The X-T5 had however difficulties with the autofocus of the 80mm macrolens, but autofocus on a macrolens is an exceptional case so I don't think it's representative of the capabilities of the X-T5s autofocus. Nonetheless I'm quite curious about the findings of other people and if this is due to the new 40 megapixel sensor used in the X-T5. If that's the case I would assume it would be picked up earlier as the X-H2 is already out for quite a while.

Yes DP review had some questions along the lines of accuracy with focusing the right part of the face! Getting your eyelashes sharp instead of the eyes.

Thanks Omar - very useful content, as always.

Thank you Omar, interesting test !

I like seeing your kids grow up through your videos! Great video as always. I have 20 years invested in Nikon lenses but did not go with the Z6ii because of the autofocus issues. So, just purchased the XH2s and plan to do extensive set up first. Your video helps me identify what to focus on (pardon the pun).

Another great video, thank you. I took my smart new X-T5 out for a twilight ramble with the 23mm f2 lens. I had a few concerns about image quality, rather like yours. I'll be interested to hear more from you to see if this is an issue or just getting used to the camera. Thanks again!

Nice video. very informative, Testing the XT5 vs older Fuji cameras would be awsome!!

I don't think your conclusions can be validated without also including the various AF-C Custom Settings... at least the 5 presets available for moving subjects.

DAMN THIS HELPED! THANK U!

He said "She was paid seven dollars" followed by an earthquake from my laughing out loud.

Appreciate you Omar! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I have noticed that my photos from my x-pro3 can get that super soft or muddy look when the iso begins to creep up, even at like 2000 to 2500, which is a bummer because I love shooting that camera. My Nikons seem to have a totally different quality level of image in most situations when comparing. I know we shouldn't necessarily do that because that is also subjective, but, to me, it is something I have noticed that I found pretty surprising. Also, I know you are busy, but I am definitely jonesing for that next Moe and O show!

Hey Omar. Great video. Would love to get a detailed video on Nostalgic Negative!

Had a Nikon Z6ii. Was tempted to go back down the Fujifilm rabbit hole and buy an XT-5. Bought the A7IV instead. Sony AF is pure witchcraft. 😮

🤣 🤣 That laugh! 😂 Omar you are just classic 🤣👌

Great video Omar. Thank you

05:11 I'm really glad you mentioned it there. I so sad I'm saying this because I just love Fujifilm cameras. Even though I love Fujifilm, I mean so much so that I had sold all the other systems(yes even Sony A7m3) and am currently only using T3&100V, Fuji always feels lacking this 2 percent to get "THERE" if you know what I mean. Everytime they release a new model the "It's getting better" tag comes along but it seems that they have always been "getting better to the 90 something percent of other brands and I'm afraid they will be like this for... some time. I really hope that the day come not far in the future when Fujifilm IS there not GETTING there again.

By the way great video and love your channel!!

MUDDY! Lol! Fuji product engineers going *!BONKERS!* when they hear this, no doubt. Anyway, there's been some 40MP APS-C dialog about High ISO NR versus RAW embedded noise versus Low ISO affects; plus the implications of IBIS on noise, especially on tripod. Wheeeww! Yes - getting to know your system is best! Anyway, 'IamTongue' reviewed and advocates setting Hi ISO NR to -4, but frankly I'm not so sure. Yes, it gets rid of noisy artifacts, but a bit of NR seems to smooth coloration out, even at low ISOs. Know when I heard your low light statement, I reflected on some weekend XT-5 pics I had taken, and noticed they were indeed 'different' than my former XT-3 pics. Thx!

Omar- Things are heating up here. We need your test results real bad to put this issue to rest. I love Fuji. But I have griped enough about the AF on XT5.

Interesting. I just can’t imagine why anyone would use a Fuji for quick-focus events like 10k races or soccer matches (or even weddings for that matter). Fujis are for street shooting & portraits. I love my little x100s for taking on a nite out for party pix but not for serious paid photo gigs.

I’m not expecting my new XH2s to be as good as a Sony or Canon for continuous AF, and neither is the Nikon, Panasonic, or Leica etc. But as my previous camera was the XH1, my bar is quite low.

I totally agree you should not have to pay $2500 for a camera I have to worry about the auto focus and switch modes every time you want to use it for different situations that’s why Sony or canon is the way to go still in my opinion if you want auto focus unless you like playing around With those things

Hey Omar about the noise levels of Fuji you mentioned at the end , I saw you used with Fuji DR 200 and I believe this gives just a tight noisier shadows!

It's fixed now by the last filmware

I don't understand why everyone use wide tracking instead of the little tracking box. I've got good results with it and think that you definitely have to check this option. And as always: i love your authentic stile of videos,

Ugh, this is me now. New fujifilm X-T5 owner with a 50mm f/2 R WR lens, and I'm struggling to get the auto focus right.

Is there always tracking when not in focus the white box is always locking onto things without pressing the shutter.

Kind of losing interest in Fujifilm. Seems like I made the correct choice of opting for a Sony A6100 over the Fuji XE-4.

I wonder if Fuji's AF is still tracking as it takes the photo, resulting in "focus-motor" blur. 🤔

SO I've seen some possible hope of improvement over the horizon for Fuji AF quality. Fujifilm's Toronto office recently listed job ads looking for 5 new senior software engineers. Fingers crossed they're hired to work on camera tech

I am new to Fujifilm cameras, traded my Canon R6 for X-H2s recently because I actually liked the X-H2s autofocus more! I use AF-C and Wide Tracking most of the time, sometimes switching ON the Face / Eye AF when situation is right. Comparing to Canon R6 the logic of AF is different with Fuji so I have to re-learn the new system but in general as a whole package the X-H2s enables me to have more in-focus images than Canon and I enjoy the result more (Fuji colors as I like to shoot jpeg only - I mainly photograph events and people and I need to deliver the images quickly). As of the image quality on higher ISO, I have noticed the "muddiness" too but found full remedy in turning the Noise Reduction all the way to -4 (and using fast prime lenses). Now even images above ISO 3200 are crisp as I was used with Canon R6 (yes, there is visible noise but no muddy blotches instead of detail).

God bless. Thank you for all you do.

When you compared the XT-5 ISO 800 images to the Nikon Z6ii ISO 800 images, it looked to me like there was more noise in the Fuji images than there was in the Nikon images. However, the Fuji shots looked like they were in focus. Of course, due to the larger sensor, and less megapixels of the Nikon, we would expect that to be the case. If you compared the XH2S at 800 ISO to the Nikon Z6ii at 800 ISO, I would think that the Fuji files would be a bit cleaner than the XT5. Great video, BTW! Thanks!

A quick question, I cannot find the auto-object tracking. Do we have it?

Fuji’s AF is subpar. If they are able to improve this they would double their sales.

Thank you and your daughter for doing these comparisons. Your daughter makes a lovely subject. The three side by side shots at about 6:54 show the beauty of the Z6ii. How much different was the infocus percentage from the Sony? I know what you see in the view finder appears to not be as pin pointed, but how are the actual results.

Who has a better third-party lenses Fuji XT5 or Sony A7iv?

That's why I treat my Fujifilm as a digital Leica, a manual focus camera. And yes, files from the Fujifilm can be muddy at times. Still, I still enjoy shooting with it.

Great video! I noticed the Fuji look tends to be more “muddier” than my Nikons so can’t wait for your additional tests on this.

Your young daughter has turned into a beautiful young lady with a gorgeous smile. She must get her looks from your wife!

Other reviewers are having issues continuous autofocus with it showing in focus on the screen but the actual image isn’t in focus. Did you see any of this ?

Yeah the slanted lens channel also had similar “muddy” aka out of focus shots. Fujifilm is starting to feel like Panasonic when it comes to focus. It can’t keep up with the bigger companies. 😢

Great comparison. Would have been great if the OM1 was also included :)

That XTrans5 sensor does look quite muddy at ISO800, is it worse than XTrans4 at that ISO level?

That's what keeping me from going to fuji. You know, i love their design language, form factor and specs..but i need a good autofocus..