Fujifilm X-A5

The X-A5 succeeds the X-A3 that was released towards the end of 2016 as the entry point to Fujifilm's X-series mirrorless range. Primarily designed to appeal to video bloggers and casual photographers looking to take their first step up from the camera that's on their smartphone, the X-A5 is a compact and stylish mirrorless camera that's generously featured yet easy to use.

Features

The X-A5 is built around a newly developed 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor that, as with the X-A3 before it, employs the traditional Bayer colour pixel array rather than the proprietary X-Trans pixel array found in more advanced Fujifilm mirrorless cameras higher up the range. The main difference between the X-A5's sensor and the otherwise similar 24.2MP chip fitted to the X-A3 is that the new sensor benefits from the addition of phase-detection technology. The X-A5 also benefits from a ‘newly developed image-processing engine' and although Fujifilm hasn't given it an actual name, it's most likely to be an enhanced