Canon EOS R5 Mark IIvs X-E5
Canon
Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024)
Starting from £4299 new
Best for Hybrid shooters & professionals
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Fujifilm
X-E5 (2025)
Starting from £1299 new
Best for Street, travel and everyday photography with compact prime lenses
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Hybrid Shooters & Professionals — Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024): The most complete hybrid camera Canon has ever made — 45MP stacked BSI, 30fps burst, 8K/60p RAW, and Canon's legendary Dual Pixel AF in one body.
Street, Travel And Everyday Photography With Compact Prime Lenses — X-E5 (2025): The X-E5 is the most capable X-E camera Fujifilm has made — adding IBIS and the 40MP sensor from the X-T5 to a genuinely pocketable rangefinder-style body. For photographers who want Fujifilm's image quality and film simulations without the bulk of an X-T or X-H body, it's an easy recommendation.
Who should buy what
Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024)
- Professional photographers who want 8K RAW and 45MP in one body
- R5 owners upgrading to faster AF, improved overheating, and neural network processing
- Wildlife and sports professionals who need high resolution and fast burst
- Hybrid shooters who demand the very best Canon has to offer
X-E5 (2025)
- Street photographers who want a discreet, rangefinder-style body with manual dials
- Travel photographers who want 40MP resolution and IBIS in a compact package
- Fujifilm enthusiasts who want film simulations paired with small prime lenses
- Hybrid shooters who want capable 6.2K video in a body built primarily for stills
Quick take: The canon eos r5 mark ii has the highest resolution at 45mp; the x-e5 is the most affordable; only the canon eos r5 mark ii is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024) | X-E5 (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £4,299 | £1,299 |
| Sensor | 45MP full-frame BSI stacked CMOS | 40.2MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS 5 HR |
| Resolution | 45.0MP | 40.2MP |
| Video | 8K/60p RAW, 4K/120p, Cinema RAW Light | 6.2K 30fps, 4K 60fps |
| Autofocus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, AI subject tracking | Hybrid AF with deep-learning subject detection for people, animals and vehicles |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS (coordinated with IS lenses) | In-body 5-axis IS, up to 7 stops — first X-E body with IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 30fps electronic / 12fps mechanical | 8fps mechanical, 20fps electronic (1.25x crop) |
| Battery Life | 570 shots (CIPA) | ~310 shots (CIPA, NP-W126S) |
| Weight | 746g body only | 445g (body with battery and card) |
| Dimensions | 138.5 × 101.2 × 93.5mm | 124.0 × 72.9 × 38.2mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | 0.64" OLED EVF, 5.76M dots, 120fps | EVF, 2.36M-dot built-in |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen | 3.0-inch tilting touchscreen, 1.84M-dot |
| Mount | Canon RF | Fujifilm X-mount |
| Memory Cards | CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II | SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I) |
| Connectivity | USB-C 3.2, HDMI full-size, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth | USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Canon EOS R5 Mark II | X-E5 |
|---|---|---|
| Sports & Action | ||
| Wildlife | ||
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Wedding & Events | — | |
| Street | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Casual | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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