What's the deal with the X-T5 autofocus?

Do you shoot birds?  What is your use case? We can have equally valid opinions from different points of view. While shooting with X-T3 AF-C was really difficult for me. I had trouble with BiF but I could get small birds in branches with AF-S by utilizing the AF+MF assist. I'd use almost the exact same motion to fine tune the very "forward" autofocus (it almost always targeted beak or shoulder and not head or eye.

Eventually, with that system I got pretty solid keeper rate by acknowledging limitations of X-T3 and only going for what I knew I could get.

The X-H2s basically swaps the AF-C and AF-S capabilities. For BiF, I have a much better chance at getting the shot now. However, with AF-S shooting little birds darting around in shadows of tree branches seems as bad as if not worse than the X-T3. As I said, I already expect the camera to have limitations, I am not trying to shoot and ask camera to make all decisions. To me, given what its struggling with, and what options are disabled, the X-H2s AF seems half baked to me, ESPECIALLY the bird subject detect - which was a major reason for me in purchasing the camera. I was led to believe the ai and auto detect would more accurately target a small birds eye rather than beak etc.

That's just not how it works in practice with everything I have said before. It seems to really struggle in low light. There is focus breathing on small birds, it refuses to acknowledge herons in in many scenarios. It doesnt grab the eye in situations when it says it is. It will FREQUENTLY tell me a stick or rock is a bird - when there is an ACTUAL bird in frame. Its completely maddening.

Im shooting sub 3200 iso light conditions. You know what didnt overcomplicate my shooting? The X-T3, and its average AF-S is in my opinion better than the X-H2s AF-S is low light conditions shooting tiny birds.

I see people reporting in this thread that you "cant do AF-MF assist" and that may be an issue with the green box false positives. Im sorry, WHAT? How is that acceptable? Not to mention all of the other "hidden" things that get disabled when subject detect is enabled (zoom range distance, etc).

The reason im upset is I foolishly believed the hype. If I knew what I know now, would I be as frustrated with the X-H2s? No, because I would expect that its no where near the giant leap forward Fuji promised.

The X-H2s is fine for the price but it is leagues behind the AF other cameras, and in the situations I have described I can't say its better than the X-T3. Its a difference of opinion and experience, but BS, it is not.