A Review of the New Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX Mirrorless Camera

Panasonic has been quietly releasing some mightily powerful cameras in the last few years, and their latest, the Lumix S5 IIX, shows they have little intention of slowing down anytime soon. This great video review takes a look at the impressively well-balanced camera and the sort of performance and quality you can expect from it in practice. 

Coming to you from CVP, this great video review takes a look at the new Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX mirrorless camera. Despite its mid-level price, the S5 IIX comes with a nice array of features, including:

  • 24.2-megapixel full frame sensor with new design
  • Updated processing engine with L2 technology
  • Phase Hybrid AF
  • 6K 30p video recording for up to 30 minutes with 4:2:0 10-bit color
  • Unlimited 4K 60p video recording with 4:2:2 10-bit color
  • Active image stabilization system
  • HDMI raw video output
  • USB SSD recording 
  • ALL-Intra recording
  • ProRes recording
  • Wireless IP and Wired IP streaming
  • USB smartphone tethering
  • ISO range of 100-51,200 (expandable to 50-204,800)
  • Dual native ISO
  • 9 fps bursts with mechanical shutter (30 fps with electronic shutter)
  • 96-megapixel high-resolution mode
  • V-Log for over 14 stops of dynamic range
  • L mount 
  • 3.68-million-dot OLED EVF with 0.78x magnification and 60 or 120 fps refresh rate
  • Free-angle rear LCD
  • USB-C port
  • Dual SD slots
  • Bluetooth and Wi-FI
  • Real-time LUTs
  • Color Shading Compensation
  • Live cropping
  • Built-in cooling fan
  • Magnesium alloy body

Altogether, the Lumix S5 IIX looks like a mightily impressive camera. Check out the video above for the full rundown. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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