A Year With the Panasonic S5 II and S5 IIX

Panasonic has released some mightily impressive cameras in the last few years, and the S5 II and S5 IIX offers photographers and filmmakers alike a nice array of capabilities suitable for many applications. This excellent video review takes a look at the cameras and how they have held up after a year of usage. 

Coming to you from The Hybrid Shooter, this great video review takes a look at the new Panasonic Lumix S5 II and IIX mirrorless cameras. Both these cameras offer a lot 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

Check out the video above for the full rundown on both cameras.

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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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