Lumix S5II

Debatable They vastly degraded the s5iix image quality with aggressive sharpening and NR post launch (firmware which can't be reversed) and later completely removed streaming functions which were heavily marketed and users specifically paid for with the s5iix over the s5ii Also every other update br

I've been harping on Panasonic to fix their heavy spatial NR filtering they use on internal codecs for a long time. I noticed it starting with the S5iix on the first update in June 2023, I have a document written on it too. Unfortunately a huge downgrade after that update and it just looks very blan

By all accounts you can get a more organic image by shooting Pro-Res and Raw formats, but these come with huge file sizes. H264 and H265 file sizes are so much more reasonable for so many workflows - and I have also noticed the difference going from an S1 / S1H to an S5II. Up-voting this because its

Current hardware in S5II/X isn't up to that readout speed. It's double the pixels of the ZVE1. There's way more to this equation than merely the numbers 4k and 60 fps. Plus Lumix has staked it's brand reputation on rock solid reliability, not pushing the envelope on bleeding edge speed. You're askin

Stuck wondering how they'll be able to make this better than the SL3 if it's using the same sensor. Maybe there's some magic they can add on top of that, but that particular Sony sensor has been around the block for a few years now and it's short-comings are clear. I mean the SL3-S is essentially a

I have most Lumix camera and about IBIS and AF, it's true the S1II is much better. However, image quality is the most important thing for me and the S5 has much nicer fine details. In my opinion, the S1II (like the S5II) is a downgrade compared to the S5 if you don't need fast AF.There is however a

I dabbled in real estate with a Sony loaner camera before investing in a S5ii and the Panasonic 14-28. One thing I realized straight away is that Panasonic offers less flexibility with bracketing. The maximum difference between each exposure is one stop. This means that to achieve +-3 stops it is ne

As you can see, when I bought the ZF I had also just received the S5ii + 20-60 and rented both an S5ii + 24-105 and a Z5ii + 24-200 to compare them. I loved the IBIS of the Panasonic, in my opinion significantly better (in photos I shot 1 second at 20mm without blur and in video, it looks like my iP

Still not much of an upgrade IMO. For me the biggest upgrade is the body itself more than what you just mentioned. I won't notice the better IBIS. I've seen videos testing and saying "so the S1IIE has better IBIS". Meanwhile I'm sitting here unable to tell the difference. And to be quite honest, the

that's funny but there are legitimate reasons. Lumix's highest end stills camera is the S1Rii, which has excellent image quality, but still faces issues with a studio workflow and sensor readout speeds. now that capture one tethering is supported on the newer models lumix has made up some ground on