Panasonic Lumix S5 II & S5IIx Review - the best value for money hybrid camera in the market
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2024
- Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II has arrived! PDAF phase detection autofocus is definitely the new change that everyone is talking about, but there are actually two other big changes that is just as big in my opinion and many other smaller but also important changes. So in this review, I'll talk about all the important changes that comes with the Panasonic S5II and I'll show you all my test results as well.
Disclaimer: Panasonic has paid for my trip to Japan to attend the Lumix summit in Dec 2022 when they showed us the S5II privately. They have also provided me a long-term loan S5II camera and a few lenses for me to work on this review and future content.
Big Thanks to Auckland Camera Centre for their support: www.aucklandcamera.co.nz/
Remember to check out Micro Four Nerds @MicroFourNerds Lumix S5 II contents: / microfournerds
LUTs I used in this video (for photos and some videos): gamut.io/
Camera gear I used to shoot this video:
Panasonic Lumix S5II | Lumix S 24mm f/1.8
Zeapon Micro3 Slider: zeapon.com/products-detail/i-...
Synco D2 Microphone: link.syncoaudio.com/Richard-D2
Smoke Genie Fog Machine: pmigear.com/
My Instagram: / photo_by_richard
My Miniature Photography Instagram: / toycapturer
Facebook: / photobyrichard
0:00 Lumix Summit Announcement
1:07 Lumix S5II Review Introduction
3:47 Panasonic S5II and S5IIx (Quick Summary)
4:19 Updated S5 Product Line
4:35 Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6
6:14 Autofocus Video Mode
8:46 Autofocus Test - Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic S5II
10:10 Autofocus Test - Panasonic S5 vs Sony A7IV
12:01 Autofocus Test - Panasonic S5 vs Canon R6II
14:44 Focus Breathing - Panasonic vs Sony vs Canon
15:39 Autofocus Test - Lowlight
16:49 Autofocus Test - Vlogging
18:06 Autofocus Test - Run & Gun
18:51 Autofocus - Face Detection Settings
22:29 Autofocus Animal Detection
24:12 Autofocus - Tracking Mode
24:52 Autofocus Photo Mode
28:08 Photo Mode Continuous Autofocus Example
30:29 Sigma MC21 + Canon EF lens with Lumix S5II
32:17 L-Mount lens compatibility (Panasonic & Sigma)
34:06 Body Design
36:19 Electronic Viewfinder Specifications
37:23 Grip Size and Design
38:11 Joystick
38:23 LCD Screen
39:21 Cooling Fan, how does it work
40:37 Weight
40:43 6K recording Overheat Test
42:36 Dual SD Card Slots
43:56 Input/Output Ports
44:33 New Processing Engine L2 Technology
45:01 Inbody Image Stablisation (IBIS)
46:24 IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5 vs Lumix S5II
46:35 IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5II vs Canon R6II
46:56 IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5II vs Sony A7IV
47:27 IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5II vs Sony A7RV
46:56 Vloggin IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5II vs Sony A7IV
48:46 IBIS Test Panasonic Lumix S5II vs Lumix GH6
49:44 Dual I.S. Test with Lumix 70-200 f/4
50:13 IBIS Photo Mode
51:12 Video Mode
54:21 Video Quality Samples (6k,4k, 1080p)
55:03 Full HD Slow Motion Video Quality Samples
58:20 Photo Mode
59:29 96MP High Resolution Mode
1:02:03 Super High Speed Burst Mode Samples
1:02:14 Photo Buffer
1:07:00 Live View Composite Mode
1:07:12 4k/6k Photo Mode
1:08:16 Timelapse Mode
1:08:50 High ISO Image Quality
1:13:04 Dynamic Range RAW test
1:16:00 Rolling Shutter (Photo Mode)
1:18:57 Realtime LUT
1:22:44 Realtime LUT Photo Samples
1:24:57 Battery Life
1:27:21 Lumix S5IIx
1:29:23 Final Thoughts
1:37:14 Bonus Footage - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Still the best channel for Lumix news. Nobody else is doing such accurate early tests!
Wow, thank you so much!!
The best review of the S5II on TH-cam!!
oh thank you so much!
Panasonic finally has PDAF, and one half hours review? You can always believe Richard, he is an incredible person🙌🙌
Thank you so much Hans!
This is the most detailed review of S5 II I have ever seen. As a videographer myself, understand how much work you have put in it. Great respect and excellent work!!
Agreed. Everyone wants to be a TH-cam gear reviewer but the work you have to put in seems so much more intense than a normal job
Oh thank you so much. The worst part was re-watching my fully edited video again again and again and try to spot all those mistakes i've made
you have to enjoy it if you want to do it. As a part time TH-camr, I basically spend almost every single evening editing video , recording video or doing tests, doing research..etc Sometimes it feels a lot worse than job as I have deadlines I need to meet and unexpected things happened and nobody can help me :(
@@TheRealRichardWong I can't imagine editing a video that's more than an hour long. I do mostly commercial videos which are mostly a few minutes long or less and already gave me some serious headache. The amount of work you have put in is remarkable! I have viewed many of your videos before I made these comments, because they are truly some hard work and very nicely done. Thank you for putting all the effort making these videos and I believe people will truly appreciate it.
Most underrated channel in the camera tech space, thank you for putting the effort into creating these videos Richard.
Wow, thank you so much :). Really appreciate it!
Richard is one of the clearest, intelligent and thorough camera reviewers on You tube. His reviews are surgically detailed and his calmness makes it such a pleasure to view. Thanks so much.
oh thank you so much Keith, you are too kind!
Watched it all!
This is a new level of Camera review for me. Thanks for not being a biased fanboy or ambassador.
Thank you very much :)
You always seem to publish the most amazingly in-depth reviews. Much appreciated!
Oh Alan, you are so kind! Thank you very much.
The most impressive review I have ever seen. Thank you so much Richard!
Wow, thanks Carsten!
Fantastic review and a superb camera!
Let's see what will happen with the final first firmware.
Thanks a lot for this massive upload!
And ... I watched it till the end!
oh thank you so much!! Knowing someone does watch till the end made all my work over the last few weeks worth it!
Wow, best review for the S5II out of all of them that popped up today. Amazing Job!
Thank you very much!
a real deep dive, many thanks for your work!
Fantastic review, Richard. All of your incredible work on it is very much appreciated. The best 100 minutes I've spent on TH-cam in a long time! I'm really hoping that a community will develop for sharing Real-Time LUTS like we see in the Fuji world like something akin to FujiWeekly.
Glad you enjoyed it doogieham! yeah lets see if we will see some community that develop LUTs specially for lumix cameras. if i know of anything i will let you guys know1
Thanks for the really comprehensive round up, there's a ton of useful information here.
Thanks for watching Angus! Sorry about the late reply. Glad you found it useful
What a review Sir. TY so much. I had just ordered the S5ii and looking for proper reviews and came across you. I am more then excited for this camera to show up. Cant wait. cheers
Enjoy your s5ii! Glad you like this review
Hey man, I binge-watched maybe 15 reviews from some very high quality vloggers and yours is the most thorough and detailed. yes I did watch the whole thing from start to finish. I think the amount of work that this must have taken is a testament to your personal generosity. Really well done. Many thanks.
Thank you Terence I really appreciate that!
As always... good job Richard, very thorough. I finally got my S5M2X and I'm very happy. stay well, Paul.
Thank you Paul, enjoy your s5iix!
Fantastic review! I watched all the way to the end and then went back to re-watch multiple sections. You have created a great reference for Lumix S5II users. I love your channel!
Thank you so much!
wow richard, what a marathon!!!. yes I did watch the entire video.
I have been shooting with the S5 for just over the past 2 years and have been sitting on the fence whether I should bite the bullet and purchase the S5 II. WELL this marathon has convinced me. yes whole heartedly I am definitely going to make the purchase.
thank you so much for taking the time to so convincingly explain all of the features. zen billings in canada
Got til the end of the video! Excellent job, sir! Loved it, considering buying the S5 II so it was very very helpful!
oh thank you so much! glad you found the review useful
What a great effort! Thank you very much Richard.
thank you very much Rod!
Bravo, bravo! Excellent and fair long review!
Thank you Mario!
I watched this video entirely. Thank you so much for your hard work. Wonderful job!
Wow, thank you Abdullah!
Thank you so much for this extremely comprehensive review and for going in such depth!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
great and perfect review. thank you so much for your work!!!
Great work as always Richard, thank you so much!
Thanks for watching :)
The most detailed evaluation so far, very, very, very detailed, I read it from beginning to end, thank you for your production, follow and like, and learn from you.
Thanks for watching the whole review :)
I watched till the end, then ordered my S5iix! Thank you!
Thanks for watchig Leo! Have fun with your S5IIx
Thank you so much! That was a lot of work. Great review.
Thanks for watching :)
Fantastic video, super detailed down to the last detail, just perfect, many thanks, greetings from Switzerland
Thank you very much Roy!
Amazing video, I can really see the amount of hard work that went into this and I’m only half way through!
Thanks a ton! :)
Absolutely excellent and comprehensive work. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! :) Thanks for watching
Mr.Wong, thanks for the tremendous amount of time and work you put to review this camera. I watched complete video till 14mil word you have said.
You asked to leave a comment below if we watched till end.
I just bought s5ii and find your amazing video here. Thankyou so much
Wow, thank you so much. Enjoy your S5II!! if you have questions, feel free to ask i will try to answer :)
thank you for all the details, this video is very well done.
Thank you so much idkdarius !
Excellent job Richard! So informative. You made a Lumix believer out of me, really!
Glad I could help! :)
Watched the whole video and also the autofocus comparison video. Both great video’s! You made it very tempting to order one! Greatings from Peter, the Netherlands.
Hi Peter, thanks for watching!! I will want to visit Netherlands one day!
Hi Richard, thanks for another fantastic in-depth review. Really appreciate the effort and honesty you give in your reviews as they are so helpful.
Thank you so much for your support, I'm really glad to hear my review helped :)
great video Richard. Thanks a lot for your work !!
My pleasure!
Most comprehensive review out there.
Thank you so much!
Thoroughly enjoy your excellent and detailed review, I watched until the last frame. Thank you so much for the effort and I shall following your upcoming master pieces.
Much appreciated Jakob! :)
Nice Interview and presentation, thank you
Thank you Weber!
You ROCK! Another great review. I enjoyed it. Greatings from Croatia Richard!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
My go-to channel for thorough testing and comparisons!
thank you so much Ryan!
The best video a saw today of the same theme. Thank you!!!
oh thank you so much @Pachiscruz2 !
Amazing review! Thank you so much! :D
Thank you very much 🥰
Your reviews are just amazing, full of respect sir 🙏
Thank you so much!
Thank you for an EXHAUSTIVE and excellent review!
Richard, glad you enjoyed it!
clearly the best review of the S5m2. thanks!
Oh thank you so much!
Richard, this is a great review with lots of good examples! I watched the whole thing...
Much appreciated William Thank you!
Richard, you are crazy ! what a tremendous work you have been doing for this review. Unbelievable . You certainly are as gifted as hard working. So much detailed, going into every aspect, comparing it with its neighbours.. Well, I'm gonna sell my beloved S5 for Mark II X but can barely wait until it's available. Sincere thanks and big up for your work. Respect. (P.S. I watched the whole review !)
THANK YOU SO MUCH Patrick!
To be very honest, I don't think I'm "gifted" at all. Everytime i watch other people's reviews (like the other 20-30 S5II reviews i've watched the last few days) , i always feel all the other TH-camrs are so much more talented than me. But I'm really glad I've people like you who do appreciate what I did :) Thank you!
Just the BEST Panasonic S5ii review on TH-cam !!!
Thank You Richard!!!🙌
Wow, thank you so much HMFilms!
Great review, many thanks, And, I watched to the end....ordered mine today...
oh thank you very much Andy!
Your review was good review that I watch to the end. Very informative. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Great review, thanks for the huge amount of work you put into this!
Much appreciated Sebastian!
Incredible detailed review, Richard! Thanks! I am going to get the Lumix S5 IIx when it comes out at the end of May.
Thanks for watching and enjoy the s5iix!
Thanks a lot for your hard work, this is very informative.
Thank you for watching :)
I don't usually comment on many videos on TH-cam, and less of a language that is not mine, but in this case I'm going to make an exception. A video of an hour and a half with this level of explanations, comparisons, plans and other work is worthy of admiration, incredible that this channel only has 27,000 subscribers, because you deserve many more. Regarding the camera, a big jump from Panasonic and at the height of Sony and canon if it is not above. I don't know if I will update my s5 for the s5ii since I don't make a video, just a photo but the great work you have done with all the videos you have made of the camera and especially this video is very appreciated.
hello Ortzi, many thanks for the comment and sharing your thoughts. I will keep working hard and hopefully next time you check I will have a bit more than 27k subscribers :)
Enjoy your S5, it is still a wondeful and very capable camera even alongside it's younger brother!
A very good and informative review as always, thank you Richard Wong!
Glad you enjoyed it Alex! Thanks for watching
Excellent.
Thorough.
Review!! ...... Bravo
Thanks for watching
Great video ! Thanks for all the hard work that went into this 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it RW!
Simply the best review of anything I have seen I have subscribed thank you
Thanks for the sub David!
Amazing work, I watched it till the end :)
Thank you so much Filip!
Thanks!! Excellent video review.
Thanks for watching David!
Quite impressive review, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for this great review 🤙🏻
Thank you for watching Mathias :)
Fantastic and thorough, looking forward to getting my hands on a lovely S5IIx
thanks for watching, and enjoy the S5IIx
Very good job !
Insightful Review !
Thank you!
Still watching and waiting for more videos. Great, great job! 10++ Very much appreciated. Thanks
Thank you so much!
So, what do you guys think about the new Panasonic Lumix S5II and IIx? And... who managed to watch this review from start to end? No cheating!
I did lol. I fully agree with you that this is the best full frame camera as for value for money on the market at present. It will be a big dent to the Sony A7IV and is competitely priced against the Canon R6II. Still I believe the lack of leading edge sensor technology is what is preventing Panasonic to be the absolute leader. With several Sony, Canon and now Nikon cameras that can offer 8k and 4k60 full frame Panasonic is yet lagging behind. On the other hand if the PDAF engine makes it to MFT Panasonic is well set to become an absolute leader in the super16 erm what am I saying cropped sensor market for video
All except some of the video review, as I never do video. I haven't come across your reviews before, I'm really impressed with how thorough this one is and how straight forward and sensible.
Great review and great camera👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Amazing review. I watched the whole thing.❤
oh thank you!
Thanks for all of your hard work and really excellent, concise and extremely helpful information Richard. This has personally helped me no end with learning about this camera and its functions, which I am now eagerly awaiting for delivery here in the UK (S5iiX)
I'm new to your channel but am going to be viewing everything relevant to the S5iiX, its settings, tips and how to get the most out of it.
Thank you!
Andrew, thank you for watching! I hope you have received your S5IIx and enjoying it now! I do have quite a few S5II/x and Lumix related videos on this channel so yeah check them out :)
@@TheRealRichardWong Thanks Richard... Yes, I received it last week, just in time for a solo exhibition, so I've been really enjoying learning (slowly) how to use it.
I will have more time next week when my show is finished to sit down and work through some more or your excellent videos. Thanks again for all of your hard and great work, very much appreciated.
Very Well done 👍
Incredibly thorough review. So good that I hope Panasonic let you keep the camera and lenses. Thank you.
hey Keith thanks again! I do still have the S5II and some lenses on loan from Panasonic, and i'm also still creating more contents about this camera.
Hi Richard, this is a fantastic and highly thorough review. And yes, I watched to the end so adding this comment per your request. Thanks for the little clip of the 14-28mm lens at the end. I am planning to get this lens.
hey Peter.. thanks for the comment :) that really helps this video to do better. I will try to do the 14-28mm review as soon as i get my hands on a proper review sample
Watched the full video. Great job 👏
THANK YOU Very much!
Great review, thanks 👍Watched to the end, and I’m definitely going to get one of these to upgrade my current S5 😀
oh thank you so much Gary!
I like your videos they are very well made. Your pictures are beautiful.Great job!!!
Thank you very much!
25:50
WHOAH! THAT DID A GOOD FOCUS DETECTION!
Best lumix s5ii 📸 review ever!
Thank you for the effort
Thank you so much!
@@TheRealRichardWong
Thank you very much for this comprehensive review!
Nice job Richard. Thanks.
Thank you Roger
watched to the end!!!!
Thank you very much 💗
Watched to the end! Looking forward to more. Very low light test.
How low light you want :)
Very good review (watched to the end) . Thank you
Awesome, thank you!
Fantastic channel, my first time here, Gerald Undone was my favorit until now but this is even better.
Oh thank you so much 💖 I love Gerald's videos a lot so really glad to hear you associate mine with his
Pause at 28:45. That is fantastic. Sale that print. You have a winner right there. Perfection.
Thank you!
Watched to the end! This camera seems so rich in features it makes sense it really isn't feasible to review it all in a single video. So much to learn, I'll probably be ready to upgrade it by the time I figure it all out
Yes it is impossible to review and talk about everything. The more things I tested, the more I feel there are other things I could and should test. I'm really glad Panasonic let us have our hands on the camera for about a month before launch.
@@TheRealRichardWong yes like I just learned from the live stream that they included monochrome live view shooting which people had been asking for in the s5 to help with focus peaking. Maybe not as important now with updated AF but still very nice for anyone shooting manual or vintage lenses
Oh yes I watched that Livestream too. Always something I can learn from Sean and Matt... etc
Thank you for your effort!! 🙏
thank you Ron!
Watched till the end. Much more gripping than most Hollywood movies out there. Thanks Richard great review. You're a beast 💪❤️❤️🙏
oh thank you so much!
Great comprehensive review!
Glad you liked it!
Yay! Looks like I’ll be getting the S5II ❤
hey Dave, the S5II really has no real weakness now with Panasonic added PDAF and boost up the IBIS performance to next level!
I am not somone who is interested in buying the Panasonic but came here to see what it was all about. Such a detailed review. That's a lot of effort and dedication. The least I could do was like and drop a comment. Wish you loads of success and happiness Richard!
I appreciate that! Thank you so much for your support 💖
Thank you, Richard!!! Still watching to the end, and blown away by the quality of this video (and will be watching the shorter videos that focus on a specific feature, too). I really do appreciate how deep your reviews go into both the specs AND the real world functionality of the camera. I am PSYCHED that the MC-21 now works with AF-C, and the real only bummer is the crop in 4K 60 / 50fps. BTW, did you get recognized by people on the street when you were in Tokyo?
Thank you! glad you found the review useful :)
Re getting recognised by people on street, NO! There are quite a few of the Panasonic staff that know me, and a few other TH-camrs/guests know me but that's about it.
My channel is way too small :P
Will the S5IIx have there crop in 4K 60 also?
Very good and comprehensive video.
Thanks for watching :)
Phenomenal review. I’m looking to jump into the full-frame mirrorless world - right now with the S5 II, Panasonic seems to have more of what I’m looking for than any other brand. I really love those f1.8 primes. I’d like to see what Nikon does with a Z6 III too. But it’s both companies’ light but excellent f1.8 primes that really appeal to me.
Hi Eric, I'm really looking forward to see the Nikon Z6 III too. I agree both Nikon and Panasonic's f/1.8 prime lens line up are excellent. The two best in the industry right now.
In terms of features, Panasonic definitely offers more than any of it's competitors and usually they would have a very solid implementation as well and that's what makes me enjoy testing and using their products
Great! Looking forward to see in-depth image quality comparison with S1/S5 as Panasonic said many times that they stick with dfd because it produces superior image quality than phase detect autofocus due to pixel mask. Would love to see if the S5 mark ii have inferior IQ due to the new autofocus.
Richard this video is a massive amount of work. I’m very grateful for your efforts. My S5ii arrives tomorrow. Very excited. Be well. -TED
Have fun and enjoy your S5II Ted!
I watched till the end and totally enjoy it from your viewpoint on this new S 5 Mk II. I'm using Lumix MFT and will definitely consider this if I moved up to full frame. Thank you for your honest opinion.
thank you so much Mityvisionz!
Thanks for most detailed review!! I am a still fotographer and i was waiting at least 7 years for phase aF on Lumix 🤣cameras so finally the did it!
Glad the review was helpful! :) Yes finally they did it.