UPDATE January 4th: Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II is officially announced with 6K 30p Video and Phase Detect AF!
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Review: Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II
Comparison with S5: Compare Panasonic S5 II vs Panasonic S5
Soon to be announced Panasonic S5 successor, the Panasonic S5 Mark II camera's specs (via Asobinet) and images (via Roland Quandt) leaked to the internet. The new camera is rumored to be officially released on January 4th and be available for purchase in mid-February 2023 and there is no price information yet.
Panasonic S5 Mark II Front View
The S5 was a pretty competitive camera especially in video department for its price range but was held back partially by its AF system that is not as good as its main full-frame competitors from Sony and Canon such as the Sony Alpha A7 IV and Canon EOS R6.
Panasonic S5 Mark II Back View
Panasonic S5 Mark II Top View
Panasonic S5 Mark II Side View
Panasonic DC-S5 Mark II Specs
- 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor
- AR coat
- sensor shift type dust removal unit
- 14+ stops in V-log,
- 5-axis 5-step in-body image stabilization
- Dual.IS 2 6.5-step image stabilization
- JPEG/RAW/MOV/MP4
- H.264/H.265
- 6K 30p 200Mbps LGOP 4:2:0 10bit
- C4K 60p 4:2:2 10bit
- 3.68 million dots OLED viewfinder 0.78x 120fps
- Free angle monitor 3.0 type 1.84 million dots
- Image plane phase detection AF / Contrast AF
- DFD technology
- AF -6EV – 18EV
- ISO 100-51200
- Extended ISO 50-204800
- Dual Native
- Normal ISO 100/640
- V-Log ISO 640/4000
- HLG 400/2500
- Mechanical shutter 1/8000 – 60 seconds
- Electronic shutter 1/8000 – 60 seconds
- Continuous shooting speed
・Mechanical maximum 9 fps
・Electronic SH 30 fps H 9 fps
- Video function
- Vertical position
- Level gauge
- Knee control
- Waveform monitor
- Anamorphic de-squeeze display
- HLG view assist
- LUT view assist
- Color bar
- Luminance level
- Live crop
- Stop motion animation
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- HDMI A 4:2:2 10bit C4K 60p
- 3.5mm microphone headphone
- SD card dual slot
- 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Fan Auto/Auto2/High Speed/Normal/Slow/OFF
- 2200mAh battery, 370 still images, USB power supply, charging
- Battery Grip DMW-BGS5
- Dust and splash proof
- Size 134×102×90mm
- Weight 740g