One uncompromising video tool
The Lumix GH5S is Panasonic’s latest video-focused mirrorless camera, and should the video specification of this Lumix GH5 is not quite enough to fulfill your demands, the GH5S may be what you’re looking for.
The GH5S is designed mostly for filmmakers, and Panasonic considers it will provide the picture quality.
Characteristics
- All-new 10.2MP detector
- 4K up to 50/60p
- Internal 4:2:2 10-bit recording
For your Lumix GH5S, Panasonic has opted to ditch the 20.3MP Micro Four Thirds Live MOS sensor that the GH5 utilizes, replacing it with an all-new oversize 10.2MP multi-aspect detector.
The oversize design of this detector (that was also a feature on the original GH1 and GH2) means it’s physically larger than a regular Micro Four Thirds sensor. This allows the Lumix GH5S to shoot different aspect ratios but may utilize the full breadth of this imaging circle projected by the lens, as opposed to cropping down in the 4:3 aspect ratio of the detector.
This means the GH5S’s sensor offers sufficient margin to get the exact same angle of perspective in 17:9, 4:3, 16:9, and 3:2 aspect ratios.
The reduction in resolution has also enabled Panasonic to improve on the GH5 on the most ISO of 25,600, with an ISO ceiling of 51,200 from the GH5S In addition to supplying the option to take 14-bit raw documents. Panasonic has also included its own Double Native ISO Technology to reduce the danger of background picture noise in low-light conditions.
What does all this imply for video capture? Though the Lumix GH5 was the very first mirrorless camera capable of shooting 4K footage at up to 60/50p, the Lumix GH5S takes this one step further, and shoots at a world-first 4K 60/50p recording in Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160).
That is just a part of the narrative, since the GH5S is capable of internal 4:2:2 10-bit recording, which should deliver much more powerful color reproduction, whilst comes pre-installed on the camera.
You can record both Full HD and 4K movie for as long as you need — there is no time limit — whereas the Lumix GH5S complies with 4K HDR movie with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) mode in Photo Style. The GH5S additionally records 4:2:2 10-bit 400Mbps All-Intra in 4K (in 30p/25p/24p) and Cinema 4K (24p), and 200Mbps All-Intra in Complete HD.
The Lumix GH5S is compatible with Timecode In/out, making it simple when filming to synchronize devices that are compatible, for editing. A coaxial cable to get a BNC terminal connects to the camera’s flash sync terminal, allowing the camera to be used for graphics and GH5S cameras as a Timecode generator.
Panasonic has chosen to remove. This may seem a bit of an odd choice for such a video-focused camera, but comments from film crews who employed the GH5 (the BBC’s motoring show Top Gear regularly utilizes the GH5 for in-car shots for example ) revealed that, even when mounted onto a professional rig, the sensor is at risk of being shaken around despite being switched off.
This is since the IS system is designed to’float’ the sensor employing a set of electromagnets, and even when the system is switched off the detector isn’t secured in place. With the internal IS system removed, crews are free to use rigs and their gimbals to steady the camera.
The GH5S does, but feature the same electronic viewfinder as the GH5, with a huge magnification ratio of 0.76x (35mm camera equivalent) that delivers a smooth screen at 120fps, and a 3.2-inch vari-angle touchscreen with a 3,680K-dot resolution.
The Lumix GH5S also promises to make shooting and essay in bad light which a lot more easy. While there’s also a night mode that features a interface, the sensitivity increases for Live View.
