With identical stabilization and cooling systems, the S5 IIX's advantages lie its video options not its physical design. While the microphone port sits above the top of the screen, the headphone, HDMI and USB-C ports do not, so they may be blocked when the screen is flipped out to the side of the camera. Once your application has been accepted, usually within minutes, we will immediately dispatch your equipment. Perhaps one of the most noticeable changes is the shape of the body, thanks to impressive, yet discreet, cooling fans in the pentaprism-styled viewfinder section. This is very difficult to read in anything less than good light, but it forces you to get to grips with the camera’s control layout quickly.

S5IIX takes Best Mirrorless Camera CES 2023: Panasonic Lumix S5IIX takes Best Mirrorless Camera

When needed, ISO12,800 can still deliver usable results, but this camera’s sensitivity can be extended all the way to ISO 204,800. The A7 IV has a higher-resolution 33MP sensor, higher bitrates and ALL-I video, plus it can shoot to CFexpress with better buffer performance.While the first video was shot almost entirely hand-held )all bar a short section when the camera was resting on a shelf), the second one is split in two sections, one shot hand-held and the other using a tripod. What you should do is take off those pink glasses or use less of the dope that the word Panasonic seem to give you.

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 II / DC-S5 IIX initial review

Together, they're a well-made and compact combo that cover most stills and video scenarios, the wider-than-normal angle of view being particularly helpful for filmmaking. DPRTV has tested quite a few m4/3 Panasonic cameras, but that's probably because there are quite a few of them.What Leica has to offer is excellent (manual focus lens) design, whereas Panasonic masters the electronics part. The LUMIX S5IIX supports RAW video output out of the box, but this functionality is available as an optional upgrade for the S5 II.