Panasonic Lumix s5ii Unbiased Review: 20-60mm Lens, Low Light, Run & Gun.
Вставка
- Опубліковано 11 лют 2023
- I just recently purchased a Lumix s5 ii and love it. BUT, there are some things that you should know about before buying this camera. This ENTIRE video was filmed with the Lumis S5 ii with the 20-60mm Kit lens.
*No noise reduction, stabilization, or clip manipulation was done in this video.*
Follow me on my socials!
IG: izzy_doh
Primary UA-cam Channel: @Izzys_Autos
Dude, I support you and your channel, keep up the good work!
Thank you! More content coming
Thanks for the video + variety of tests!
The section 3:55 - 4:42 was great at showing some smooth intentional shots vs the more casual way people like to document things. The fact that both can be done without a rig or gimbal (or slow motion) allows shooting to be a much more spontaneous thing which is the main thing attracting me to the camera.
Is this IBIS only, and no active (electronic) stabilisation? Or both on?
Subscribing because you have read my mind, 9 months after shooting the video, with your intro 😂 Great video
Thank you! 🙏🏼 lots more stuff comin!
The Sony kit lens works great on the A7iv, so the kit lens on the Panny should work just as well. If Panny is similar to Fuji where AF performance is highly lens dependent, that will scare some people off for sure. Great video, new sub here!
Great video.Some good info here thanks for that. Hopefully Auto Focus well be ok with sunglasses, I'm convinced, but still get the sii X. Need the new camera for my trip to Greece in July. Still trying to think, should I get kit lens? Honestly don't know what other lens for video yet.
that 20-60 looked really nice in the garage what color profile were u shooting in? Ibis looked Really nice. Someone was saying how hte s5 mk2 had some really bad noise removal in camera. I have noticed even in the s5 the af is much much better in 1080p
All videos I watched said Panasonic recommended using full Area Human AF mode, but within a couple of uses I found that for my style of shooting the “Zone” mode yields better AF since 99% of what I shoot is in the center of the frame
Also, if you are not filming people, turn off the Human tracking, I mapped the toggle to a Fn button
That’s awesome advice thank you for sharing that! I’ll give that a try.
Agree with what Adrian says, especially if doing talk to camera and then show something in hand. Zone works perfect for that, otherwise, it stays locked on face
Full area human and animal worked for me very well with kit lens. I haven't come across super low light situations
Interesting low light issues here. Did you film in 1080p the segments where the autofocus was struggleling ? I saw similar issues & it seems that the autofocus is not at its best at 1080p in this camera.
By the way did you use an external microphone ? I like the sound of your video. Thanks for sharing !
Everything was shot in 6k open gate. Low light autofocus is definetly this cameras Achilles heel. But maybe it’s a lens issue. And yes I used a rode video mic go and my computer mic in the studio.
honestly the camera has its work arounds. That being said and coming from the gh4 with speed booster with no auto focus at all. This camera is a true game changer considering I paid the same amount for it as I did the gh4 ten years ago. The 1080 internal prores probably looks better than the gh4's 4k or looks just as good. What sold me was the ability to switch from full frame sensor to crop(super35mm). Auto focus hiccups here and there but with the right settings you get some awesome auto focus pulls.
Amigo quiero comenzar en el negocio de bodas y videos musicales profesionales tenia una canon 70d me recomiendas la camara s5llx
Great information. Did you get a chance to try this camera with different lens?
Currently editing the video with a 50mm prime! Stay tuned
If you touch the screen when its struggling in lowlight does that help the AF.
Sometimes it does and other times it doesn’t. It’s understandable with the lens I’m using but I’ll be testing the 50mm f1.4 soon so stay tuned for that
i have a fuji xh2 and wondering to get a second cam on the panasonic s5ii i use to have a G9... i wanted a full frame camera for a second camera. should i? lol i love fuji and panasonic color! autofocus was my only thing switching to fuji but since pana now has phase detect i think i should go back and get this for a secondary camera. Dangg the datsun!! im a car guy too!
I just came from Fuji actually, I had an XT4 and loved it but I still prefer the S5ii. The autofocus still needs a bit of work but honestly it’s a very good camera and I recommend it. And thank you! My other channel is @izzysautos which is all csr content.
Awesome video! I also got the camera last week and it’s been an amazing experience. I’ve noticed I can’t open any MOV and RAW files on my MacBook. I have to use MP4 and JPEG to open files and edit them on davinci resolve and light room. Do you know what I can do to fix that? And did you experience the same thing ?
Thank you! You will have to use a converter or download Sillypix Developer Studio directly from the Panasonic Site to view and edit the raw files. panasonic uses a different codec for their raw files which is why you may be experiencing this issue.
You may already know, LR just release their new version which can open S5 II's raw file, and for MOV file, if it is 10bit, you need the paid version of Davinci resolve to open it, the same as any other 10bit files except prores 422, hope that will help.
For 422 10 bit videos I need to transcode the footage using Handbrake, so usually avoid this format. I stick with 420 bit which works in Da Vinci
If you’re shooting 10-bit then those files won’t open in QT Player. They open in any NLE though or apps like IINA.
For playback on the mac you can open the 422 mov files in VLC player
You are jumping from facial focus to object tracking to area tracking, did you adjust your settings in each of these modes or did you just leave it in auto? The OG S5 autofocus performed completely different when set up properly.
I tried various modes with different settings and it seems to struggle in low light situations only. I’ve seen quite a few people noticing this too. But I wana test out a faster lens to see if it would help.
@@izzydoh Look forward to seeing you test it with a faster lens. The next setup i'm putting together is a night tour setup and this camera is tough to beat if the autofocus was spot on.
Hola!! Buen video, has sido honesto, comentando la realidad. Sería bueno que hicieras otro video igual, pero ahora con un 50mm ó 85mm f1.8, para ver qué tan bien funciona el enfoque automatico con un lente más luminoso, desde tu perspectiva. Por otra parte hay unos youtubers que comentan que los JPEG de la Lumix s2 presentan muchísimo ruido a 8000 ISO, no se si tu has investigado algo, sería de mucho valor tu comentario al respecto.Saludos desde Mexico!!
Gracias amigo!
I have been somewhat testing the dynamic range between my s5ii and my canon R5. Based on what I'm able to see on the screen, it s5ii is very good in well lit areas. Im really surprised how much I can see outside through a window when exposed for indoor lighting.
I have an R5 and I am looking at getting an S5ii for video and live luts. Is the dynamic range better? How have you found it now it’s a few months in?
@@timstivso the R5c dynamic range is better than the R5. I find the s5ii to be in the range of the R5c. I got irix cine lense to get a new cinematic look and I'm impressed with what I see. I will be investing in more cine glass in the next year, I need a full range to keep the look the same.
@@DubYaJsWorld okay great to know, would you say the detail in the video on the R5C is much better than the s5ii?
@@timstiv only in 8k and I never shoot in 8k. The 6k open gate s5ii is probably equal to the R5 4k HQ over sampled in the R5.
@@DubYaJsWorld Thanks 🙏 very helpful information mate.
I liked the night footage, but the handheld vlogging style was a bit more shaky than I thought. Good video though, I felt like I was actually watching a review instead of a advertisement. I think the one of the problems is the camera is too cold 🥶.
Thanks for this video.
11:09 Slower Lens and Aperture needing to go to F8 or F11 is what most of your issues here. For those situations with that lens, the face you had to crank your low light.
I slow Weddings, but I always have lights. But again if you had a F2.8 cranking at 2000 or 2nd Native ISO of 4000 - Focus would have been snappy.
I wouldn’t run and gun this without a dedicated F2.8 or F1.8 that way you could ride the ISO at a Minimum until you needed more in focus in frame then punch the ISO.
As a Shooter of Canon, Sony & Panasonic this S5 II line is a phenomenal buy.
Awesome! Thank you for the feedback. I will definetly try this and hopefully other users will do the same as well. Cheers !
This is amazing!! I gasped when I saw scenes of Edmonton because I live in that city too! you are amazing and I would love to see more real life tests with the Panasonic S5ii
Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be doing more content with this camera and my drone as well.
What ISO you shoot that night scene?
I left ISO on auto to see how well it could handle low light but it would range from 6400 to 51200 (I set the iso limit to 51200).
AF was not as good as I am used to with my Canon M50. Shame as it would be great upgrade.
Agreed, it’s got potential to be great but hopefully Panasonic can make some changes thru software updates
The problem is not the camera. It's a cheap kit lens. Most kit lenses don't showcase the best attributes of any camera. Buying the most recommended reviewed lenses for your camera is also advisable. Glass matters. Try the sigma 24-70mm F 2.8 DG DN L mount. It has good reviews with the S5II, especially with the AF.
@5:13. Just some touch up to the image and it will look like cyberpunk 2077
not as bad as homelessness in orlando, fl. hobos fight over and have shifts on panhandling certain corners. sometimes there's 2 or 3 people on an intersection. sometimes families in front of walmarts and grocery stores. i wouldnt walk out at night with my brand new camera. maybe in the nicer parts of town, maybe. theres new contemporary homes being built so theres money being put in but still, it's a mix of economic classes here.
I think you need to learn how to use the AF settings better. In other words, most of your test failures are user errors. And your tests are impractical and ridiculous. Low light looks great for a lens this slow.
Agreed, FAR better than Fuji--even the new X-Hsii???
Wrong.
In the car, driver in the foreground, dog right on/past her, and then a FULL night scene out the window lol.. What did you expect the auto-focus to focus on ?! You gave it an almost impossible slate of options lol. Did you tap the screen to show it what you wanted it to do, or just let it guess from the three ? lol.
That was the goal which was to put the autofocus to test! With good lighting it’s very good but in darker environments the af seems to struggle in various modes. I’d say my Fuji did better in low light. But hopefully they will fix this with software updates.
@@izzydoh Think you're missing the point, and I'm not talking about exposure. I am talking DISTANCE and the depth of the large objects in the frame. You gave it three to 4 things in the same frame, driver - dog - car door frame - outside buildings, etc.. How is it supposed to know ?!
@@TopshelfJunior I showed more then just that scene where the AF was struggling in low light such as when face eye detect wasn’t catching Andreas face in the dark, when it had a hard time focusing on the light poll and the red building, inside the car when it couldn’t focus on the seats. If you watch the entire video you will see plenty of examples.
horrible jittering is happening lumix s5and s5ii , but nobody taking care of it . all of the u tubers discusing about v log 4k 422 autofocus bla bla bla...
whay you not talk abuot 1080 60P dfd ? say that..
I don’t think many people film 60 fps in 1080p when you can film it in 4k
@@izzydoh 4k on crop 1.5.. 1080 60 its not so bad.
Lol, I am... thisclose!
What? UA-cam starts paying if you have 1000 subs?
And 1 thousand watch hours
Video is quite misleading, this is more of a vlog than a review.
How?
I’m not that close to pulling the trigger… i already pulled the trigger a month ago on the s5iix… 🫡😀
Your gona love it regardless! I’m testing the L Pro 50mm f1.4 so stay tuned for that !
@@izzydoh can’t wait… may/june expected