Panasonic Lumix S5 II First Impressions: A Worthy Contender?

Panasonic already has some nice full-frame mirrorless cameras available in the market however its new Lumix S5 II lastly provides an important characteristic that everybody has been ready for — a hybrid autofocus system. On this article, we will share our first impressions of the Panasonic Lumix S5 II.

Panasonic despatched us the Lumix S5 II with a package lens combo, which incorporates the 20-60mm lens and the digital camera physique. within the field, you get the lens, lens hood, charging adapter, USB Kind-C charging cable, shoulder strap, person handbook, battery and the Lumix S5 II itself.

Panasonic is competing with full-frame equivalents from Sony, Nikon and Canon with the launch of the Lumix S5 II, a mirrorless digital camera that prices Rs. 1,94,990 in India, for simply the physique. The Lumix S5 II Equipment with the Lumix 20-60mm lens prices Rs. 2,24,990, and the package with two lenses (Lumix 20-60mm and Lumix S 50mm F1.8) prices Rs. 2,44,990.

The digital camera encompasses a matte-finished metallic chassis and is certainly constructed like a tank. It offers off a really assured impression as a result of prolonged grip, which additionally aids in higher ergonomics. One dial, together with the shutter button, is positioned on the highest of the digital camera, adopted by the mode dial, which has the facility change instantly subsequent to it. There are separate buttons for white steadiness, ISO, publicity, and video recording. 

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II has a wide range of controls and buttons for ease of entry

 

The again of the digital camera has a menu button, selector dial, focus mode dial, joystick, again button, show button, and a customisable button which may be assigned to execute a particular process. The viewfinder protrudes out a bit, particularly due to the air vents positioned on the perimeters to assist in longer capturing occasions and preserve the digital camera cool. It additionally comes geared up with a hot-shoe mount on the highest. 

On one facet, the Panasonic Lumix S5 II sports activities a microphone enter jack, headphone jack, HDMI port and USB Kind-C port, whereas the opposite facet has two SD card slots. The physique is climate sealed and all of the buttons on this mirrorless digital camera are positioned ergonomically, making it fairly straightforward to make use of.

The digital camera encompasses a 3-inch free-angle touchscreen show. The show is brilliant sufficient for use outdoor throughout the day, and the menu structure is simple sufficient that I did not should dig deep into the settings to entry most options. It sports activities a 24.2-Megapixel Full-Body CMOS sensor with 779 part detection autofocus factors. It has a most burst capturing fee of 30 frames per second. The digital camera additionally has 5-axis in-body stabilisation.

Panasonic Lumix S5 II comes geared up with a touchscreen show

For nonetheless pictures, the Panasonic Lumix S5 II has an ISO vary of 100 – 51,200, which might be expanded to 50 – 204,800. The few preliminary samples I used to be in a position to seize had been actually detailed and had good colors straight out of the digital camera. The autofocus system on this digital camera can be fairly quick and correct.

Digicam samples from the Panasonic Lumix S5 II 

On the video entrance, the Panasonic Lumix S5 II can document at as much as 6K 30fps with a bitrate of as much as 200 Mbps. I shot a number of movies with this digital camera and from my preliminary evaluation, the in-body stabilisation works nice, dynamic vary is nice, particulars are crisp, and the main target shift is easy and correct even with close-up photographs. 

The Panasonic Lumix S5 II is a strong new providing with an ergonomic design and an important set of options, however will this be sufficient to compete with equally stellar choices from different mirrorless digital camera producers? Tell us what you consider the Panasonic Lumix S5 II within the feedback.

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