Pros & Cons
Pros
New improved auto focus is really what shines for this camera. I love the little square in the view finder that allows you to focus in on certain areas or open it up to the whole screen. One not so great thing about this colour change is that the font... Read More
This is the first camera i have ever owned that was priced at more than a few hundred pounds (hitherto the top end of cameras i have owned have been a sony nex-5r and a fujifilm x-a10) the camera is not stupidly heavy, but still feels reassuringly sol... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The picture quality is amazing, better than anything i’ve taken on my other cameras.
The image quality from this is spectacular.
I’ve not done much with the video function other than to make sure it works, to be honest i’ve not used that function much in p... Read More
There is an option to add a flash but i’ve been so impressed with the low light level photos i’ve taken i won’t be purchasing one.
Price
The fact you get everything you do in this camera for the price is a thing not to overlook.
Packaging/appearance
This does feel like a significant step up from the z6 ii and feels more pro level in a number of different ways.
The set came in a brown box, with the lens in its own separate white box packaging and the camera in a retail box.
Competitiveness
The camera can also be used as a webcam using panasonic’s lumix webcam software.
Another addition to the camera, is the ability to output raw video via its hdmi port, which can then be encoded either as prore... Read More
Nighttime shots have a neewer 100x100mm natural night square filter.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 105 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 7 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive not found anything i dont like yet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When it came out the s5iix was just a couple of hundred pounds dearer hence a nobrainer but the discounted standard s5ii undercut that model significantly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Physically and operationally there is no difference between the two cameras apart from aesthetics
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Gone are the chrome branding and the red ring under the dial to be replaced with an all matte black finish
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Whilst this is fine if you know the controls off by heart for everyone else it may make it difficult to find the right controls especially in low light
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Where as prores 422 and 422hq in full frame is limited to 30fps in both 5
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be warned though that these higher quality codecs include very high data rate options so you need to be prepared for some very large files