Panasonic Lumix GH5 IIa mirrorless hybrid camera, ideal for creating professional, cinematic-looking videos, competes with the new and eagerly awaited Panasonic Lumix GH6, which is presented as the ideal hybrid camera for creating professional videos and capturing the best photos. The renewal of the model that no one expected so soon arrives with improvements, below, we will see its main features, as well as its functions.
Panasonic GH6 VS Panasonic GH5 II Specifications
As always we will compare, the Panasonic GH6 against its fiercest competitor in this case the camera that can stand up to it would be the Panasonic GH5 II and now we will see how they differ.
PANASONIC GH6 | PANASONIC GH5 II | |
SENSOR | Live MOS sensor (17.3 x 13 mm) 26 MP | 20.3 Megapixel Live MOS sensor |
PROCESSOR | Venus Engine | State-of-the-art Venus Engine |
FOCUS (AF) | Contrast AF system | high-speed, high-precision autofocus |
VIEWER | OLED Live View Finder Approx. 3.68 million points | OLED Live View Finder |
DISPLAY | TFT LCD with static touch control 1.84 M dots approx. 1.84 M dots (3″) | 3″ 1.84m dots rear TFT LCD |
ISO | ISO 50 – 25,600 | 200-25600 |
SHOTS PER SECOND | 14 fps | 12 fps |
MAXIMUM RAPIDITY | 14 fps maximum | 12 fps |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 12 steps | High dynamic range |
VIDEO RESOLUTION | 5.7k at 60p and 4k up to 120p | DCI and UHD 4K
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CONNECTIVITY | 5Ghz WiFi and Bluetooth | 5Ghz WiFi and Bluetooth v4.2 |
BATTERY | DMW-BLK22, Approx. 360-800 images
| DMW-BLK22
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MONTURA | micro 4:3 | |
WEIGHT | 739g | 727 g |
Features
Both cameras have a 3-inch LCD-type screen with a resolution of 1.84 million dots, touch functionality and a fully tiltable display. The OLED type electronic viewfinder has a resolution of 3.68 million dots and a magnification of 0.76x. However, the sensitivity range on the GH5 II is ISO 200 – 25,600, and on the GH6 it is ISO 50 – 25,600, offering excellent color control and noise reduction, as well as allowing higher resolution photos even in adverse lighting conditions. The Panasonic GH5 II camera allows a speed of 12 fps, and the GH6 has optimized this function to allow a speed of 14 fps.
Sensor
For the GH5 II They applied a MOS-type sensor, with a resolution of 20.3 megapixels, and improved the anti-reflective (AR) coating, which effectively suppresses reflections and allows images to be captured with the light as seen. The image processor used is the Venus Engine. This set delivers high-resolution images, as well as a 25% increase in dynamic range and improved color detail. A la Panasonic GH6 also applies a Live MOS sensor, but with an increase in resolution, 26 megapixels, thus improving the model. This sensor offers high resolution images, as well as increased dynamic range and better color detail.
Body
The main feature of the Panasonic GH5 II body is that it features a rugged and durable body, composed of magnesium alloy and sealed to protect the camera against dust and moisture. The design remains the same as its previous model (Lumix GH5).
Approach
Both Panasonic models feature an autofocus system with artificial intelligence technology, including new AF tracking algorithms, allowing recognition of subjects and animals, their bodies, faces and eyes, keeping them in focus at all times regardless of whether they are moving. It also has a resolution of 225 selectable dots with contrast detection.
Battery
The battery life of the GH5 II is approximately 410 shots per charge. This improves somewhat with the GH6, approximately 360 and 800 shots per charge, depending on the image format you choose. On the other hand, both models allow us to charge the camera during use, through a USB-C connection, it is a very convenient feature as it supports us longer.
Video
The most outstanding novelty that we can observe in this model, GH5 IIThe Lumix Sync application allows us to transmit live videos with an extraordinary quality, connecting wirelessly to a router or with a Smartphone with the Lumix Sync application. In addition, it allows transmission and shooting up to uncompressed V-Log L format, which records up to 12 steps of dynamic range, ideal for recording as well as professional photography. It also features excellent video performance, enabling professional recording at UHD 4K resolution at 60p. This is improved with the new Panasonic GH6It will be able to record in 5.7K up to 60p and 4K up to 120p, in both cases with 4:2:0 compression and 10 bits. You will also be able to record internally in ProRes 422 H format, which helps to achieve the best possible quality in our videos. We emphasize that thanks to its frame rate per second we can get super slow motion videos without having to lose quality in the process.
Opinion
In case you are looking for a good camera for video recording, or you are in the business of recording live video, the Panasonic GH5 II is the perfect camera for you. Panasonic GH5 II can be a very good option, since the quality is very good, as well as the duration. In addition, this new model incorporates the new AF tracking systems, so you don’t have to worry so much about whether the subject is in focus or not. The Panasonic GH6 has a higher frame rate per second and thanks to its sensor has optimized the resolution of your images, you can also record up to 5.7K quality up to 60p, even super slow motion videos, with great detail.
