Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S

	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Type:	Digital mirrorless system camera (DSLM)
Lens :	Micro Four Thirds lenses
Lens connection :	Micro four thirds
Image sensor :	Live MOS
Sensor size:	Micro four thirds (17.3 mm × 13.0 mm)
Resolution :	10.28 mega pixel effective
Image size:	3680 pixels × 2760 pixels, 3840 pixels × 2560 pixels, 4016 pixels × 2256 pixels, 4096 pixels × 2160 pixels
Format factor :	2
Aspect ratio :	Multi-Aspect: 4: 3, 3: 2, 16: 9, 17: 9
File formats :	JPEG ( EXIF 2.31), RAW
Exposure index :	Basic setting: 160 to 51200, expandable from 80 to 204800
Viewfinder :	Electronic viewfinder (OLED) with 3.68 million pixels
Field of view :	100%
Enlargement:	0.76 times (effective)
Viewfinder display:	Live view with all camera parameters and menu settings
Screen :	Touch-sensitive color monitor (TFT-LCD) even when using the viewfinder
Size:	8.0 cm
Resolution:	1.62 million pixels
Operating modes:	Single image, continuous shooting, post focus, HDR, self-timer
Frame rate :	Mechanical shutter: 11 images per second (10 megapixels, raw data with 14 bits) ; Electronic shutter: ; 60 images per second (8 megapixels)
Number of continuous exposures:	> 80 in raw data ; format (10 megapixels) > 600 in JPEG format
Auto focus (AF) :	Contrast measurement with image sensor
AF points:	Point metering, up to 225 (evaluative metering), face detection
AF measuring range:	Any (to be set on the touchscreen or with menu control)
AF modes:	Single image, flexible, series shooting, subject tracking
Exposure metering :	1728 (multiple field metering), selective metering, center-weighted integral metering
Regulation:	Automatically or manually
Correction :	± 5 light values in 1/3 steps
Closure :	Mechanical focal plane shutter and electronic shutter via the image sensor
Shutter speed :	60 to 1/8000 s, electronic shutter up to 1/16000 s and long exposure up to 30 minutes
Flash control:	TTL
Lightning connection :	Standard ISO shoe and flash sync connection
Synchronization :	1st or 2nd shutter curtain
Exposure compensation :	Manual: ± 3 steps in 1/3 steps
Color space :	sRGB , Adobe RGB
White balance :	Measured automatically, color temperature, fine-tuning or manually
Storage media :	2 card slots for SDXC UHS-I / UHS-II speed class 3
Data interface :	USB Type C, 3.1 Super Speed, WLAN , Bluetooth
Video interface:	Video output HDMI type A
Power supply:	Lithium-ion battery
Casing:	Frost, dust and waterproof
Dimensions:	Approx. 139 mm × 98 mm × 87 mm
Weight:	Approx. 660 g (only housing with memory card and battery)
Additions:	Wired remote control, wireless remote control and data transfer via smartphone , tablet PC or computer , headphone connection, electronic spirit level, real-time histogram, guide lines, center marker, highlight display (still image / video), zebra pattern (still image / video)

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S system camera housing is a model of the digital, mirrorless Micro-Four-Thirds system . It was launched on the European market at the beginning of 2018 for around 1,850 euros. It is a sister model of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 camera body and has half the image resolution as this one.

It is the first mirrorless system camera housing from Panasonic, the image sensor of which is equipped with two analog amplifiers (dual native ISO) for each pixel prior to analog-digital conversion . This technique is said to be particularly advantageous for video recordings in poor and difficult lighting conditions.

technical features

The camera housing of the Panasonic Lumix made of a magnesium alloy is equipped with a swiveling and folding, touch-sensitive display, an electronic viewfinder with diopter compensation , a hot shoe .

In addition to the lenses with a Micro Four Thirds bayonet catch, almost all lenses with a sufficiently large image circle can be connected via lens adapters due to the small flange focal length of 20 millimeters .

The GH5S camera housing works exclusively in live view mode for both still and moving images with manual distance setting with a software magnifying glass or with a versatile autofocus system with contrast measurement that can also recognize faces and track motifs. With the help of the electronic shutter , still pictures can be recorded practically noiselessly.

The camera can be controlled and read out by smartphones , tablet PCs or mobile and stationary computers via a WLAN connection . This is done with an app called Panasonic Image App on an Android or Apple iOS . This makes it possible to view the current viewfinder image on the end device and to control the camera completely from there. The free Lumix Tether software is available for wired remote control with a computer ( tethered shooting ) with the Microsoft Windows and iOS operating systems .

properties

Compared to the sister model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5, the GH5S has the following differences:

Different aspect ratios without clipping the number of pixels with “multi-aspect” geometry on the image sensor

Video clip of a meteor the Perseiden , cropping a 4K recording 30 frames per second and with an exposure index of ISO 12800

Image sensor
- "Multi-Aspect" with the aspect ratios 4: 3, 3: 2, 16: 9, 17: 9
- "Dual Native ISO" (with two amplifiers per pixel with different amplification factors )
  - “Low” with exposure indices ISO 160 to ISO 800, expandable up to ISO 80, native sensitivity ISO 400
  - "High" with exposure indices ISO 800 to ISO 51200, expandable up to ISO 204800, native sensitivity ISO 2500
- Lower maximum image resolution of 10 megapixels with a correspondingly larger point spacing of 4.7 micrometers
- Raw data with 14 bits per color channel
- No 6K photo mode (with 18 megapixels)
- No stabilized image sensor and therefore also no "'dual IS" (synchronization of the image stabilizers of lenses and camera housing)
Video recordings
- 4K video recordings at up to 60 frames per second
- Slow motion recordings in Full HD with up to 240 frames per second
- Input and output for time code signals

The following exposure index series shows the same image section with exposure indices between ISO 160 and ISO 51200. With the same f-number , there are therefore different exposure times . With an exposure index of ISO 51200, clear image noise can be seen at full image resolution :

Exposure index series taken with the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S with an f-number of 5.6 and a focal length of 42.5 mm
ISO 160, 1/15 s
ISO 200, 1/20 s
ISO 400, 1/40 s
ISO 800, 1/80 s
ISO 1600, 1/160 s
ISO 3200, 1/320 s
ISO 6400, 1/640 s
ISO 12800, 1/1300 s
ISO 25600, 1/2500 s
ISO 51200, 1/5000 s

Awards

Fotopresseverband Technical Image Press Association, TIPA-Award 2018: Best professional photo / video camera (2018)
EISA Award: Best Photo / Video Camera 2018–2019